Ahmed b Sowter 0 (Rockets 36-2)
Did they even need a second leg-spinner?
Rehan Ahmed gives himself some room to try and play through the off side but the ball skids through and knocks back middle stump!
The Rockets are in a right pickle.
A decent day for Will Jacks so far.
Jacks hits 72 off 41 balls for Invincibles in Hundred final
Isa Guha
Former England bowler on BBC Two
Will Jacks holds his nerve out in the deep. He was aware of the boundary rope and Nathan Sowter removes Joe Root who was trying to take on the spin bowling, as the Rockets have started to fall behind the rate.
Root c Jacks b Sowter 10 (Rockets 36-1)
Well, he tried to get a move on.
Joe Root's stuttering innings comes to an end for 10 from 13 balls as he picks out Will Jacks at long-on, who takes a well-judged catch just inside the boundary rope.
Image source, Getty ImagesTarget 169
Joe Root tries all the sweeps, connects well with a reverse but only gets a single for his efforts.
Need to get a move on...
Image source, Getty ImagesHere is Adam Zampa.
You don't want to fly all the way from Australia to bowl 20 balls and get carted around the ground, do you? No pressure.
Target 169
Oval Invincibles will be happy with that powerplay.
They haven't taken a wicket but have kept the run rate under control.
Image source, CricVizTarget 169
That's more like it.
Too short from Tom Curran and pulled firmly for four by Tom Banton.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Two
We often talk about one of the batters being the 'busy batter', the player that is willing to take the game on, not afraid to take the bowler on, willing to run up and down and be aggressive.
That allows Joe Root to play his natural game, so I do think Tom Banton could be busier out in the middle right now.
Target 169
Smart bowling from Sam Curran, immediately taking the pace off the ball.
Joe Root is getting frustrated.
Phil Tufnell
Former England spinner on BBC Two
Trent Rockets only want to be one man down at the end of this powerplay, at least. If they are two or three men down, they will struggle and it will be an uphill battle.
Target 169
Oooh, Joe Root tries the reverse scoop but gets a lucky edge past the stumps instead.
Tom Banton takes over and whacks the next ball for a one-bounce four. The Rockets need a few more of those, especially with Root struggling to get going.
Image source, Getty ImagesPhil Tufnell
Former England spinner on BBC Two
Saqib Mahmood will be looking to hit the seam here. He is very skilful with the new ball, he gets good pace off it as well.
Oval Invincibles do have a very handy bowling line-up.
Target 169
Saqib Mahmood was the star of last year's final with 3-17 as the Invincibles defended a much lower total of 147-9.
He starts nicely here too, just three singles taken.
Rufus Bullough
CricViz analyst
Jason Behrendorff has eight powerplay wickets this year - no bowler has more.
Only one player has ever taken more wickets in the first phase in a single edition of The Hundred - Dan Worrall for London Spirit in 2023 took nine wickets in the powerplay.
Phil Tufnell
Former England spinner on BBC Two
The powerplay is going to be absolutely crucial for Trent Rockets, but you don't mind having Joe Root there at the crease.
It feels like he is going to be the glue for the innings, if he's the superglue then he might even win it for Trent Rockets.
If there's a man who can win it, it's got to be Joe Root - but he will need the others to come to the party as well.
Target 169
Nothing streaky about that.
Beautifully driven to the ropes by Banton.
Target 169
A streak of luck for Tom Banton!
Edged just past his stumps and past the keeper for four.
Steven Finn
Former England fast bowler on BBC Two
The opening partnership of Joe Root and Tom Banton is going to be crucial for this run chase. They really need to make most of the powerplay to make a dent in this total.
Image source, Getty ImagesIt's in favour of the defending champions as things stand...
Image source, CricViz| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jacks,caught substitute, bowled Stoinis Jacks, caught substitute, bowled Stoinis | 72 | 41 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 66 | 175.61 |
Muyeye,caught Cox, bowled Pennington Muyeye, caught Cox, bowled Pennington | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 150.00 |
Cox,caught Cox, bowled Ahmed Cox, caught Cox, bowled Ahmed | 40 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 142.86 |
S Curran,caught Banton, bowled Stoinis S Curran, caught Banton, bowled Stoinis | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 150.00 |
Ferreira,not out Ferreira, not out | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 150.00 |
T Curran,run out Cox T Curran, run out Cox | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
Billings,not out Billings, not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100.00 |
Extras, no balls 2, wides 10, byes 0, leg byes 1, total 13 Extras, no balls 2, wides 10, byes 0, leg byes 1, total 13 | |||||||
Total,168 for 5 100 balls Total,168 for 5 100 balls |
| Bowler | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Willey | 20 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10.80 |
Stoinis | 20 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12.00 |
Linde | 15 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9.60 |
Pennington | 20 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.90 |
Ahmed | 15 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11.20 |
Sanderson | 10 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9.60 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
31 for 1 (16 balls) | Muyeye |
118 for 2 (70 balls) | Cox |
148 for 3 (85 balls) | Jacks |
164 for 4 (95 balls) | S Curran |
165 for 5 (98 balls) | T Curran |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Banton,caught Cox, bowled Sowter Banton, caught Cox, bowled Sowter | 23 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 109.52 |
Root,caught Jacks, bowled Sowter Root, caught Jacks, bowled Sowter | 10 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 76.92 |
Ahmed,bowled Sowter Ahmed, bowled Sowter | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Willey,stumped Billings, bowled Zampa Willey, stumped Billings, bowled Zampa | 14 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 175.00 |
Stoinis,leg before wicket, bowled Mahmood Stoinis, leg before wicket, bowled Mahmood | 64 | 38 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 49 | 168.42 |
Linde,caught Sowter, bowled T Curran Linde, caught Sowter, bowled T Curran | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 116.67 |
Whiteley,run out Mahmood Whiteley, run out Mahmood | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 155.56 |
Hain,run out T Curran Hain, run out T Curran | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 33.33 |
Cox,not out Cox, not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 4, byes 1, leg byes 4, total 9 Extras, no balls 0, wides 4, byes 1, leg byes 4, total 9 | |||||||
Total,142 for 8 100 balls Total,142 for 8 100 balls |
| Bowler | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Behrendorff | 10 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9.60 |
Mahmood | 15 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.00 |
S Curran | 20 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9.30 |
T Curran | 15 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 13.60 |
Zampa | 20 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.30 |
Sowter | 20 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7.50 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
36 for 1 (32 balls) | Root |
36 for 2 (34 balls) | Ahmed |
37 for 3 (37 balls) | Banton |
71 for 4 (58 balls) | Willey |
84 for 5 (67 balls) | Linde |
122 for 6 (87 balls) | Whiteley |
136 for 7 (96 balls) | Hain |
142 for 8 (100 balls) | Stoinis |
