Trent Rockets (Men) v Birmingham Phoenix (Men), Live Cricket Score and Commentary, 25th Match, The Hundred Mens, 2023

The Hundred Mens 25th Match: Trent Rockets (Men) v Birmingham Phoenix (Men) at Nottingham, August 19, 2023

Trent Rockets (Men)

162/6 (100 balls)

Birmingham Phoenix (Men)

116/9 (100 balls)

Finished

TR won by 46 runs.

Trent Rockets (Men) InningTR Inning162/6 (20 ov)

Birmingham Phoenix (Men) InningBP Inning116/9 (20 ov)

Commentary

0.1

Luke Wood to Will Smeed, Four, outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Will Smeed goes back and caresses cut to third man and it raced away to the fence for four.

0.2

Luke Wood to Will Smeed, 1 run, Will Smeed goes back to take inswinger of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident cut that sent the ball sailing towards point for 1 run.

0.3

Luke Wood to Ben Duckett, 1 run, Luke Wood delivers fast ball at good length, Ben Duckett hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.

0.4

Luke Wood to Will Smeed, Four, fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Will Smeed goes back and plays cut in the air to third man, and ball finds the ropes for four.

0.5

Luke Wood to Will Smeed, 1 run, fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Will Smeed goes back to make a room for himself and hits it towards short cover for 1 run.

1.1

Samuel Cook to Ben Duckett, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Ben Duckett hangs in the crease and tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at short cover, who halts the ball.

1.2

Samuel Cook to Ben Duckett, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Ben Duckett goes forward and strives to hit pull, aiming to fend it off, but ball is too tricky to hit.

1.3

Samuel Cook to Ben Duckett, 1 run, Ben Duckett goes back to take inswinger of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep square leg for 1 run.

1.4

Samuel Cook to Will Smeed, 2 runs, Will Smeed goes forward to take inswinger of good length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 2 runs.

1.5

Samuel Cook to Will Smeed, 3 runs, An accurately pitched fast ball on the stumps, Will Smeed goes back to make a confident cut, sending the ball towards deep cover for 3 runs.

2.1

Luke Wood to Will Smeed, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Will Smeed goes forward and strives to hit drive, aiming to fend it off, but ball is too tricky to hit.

2.2

Will Smeed runout (TK Cadmore) 15 (8) Luke Wood to Will Smeed, no run, runout (TK Cadmore), Run out !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Will Smeed goes back and hits flick shot to deep square leg and took off for a risky single, but Tom Kohler-Cadmore was quick to react and threw it towards the stumps. Will Smeed was caught napping and had no chance of making it back in time. Run out!

2.3

Luke Wood to Ben Duckett, 2 runs, An accurately pitched fast ball on the stumps, Jamie Smith goes back to make a confident pull, sending the ball towards deep mid wicket for 2 runs.

2.4

Luke Wood to Ben Duckett, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Ben Duckett goes back and slash pull towards short mid wicket, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

2.5

Ben Duckett c M Carter b L Wood 4 (7) Luke Wood to Ben Duckett, no run, c M Carter b L Wood, Caught out!! inswinger full length on the stumps, Ben Duckett goes back to take the gamble with ramp shot towards deep fine leg, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by Matthew Carter. Leading to a soft dismissal.

3.1

Samuel Cook to Liam Livingstone, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Liam Livingstone goes forward and slash drive towards long off, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

3.2

Samuel Cook to Liam Livingstone, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, Liam Livingstone hangs in the crease and trying to hit pull, but the ball shapes away late and beats the bat.

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3.3

Samuel Cook to Liam Livingstone, 1 leg bye, Leg Bye !! inswinger, good length, on the leg stump, Liam Livingstone hangs in the crease and aims to slam it, but deflect off the pads, and batter steals a leg bye for 1 run.

3.4

Samuel Cook to Jamie Smith, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the stumps, Jamie Smith goes back and tucks flick shot toward the fielder at short mid wicket, who halts the ball.

3.5

Samuel Cook to Jamie Smith, 1 run, Jamie Smith hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an inswinger delivered at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at mid on for 1 run.

4.1

Luke Wood to Jamie Smith, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease and played in the gap to the deep mid wicket for four.

4.2

Luke Wood to Jamie Smith, Four, fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Jamie Smith goes forward and plays drive in the air to long off, and ball finds the ropes for four.

4.3

Luke Wood to Jamie Smith, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Jamie Smith goes forward and dabs pull with soft hands toward mid on, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.

4.4

Luke Wood to Jamie Smith, Six, Six !! fast ball is delivered on the stumps, back of length and Jamie Smith goes back and displays great skill by powering pull to deep mid wicket for a magnificent Maximum!

