Spirit 29-2published at 80 balls left
Carter has bowled 10 balls, conceded 11 runs and taken two wickets. We have a game on here.
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
Spirit 29-2published at 80 balls left
New batter: Joe Denlypublished at 20:06 British Summer Time 29 July 2021
Image source, BBC/ECBPostpublished at 20:06 British Summer Time 29 July 2021
Chris Green
Middlesex all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports ExtraGood bowling. The decision to bowl him back-to-back sets pays off. He forces Nabi to hit out. The pressure is still on.
WICKETpublished at 81 balls left
Nabi c Rashid b Carter 10 (Spirit 25-2)
Spin is king at Lord's this evening as Matthew Carter strikes again!
Mohammad Nabi makes some room but mishits it to his fellow Afghanistan international Rashid Kan at mid-off.
Spirit 25-1published at 82 balls left
Carter drags it too short and is clobbered into the stands by Nabi!
Spirit 19-1published at 85 balls left
Nabi not only pulls a mean face, as you can see from his Hundred promo shoot, but he can really whack the ball.
Great set from Carter, just the four from it.
New batter: Mohammad Nabipublished at 20:02 British Summer Time 29 July 2021
Image source, BBC/ECBPostpublished at 20:01 British Summer Time 29 July 2021
Chris Green
Middlesex all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports ExtraSpin to win again. Bit of an innocuous wicket but a good catch from Wood, running in. Rossington can be dangerous. Trent Rockets have got the big inroad they need early on to defend this big total.
WICKETpublished at 89 balls left
Rossington c Wood b Cater 4 (Spirit 15-1)
Matthew Carter strikes with his first ball! It's not the most threatening ball from the spinner but Rossington pulls it to deep backward square leg, Luke Wood runs in and takes a fine catch low down.
Spirit 15-0published at 90 balls left
Need 109 from 90 balls
Good comeback from Patel, cramping Inglis and Rossington for room.
Postpublished at 19:58 British Summer Time 29 July 2021
Chris Green
Middlesex all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports ExtraThe Spirit using spin was a clear tactic and they raced through their overs. Samit Patel is very classy. He changes his pace well and bowls stump to stump.
Spirit 12-0published at 94 balls left
The veteran Samit Patel with the second over for Trent Rockets, and he's lofted to mid-on by Inglis for three.
Spirit 9-0published at 95 balls left
London Spirit playing with intent from the word go, a typical Eoin Morgan side.
Spirit 9-0published at 96 balls left
Consecutive fours! It's short and there to be hit from Wood and Inglis clubs it through the leg side.
Postpublished at 19:55 British Summer Time 29 July 2021
Chris Green
Middlesex all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports ExtraInglis is a very good player. Up and coming. He had a fantastic year for Leicestershire. They have fine leg back as he likes that ramp shot early in his innings.
Spirit 5-0published at 97 balls left
Crunch! Josh Inglis latches onto the width and drives through cover for four. The ball races to the boundary.
Spirit 1-0published at 99 balls left
Luke Wood opens the bowling and the sturdy figure of Adam Rossington pushes into the off side for a single.
Opening batters: Adam Rossington & Josh Inglispublished at 19:53 British Summer Time 29 July 2021
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Image source, BBC/ECBPostpublished at 19:52 British Summer Time 29 July 2021
One thing I love about The Hundred is the number of young fans wearing team journeys; there's a good mix of Rockets' yellow and Spirits' blue at scattered around Lord's as the players make their way out.
Postpublished at 19:50 British Summer Time 29 July 2021
Alex Hales scored a handy 21 off 14 balls but apart from him and Short, the Trent Rockets batters never really got going.
Spirit also held onto their chances....