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. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 41 balls

    Kohler-Cadmore b Van der Merwe 6 (Rockets 40-4)

    Bowled him!

    This is an absolute beauty from Roelof van der Merwe.

    The ball straightens on Tom Kohler-Cadmore, who doesn't move his feet at all, and it slides past his defence and into off-stump.

  2. Postpublished at 19:03 British Summer Time 14 August 2023

    Here's how Joe Root fell for 14.

    He'd played a beautiful ramp two balls earlier (see the second video) but he didn't get this one right.

    Risk v reward.

  3. Rockets 40-3published at 40 balls

    This is all very sedate.

    Another three singles and a leg bye from the set.

  4. Rockets 36-3published at 35 balls

    Trent Rockets are naturally having to rebuild having lost three early wickets but at some stage they are going to have to put their foot on the pedal.

    Three singles and a leg bye from Jake Ball's second set.

  5. Rockets 32-3published at 30 balls

    The Welsh Fire bowling line-up is pretty relentless, isn't it?

    Pakistan superstar Haris Rauf is introduced into the attack and goes for just two singles from his five balls.

  6. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 23 balls

    Root c Clarke b Ball 14 (Rockets 29-3)

    The scoop gets Joe Root in trouble!

    He tries to repeat the shot but this time he doesn't connect and it comes off the bottom of the glove.

    It then brushes into his thigh and loops up to Joe Clarke for a simple catch.

  7. 6 runs

    Rockets 29-2published at 21 balls

    Joe Root!

    It's becoming a new trademark as the England man scoops over fine leg for six.

    It's brilliantly held by a member of the groundstaff too.

  8. Postpublished at 18:48 British Summer Time 14 August 2023

    Here's how Alex Hales fell.

    What a take from Joe Clarke.

  9. Rockets 23-2published at 20 balls

    Almost absolutely brilliant from David Willey!

    Tom Kohler-Cadmore drops into the leg side and looks to steal a quick single.

    Willey scurries after it, slides, turns and throws at the non-striker's end.

    A direct hit would have sent Kohler-Cadmore packing.

  10. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 18 balls

    Malan lbw b Willey 10 (Rockets 21-2)

    It's clipping the top of the stumps and Dawid Malan has to go!

    Malan looks unhappy. Rockets are again in powerplay trouble.

  11. Postpublished at 18:44 British Summer Time 14 August 2023

    There's no bat involved.

    Is it high?

  12. Rockets reviewpublished at 18:44 British Summer Time 14 August 2023

    David Willey has got Dawid Malan!

    Or has he?

    Malan, after a chat with Joe Root, decides to review.

  13. Rockets 16-1published at 15 balls

    Shaheen Afridi goes to his back-of-the-hand slower ball and it is short.

    Dawid Malan waits and waits for it and then splits mid-wicket and square leg to pick up a boundary.

  14. How's stat?!published at 18:41 British Summer Time 14 August 2023

    Alex HalesImage source, Getty Images

    Trent Rockets' success in 2022 was built on a strong opening partnership but they've struggled at the top of the innings this season.

    In the three times they’ve batted in the powerplay this season, the Rockets have lost six wickets and scored at 1.27 runs per ball - an average score of 32-2.

  15. Rockets 10-1published at 10 balls

    Joe Root is up and running straight away with a trademark lean into the covers.

    He picks up a couple more through mid-wicket.

  16. Postpublished at 18:36 British Summer Time 14 August 2023

    Joe Root, who cracked an unbeaten 72 off 35 balls in a losing effort on Saturday, is the new batter.

  17. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 6 balls

    Hales c Clarke b Willey 4 (Rockets 5-1)

    Great catch!

    Alex Hales looks to flick David Willey away on the angle but the ball straightens a little bit and he gets a pretty healthy edge on it.

    Joe Clarke is starting to go the wrong way but then dives to his right at full stretch and takes a superb one-handed grab.

  18. Rockets 5-0published at 5 balls

    Dawid Malan takes a single from the first ball of the game before Shaheen Afridi ties Alex Hales down.

    Two dots results in a wild swipe from Hales, before a more cultured push through the covers brings him four.

  19. How's stat?!published at 18:30 British Summer Time 14 August 2023

    Shaheen AfridiImage source, Getty Images

    Shaheen Afridi is going to bowl the first set of five.

    His battle with Alex Hales at the top of the innings could be key.

    Left-arm seamer Shaheen has bowled to Hales in five T20s and dismissed him twice.

    Hales has taken 35 runs off 18 balls.