Match 4, Nottingham, August 06, 2022, 07:00 PM
Birmingham Phoenix
143/7(20.0ov)
Trent Rockets
147/4(19.2ov)
Trent Rockets beat Birmingham Phoenix by 6 wickets
Best Batsmen
R
B
4S
6S
SR
Best Bowler
O
R
W
Econ
Man of the Match
Alex Hales
Commentry
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Lewis Gregory, the skipper of Trent Rockets says it was a great performance. Applauds the performance of Samit Patel and Alex Hales. Admits the match got trickier as it went on. Shares they know this ground well and know how to win games here. Goes on to applaud the performance of Joe Root. Whatever format, colour of the ball, he scores runs. Ends by thanking the fans for the support.
Alex Hales is the Player of the Match. He says he struggled a bit as the pitch was on the slower side. He took some time as Munro was playing really well. Adds that they thought the pitch was about par but the outfield is quick and the boundaries are small. Shares that it is good to have the crowd back. Tells that Dawid Malan gave them a good start. Root played really well. He did well to score boundaries and keep rotating the strike.
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Earlier in the day, after being inserted, Birmingham Phoenix got themselves to a decent score on what seemed a slow wicket thanks to Liam Livingstone but it was comfortably chased down as Alex Hales was in top form on his home ground.
The bowling was good but not sure if the bowling changes were on point from Moeen Ali. Twice he gave the ball to Graeme van Buuren and not sure if both were the right time to give to him and it is those two overs which probably released the pressure and also cost them the game. Also, he will be disappointed with how Imran Tahir bowled on this wicket as he was quite expensive. It was just not a good day in the field for them.
A very comfortable chase in the end for the Rockets! The key was they just never panicked. Targeted the bowlers they needed to and have done it quite easily! The start was not the best for them though as they lost Dawid Malan early but Colin Munro counter-attacked and got the chase back under control. Munro fell but Joe Root and Alex Hales played brilliantly. They took their time but when mattered, found the boundaries. Hales was the star with the bat and Root played as the perfect foil.
In over# 20
4
1lb
Tom Helm 11/2(2.2)
97
4
FOUR! The skipper hits the winning runs! This is full and on middle. Lewis Gregory drives it straight down for a boundary. Trent Rockets win by 6 wickets.
96
1lb
Leg bye! Slants a full ball on the pads. Root fails to flick it away. He gets hit on the pads and races across as the ball rolls to point. Makes there with a big stretch.
In over# 19
1
1wd
0W
0
0W
1
Tom Helm 7/2(2)
95
1
A slower one on the pads, tucked to square leg for a quick single. Two runs needed in 5 balls.
95
1wd
Wide! Length ball, angling down the leg side. Lewis Gregory misses his flick. Wided.
94
W
OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Tom Helm gets another one! A length ball, angling on leg. Tom Kohler-Cadmore comes down the track and tries to play with a straight bat but against the angle and it generates an outside edge which the keeper gobbles up diving forward.
93
.
Length and on off, pushed to mid off.
92
W
OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Tom Helm holds onto it. On a length, slower and on middle. Hales heaves across and tries to finish it but mistimes it completely. The ball goes high in the air and to the right of Helm who thinks mid-wicket will take but the fielder there watches Helm. Helm had to rush across quickly to take the skier.
91
1
Full, slow and on middle, flicked to deep mid-wicket for a single. One hit away from the victory.
In over# 18
2
1
1
1
1
Benny Howell 19/0(4)
90
2
A fuller ball, outside off. Hales goes for the glory shot but splices it in the air. The long off fielder collects it on a bounce. Two.