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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  1. Rockets 98-5published at 80 balls

    Off the edge again but it's four more for Sam Hain.

    He went across his stumps and tried to smash the ball to the short boundary, got a thick edge and the ball loops past Devon Conway and bounces away to the rope.

  2. Rockets 93-5published at 78 balls

    Fantastic shot! There's no stopping that one.

    Imad Wasim gives himself room and hits firmly over cover, into the gap for four.

  3. Rockets 88-5published at 76 balls

    Brilliant stop from George Garton! He runs around the boundary and dives full stretch to take the ball one-handed.

    That saves a couple of runs. Superb.

  4. Postpublished at 19:26 British Summer Time 1 August 2023

    Moeen Ali
    England & Birmingham Phoenix all-rounder on BBC Two

    I think Rehan Ahmed has started really well. With someone like Rehan, it doesn't matter if the wicket is spinning. He can adapt to wickets well.

  5. Rockets 86-5published at 75 balls

    Rehan Ahmed is back for this third set of five and the spinner is really firing it in quickly.

    After singles from the first four balls, Imad Wasim backs away a long way from his stumps and Ahmed follows him but goes too far and is called for a wide.

    The extra ball only costs one, though. Brave will be happy enough with that.

  6. Postpublished at 19:23 British Summer Time 1 August 2023

    Moeen Ali
    England & Birmingham Phoenix all-rounder on BBC Two

    I think now is the time the Rockets will pull the trigger on a pitch that is not so easy, something will happen in this set.

  7. Rockets 80-5published at 70 balls

    Hain 34, Wasim 7

    Ouch! Imad Wasim wallops the ball back down the ground but it hits Sam Hain at the non-striker's end!

    That is going to hurt.

    Good five from Chris Jordan, though.

  8. Postpublished at 19:21 British Summer Time 1 August 2023

    Sam Hain is starting to fire for the Rockets. They need all the runs he can bring them because they were in big trouble when captain Lewis Gregory fell to Chris Jordan...

  9. Postpublished at 19:20 British Summer Time 1 August 2023

    Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Two

    That's a great shot from Sam Hain. He likes that area, he gets into position and hits it early.

  10. Postpublished at 19:20 British Summer Time 1 August 2023

    Moeen Ali
    England & Birmingham Phoenix all-rounder on BBC Two

    Sam HainImage source, Getty Images

    That's a great shot, Hain has timed that brilliantly. Sam is one of the players to watch out for in the series this year.

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    Rockets 76-5published at 65 balls

    What a shot from Sam Hain!

    He gets across his stumps and scoops the ball all the way for six - vital runs for the Rockets!

    Now four more to end the over, that's helped bring the Trent Bridge crowd to life.

  12. Postpublished at 19:19 British Summer Time 1 August 2023

    Moeen Ali
    England & Birmingham Phoenix all-rounder on BBC Two

    That's the shot Hain likes to go to, I know it's an edge but he throws his hands at it and smashes it, it's a good option for him.

  13. How's stat?!published at 19:18 British Summer Time 1 August 2023

    Southern Brave fanImage source, Getty Images

    According to CricViz's WinViz model, rating the chances of each team winning this match, as things stand, the Brave have a 77% chance of winning.

  14. Rockets 66-5published at 63 balls

    Sam Hain slashes at a wide ball from Craig Overton and it runs away for four.

    Off the edge but they all count, especially in this situation.

  15. Postpublished at 19:17 British Summer Time 1 August 2023

    Moeen Ali
    England & Birmingham Phoenix all-rounder on BBC Two

    I think the Brave have done a brilliant job here. They are very smart. In my opinion, they have the best captain in this country in domestic cricket in James Vince. It's not an easy wicket to bat on, I must say that.

  16. Rockets 61-5published at 60 balls

    The brilliance of Tymal Mills and what makes him so tough to play is shown in this set.

    He starts with a superb slower ball that completely deceives Imad Wasim and then follows it up with a quick, shorter ball that the left-hander can only prod to a fielder.

    Trent Rockets are going nowhere fast. They've got 40 balls to put that right.

  17. Postpublished at 19:13 British Summer Time 1 August 2023

    Tymal Mills is back into the attack after taking a wicket in his first set of five...

  18. Rockets 59-5published at 55 balls

    Singles from every ball of Rehan Ahmed's second set.

    Trent Rockets will be happy to get the scoreboard moving but they need more than that to get up to a decent total.

  19. Postpublished at 19:10 British Summer Time 1 August 2023

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    London Spirit super fans

    Sam Hain looking set now, expecting something special from him in the next few overs to help claw back this great start from Brave.

  20. Rockets 54-5published at 50 balls

    Imad Wasim, the replacement for the injured Rashid Khan, is in now for Trent Rockets.

    He thumps the last ball from Chris Jordan but it is superbly stopped. No run.

    Halfway through the innings and the Rockets have it all to do just to post a competitive total.