Hales & Rashid star as Rockets beat Spirit
Alex Hales smashes 68 off 42 balls and Rashid Khan takes four wickets in a sublime spell to help Trent Rockets beat London Spirit in the men’s Hundred.
Alex Hales smashed 68 off 42 balls and Rashid Khan took four wickets in a sublime spell to help Trent Rockets beat London Spirit by 22 runs in the men’s Hundred.
Former England batter Hales hit three fours and five sixes in a superb knock as Rockets posted 166-4 at Trent Bridge.
Hales shared a 69-run partnership with Tom Banton (36 off 25) and a 58-run stand with Joe Root (32 off 23) to punish some wayward Spirit bowling.
In reply, Spirit slumped to 52-5 as batters struggled with the leg-spin of Rashid (4-24), who took two wickets in two balls and a wicket with his final delivery.
Matt Critchley (37 off 30) tried to haul Spirit back into the game but they were all out for 144 in 97 balls.
Rockets move up to third in the table while Spirit remain seventh after a fourth loss in five games.
What else do you need to know?
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Tom Banton moved to second in the leading run-scorer list for this year’s men’s Hundred with 170 in five innings. Southern Brave’s James Vince is top with 258 runs.
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Rashid Khan faced just one ball with the bat and hit it for a six.
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Spirit’s Andre Russell hit a 107-metre six out of the ground before he was dismissed for 23 off 15.
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Rockets seamer John Turner was removed from the attack by the umpire after bowling two consecutive beamers to Russell.
‘I’m quite happy with my performance’ – what they said
Match hero Rashid Khan: “I’m quite happy with my performance. Most important for me today was challenging the right area. The maximum of deliveries were in the right spot today.”
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What is happening on Thursday?
There are four matches in The Hundred on Thursday.
Welsh Fire host Northern Superchargers at Sophia Gardens (women’s at 11:30 BST, men’s at 15:00) at Sophia Gardens while Oval Invincibles welcome Southern Brave,(women at 15:00 and men at 18:30) to The Kia Oval.
You can follow commentary on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra, BBC Sounds and the BBC Sport website and app.
You will also be able to watch Fire v Superchargers in the men’s competition live on BBC Two, BBC iPlayer and via the BBC Sport website with coverage starting at 14:45.
