• BATSMEN
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    2.3 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. 13/1
    16
    13
    16
    2
    0
    123.07
    3.4 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! 28/2
    8.1 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. 53/3
    17.2 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. 125/4
    18.4 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. 132/6
    18.2 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. 130/5
    not out
    3
    3
    8
    0
    0
    100.00
    19.2 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. 134/7
    19.4 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. 138/8
    not out
    1
    1
    2
    0
    0
    100.00
    Extras
    13 (b 4, lb 1, nb 2, w 6)
    TOTAL
    139/8 (20 Overs, RR: 6.95 per 6 ball)
    Did not bat: DA Payne
    Fall 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)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    L Wood301916.3371101
    M Carter402315.7552000
    Wahab Riaz403047.5073100
    SJ Mullaney302217.3341100
    Rashid Khan402907.2541010
    SR Patel201105.5031010
  • BATSMEN
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    2.5 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 17/1
    11.3 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 71/4
    7.3 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 50/2
    9.4 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 63/3
    not out
    46
    20
    33
    1
    5
    230.00
    not out
    22
    17
    27
    1
    1
    129.41
    Extras
    8 (b 1, lb 1, nb 2, w 4)
    TOTAL
    140/4 (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)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    LJ Fletcher201407.0032000
    DA Payne302518.3362101
    ME Milnes403117.7571220
    Qais Ahmad402325.7583010
    GG White402807.0050210
    JDS Neesham1017017.0011200

Match Notes

Rockets 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st17AD HalesDJM Short
2nd33DJ MalanAD Hales
3rd13SJ MullaneyAD Hales
4th8SR PatelAD Hales
5th69SR PatelL Gregory