Rockets 134-5published at 92 balls
Good start to Shaheen Afridi's final set with just a single coming from the first two balls.
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
Rockets 134-5published at 92 balls
Rockets 133-5published at 90 balls
Colin Munro was 24 off 21 balls but he's now got 55 off 29. Talk about acceleration.
Haris Rauf finishes with 0-19. That's him done with the ball in The Hundred in 2023.
Ten balls left.
Rockets 132-5published at 88 balls
Haris Rauf misses with a yorker and Colin Munro slaps the full toss through the covers for four more.
50 for Munropublished at 19:39 British Summer Time 14 August 2023
What a shot!
Colin Munro ramps Haris Rauf over the keeper and picks up six to move to his half-century.
Unreal.
Postpublished at 19:38 British Summer Time 14 August 2023
The Coster Boys
London Spirit super fansIt’s been fantastic seeing Haris Rauf and Shaheen Afridi in this year’s competition, brilliant additions, both wonderful players.
Rockets 120-5published at 85 balls
Good running gives Colin Munro two more to end the set.
19 from it.
Rockets are moving towards a competitive score.
Rockets 118-5published at 84 balls
Six more.
Shorter from Roelof van der Merwe and Colin Munro hangs back and plants him over mid-wicket.
Rockets 112-5published at 83 balls
Big shot from Colin Munro as he plants Roelof van der Merwe over long-on. 94m it went. Huge.
The ball before went for four via a misfield too.
Is this the set that gives Rockets some momentum?
Rockets 101-5published at 80 balls
Hit em!
No. Dreadful throw.
Colin Munro turns for a second, but the ball is basically back in Shaheen Afridi's hands at the non-striker's end.
Shaheen has time to settle himself and throw at the stumps at the other end but his throw is wide.
Missed opportunity.
Rockets 94-5published at 75 balls
Haris Rauf has only conceded six runs from his 15 balls.
It's been brilliant and miserly stuff from the Pakistan quick.
Postpublished at 19:26 British Summer Time 14 August 2023
Here's how Roelof van der Merwe picked up the wicket of his Somerset team-mate Tom Kohler-Cadmore.
Bragging rights gained.
Rockets 92-5published at 70 balls
Munro 19, Sams 8
Daniel Sams smashed 32 off 11 balls for Rockets in a losing cause against London Spirit on Saturday.
He's a dangerous customer.
He picks up his first boundary with a gorgeous drive.
Rockets 85-5published at 65 balls
That wicket delivery was about 4mph quicker than the six ball. No bowler likes getting hit for six.
Rockets pick up five valuable runs as Roelof van der Merwe strays down the leg side with a wide.
Daniel Sams and Colin Munro then just work the ball round.
Van der Merwe is going to bowl another set.
WICKETpublished at 62 balls
Patel c Eskinazi b Van der Merwe 16 (Rockets 76-5)
Immediate revenge for Roelof van der Merwe.
Clever bowling too as he drags his length back a little bit and Samit Patel just slices it up for a simple catch in the covers.
Rockets just can't get any real momentum going.
Rockets 76-4published at 61 balls
Here we go!
Samit Patel comes down the pitch and lofts Roelof van der Merwe over long-on.
Rockets 70-4published at 60 balls
Four singles follow the six.
Are Rockets just going to put their foot down from here?
Rockets 66-4published at 56 balls
That's more like it.
Colin Munro advances to Jake Ball and smacks him back over his head.
Lovely shot.
Rockets 60-4published at 55 balls
Welsh Fire return to pace with David Willey, who picked up two wickets earlier on.
He strays onto the pads of Samit Patel first up and Rockets pick up four leg byes, but just three come off the rest of the set.
Rockets 53-4published at 50 balls
Luke Wells is on with his off-spin.
He strays down the leg side a couple of times, giving away wides, and Rockets take nine from the set.
It's all very sedate in Cardiff. Both on the pitch and in the crowd.
Rockets 44-4published at 45 balls
Samit Patel, making his first appearance in the 2023 competition, is the new batter.
He and Colin Munro work four singles.