4.5

Luke Wood to Jamie Smith, Six, Six !! With a brilliant fast ball on the stumps, Jamie Smith goes back and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular pull to deep mid wicket for a colossal Maximum!

5.1

Ish Sodhi to Jamie Smith, 1 run, Jamie Smith goes back to take legbreak of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards long on for 1 run.

5.2

Ish Sodhi to Liam Livingstone, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump, Liam Livingstone goes back and strives to hit cut, aiming to fend it off, but ball is too tricky to hit.

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5.3

Ish Sodhi to Liam Livingstone, 1 leg bye, Leg Bye !! googly, full length, on the stumps, Liam Livingstone goes back and aims to slam flick shot, but deflect off the pads, and batter steals a leg bye for 1 run.

5.4

Ish Sodhi to Jamie Smith, 1 run, Jamie Smith goes back to take legbreak of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident cut that sent the ball sailing towards deep cover for 1 run.

5.5

Ish Sodhi to Liam Livingstone, 1 run, A perfectly executed legbreak of full length on the off stump gave Liam Livingstone the chance to goes back and dabs cut for 1 run.

6.1

Lewis Gregory to Liam Livingstone, 1 run, Liam Livingstone goes forward to take fast ball of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident drive that sent the ball sailing towards long off for 1 run.

6.2

Lewis Gregory to Jamie Smith, 2 runs, An accurately pitched fast ball on the stumps, Jamie Smith goes forward to make a confident drive, sending the ball towards long on for 2 runs.

6.3

Lewis Gregory to Jamie Smith, 2 runs, Jamie Smith goes back and plays a well-timed pull off an fast ball delivered at a back of length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep square leg for 2 runs.

6.4

Lewis Gregory to Jamie Smith, 1 run, Jamie Smith goes forward and plays a well-timed drive off an fast ball delivered at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep cover for 1 run.

6.5

Lewis Gregory to Liam Livingstone, 1 run, Liam Livingstone goes back to take inswinger of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep square leg for 1 run.

7.1

Matthew Carter to Jamie Smith, 1 run, Jamie Smith goes back to take off break ball of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident cut that sent the ball sailing towards deep cover for 1 run.

7.2

Matthew Carter to Liam Livingstone, 1 run, Liam Livingstone goes back and plays a well-timed flick shot off an off break ball delivered at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.

7.3

7.4

Matthew Carter to Liam Livingstone, 1 run, An accurately pitched off break ball on the stumps, Liam Livingstone goes forward to make a confident sweep, sending the ball towards deep square leg for 1 run.

7.5

Matthew Carter to Jamie Smith, 1 run, An accurately pitched off break ball on the off stump, Jamie Smith goes forward to make a confident drive, sending the ball towards long off for 1 run.

8.1

Daniel Sams to Jamie Smith, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the stumps, Jamie Smith goes forward to make a confident flick shot, sending the ball towards long on for 1 run.

8.2

Daniel Sams to Liam Livingstone, 2 runs, An accurately pitched fast ball on the stumps, Liam Livingstone goes forward to make a confident drive, sending the ball towards long off for 2 runs.

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8.3

Daniel Sams to Liam Livingstone, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! fast ball full length, on the off stump, That is well outside the off-stump, leaving Liam Livingstone no chance to play a shot, and the umpire stretches arms to signal it a wide ball.

8.3

Daniel Sams to Liam Livingstone, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Liam Livingstone goes forward and slash drive towards short cover, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

8.4

Daniel Sams to Liam Livingstone, 1 run, Liam Livingstone goes forward to take fast ball of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.

8.5

Daniel Sams to Jamie Smith, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the off stump, Jamie Smith goes forward to make a confident drive, sending the ball towards deep cover for 1 run.

1wd

9.1

Ish Sodhi to Liam Livingstone, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! legbreak full length, on the off stump, That is well outside the off-stump, leaving Liam Livingstone no chance to play a shot, and the umpire stretches arms to signal it a wide ball.

9.1

Ish Sodhi to Liam Livingstone, 1 run, Liam Livingstone goes forward to take legbreak of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident drive that sent the ball sailing towards deep cover for 1 run.

9.2

Ish Sodhi to Jamie Smith, 1 run, Jamie Smith goes back to take legbreak of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident cut that sent the ball sailing towards deep cover for 1 run.

9.3

Liam Livingstone c J Root b I Sodhi 9 (15) Ish Sodhi to Liam Livingstone, no run, c J Root b I Sodhi, Caught out!! legbreak full length on the off stump, Liam Livingstone goes back to take the gamble with cut towards slip, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by Joe Root. Leading to a soft dismissal.

