Postpublished at 19:41 British Summer Time 15 August 2021
Scott Read
BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra
That was lightning quick from Joe Clarke. He drilled it through mid-wicket.
Summary
Rockets beat already-eliminated Originals at Trent Bridge
Victory guarantees Rockets place in eliminator
Rockets 136-3: (95 balls): Malan 52 (46), Patel 35 (23); Parkinson 2-21
Originals 135-8 (100 balls): Munro 45 (22); Rashid 3-16
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Postpublished at 19:41 British Summer Time 15 August 2021
Originals 26-0published at 18 balls
Boof! Joe Clarke is onto the back foot, smashing a pull shot in front of square and leaving the man on the boundary with no chance of cutting it off
Postpublished at 19:38 British Summer Time 15 August 2021
Lydia Greenway
Ex-England batter on BBC Radio Five Live Sports ExtraIt's hard to come down to Matt Carter, just because he's such a tall guy, so Joe Clarke stayed in his crease and hit through the ball.
Originals 18-0published at 14 balls
Matt Carter's round the wicket spin is thumped back over his head by Joe Clarke, one bounce for four.
Originals 11-0published at 10 balls
Nice from Joe Clarke, he lifts a short one from Cook up and over point to the boundary behind square.
Originals 6-0published at 7 balls
Sam Cook is the new bowler, and Clarke dances down the pitch to guide the ball into the offside for a quick single.
Postpublished at 19:32 British Summer Time 15 August 2021
Lydia Greenway
Ex-England batter on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports ExtraJoe Clarke is having a great summer. That was a great shot. He had quick hands through the ball to manoeuvre it through the gap.
Originals 5-0published at 4 balls
Joe Clarke rocks back and whips Patel through midwicket. It races across the outfield for the first boundary.
Originals 1-0published at 1 ball
Samit Patel's first delivery is hammered by Phil Salt to Lewis Gregory, who fumbles and allows the openers to scramble a single.
Opening batter: Phil Saltpublished at 19:31 British Summer Time 15 August 2021
Opening batter: Joe Clarkepublished at 19:30 British Summer Time 15 August 2021
All setpublished at 19:30 British Summer Time 15 August 2021
Right, here we go. The teams are out, the flames erupt and fireworks go off and the smoke drifts across Trent Bridge. Very atmospheric!
Here come openers Joe Clarke and Phil Salt.
Play to start at 19:30 BSTpublished at 19:26 British Summer Time 15 August 2021
We've not lost anything in terms of deliveries - it is still 100 balls per innings.
Play to start at 19:30 BSTpublished at 19:17 British Summer Time 15 August 2021
Right, better news folks - the covers are coming off and we will start at 19:30.
Action from the Women's Hundredpublished at 19:14 British Summer Time 15 August 2021
Postpublished at 19:09 British Summer Time 15 August 2021
While we wait for some updates, take a look at some action from the women's game that took place earlier on today.
Tune inpublished at 19:03 British Summer Time 15 August 2021
BBC Radio 5 Live Sports ExtraLydia Greenway, Alex Hartley and Aatif Nawaz are chatting away on Radio 5 live sports extra at the moment while we wait for this weather to blow over.
It's rainingpublished at 19:00 British Summer Time 15 August 2021
Trent Rockets v Manchester Originals start delayed by rain
I'm someone who looks at the BBC weather prediction days before any outdoor event, and I'd have been confident looking at this forecast. I just hope my attempt on Scafell Pike this week isn't in jeopardy.
Image source, BBC SportPostpublished at 18:54 British Summer Time 15 August 2021
Just so you know, we need 25 balls per side to constitute a game with a result. The bigger covers are being dragged on but they are billowing in the breeze - let's hope that the breeze blows this rain away soon.
It's rainingpublished at 18:52 British Summer Time 15 August 2021
I'm sorry to report that it has just started drizzling and they have whipped the covers on pretty smartly. It looks like the fine rain that soaks you right through.