Get Ball by Ball Commentary of Welsh Fire (Men) vs Trent Rockets (Men), The Hundred Men's Competition 2021, 20th Match

END OF OVER:
18 | 21 Runs | TR-M: 140/4 | RR: 7.77

Samit Patel46 (20b)
Lewis Gregory22 (17b)

Matt Milnes3.5-0-31-1
David Payne2.5-0-25-1

9.45pm: Never write off Samit, folks. Although I'm sure you weren't going to make that mistake. Rockets take a step closer to the knockouts, Fire have slipped off the pace after winning their opening two. There's another couple of games tomorrow, and we'll of course be back gagging for more. For now, from myself, PDP and Raghav, it's good night. Cheerio!

9.40pm: Classy stuff from Samit "Slam it" Patel, whose 46 from 20 balls iced a potentially tricky chase. Had Payne's dismissal of Gregory stood, things might have been interesting, with 25 still needed from 15... but the no-ball just brought the target closer, and Patel finished it in style. Wahab Riaz's four-for played an important part, too, as Rockets win their fourth match out of five and go top of the table

Samit Patel is the Hero of the Match: "It was pretty good, we restricted them really well [with the ball]. The batters got off to a good start and we kept going. Play strong shots and be positive. [Timeout plan?] We knew we'd target the ten balls from this end and try to kill the game, worked well. Good to get some momentum and go four from five."

17.5

Milnes to Patel, SIX, finishes with a moose down the ground for six! Full toss from Milnes and Patel just bludgeons it over long-on - Rockets win by six wickets, with room to spare in the end

17.4

Milnes to Gregory, 1 run, pitched up straight and heaved through square leg

17.4

Milnes to Gregory, 1 wide, goes full and wide at 87mph, but this one is into the tramlines for another wide

17.4

Milnes to Gregory, 1 wide, attempted slower ball, but sprayed wide of the cut strip

17.3

Milnes to Gregory, FOUR, full, wide and smoked through extra cover! Milnes goes around the park and this chase is almost done

17.2

Milnes to Gregory, SIX, picked up and deposited over deep square! Slower ball, I think, but Gregory sets himself, fetched into the leg side

17.1

Milnes to Gregory, 2 runs, low full toss, Gregory carts it down the ground, Neesham doing well to get around from long-on

Milnes now, 21 needed from 15. Still not in the bag

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17 | 12 Runs | TR-M: 119/4 (21 runs required from 15 balls, RR: 7.00, RRR: 7.00)

Lewis Gregory9 (13b)
Samit Patel40 (19b)

David Payne2.5-0-25-1
Matt Milnes2.5-0-10-1

16.5

Payne to Gregory, 2 runs, gets the yorker in, 87mph but swished away through midwicket for a couple

Free hit coming, too. Once the pitch invader has been dealt with

16.5

2nb

Payne to Gregory, 2 no balls, ~~Payne hits his mark, bowled through the legs!~~ Nope, a no-ball is being signalled... Oh dear, Payne's elation is short-lived. Pitched up in the blockhole and it completely rearranged Gregory's furniture. But he'd overstepped by a fair way

16.4

Payne to Patel, 1 run, full, 86mph and Patel biffs it back down the ground, long-on comes around

16.3

Payne to Patel, SIX, tip-toes out and nails this over cow corner! Short ball, makes him hit to the square boundary, but Samit connects beautifully with it, sailing well beyond the rope

16.2

Payne to Patel, no run, back of a length, 76mph cutter from Payne and it spins and dips through to Banton as Patel swipes and misses

16.1

Payne to Gregory, 1 run, over the wicket and fired wide of the stumps, carted for one through midwicket

Payne returns, 33 needed from 20

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16 | 4 Runs | TR-M: 107/4 (33 runs required from 20 balls, RR: 6.68, RRR: 8.25)

Lewis Gregory6 (10b)
Samit Patel33 (16b)

Matt Milnes2.5-0-10-1
Qais Ahmad3.5-0-23-2

Fire take their strategic timeout, this one could be going right to the wire

15.5

Milnes to Gregory, 1 run, fired in full, heaves an inside edge through the leg side

15.4

Milnes to Gregory, no run, short again, cutting his fingers over it, sails past Gregory's right shoulder as he attempts to pull. Maybe should have been wide on height

