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  1. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 45 balls

    Wade c Sams b Sodhi 12 (Spirit 79-3)

    Rockets are fighting back.

    Today is Ish Sodhi's first appearance for Trent Rockets this year, he's come in as a placement for Imad Wasim.

    Matthew Wade looks to slog sweep away but a top edge is well held by Daniel Sams, who had to make up significant ground off the square-leg boundary.

  2. Postpublished at 15:01 British Summer Time 12 August 2023

    After a 30-minute delay due to rain, we have action at Sophia Gardens in the women's game between Welsh Fire and Southern Brave.

    Not the best of starts for Lauren Bell, who bowls a wide with the opening delivery.

  3. Postpublished at 14:59 British Summer Time 12 August 2023

    Zak Crawley had a day out.

    Here's his massive six off Daniel Sams.

  4. Spirit 71-2published at 40 balls

    Captain Lewis Gregory opts to have a bowl himself.

    He goes for seven, including a single down the ground which Dan Lawrence hit back towards Matthew Wade. It ended up cannoning off the Australian batters' back.

    Rockets have opted to take the strategic timeout. Quite an early one compared to some we see in the tournament.

  5. Postpublished at 14:56 British Summer Time 12 August 2023

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    London Spirit super fans

    WadeImage source, Getty Images

    Time for Matty Wade to show us his power, we can’t wait!

  6. Spirit 64-2published at 35 balls

    Joe Root is on for a bowl.

    A lovely reverse-sweep from Matthew Wade brings him four.

    Spirit take nine from Root's set.

  7. Team newspublished at 14:53 British Summer Time 12 August 2023

    The rain has relented in Cardiff and Welsh Fire-Southern Brave is still due to start at 15:00 BST.

    Welsh Fire: Tammy Beaumont (c), Sophie Dunkley, Sarah Bryce (wk), Georgia Elwiss, Laura Harris, Ella McCaughan, Emily Windsor, Freya Davies, Alex Griffiths, Shabnam Ismail, Claire Nicholas.

    Southern Brave: Smriti Mandhana, Dani Wyatt, Maia Bouchier, Georgia Adams, Freya Kemp, Chloe Tryong, Maitlan Brown, Kalea Moore, Anya Shrubsole (c), Rhianna Southby (wk), Lauren Bell.

    Listen to that match here.

  8. How's stat?!published at 14:52 British Summer Time 12 August 2023

    Matthew WadeImage source, ECB

    Matthew Wade is the new batter and Trent Rockets might want to hide his compatriot Daniel Sams.

    Wade has batted against Sams eight times and scored 100 runs off 49 balls at a strike-rate of 204.

    The left-hander has been dismissed twice, meaning he averages 50 against the left-arm seamer.

  9. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 29 balls

    Crawley c Cook b Sodhi 30 (Spirit 54-2)

    A much-needed breakthrough!

    Zak Crawley looks to keep going but can only pick out Sam Cook at the long-off boundary.

    A belligerent 30 off 15 balls though for Crawley.

  10. 6 runs

    Spirit 53-1published at 27 balls

    My days.

    Dan Lawrence gets down early and slog-sweeps Ish Sodhi over the mid-wicket fence.

    Lovely shot.

  11. Spirit 47-1published at 25 balls

    A brilliant powerplay for London Spirit.

    A bit of width from Sam Cook and Dan Lawrence crashes a cut to the fence.

    Rockets could do with a wicket to stem the flow of runs.

  12. Postpublished at 14:46 British Summer Time 12 August 2023

    Here's how Sam Cook picked up the wicket of Adam Rossington.

  13. 6 runs

    Spirit 41-1published at 20 balls

    First six of the game!

    Zak Crawley is maybe a little early on a pull but he almost pauses and a top-edge pull flies over the boundary.

    Crawley has raced to 29 off 12 balls.

  14. Spirit 35-1published at 18 balls

    Jeeze, Zak Crawley looks in good touch.

    An ok delivery from Daniel Sams and Crawley just whacks it to the mid-wicket boundary.

    What a shot. Such an effortless ease to it.

  15. Postpublished at 14:43 British Summer Time 12 August 2023

    Daniel Sams is on now.

    Lewis Gregory must be reading along.

  16. How's stat?!published at 14:43 British Summer Time 12 August 2023

    The only bowled deemed as the best option to bowl to either of these batters from the Trent Rockets line-up is Daniel Sams. As per CricViz, Sams is the only good option to bowl at London Spirit captain Dan Lawrence.

  17. Spirit 29-1published at 15 balls

    Luke Wood's second set finishes with two singles.

    Good start from Spirit.

  18. Spirit 26-1published at 13 balls

    Four more.

    Zak Crawley gets across early and ramps over short fine leg.

    Lovely stuff.

  19. Spirit 23-1published at 12 balls

    My days. That's a shot.

    Zak Crawley stands tall and crunches a drive to the fence.

    Immense.

  20. Spirit 18-1published at 10 balls

    This has been a chaotic start.

    The wicket is followed by a beautiful drive, just pushed through the covers, by Dan Lawrence for four.

    He then charges at Sam Cook and misses with an ugly heave, before Zak Crawley works through square leg for another boundary.