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

  1. Postpublished at 21:01 British Summer Time 8 August 2021

    This drop has cost Trent Rockets 29 runs.

    I did say it could be costly...

  2. Postpublished at 21:00 British Summer Time 8 August 2021

    10 balls to go graphicImage source, BBC Sport
  3. Invincibles 104-5published at Ball 55

    A couple of singles to end Rashid Khan's day with the ball. He finishes with 1-28 from his 15 balls.

    Lewis Gregory has called for the tactical time out...

  4. Postpublished at 20:59 British Summer Time 8 August 2021

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

    Easy as you like! Six first ball off Rashid Khan...

  5. 6 runs

    Invincibles 102-5published at Ball 53

    Six to start!

    Rashid Khan drops a little bit short and Tom Curran flicks him over square leg for six.

    Superb.

  6. New batter: Tom Curranpublished at 20:58 British Summer Time 8 August 2021

    Tom CurranImage source, BBC Sport/ECB
  7. wicket

    WICKETpublished at Ball 52

    Blake b Rashid Khan 9 (Invincibles 96-5)

    Bowled him!

    Alex Blake looks to slog sweep Rashid Khan but misses and the ball cannons into middle stump.

    A stodgy start to The Hundred for Blake.

  8. Postpublished at 20:57 British Summer Time 8 August 2021

    Fetch that...

  9. Invincibles 95-4published at Ball 50

    That's a slice of luck for Trent Rockets.

    Jason Roy creams a straight drive, that would surely have raced away for four, but it crashes into the stumps at the non-striker's end and they have to settle for a single.

    Carter's second lot of five went for 18 there, after his first five went for 18. He's done for the day.

  10. 6 runs

    Invincibles 94-4published at Ball 49

    SIX MORE!

    Flat from Jason Roy this time, but it brings the same result.

    This second set of five hasn't worked out for Matt Carter...

  11. Postpublished at 20:55 British Summer Time 8 August 2021

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

    Carter had been up to the task so far but Roy had to try and capitalise on that match-up. It was an enormous six.

  12. Invincibles 88-4published at Ball 48

    Jason Roy goes again, but misses, and the ball runs away for four byes.

    Invincibles will take them however they come.

  13. 6 runs

    Invincibles 84-4published at Ball 47

    High... and long from Jason Roy! It goes about eight rows back, and it is spilled in the crowd!

    Roy is up to 37 off 19 balls.

  14. Invincibles 77-4published at Ball 45

    Two dots in comeback from Matt Carter.

    He's going to stay on and bowl a 10-ball set here. That's brave.

  15. 6 runs

    Invincibles 77-4published at Ball 43

    Maybe not!

    Alex Blake goes deep in his crease and plants Matt Carter over mid-wicket for his first six.

  16. Invincibles 71-4published at Ball 42

    A couple of singles to start Matt Carter's set.

    Invincibles are having to rebuild a little bit here.

  17. Postpublished at 20:51 British Summer Time 8 August 2021

    25 balls to go graphicImage source, BBC Sport
  18. Postpublished at 20:51 British Summer Time 8 August 2021

    Aatif Nawaz
    BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    Tom Moores is not shy about breaking the stumps...

  19. Not outpublished at 20:51 British Summer Time 8 August 2021

    Yep, on we go. Jason Roy never left his ground.

    That is a superb set of five from Samit Patel though, conceding just one run. He finishes with figures of 2-21 from his 15 balls. Superb stuff.

  20. Umpire reviewpublished at Ball 40

    We're checking for another stumping!

    I think Jason Roy is fine here though...