That is it from this game! Trent Rockets have done the unthinkable and managed to pull of a superb heist to win this game. Northern Superchargers will need to bounce back from this loss as quickly as possible and find a way to get their first win of the season. The action in The Hundred continues on Tuesday, as Welsh Fire Women take on Southern Brave Women at 1500 local (1400 GMT). Make sure you join our coverage for that one. Till then, goodbye and take care!
For his brilliant overall display, Rashid Khan is named the Hero of the Match! Rashid Khan says that it is a very good win for them and says everyone took part and it is good to see that happen. Rashid says that everything happens so quickly in this game and they had belief in themselves. Tells they were just looking to back themselves. Rashid says that he thinks he is an all-rounder but people do not believe so. He says that 20-25 runs make a massive difference and he has been working on his skills. Rashi Khan says he is happy to get the wickets but feels he did not bowl well as he gave away runs and says he is not too happy overall the way he bowled. Rashid says that one needs to be clear in this format and keep smiling. Rashid says he loves the crowd here and says it is amazing to see them back his side.
Earlier in the evening, Ben Stokes won the toss and decided to bat first. Northern Superchargers struggled but 38 from Harry Brook and 42 from John Simpson saw them steady the ship and manage to get to a decent total of 132 on a pitch where the spinners were making the batters dance to their tunes. Rashid Khan and Marchant de Lange were the pick of the bowlers as they grabbed 3 wickets each. Do not forget Matthew Carter's contribution. He picked 2 wickets including that of Ben Stokes and gave away just 17 runs in his 20 balls.
Another loss for Northern Superchargers and they will be wondering where did it all go wrong. It looked like they had watermarked a win on this game but as they say, it is not over till it is over. Ben Stokes will definitely rue that dropped catch. The gamble not to bowl out Callum Parkinson will be another decision he will probably look back at with some regret. Adil Rashid was superb with the ball as he finished with 2 wickets. Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Callum Parkinson and Ben Stokes all grabbed two wickets each but the skipper was expensive in his last over and that proved to be the difference. David Willey had a poor game as he went for 32 from his 14 balls. That hurt the Northern Superchargers as they were handed defeat from the jaws of victory.
Chasing a moderate total of 133, Trent Rockets got off to a horror start as they kept losing wickets regularly. Alex Hales seemed to have been stranded at the other end and kept watching his partners come and go. Hales himself was struggling to get going but he hung in there. At 58/6 it looked like a formality. Rashid Khan though played a cameo that lit up the ray of hope. But his departure faded that hope again. Hales then was given a lifeline and that reignited that slimmer of hope. Hales managed to find the boundaries and runs after that and Matthew Carter too decided to show his skills with the bat. That combination managed to flip the game and saw Trent Rockets get over the finish line!
What a turnaround from Trent Rockets! They looked down and out but a cameo from Rashid Khan started an incredible change of fate but the real hero has to be Matthew Carter! Take a bow! Catches win matches and Stokes dropping Hales has seen his side lose the game! One will look back at that moment and say that saw Trent Rockets win a game they had no right to win! What a game! WOW!
TRENT ROCKETS
134/8 (18.4)
40* (34)
25 (12)
2/19 (3)
2/24 (4)
Over 19
6
1lb
1
2nb
6
Alex Hales*
40 (34)
Matthew Carter
13 (8)
David Willey
0/32 (2.4)
TRT
134/8
6
94
David Willey to Alex Hales ,SIX! Trent Rockets have pulled the rabbit out of the hat! Length ball on the pads, Hales just picks this one up and dispatches it into the stands over the square leg fence to seal a memorable win. Trent Rockets WIN BY TWO WICKETS!
2nb
94
David Willey to Matthew Carter ,NO BALL! Full toss on off stump, Carter swings it away to deep mid-wicket for a single. David Willey has overstepped. Free Hit time!
1
93
David Willey to Alex Hales ,Full and straight, hit to long off for a run.
1lb
92
David Willey to Matthew Carter ,Leg Bye! NOT OUT! Full, in-swinging yorker on middle and leg, Carter misses the flick onto the pads and the ball goes towards covers for a leg bye. There's a huge appeal turned down for LBW and Northern Superchargers have taken the review. The Ball Tracker shows that the ball was missing leg as Ultra Edge shows no bat involved.
Review time! LBW appeal against Matthew Carter has been turned down. John Simpson, David Willey, and Ben Stokes have a chat and Stokes decides to send it upstairs. Let's see what the replays have to say.
6
91
David Willey to Matthew Carter ,SIX! That sounded so, so sweet from Matthew Carter who is having an unreal game. Full toss on off, Carter just slaps it exquisitely over the long on fence for a huge hit. That's 98 metres! Just 10 required now off 9 balls!
Over 18
0
4
1
0
wd
6
Alex Hales*
33 (32)
Matthew Carter
6 (5)
Ben Stokes
2/24 (4)
TRT
117/8
6
90
Ben Stokes to Alex Hales ,SIX! KABOOM! A slower full toss on off, Alex Hales gets into the position early and smacks it over long on for a maximum. Can he be the hero of the night? How costly that dropped catch will prove now? 16 needed from 10 balls. All the pressure on the fielding side now. They desperately need the wicket of Hales.
wd
90
Ben Stokes to Alex Hales ,WIDE! Follows Hales and sprays this one down the leg side, Hales looks to flick but misses. Wided.
0
89
Ben Stokes to Alex Hales ,How did it miss the middle stump? Slower delivery on middle, Alex Hales gets beaten by the pace. He looks to work it on the leg side but misses.
1
88
Ben Stokes to Matthew Carter ,On a length on the leg stump line, Carter knocks it to long on for one.
4
87
Ben Stokes to Matthew Carter ,FOUR! Whacked! Short of a length on leg, Matthew Carter pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a boundary.