Summary

  • The Hundred: Oval Invincibles v Trent Rockets men, The Kia Oval

  • Invincibles chase 172 to win by six wickets with 11 balls to spare

  • Hosts and defending champions needed 112 off 50 balls at halfway stage of innings

  • Invincibles 173-4 (89 balls): Cox 58* (32), S Curran 54 (24); Ahmed 2-25

  • Rockets 171-7: Root 76 (41); Rashid 2-19

  • Invincibles go four points clear at the top; Rockets remain second

Live Reporting

by Ffion Wynne & Mike Peter

  1. 6 runs

    Invincibles 147-3

    Need 25 from 19 balls

    No Sam Curran, no problem.

    Jordan Cox is in sensational form and he whacks Marcus Stoinis into the stands!

  2. Invincibles 138-2

    Need 33 from 20 balls

    Donovan Ferreira is not the player you want to see striding out in this situation - he has the highest strike-rate of the tournament this year.

  3. Kieran Parmley
    CricViz analyst

    Of the 69 partnerships of 75 or more runs in the history of the men's Hundred, only three have had a higher scoring rate than Cox and Curran's 2.23 runs per ball tonight.

  4. Daniel Norcross
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Is this the moment the game changes again? Sam Curran gets a very warm hand as he walks off. Some of the sixes he scored tonight were hit so sweetly.

  5. wicket

    WICKET

    S Curran c Cook b Rehan 54 (Invincibles 134-3)

    Another twist?

    Sam Curran thinks he's got another six under his belt but he's pinged it straight to Sam Cook, who takes a very smart catch on the boundary for a little bit of redemption after Curran's demolition job off his bowling.

    WinViz gives Invincibles a 72% chance of winning, Rockets 28%CricViz

  6. Invincibles 134-2

    38 needed from the last 25 balls.

    It now looks pretty comfortable for the home side. It has been an incredible onslaught - for context, 80 runs have come from the last 30.

  7. Phoebe Graham
    Southern Brave bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    A fifty from 22 deliveries is astonishing! The game has totally shifted.

  8. 50 runs

    50 for Sam Curran

    Invincibles 132-2

    Outside edge for four! Bit streaky, but that brings up a 22-ball fifty from Sam Curran.

    What a knock - two fours and six sixes so far!

  9. 6 runs

    Invincibles 128-2

    Target 172

    Full toss, flat six!

    Sam Curran is flying.

  10. Phoebe Graham
    Southern Brave bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    That strategic time-out was more benefit for the Oval Invincibles. Why take the time-out as a fielding side when you are on top?

    It gave the chance for the Oval Invincibles to reset themselves and Curran and Cox have gone with freedom from then on.

  11. Kieran Parmley
    CricViz analyst

    This is the most expensive set in the history of the men's Hundred, going past the 30 runs conceded by Rashid Khan against Kieron Pollard in Southampton last year.

  12. Invincibles 121-2

    Target 172

    That last set from Sam Cook:

    Five wides, wide, six, four, six off a no-ball, six, two, dot.

    Or, put simply, 32 runs.

    Brutal - and Sam Curran has 43 off 20 having been seven off 12.

  13. Henry Moeran
    Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    That is the biggest of the lot. Blistering batting from Sam Curran.

    This game has turned in a heartbeat.

  14. 6 runs

    Invincibles 119-2

    Target 172

    The free hit sails away for six more!

    It's terrible bowling, a leg stump half-volley from Sam Cook, but you have got to feel for him.

  15. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Well, well, well.

    We have seen Sam Curran do this before for Surrey and Sam Cook is having an absolute howler out there.

  16. 6 runs

    Invincibles 113-2

    ANOTHER!

    And it's a no-ball! Trent Rockets have completely lost the plot.

    The Oval crowd has gone berserk.

    WinViz gives Invincibles 59% chance of victory, Rockets 41%CricViz

  17. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    That is ginormous. Massive from Sam Curran. He asked straight away whether it was a no-ball too.

    The Oval Invincibles have a sniff and they still have Donovan Ferreira to come.

  18. 6 runs

    Invincibles 105-2

    35 runs off the last seven balls.

    Sam Curran pummels six more over the leg side and drills the next ball through the covers for four!

    This is ridiculous.

    WinViz gives Invincibles 35% chance of victory, Rockets 65%CricViz

  19. Invincibles 94-2

    Target 172

    Five wides!

    A horror start from Sam Cook. What are Trent Rockets doing?!

  20. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Cricket is such a leveller. David Willey bowled fantastically in the previous match but today he is expensive.

    Things are just getting exciting here at the Oval.