9.4

Ish Sodhi to Moeen Ali, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, full length, on the stumps, Moeen Ali goes back and tucks flick shot toward the fielder at square leg, who halts the ball.

9.5

Ish Sodhi to Moeen Ali, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, full length, on the stumps, Moeen Ali goes forward and slash defensive shot towards mid off, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

10.1

10.2

Matthew Carter to Moeen Ali, 1 run, An accurately pitched off break ball on the stumps, Moeen Ali goes back to make a confident flick shot, sending the ball towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.

10.3

Matthew Carter to Jamie Smith, 2 runs, An accurately pitched off break ball on the off stump, Jamie Smith goes back to make a confident cut, sending the ball towards deep cover for 2 runs.

10.4

Matthew Carter to Jamie Smith, 1 run, An accurately pitched off break ball on the stumps, Jamie Smith goes forward to make a confident flick shot, sending the ball towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.

10.5

Matthew Carter to Moeen Ali, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Moeen Ali hangs in the crease and dabs drive with soft hands toward short cover, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.

11.1

Matthew Carter to Moeen Ali, 1 run, Moeen Ali goes forward to take off break ball of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident drive that sent the ball sailing towards deep cover for 1 run.

11.2

Jamie Smith lbw b M Carter 38 (22) Matthew Carter to Jamie Smith, no run, lbw b M Carter, Out LBW !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Jamie Smith goes back and swings the bat but mistimes it, and the ball hits the pad, prompting an LBW appeal from Matthew Carter, and Umpire gives it out ! Jamie Smith has to depart.

11.3

Matthew Carter to Chris Benjamin, 1 run, An accurately pitched off break ball on the stumps, Chris Benjamin goes back to make a confident flick shot, sending the ball towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.

11.4

Matthew Carter to Moeen Ali, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Moeen Ali goes forward and tucks drive toward the fielder at short cover, who halts the ball.

11.5

Matthew Carter to Moeen Ali, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Moeen Ali goes forward and tucks drive toward the fielder, who halts the ball. Swift fielding by the bowler.

12.1

Ish Sodhi to Chris Benjamin, 1 run, An accurately pitched legbreak on the stumps, Chris Benjamin goes back to make a confident flick shot, sending the ball towards deep square leg for 1 run.

12.2

Ish Sodhi to Moeen Ali, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, full length, on the leg stump, Moeen Ali goes forward and strives to hit sweep, aiming to fend it off, but ball is too tricky to hit.

12.3

Ish Sodhi to Moeen Ali, 1 run, Moeen Ali goes forward to take legbreak of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.

12.4

Ish Sodhi to Chris Benjamin, Six, Six !! legbreak is delivered on the off stump, full length and Chris Benjamin goes forward and displays great skill by powering sloge sweep to deep mid wicket for a magnificent Maximum!

12.5

Ish Sodhi to Chris Benjamin, 1 run, An accurately pitched legbreak on the off stump, Chris Benjamin goes back to make a confident cut, sending the ball towards deep cover for 1 run.

13.1

Daniel Sams to Moeen Ali, 1 run, Moeen Ali goes back to take inswinger of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.

13.2

Daniel Sams to Chris Benjamin, 2 runs, An accurately pitched fast ball on the off stump, Chris Benjamin goes forward to make a confident drive, sending the ball towards long off for 2 runs.

13.3

Daniel Sams to Chris Benjamin, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the off stump, Chris Benjamin goes back to make a confident drive, sending the ball towards deep cover for 1 run.

13.4

Moeen Ali c J Root b DR Sams 4 (11) Daniel Sams to Moeen Ali, no run, c J Root b DR Sams, Caught out !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, Moeen Ali goes back and takes a big risk by attempting pull towards deep mid wicket, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Joe Root, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Moeen Ali.

13.5

Daniel Sams to Benny Howell, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the off stump, Benny Howell goes forward to make a confident drive, sending the ball towards deep cover for 1 run.

14.1

Matthew Carter to Benny Howell, 1 run, Benny Howell goes forward and plays a well-timed drive off an off break ball delivered at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at mid off for 1 run.

14.2

Matthew Carter to Chris Benjamin, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Chris Benjamin goes forward and trying to hit reverse sweep, but the ball shapes away late and beats the bat.

14.3

Matthew Carter to Chris Benjamin, 2 runs, Chris Benjamin goes forward to take off break ball of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident reverse sweep that sent the ball sailing towards deep cover for 2 runs.

14.4

Chris Benjamin b M Carter 14 (9) Matthew Carter to Chris Benjamin, no run, b M Carter, Bowled out !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Chris Benjamin tries to be aggressive, goes back and swings the bat, but the ball gets past the bat and crashes into the stumps, dismissing the batter. Bowled out!

