Summary

  • London Spirit fall short despite some lusty late blows

  • Short hits unbeaten half-century for Rockets in their 123-4

  • Trent Rockets top the table with three wins out of three

Live Reporting

Kal Sajad and Phil Dawkes

  1. How good is this photograph? Every single pair of eyes is on the ball as Luke Wood takes a brilliant catch.

    Luke WoodGetty Images

  2. Spirit 99-8

    Marchant de Lange bowls a yorker, Cullen digs it out for one.

  3. Want a wicketkeeper's eyes view of a catch? No problem, we got you!

    Watch remarkable head cam footage of wicketkeeper catch

  4. Spirit 98-8

    Need 26 from 10

    Cullen powerfully drills it back and Patel fields well off his own bowling.

    10 balls to goBBC Sport

  5. Chris Green
    Middlesex all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    Blake Cullen has a fantastic head on his shoulders. I think he will definitely play for England in the near future. He can hit a big ball.

  6. Spirit 97-8

    Cullen nearly finds the gap on the off side but it's fielded in the deep. Two more.

  7. Spirit 95-8

    Short from Patel and Van der Merwe misses out.

  8. Spirit 94-8

    Need 30 from 14 balls

    Cullen clips Patel for a single and is off the mark.

  9. New batter: Blake Cullen

    New batter: Blake CullenBBC/ECB
  10. wicket

    WICKET

    Amir st Moores b Rashid 16 (Spirit 93-8)

    The fun comes to an end.

    Mohammad Amir advances down the wicket, is beaten by the bounce and turn and it easily stumped by Moores.

  11. Chris Green
    Middlesex all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    I love this atmosphere. This is what English sport is all about. They are on their feet and singing.

  12. Spirit 93-7

    I love watching Amir bat. Another swing of the arms and it's edged past the 'keeper. One more.

  13. Spirit 91-7

    It's dragged to the leg side for another single.

  14. Spirit 90-7

    Amir swings hard and the ball falls short of Malan in the deep.

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  15. Henry Moeran
    Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    We've seen it so many times in this tournament - games that look like they are going one way and then swing another. Will we see it again?

  16. Spirit 89-7

    Need 35 from 20 balls

    Surely Spirit can't do this, can they? On comes Rashid Khan.

  17. Chris Green
    Middlesex all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    It more looked like he was sitting down on the couch and just putting the bat in the way.

  18. 6 runs

    Spirit 87-7

    Need 37 from 22 balls to win

    Van der Merwe hits improvised six while falling backwards

    REMARKABLE SHOT! Van der Merwe leans back, the open face of the bat helps the ball up and over the keeper for six as the batter, having fallen on his backside, watches on.

  19. Chris Green
    Middlesex all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    This is the joys of watching the lower order bat. They just want to throw the bat at it. Entertainment, entertainment, entertainment.

  20. Spirit 79-7

    Fresh from his brilliant catch, Matthew Carter comes on to bowl.

    Mohammad Amir continues with big swings and big heaves. This has been a poor showing from Spirit but Trent Rockets are closing in on a third straight win in The Hundred.