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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Live Reporting

Timothy Abraham

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

    It looked out, a regulation length ball which nipped back a little bit. The Brave have kept things quiet and took wickets along the way.

  2. Isa Guha
    Former England bowler on BBC Two

    The captain has gone and the Rockets are in a whole heap of trouble.

  3. wicket

    WICKET

    Gregory lbw b Jordan 2 (Rockets 54-5)

    Gone!

    Full, straight and ball-tracking shows that was going on to hit the stumps, Lewis Gregory has to depart.

    Chris Jordan strikes with his third ball.

  4. Rockets review

    Having Chris Jordan taken a catch in the last set, Chris Jordan thinks he has got a wicket a few balls later.

    He hits Lewis Gregory on the back leg and it is given out lbw. The Rockets captains reviews...

  5. Saqib Mahmood
    England bowler on BBC Two

    The one thing the Brave has done is keep things simple, they haven't got funky.

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

    The Rockets are going to have to rebuild. I don't think it's the easiest wicket to bowl on, looking at it in this game and the last one. The Brave are doing really well.

  7. Rockets 53-4

    Hain 15, Gregory 2

    Really good from Tymal Mills, mixing up his pace superbly and ending the over with a short ball that Lewis Gregory fends off.

    Southern Brave just have to keep up the pressure, they're well on top at this stage.

  8. Felix
    Southern Brave super fan

    Great catch Chris Jordan! Brave starting well.

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

    The Brave have been so impressive. Tymal Mills comes on and gets a wicket. If there's one player you want under that it's Chris Jordan. A really good ball from Tymal.

  10. wicket

    WICKET

    Munro c Jordan b Mills 10 (Rockets 50-4)

    Tymal Mills strikes second ball!

    Having talked up his pace, Mills starts with two slower balls and Colin Munro skies the second of them.

    Chris Jordan is the fielder underneath it and he might have just about the safest hands in cricket. He was never dropping that.

    Big trouble for Trent Rockets,

  11. Saqib Mahmood
    England bowler on BBC Two

    I think Tymal Mills is great at the back end of an innings. Because of his pace and his slower ball, he is great against the bottom order.

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

    Sammy Hain is a funky kind of player, I will be interested to see what he can do now. He certainly reminds me of Jonathan Trott, it was almost identical at one point.

  13. Rockets 49-3

    Colin MunroGetty Images

    Just a couple from the last two balls of James Fuller's five.

    But Sam Hain and Colin Munro are starting to up the ante a little bit after a period of consolidation.

    Can they keep it up against the express pace of Tymal Mills?

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

    Munro has just smashed that straight. He's in that mode where he just wants to take Fuller down and score runs.

  15. Rockets 47-3

    Top shot! Colin Munro hammers the ball back over James Fuller's head for four!

    A much-needed boundary for Trent Rockets.

  16. Here's Southern Brave's second wicket, Tom Kohler-Cadmore comprehensively bowled by George Garton...

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

    I'm really excited Rehan is on. He's great to watch and I'm looking forward to watching his tricks. This is only going to improve his game, especially playing under someone like James Vince, who is a great captain.

    I love his attitude, he's always attacking the stumps. He's always up for the fight, he has great energy, he gets big names out. He's similar to Rashid Khan.

  18. Rockets 42-3

    After nearly beating Colin Munro with a quicker ball early in his set, Rehan Ahmed ends his five with a more flighted delivery that the left-hander skews for a single attempting a reverse-sweep.

    Decent start from the young England spinner.

  19. Here comes Rehan Ahmed to bowl a bit of spin. This should be fun.

  20. Rockets 36-3

    Tidy set from George Garton as Trent Rockets try to rebuild after a less than ideal powerplay.

    Colin Munro and Sam Hain have plenty of experience between them so will know what is required in this situation.