Summary

  • Fire, chasing 153, can only reach 148-6

  • Clarke run out for 54 off 34

  • Rockets recover from 40-4 to post 152-6

  • Munro hits unbeaten 66 off 35 balls, including four sixes

  • Willey, Ball & Van der Merwe take two wickets each

  1. Goodbyepublished at 21:30 British Summer Time 14 August 2023

    Right that's all from us tonight.

    For more details on this game head over here.

    Tomorrow it's the London derby - Invincibles v Spirit at The Oval.

  2. Postpublished at 21:28 British Summer Time 14 August 2023

    Match Hero Colin Munro: "We've got some strikers at the end so we try and make sure they get a platform. I'm lucky some came out of the middle because It wasn't a pretty first 20 balls.

    "They went yorkers, rather than trying to hit the middle of the pitch, and it played into our hands.

    "It was nice to get some runs and contribute because it has been a lean couple of games. It's nice to get that over the line because we've lost a couple of close ones.

    "I thought John Turner bowled really well on debut. It was outstanding the way he bowled to Joe Clarke, who is a top-class talent."

  3. Postpublished at 21:26 British Summer Time 14 August 2023

    Colin Munro wins the match hero award.

    The Rockets were 76-5 batting first but he hit 66 not out from 35 balls to give them something to defend.

  4. Postpublished at 21:25 British Summer Time 14 August 2023

    Trent Rockets have in fact leapt from bottom to third in the table.

    That's how tight it is!

  5. Postpublished at 21:23 British Summer Time 14 August 2023

    This result really puts the cat amongst the pigeons in the men's standings.

    There are now five teams on five points behind the Oval Invincibles on seven.

  6. Trent Rockets beat Welsh Fire by four runspublished at 21:21 British Summer Time 14 August 2023
    Breaking

    Turner does the job!

    He gets a big hug from Samit Patel after the final ball is smashed to Joe Root on the bounce at long off.

    The Rockets have held on.

  7. Postpublished at 21:20 British Summer Time 14 August 2023

    How are your nerves, John Turner?

  8. Fire 147-6published at 1 ball left

    Only a two from the penultimate.

    It all comes down to six needed from the last ball.

  9. Fire 145-6published at 2 balls left

    Edged for four by Van der Merwe!

    Eight from two to win.

  10. Postpublished at 21:19 British Summer Time 14 August 2023

    There are now two new batters in the middle with 12 needed from three.

    Roelof van der Merwe is on strike...

  11. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 3 balls left

    Clarke run out 54 (Fire 141-6)

    Gone! is that the game?

    Joe Clarke desperately tried to get back for two but couldn't get there after a good throw from Alex Hales.

  12. Postpublished at 21:17 British Summer Time 14 August 2023

    John Turner has three Rockets team-mates in his ear before this delivery.

  13. Fire 140-5published at 4 balls left

    Need 13 from four balls

    Joe Clarke charges down to the striker's end after Willey is hit on the body.

    He's the set batter and is going to have to finish this off.

  14. Fire 139-5published at 5 balls left

    Target 153

    It's going to John Turner to bowl it.

  15. Postpublished at 21:15 British Summer Time 14 August 2023

    Welsh Fire need 14 from the final five balls.

    New batter David Willey will be on strike.

  16. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 5 balls left

    Phillips c Hales b Sams 13 (Fire 139-5)

    Not this time. Glenn Phillips is caught.

  17. Fire 139-4published at 6 balls left

    Phillips swings again...

    Is that six? No...

    But it's four, surely? The umpires disagree, judging the fielder wasn't touching the boundary when they flicked the ball back. Boos from the crowd.

    14 needed.

  18. 6 runs

    Fire 139-4published at 7 balls left

    Into the stands!

    Listen to that Cardiff crowd.

    16 from seven is the equation now.

  19. Fire 133-4published at 8 balls left

    Cracked for four by Glenn Phillips!

    22 runs needed from eight balls.