Postpublished at 21:12 British Summer Time 8 August 2021
Chris Green
Middlesex all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra
A very entertaining innings from both teams.
Summary
Wet surface meant delayed start and 65-ball game
Roy smashes unbeaten 56 as Invincibles set target of 126
Narine takes three wickets to leave Rockets reeling
Gregory (28) gets Rockets close but leaders lose by nine runs
Postpublished at 21:12 British Summer Time 8 August 2021
Invincibles 125-6published at Ball 65
SIX TO FINISH!
Laurie Evans goes deep in his crease, and just wallops Timm van der Gugten over long-on for a massive six. He stood and admired for a millisecond and then started to walk off.
Trent Rockets will need 126 to win from 65 balls.
Invincibles 119-6published at Ball 64
Clubbed down the ground for a couple by Laurie Evans.
Rashid Khan did well in the field there.
Invincibles 117-6published at Ball 63
Better from Timm van der Gugten.
A slower ball bouncer catches Jason Roy in the midriff and they pinch a single.
Postpublished at 21:09 British Summer Time 8 August 2021
Henry Moeran
Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports ExtraIf this was a video game you would criticise it for being too repetitive.
Invincibles 116-6published at Ball 62
Ctrl + C. Ctrl + V.
Same ball from Timm van der Gugten, same shot from Jason Roy. Same result.
Dreadful bowling.
Postpublished at 21:08 British Summer Time 8 August 2021
Chris Green
Middlesex all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports ExtraRoy has held this innings together nicely.
Postpublished at 21:08 British Summer Time 8 August 2021
Henry Moeran
Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports ExtraWhat an innings it has been.
50 for Jason Roypublished at Ball 61
Brilliant from Jason Roy.
He flicks Timm van der Gugten to the vacant square leg boundary to pick his first Hundred half century.
Postpublished at 21:07 British Summer Time 8 August 2021
Five balls to go, and it will be Timm van der Gugten to bowl it.
We haven't seen Rockets captain Lewis Gregory with the ball today.
Invincibles 108-6published at Ball 60
He can. Just another single into deep mid-wicket.
Sam Cook concedes just four, alongside the wicket, in that set.
He's 1-10 from his 10 balls. Magnificent stuff on his Hundred debut in the chaos of this 65-ball game.
Invincibles 107-6published at Ball 59
Laurie Evans is off the mark with a single down to long-on.
This is a superb set by Sam Cook. Can he finish it off?
New batter: Laurie Evanspublished at 21:05 British Summer Time 8 August 2021
Image source, BBC Sport/ECBPostpublished at 21:05 British Summer Time 8 August 2021
Chris Green
Middlesex all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports ExtraCarter has a really good set of hands. He is a big man and moved well.
Postpublished at 21:04 British Summer Time 8 August 2021
Henry Moeran
Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports ExtraThat really is superb fielding.
WICKETpublished at Ball 58
T Curran c Carter b Cook 8 (Invincibles 106-6)
Another excellent catch!
Tom Curran tries to heave over the covers, but slices it towards third and Matt Carter - who has already taken one blinder at Lord's last weekend - gets across the ground well to take a good sprawling catch over his shoulder.
Invincibles 106-5published at Ball 57
Another single.
This is good from Sam Cook on his Hundred debut.
Invincibles 105-5published at Ball 56
Sam Cook is back on and Tom Curran can only dap his first ball for a single, after excellent quick fielding from Rashid Khan.
Postpublished at 21:02 British Summer Time 8 August 2021
Right, 10 balls to go.
Two a ball would get Invincibles up to 124.
They'll want more than that I reckon.
Postpublished at 21:01 British Summer Time 8 August 2021
Chris Green
Middlesex all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports ExtraIn a T20 or 100-ball game teams talk about managing Rashid Khan and not taking too many risks but I have enjoyed the fact Oval Invincibles have had to take him on tonight.