- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR2.3 length ball, Banton gets too greedy trying to swat this over midwicket and instead skies this top-edge over cover. Rashid Khan with a basic catch on the ring. 13/13.4 88 mph rocket into the off stump! Good length ball, Cockbain too overeager trying to whack this down the ground clearing the front leg for a big heave and is beaten for pace. Off stump is destroyed, check it for some burn marks! 28/28.1 tries to light up this 62 mph full delivery from Mullaney but the lack of pace does Duckett in. Skies this drive high over mid-off. Wahab backpedals from the ring to take a simple catch with his palms facing into the torso. 53/317.2 short on the stumps, pulls this high off more of a top-edge to deep backward square. Phillips was late getting onto the back foot and pays for it as Mullaney charges in 20 yards from the rope and takes a sharp catch sliding on his knees to cushion the ball on the landing into his lap. 125/418.4 full and wide, this time White slices this behind point for a very easy two, they try to steal a dicey third and du Plooy dives in vain. The relay from Short comes over the stumps to the keeper and the bails are off with a few inches to spare. If anything, du Plooy is a victim of his own hustle there. 132/618.2 heat-seeking yorker on leg stump! Spears this in full and Neesham tries to play a booming drive but scuffs over the top of it and the zing bails go flying. 130/519.2 tries to scoop a full ball over fine leg by Qais gets under it too much and skies this over fine leg. Easy catch for Malan just outside the ring sliding on his knees. 134/719.4 no good fortune for Fletcher this time! Wahab with another laser-guided missile into the base of middle stump, Fletcher misses a heave and middle stump is knocked out of the ground. 138/8Extras13 (b 4, lb 1, nb 2, w 6)TOTAL139/8 (20 Overs, RR: 6.95 per 6 ball)Did not bat: DA PayneFall of wickets: 1-13 (Tom Banton, 2.3 ov), 2-28 (Ian Cockbain, 3.4 ov), 3-53 (Ben Duckett, 8.1 ov), 4-125 (Glenn Phillips, 17.2 ov), 5-130 (James Neesham, 18.2 ov), 6-132 (Leus du Plooy, 18.4 ov), 7-134 (Qais Ahmad, 19.2 ov), 8-138 (Luke Fletcher, 19.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB L Wood 3 0 19 1 6.33 7 1 1 0 1 M Carter 4 0 23 1 5.75 5 2 0 0 0 Wahab Riaz 4 0 30 4 7.50 7 3 1 0 0 SJ Mullaney 3 0 22 1 7.33 4 1 1 0 0 Rashid Khan 4 0 29 0 7.25 4 1 0 1 0 SR Patel 2 0 11 0 5.50 3 1 0 1 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR2.5 Short goes aerial... but plinks it into the covers! Bit of width, inviting him to free the arms, 82mph and it zipped on to hit high up the bat. Straightforward catch to the edge of the 30-yard circle, and Fire have their breakthrough 17/111.3 top-edged and safely taken by Banton! Hales just couldn't find his mojo, went for the big slog-sweep but Qais found enough bounce and turn to ensure that the ball went almost straight up - straightforward bit of glovework this time, tracking back and across and few steps to his left 71/47.3 chipped down the ground, superbly taken running in! Qais strikes, and Rockets might just be rocking. Malan was looking to go in to out, hitting over the infield, but ended up dragging it straighter. Still needed some work doing, but Jimmy Neesham raced in off the rope at long-off and took it brilliantly just above the turf 50/29.4 holes out to deep point! Slashing at one angled across him, forced to hit to the longer part of the ground, and it's well taken by Phillips dashing in from the rope 63/3Extras8 (b 1, lb 1, nb 2, w 4)TOTAL140/4 (18 Overs, RR: 7.77 per 6 ball)Fall of wickets: 1-17 (D'Arcy Short, 2.5 ov), 2-50 (Dawid Malan, 7.3 ov), 3-63 (Steven Mullaney, 9.4 ov), 4-71 (Alex Hales, 11.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB LJ Fletcher 2 0 14 0 7.00 3 2 0 0 0 DA Payne 3 0 25 1 8.33 6 2 1 0 1 ME Milnes 4 0 31 1 7.75 7 1 2 2 0 Qais Ahmad 4 0 23 2 5.75 8 3 0 1 0 GG White 4 0 28 0 7.00 5 0 2 1 0 JDS Neesham 1 0 17 0 17.00 1 1 2 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Trent Rockets (Men) , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Match days
6 August 2021 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Trent Rockets (Men) 2, Welsh Fire (Men) 0
Balls per over
5
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Balls 1 - 25 (Mandatory - 31 runs, 2 wickets)
- Welsh Fire (Men): 50 runs in 39 balls, Extras 11
- Balls 69: Review by Welsh Fire (Men) (Batting), Umpire - MJ Saggers, Batter - JL du Plooy (Upheld)
- Welsh Fire (Men): 100 runs in 71 balls, Extras 13
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 31 balls (GD Phillips 28, JL du Plooy 20, Ex 2)
- Balls 82: Review by Trent Rockets (Men) (Bowling), Umpire - RJ Bailey, Batter - JL du Plooy (Struck down)
- GD Phillips: 50 off 34 balls (4 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Innings Break: Welsh Fire (Men) - 139/8 in 100 balls (GG White 3, ME Milnes 1)
- Powerplay 1: Balls 1 - 25 (Mandatory - 30 runs, 1 wicket)
- Trent Rockets (Men): 50 runs in 37 balls, Extras 1
- Trent Rockets (Men): 100 runs in 71 balls, Extras 3
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 29 balls (SR Patel 34, L Gregory 11, Ex 5)
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