14.5

Matthew Carter to Chris Woakes, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Chris Woakes goes back and dabs cut with soft hands toward point, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.

15.1

Ish Sodhi to Chris Woakes, 1 run, An accurately pitched legbreak on the off stump, Chris Woakes goes forward to make a confident drive, sending the ball towards long off for 1 run.

15.2

Ish Sodhi to Benny Howell, Four, legbreak, full length, on the off stump, Benny Howell hangs in the crease and plays reverse sweep in the air to deep point, and ball finds the ropes for four.

15.3

Ish Sodhi to Benny Howell, 1 run, Benny Howell hangs in the crease to take legbreak of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident inside out shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep cover for 1 run.

15.4

Ish Sodhi to Chris Woakes, 1 run, An accurately pitched legbreak on the off stump, Chris Woakes goes back to make a confident flick shot, sending the ball towards long on for 1 run.

15.5

Ish Sodhi to Benny Howell, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump, Benny Howell goes forward and dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward short cover, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.

16.1

Daniel Sams to Chris Woakes, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Daniel Sams bowls a sharp delivery, and Chris Woakes goes forward to defend the ball, but the ball nips away and beats the bat, leaving the batter stranded.

16.2

Daniel Sams to Chris Woakes, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, full length, on the off stump, Chris Woakes goes forward to the delivery and tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.

16.3

Daniel Sams to Chris Woakes, 2 runs, An accurately pitched inswinger on the stumps, Chris Woakes goes back to make a confident flick shot, sending the ball towards deep mid wicket for 2 runs.

16.4

Daniel Sams to Chris Woakes, 1 run, Chris Woakes goes forward to take fast ball of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.

16.5

Benny Howell c L Gregory b DR Sams 7 (6) Daniel Sams to Benny Howell, no run, c L Gregory b DR Sams, Caught out !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, A risky shot choice by Benny Howell as the batter goes back to play inside out shot, only to get an edge that goes straight into the hands of Lewis Gregory for Benny Howell's dismissal.

17.1

Luke Wood to Adam Milne, 1 run, Adam Milne goes forward to take fast ball of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident drive that sent the ball sailing towards mid off for 1 run.

17.2

Luke Wood to Chris Woakes, 2 runs, Luke Wood delivers fast ball at full length, Chris Woakes goes forward and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep mid wicket for 2 runs.

17.3

Luke Wood to Chris Woakes, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Luke Wood bowls a sharp delivery, and Chris Woakes goes forward to defend the ball, but the ball nips away and beats the bat, leaving the batter stranded.

17.4

Luke Wood to Chris Woakes, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the off stump, and Chris Woakes goes forward and exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers and sends it flying to the long on region for a remarkable Maximum!

17.5

Luke Wood to Chris Woakes, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Chris Woakes goes forward to the delivery and tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.

18.1

Adam Milne b S Cook 1 (2) Samuel Cook to Adam Milne, no run, b S Cook, Bowled out !! fast ball, yorker, on the stumps, A bold move from Adam Milne as batter goes forward and plays it, but it proves to be batter's downfall. The ball crashes into stumps, and the stumps are rattled. Bowled out!

18.2

Samuel Cook to Kane Richardson, 1 run, Samuel Cook delivers fast ball at fulltoss, Kane Richardson goes forward and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep cover for 1 run.

18.3

Samuel Cook to Chris Woakes, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the stumps, Chris Woakes goes forward to make a confident drive, sending the ball towards mid off for 1 run.

18.4

Samuel Cook to Kane Richardson, 1 run, Kane Richardson goes forward to take fast ball of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident sweep that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.

18.5

Samuel Cook to Chris Woakes, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the off stump, Chris Woakes goes forward to make a confident sweep, sending the ball towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.

19.1

Kane Richardson c S Cook b DR Sams 2 (3) Daniel Sams to Kane Richardson, no run, c S Cook b DR Sams, Caught out!! fast ball full length on the off stump, Kane Richardson goes forward to take the gamble with sloge sweep towards long on, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by Sam Hain. Leading to a soft dismissal.

19.2

Daniel Sams to Tanveer Sangha, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the stumps, Tanveer Sangha goes forward to make a confident flick shot, sending the ball towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.

19.3

Daniel Sams to Chris Woakes, 1 run, Chris Woakes goes back to take fast ball of back of length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident pull that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.

19.4

Daniel Sams to Tanveer Sangha, 1 run, Tanveer Sangha goes back to take fast ball of full length aimed on the leg stump, executing a confident ramp shot that sent the ball sailing towards short fine leg for 1 run.

19.5