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Fred Klaassen will bowl another set of five, actually.
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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Lydia Greenway
Ex-England batter on BBC Radio Five Live Sports ExtraMalan scores stacks and stacks of runs in T20 cricket with ease, he does not bludgeon it. No big follow through or trying to whack the cover off the ball.
Rockets 7-0published at 95 balls left
129 runs needed
Shot!
Hello, Dawid Malan. A glorious cover drive goes racing away to the boundary rope for four. Gorgeous.
Rockets 1-0published at 97 balls
Dawid Malan, opening tonight, has a swing and a miss outside off stump first up.
Rockets 0-0published at 99 balls left
136 runs needed
Fred Klaassen gets the Originals going with the ball and has a half-hearted shout for lbw against Alex Hales first up.
No dice.
Opening batter: Dawid Malanpublished at 21:03 British Summer Time 15 August 2021
Opening batter: Alex Halespublished at 21:02 British Summer Time 15 August 2021
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Right then. How will this chase go?
Here come the Trent Rockets openers.
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Colin Munro was the only batter to really make an impact for the Originals.
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Cheers, Tim.
Rashid Khan is an absolute icon.
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And Aatif Nawaz revealed, on Radio 5 live sports extra, his controversial opinion that he -gasp! - doesn't like 'Sweet Caroline'! I'm with you on that, Aatif.
And on that bombshell, I'll hand over to Amy Lofthouse for this intriguingly poised second innings.
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Can Matt Parkinson unveil some leg spin trickery in the Rockets' attempt to overhaul the Originals' total?
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Lydia Greenway
Ex-England batter on BBC Radio Five Live Sports ExtraRashid Khan is such a valuable player for any team he plays for.
Originals 135-8published at 20:51 British Summer Time 15 August 2021
But, we did see an absolute masterclass of leg spin from Rashid Khan and a couple of brilliant catches from the Afghan as well.
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Aatif Nawaz
Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports ExtraLower totals than this have been successfully defended in the Hundred.
Originals 135-8published at 100 balls
Tom Hartley lifts Cook's last ball over the infield for a single to end an innings that can be placed in the file marked 'disappointing'for the Originals.
Originals 133-8published at 98 balls
Klaassen flips a paddle shot fine behind the keeper for a rare four.
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Aatif Nawaz
Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports ExtraThis has been slightly underwhelming by the Originals.
Originals 127-8published at 95 balls
Marchant de Lange is not someone I'd be keen to face as a tail-ender with runs desperately needed, and these two are struggling to get his last set away.
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Lydia Greenway
Ex-England batter on BBC Radio Five Live Sports ExtraHow do the Originals play it from here?