15.3

Milnes to Patel, 1 bye, another slower bumper, loops up wide of the stumps, Patel swings and misses... Banton fumbles and they steal one

15.2

Milnes to Gregory, 1 run, shortish on the body and whipped away leg side

15.1

Milnes to Patel, 1 run, short outside off, pace off and Patel plays a tennis forehand through point

Milnes returns, don't think we'll be seeing the Neesh again

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15 | 4 Runs | TR-M: 103/4 (37 runs required from 25 balls, RR: 6.86, RRR: 7.40)

Samit Patel32 (14b)
Lewis Gregory4 (7b)

Qais Ahmad3.5-0-23-2
James Neesham0.5-0-17-0

Tight stuff from the leggie, finishes with 2 for 23

14.5

Qais Ahmad to Patel, no run, looped outside off, goes for the big hit down the ground... comes off the inside edge into the pads

14.4

Qais Ahmad to Gregory, 1 run, flighted, Gregory goes low, sweeps in front of square this time

Rockets INNINGS		R	B
DJM Short	caught	7	9
AD Hales	caught wk	26	25
DJ Malan	caught	20	12
SJ Mullaney	caught	11	8
SR Patel	not out	46	20
L Gregory	not out	22	17
TJ Moores
Rashid Khan
L Wood
M Carter
Wahab Riaz
EXTRAS	(b 1, lb 1, w 4, nb 2)
TOTAL	140 (4 wkts; 18 ovs)

Fire BOWLING	O	R	W	Econ
LJ Fletcher	2.0	14	0	7.00
DA Payne	3.0	25	1	8.33	(1nb)
ME Milnes	4.0	31	1	7.75	(2w)
Qais Ahmad	4.0	23	2	5.75	(1w)
GG White	4.0	28	0	7.00	(1w)
JDS Neesham	1.0	17	0	17.00

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	17	AD Hales	DJM Short
2nd	33	DJ Malan	AD Hales
3rd	13	SJ Mullaney	AD Hales
4th	8	SR Patel	AD Hales
5th	69	SR Patel	L Gregory

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
BP-M	8	6	2	12	1.087
SB-M	8	5	2	11	0.034
TR-M	8	5	3	10	0.035
OI-M	8	4	3	9	0.123
NSC-M	8	3	4	7	0.51
WF-M	8	3	5	6	-0.827
MO-M	8	2	4	6	-0.361
LS-M	8	1	6	3	-0.641

END OF OVER:
18 | 21 Runs | TR-M: 140/4 | RR: 7.77

END OF OVER:
17 | 12 Runs | TR-M: 119/4 (21 runs required from 15 balls, RR: 7.00, RRR: 7.00)

END OF OVER:
16 | 4 Runs | TR-M: 107/4 (33 runs required from 20 balls, RR: 6.68, RRR: 8.25)

END OF OVER:
15 | 4 Runs | TR-M: 103/4 (37 runs required from 25 balls, RR: 6.86, RRR: 7.40)

Match Coverage

Samit Patel blows, Wahab Riaz four-for guide Rockets to top spot

Rockets 2nd innings Partnerships

The Hundred Men's Competition

END OF OVER:18 | 21 Runs | TR-M: 140/4 | RR: 7.77

END OF OVER:17 | 12 Runs | TR-M: 119/4 (21 runs required from 15 balls, RR: 7.00, RRR: 7.00)

END OF OVER:16 | 4 Runs | TR-M: 107/4 (33 runs required from 20 balls, RR: 6.68, RRR: 8.25)

END OF OVER:15 | 4 Runs | TR-M: 103/4 (37 runs required from 25 balls, RR: 6.86, RRR: 7.40)

Samit Patel blows, Wahab Riaz four-for guide Rockets to top spot

END OF OVER:
18 | 21 Runs | TR-M: 140/4 | RR: 7.77

END OF OVER:
17 | 12 Runs | TR-M: 119/4 (21 runs required from 15 balls, RR: 7.00, RRR: 7.00)

END OF OVER:
16 | 4 Runs | TR-M: 107/4 (33 runs required from 20 balls, RR: 6.68, RRR: 8.25)

END OF OVER:
15 | 4 Runs | TR-M: 103/4 (37 runs required from 25 balls, RR: 6.86, RRR: 7.40)