Root scores sublime 72 off 35 balls but can't get Rockets over the line
Sams' 32 off 11 appeared to put Rockets on course for victory until he was lbw to Ellis
Lawrence scores brilliant 93 off 49 balls in Spirit's 195-4
Crawley's 30 off 15 gets Spirit off to good start
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.
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.
Zak Crawley had a day out.
Here's his massive six off Daniel Sams.
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.
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Image source, Getty ImagesTime for Matty Wade to show us his power, we can’t wait!
Joe Root is on for a bowl.
A lovely reverse-sweep from Matthew Wade brings him four.
Spirit take nine from Root's set.
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.
Image source, ECBMatthew 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.
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.
My days.
Dan Lawrence gets down early and slog-sweeps Ish Sodhi over the mid-wicket fence.
Lovely shot.
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.
Here's how Sam Cook picked up the wicket of Adam Rossington.
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.
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.
Daniel Sams is on now.
Lewis Gregory must be reading along.
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.
Luke Wood's second set finishes with two singles.
Good start from Spirit.
Four more.
Zak Crawley gets across early and ramps over short fine leg.
Lovely stuff.
My days. That's a shot.
Zak Crawley stands tall and crunches a drive to the fence.
Immense.
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.