Rockets 33-1published at 23 balls
Off-spinner Moeen finds a bit of turn to keep Hales and Malan honest.
Summary
Brave ease to seven-wicket win over Spirit
Birmingham Phoenix men end Trent Rockets' 100% record
Smeed gets Phoenix off to thrilling start with 36 off 13 balls
Rockets 144-6 - Malan 51, Hales 38
Rockets 33-1published at 23 balls
Postpublished at 14:48 British Summer Time 1 August 2021
Phoenix skipper Moeen Ali is bringing himself on.
Rockets 30-1published at 20 balls
Hales 24, Malan 3
Alex Hales tries to send a home run swing into the stands but can't connect properly and only picks up one.
Pat Brown sends down a wide before Dawid Malan taps a single round the corner.
Rockets 27-1published at 18 balls
Dawid Malan takes a sharp single down the ground. Good running.
Postpublished at 14:43 British Summer Time 1 August 2021
England T20 international bowler Pat Brown is into the attack.
Rockets 25-1published at 15 balls
Adam Milne deceives Alex Hales with a slower, knuckle-ball delivery, that just evades the bat and the stumps.
Fine work by Milne, just four runs and a key wicket.
Rockets 23-1published at 13 balls
Dawid Malan guides it to fine leg for a single to get off the mark.
Rockets 22-1published at 12 balls
How long will Dawid Malan take to play himself in?
He can afford to do his usual start to an innings, if Alex Hales keeps battering the boundaries at the other end.
Malan sees off his first ball, before the second is called wide.
Next batter: Dawid Malanpublished at 14:39 British Summer Time 1 August 2021
Image source, BBC/ECBPostpublished at 14:39 British Summer Time 1 August 2021
Phil Tufnell
Former England spinner on BBC TwoBig wicket - D'Arcy Short has been in great form for the Rockets.
WICKETpublished at 11 balls
Short c Tahir b Milne 0 (Rockets 21-1)
That'll help ease Moeen's headache!
D'Arcy Short is gone for a three-ball duck, shovelling Adam Milne round the corner straight to Imran Tahir.
Rockets 21-0published at 10 balls
Hales 20 off eight balls
4-6-4.
Alex Hales absolutely dominates Tom Helm, carting him for 18 runs off five balls.
Headache for Moeen Ali straight away.
Rockets 17-0published at 9 balls
Wallop!
Alex Hales banjaxes Tom Helm into the stands.
Rockets 13-0published at 8 balls
Alex Hales looks well up for this.
Another booming lofted drive that teases Moeen Ali but races past his leap and away for four.
Rockets 7-0published at 6 balls
And Tom Helm concedes the first boundary with his first ball.
Alex Hales steps away and slaps it over the covers for four.
Postpublished at 14:34 British Summer Time 1 August 2021
Moeen Ali opts not to give Adam Milne a second set of five balls.
Tom Helm is on. He was very expensive against Southern Brave the other night.
Postpublished at 14:33 British Summer Time 1 August 2021
Phil Tufnell
Former England spinner on BBC TwoThere are a few teams who are really getting to grips with The Hundred and its tactics now, and Trent Rockets are one of them.
Postpublished at 14:33 British Summer Time 1 August 2021
Michael Vaughan
Former England captain on BBC TwoIt's nice to see a bit of swing early on. Adam Milne bowls quickly and can move it both ways, he's a trickster.
Rockets 3-0published at 5 balls
D'Arcy Short scampers a leg-bye before Alex Hales gets off the mark with a couple.
Fine start by Adam Milne, conceding just three off five balls.
Postpublished at 14:32 British Summer Time 1 August 2021
That won't please Moeen Ali, who told BBC Sport in a preview piece that Sweet Caroline annoys him.
I'm team Mo on this one. Horribly overrated tune.