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. Rockets 57-1

    Rehan Ahmed comes in a number three and takes a single immediately to long-on.

    Leggie bowls to leggie.

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

    The thing about Rashid Khan is he continues to bother the stumps with his relentless accuracy. That is very very out and the Invincibles were correct to review that one.

  3. wicket

    WICKET

    Banton lbw b Rashid Khan 9 (Rockets 55-1)

    Very out.

    Striking middle and leg, half way down.

    Perhaps the umpire thought there was a bit of bat on it, and I suppose Tom Banton had taken quite a large step down.

  4. Invincibles review

    Rashid Khan into the attack and he strikes a sweeping Tom Banton on the pad.

    Nothing from the umpire but Invincibles are convinced - Sam Billings immediately reviews without even consulting with any of his team.

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

    The Invincibles need a spell from Rashid here, as he comes into the attack the moment the powerplay ends.

  6. Kieran Parmley
    CricViz analyst

    Joe Root has hit seven boundaries inside the powerplay today - he'd managed only six powerplay boundaries in his previous five innings.

  7. Rockets 55-0

    Joe Root sends Sam Curran's first ball down to fine leg for another boundary, moving to 38 from 17 balls and taking his side past 50.

    Three runs off the rest of the set and that's the end of the powerplay - a very strong one for Rockets.

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

    The Invincibles would have loved to have gone back to Saqib Mahmood but the Rockets openers have hit him out the attack. They turn to Tom Curran instead.

    Joe Root has looked so in control of every shot he has played so far. He is striking north of 200 right now.

  9. Rockets 48-0

    Consecutive fours for Trent Rockets - Joe Root takes his seventh boundary, whipping Tom Curran's ball to the left of the square-leg fielder, and sees the next ball clip his legs and go to the ropes at fine leg for leg byes.

    Two balls later and Tom Banton picks up his first four - smacking the ball aerially straight down the ground.

  10. Kieran Parmley
    CricViz analyst

    The Trent Rockets opening partnership of Joe Root and Tom Banton are currently averaging 45 as a pair so far this season, the second highest average for an opening pair in a men's Hundred season.

  11. Rockets 34-0

    Just one more single from the rest of Behrendorff's set, a Joe Root knock into mid-wicket.

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

    Fine leg and third man inside the circles allows Root to play the scoop.

  13. Rockets 33-0

    Reverse scooped for four off Jason Behrendorff!

    Joe Root moves to 28 - his highest score of the tournament.

  14. Rockets 28-0

    Saqib Mahmood has to bowl a free hit, and sends down a wide on the first go.

    Joe Root then bangs the following delivery through mid-off for four, and adds a fifth boundary in the covers.

    He's now on 24 from 10 deliveries, while Tom Banton is on one from his single delivery - the first of the innings.

  15. Henry Moeran
    Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    That no-ball has cost the Invincibles a total of seven runs, as Joe Root is making good use of his second life.

  16. Rockets 19-0

    Six more runs for Joe Root, sending a third four through fine leg and then running a brisk off shot towards third.

    Is he out from the following delivery? The umpire's finger goes up after he's struck on the pads by Saqib Mahmood.

    Root reviews immediately, but he won't need it - Mahmood has over-stepped!

  17. Henry Moeran
    Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Tom Curran should have stopped that one by the third boundary and Root is away early.

  18. Rockets 11-0

    Well, there'll be no single-figure score for Joe Root today.

    11 runs off Jason Behrendorff's first set of five balls, with Root taking ten of them.

    He takes two through fine leg to get going, edges four past slip then hits the ball over point for another boundary.

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

    If you can get around the 145 mark it always give you something to bowl at in this tournament.

  20. Joe Root is set to open the batting for Trent Rockets, and the England legend is having a bit of a lean time of it.

    He's made three single-figure scores this season, including his last two outings, hitting 20 and 27 in the other two matches.

    He runs out alongside Tom Banton, while Jason Behrendorff will open the bowling for Oval Invincibles.