4s
6s
Total 4's :
0
Total 6's :
0
Wickets :
8
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fours
sixes
wickets
W
0.3
Sunil Narine to D'Arcy Short, OUT! TAKEN! A wicket early on, just what Oval needed! Short goes for a duck. He never looked comfortable even in the three balls he faced. Moves right across and this is bowled on middle, he tries to sweep but it goes more off the higher part and straight into the hands of Saqib Mahmood at short fine leg.
4
0.4
Sunil Narine to Dawid Malan, FOUR! That is creamed! What a shot to get off the mark! This was a half volley, very full and outside off, Malan creams it through covers and this races away to the fence.
4
1.4
Saqib Mahmood to Alex Hales, FOUR! Alex Hales gets off the mark in some style. A back of a length ball, on off, Hales moves away, makes space for himself and slashes it through covers for a boundary.
4
2.1
Reece Topley to Alex Hales, FOUR! That is nailed! It went to the fence in no time! Hales makes room and Topley serves a full ball outside off, it is hit hard through covers for a boundary. Good start to this set of 5.
W
3.4
Tom Curran to Dawid Malan, OUT! CAUGHT! Curran strikes in his first set of 5 and he gets a huge wicket of Malan. The crowd is on its feet now. A length ball, on off. Malan pulls it towards deep mid-wicket. The fielder comes running in, settles under it and take a sharp catch.
6
4.5
Tabraiz Shamsi to Alex Hales, SIX! Welcome, welcome biggie! Need a few more of these! The slog sweep is out, Hales moves right acorss to the off side. He swings, does not connect it really well but gets it over the square leg fence.
4
5.2
Sunil Narine to Alex Hales, FOUR! Loopy ball, full and on off. Hales sweeps it through mid-wicket for a boundary.
W
5.3
Sunil Narine to Alex Hales, OUT! TIMBER! Alex Hales gets beaten under the bat. Sunil Narine picks up his second wicket. Tossed up, around off, skidded on. Hales moves back and looks to cut it away but misses. The ball goes onto castle the stumps. The pressure is clearly on the visitors now.
W
5.5
Sunil Narine to Tom Moores, OUT! CAUGHT! Another one bites the dust! Sunil Narine picks up his third wicket in 10 deliveries. He has been brilliant tonight. Full and on off. Moores gets under it and lifts it high in the air. The ball goes towards mid on. Laurie Evans moves to his right and gulps it down his throat. Things are not looking good for Trent Rockets.
4
6.1
Saqib Mahmood to Samit Patel, FOUR! Rockets will hope this is the start of something for them! Short and outside off, this is cut through point and it races away to the fence.
4
6.2
Saqib Mahmood to Samit Patel, FOUR! Two in two for Patel! Saqib goes full this time, it is outside off. Samit just carves it over the point fielder and it races away to the fence. 8 from the first two balls, can they make this a big over?
4
7.1
Reece Topley to Steven Mullaney, FOUR! Steven Mullaney opens his account with a boundary. Overpitched on off. Mullaney gets under it and lifts it over mid off. The ball races away to the boundary.
4
7.3
Reece Topley to Samit Patel, FOUR! Trent Rockets are not out of it yet. A length ball, on off. Patel smacks it down the ground. The umpire saves himself with a good roll to his left. The ball meets the boundary at long on.
4
7.5
Reece Topley to Steven Mullaney, FOUR! EDGY! A length ball, around off. Mullaney looks to heave it away. The ball takes the outside edge and goes over the keeper's head for a boundary at third man. 61 needed in 25 balls. Game on.
W
8.1
Tabraiz Shamsi to Samit Patel, OUT! TAKEN! The little fightback that was building because of this stand has been broken by Shamsi! Patel makes room and this is bowled shorter and on off, it is cut nicely but to point where Curran takes an easy catch. 64 needed in 24.
4
8.2
Tabraiz Shamsi to Lewis Gregory, FOUR! Make that 57 needed in 23 now! Shorter and on middle, Gregory pulls it hard through mid-wicket and the ball races away to the fence.
6
9.2
Tabraiz Shamsi to Lewis Gregory, SIX! The skipped is in-charge! Tossed up, full and on off. Gregory comes down the track and smokes it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie.
W
9.5
Tabraiz Shamsi to Steven Mullaney, OUT! CAUGHT! Mullaney has to depart on 10. Shamsi picks up his second wicket, in his set of 10. This is just brilliant from the best T20I bowler. Floated full and on off. Mullaney gets under it and powers it towards long on. Alex Blake takes a really good catch in the deep. Trent Rockets slip further.
6
10.2
Tom Curran to Rashid Khan, SIX! What a shot and what a start that is to Rashid's innings! This is short and outside off, Rashid slaps it over the point fence for a biggie. 39 in 13.
6
11.2
Saqib Mahmood to Rashid Khan, SIX! Long way into the stands! A touch short, on off. Khan stays back and pulls it over the mid-wicket fence for a maximum. 26 needed in 8 balls now.
4
11.4
Saqib Mahmood to Lewis Gregory, FOUR! STREAKY! A full length ball, outside off. Gregory throws his bat at it. The ball takes the outside edge and flies towards Sunil Narine at short third man. He fails to grab the ball and the ball ends up in the boundary at third man.
4
11.5
Saqib Mahmood to Lewis Gregory, FOUR! GAME ON! A length ball, outside off. Gregory looks to heave it away. The ball flies over the short third man off the bottom end of the blade. The ball ends up in the boundary. 17 runs needed in 5 balls.
W
12.1
Tom Curran to Rashid Khan, OUT! CAUGHT! Rashid wanted to ease down the pressure, but instead manages to pile it on. A full length ball, on off. Khan gets under it and lifts it high in the air. The ball goes towards mid off. Laurie Evans settles under it and takes a brilliant catch under pressure.
W
12.3
Tom Curran to Lewis Gregory, OUT! RUN OUT! A slip by Gregory has proven to be costly for his team. A length ball, on off. Gregory pulls it to deep mid-wicket. The man in the deep collects the ball and throws it at the striker's end. Gregory was looking for two, but he fell at non-striker's end. Carter was already on his way back there. The man throws the ball to the keeper and Billings was quick enough to clip the bails. Carter has to depart.
4
12.5
Tom Curran to Lewis Gregory, FOUR! A nice way to end the innings, but Trent Rockets just fell short. A back of a length ball, on off. Gregory looks to hook it away. The ball takes the outside edge and goes towards fine leg. The ball ends up in the boundary. Oval Invincibles win by 10 runs.