Brave 89-5published at 23 balls left
A forehand smash from James Fuller straight down the ground for four! An incredible shot. Even the bowler Lewis Gregory smiles at that one.
Summary
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Rockets win opening game of men's competition by six runs
Brave collapse from 41-0 to 73-5 and 127 all out
Captain Gregory takes 3-19 and Sams 3-26
Rockets 133-8: Hain 63, Wasim 26; Jordan 3-18
Rockets are defending champions; Brave won competition in 2021
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Brave 89-5published at 23 balls left
How's stat?!published at 20:58 British Summer Time 1 August 2023
WinViz now has it 77-23 in Rockets' favour.
Are the defending champions going to get off to a winning start?
Postpublished at 20:58 British Summer Time 1 August 2023
Saqib Mahmood
England bowler on BBC Two
Image source, Getty ImagesLeus du Plooy is a very, very good player and he has performed all around the world in franchise cricket. He's had a fantastic summer in all formats.
Brave 83-5published at 25 balls left
A paddle over the wicket-keeper's head from Leus du Plooy to Sam Cppl as he looks to reignite a chase that has so far been relatively flat. However, big Matt Carter manages to haul his frame to prevent the boundary.
Postpublished at 20:55 British Summer Time 1 August 2023
Saqib Mahmood
England bowler on BBC TwoThe WinViz has done a complete U-turn since the last time I was on comms!
Postpublished at 20:55 British Summer Time 1 August 2023
Felix
Southern Brave super fanCome on Brave! It’s so close, you can do it!
Postpublished at 20:55 British Summer Time 1 August 2023
Postpublished at 20:55 British Summer Time 1 August 2023
Brave 78-5published at 29 balls left
Here's clips of the first two wickets to fall in this chase.
Postpublished at 20:54 British Summer Time 1 August 2023
Moeen Ali
England & Birmingham Phoenix all-rounder on BBC TwoThat's a huge wicket.
Tim David has the capability to destroy bowling attacks. Lewis Gregory has done so well with his slower balls today.
WICKETpublished at 32 balls left
David c Hales b Gregory 5 (Brave 73-5)
A bit of jet lag for Tim David, perhaps? He's gone.
It's short from Lewis Gregory but David is unable to get enough power on his shot, and is caught at long on.
Dangerous player. Big wicket for the Rockets.
Postpublished at 20:51 British Summer Time 1 August 2023
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC TwoTim David is a player that can change a game in six balls. He has got a big part to play here.
He only landed in the country this morning from playing in America!
How's stat?!published at 20:50 British Summer Time 1 August 2023
Tim David can be a dangerous player.
He hits 21% of his balls faced to the boundary in T20 cricket.
The Aussie does only average 22.22 against left-arm pace.
Have the Rockets done their homework and will we see Luke Wood return?
Postpublished at 20:50 British Summer Time 1 August 2023
Moeen Ali
England & Birmingham Phoenix all-rounder on BBC TwoYou don't want to give Tim David a free boundary like that first ball. You want to frustrate him, keep him off strike as much as you can.
Brave 72-4published at 35 balls left
Tim David, aka the finisher, fresh from winning the inaugural Major League Cricket with MI York on the other side of the Atlantic a few days ago is off the mark with boundary via a neat flick off his legs from a delivery from Imad Wasim.
Postpublished at 20:48 British Summer Time 1 August 2023
Moeen Ali
England & Birmingham Phoenix all-rounder on BBC TwoMatt Carter has made that look extremely easy, but it's actually very difficult when they go that high, trying to pick out the white ball under lights.
WICKETpublished at 40 balls left
Garton c Carter b Sams 8 (Brave 64-4)
George Garton goes for another slog off Daniel Sams and this time it is skied. Down at fine leg Matthew Carter opens those bucket hands of his and holds the catch.
How's stat?!published at 20:46 British Summer Time 1 August 2023
Trent Rockets will have some choices to make now.
George Garton averages 24.55 against spin, but only 13.63 against pace.
Leus du Plooy averages 34.24 against pace, and 29.22 against spin.
Will we see a return to pace?
Brave 64-4published at 41 balls left
Leus du Plooy is ticking along at about a run a ball as he finds his rhythm here.
George Garton attempts to hook a bouncer from Daniel Sams and the ball flies over the head of wicketkeper Tom Kohler-Cadmore and races to the boundary for four.
Postpublished at 20:44 British Summer Time 1 August 2023
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC TwoThe Rockets have really got themselves back in this. They've just got to keep trying to build those dot balls and create pressure on the batters.
The "balls left" really does creep up on you quickly in this format.