Summary

  • Rockets chase 153 with six balls to spare to beat Superchargers

  • Malan hits 88 not out from 49 balls - second highest individual score in the men's Hundred

  • Hales makes 43 from 27

  • Superchargers recover from 68-6 to post 152-8

  • Wiese hits 50 from 27 balls, including one six onto roof

  • Lyth caught off first ball of match, Root takes diving catch to dismiss Bravo for 19 on Headingley return

  • Rockets have two wins from two, Superchargers one win and one defeat

  • Coming up on Wednesday: Birmingham Phoenix v Southern Brave (live commentary on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra)

  1. Postpublished at 20:23 British Summer Time 9 August 2022

    Aatif Nawaz
    BBC Two

    It is relatively plain sailing so far for the Rockets. What the Superchargers need now is a wicket.

  2. Rockets 41-0published at 75 balls left

    Need 112 to win

    The bad luck continues for Northern Superchargers, namely bowler Ben Raine who finds Malan's outside edge and it races down to the boundary.

    But a good comeback from Raine, who concedes just three more from his five.

  3. Postpublished at 20:20 British Summer Time 9 August 2022

    Chris Woakes
    England all-rounder on BBC Two

    That's just what you want from your fielders. That's a big stop from Adam Lyth to prevent a boundary.

  4. Rockets 34-0published at 80 balls left

    Need 120 runs

    DJ, play that song. On comes DJ Bravo. And the West Indies veteran is very unfortunate not to pick up a wicket as a leading edge from Alex Hales almost carries to long-on.

    Some good fielding from Adam Lyth saves his team three runs.

    A tidy five deliveries from Bravo.

  5. Postpublished at 20:17 British Summer Time 9 August 2022

    Chris Woakes
    England all-rounder on BBC Two

    A little bit short and going towards the short side of the boundary.

    You don't do that to Alex Hales.

  6. Rockets 29-0published at 85 balls left

    Need 124 runs to win

    Roelof van der Merwe is introduced to the attack and the spinner is despatched into the leg side with a powerful, clubbing shot from Hales.

    Make that consecutive boundaries. This time Hales opens the face and places into the gap on the off side.

  7. Postpublished at 20:14 British Summer Time 9 August 2022

    Carlos Brathwaite
    BBC Test Match Special summariser

    You just can't be that predictable to Alex Hales.

  8. 6 runs

    Rockets 19-0published at 90 balls left

    This is what Alex Hales does! It sits up nicely for the opener who waits back and clobbers Wiese down the ground for six.

  9. Postpublished at 20:13 British Summer Time 9 August 2022

    James Anderson
    England bowler on BBC Two

    Its a tough chance because he hit it so hard, but when you are defending this sort of score you've got to take those chances.

    It was difficult, but it's got to stick.

  10. dropped catch

    Malan dropped on ninepublished at 93 balls left

    Rockets 12-0

    Man of the moment David Wiese, who starred with the bat, almost makes an impact with the ball.

    Malan drills it to extra cover and Adam Hose can't hold on. How costly will that be?

  11. Rockets 12-0published at 95 balls left

    Need 141 to win

    A solid start from Trent Rockets. Two boundaries and some sneaky singles.

  12. Rockets 8-0published at 97 balls left

    Back-to-back boundaries! Too full and on the leg side from Potts and Malan nonchalantly flicks off his pads.

  13. Rockets 4-0published at 98 balls left

    Up and over mid-off. Malan lofts his first delivery for four.

  14. Rockets 0-0published at 99 balls left

    A solid block from Hales first up. We won't see too many of those.

  15. Postpublished at 20:07 British Summer Time 9 August 2022

    Aatif Nawaz
    BBC Two

    I was looking at the Superchargers players as they got into a huddle and there was a real energy about them. They are really going for it here.

  16. Postpublished at 20:07 British Summer Time 9 August 2022

    Right the players are back out there. Alex Hales and Dawid Malan - two sensational cricketers in the shorter format - will open for Trent Rockets. Matthew Potts will open the bowling.

    Rockets need 152 from 100 balls. The chase is on.

  17. Postpublished at 20:06 British Summer Time 9 August 2022

    Here's a terrific grab from Joe Root, who spent a lot of that innings talking to the TV commentary team through the player mic.

  18. Postpublished at 20:02 British Summer Time 9 August 2022

    Don't forget, Superchargers were 0-1 after the first ball.

  19. Postpublished at 19:59 British Summer Time 9 August 2022

    Thanks, Tom.

    David Wiese. Great hair. Great bloke. Great batter. Here's a shameless plug - I spoke to him last October ahead of his T20 World Cup debut for Namibia.

    Today he has produced an outstanding knock which may well have saved his team from defeat. They looked down and almost out at one point.

    It's game on.

  20. Postpublished at 19:57 British Summer Time 9 August 2022

    I think I need a lie down after all that. Thankfully Kal Sajad is here to guide you through the Trent Rockets reply.