The Hundred males’s competitors, The Oval
MI London 147-7 (100 balls): S Curran 72 (46); Gregory 2-32
Trent Rockets 148-4 (90 balls): Santner 52* (23); Gleeson 2-27
Trent Rockets gained by six wickets
Trent Rockets booked their place within the knockout levels of the lads’s Hundred with a six-wicket victory in opposition to MI London at The Oval.
Rockets’ sixth win in seven matches ensures them a top-three end as they moved to 24 factors on the prime – eight greater than the trio of Sunrisers Leeds, Welsh Hearth and MI London.
Rockets made a shaky begin chasing 148 as Finn Allen fell to Tom Curran earlier than Aneurin Donald and Sam Billings additionally departed, leaving them 46-3 after 30 balls.
Ben Duckett made 27 from 26 balls earlier than he was dismissed by Richard Gleeson midway by the innings, however Tim David and Mitchell Santner took full benefit of dropped catches – by Sam Curran and Sherfane Rutherford respectively – to steer their facet to a sixth consecutive win.
David completed unbeaten on 32, whereas New Zealand white-ball captain Santner raced to his maiden Hundred half-century from 21 deliveries and struck the successful runs with 10 balls to spare – sealing Rockets’ first victory on the Oval within the competitors.
Earlier, after being despatched out to bat first, MI London made a speedy begin, with the in-form Will Jacks, who had three fifties in 4 matches, trying in ominous contact once more – however two good items of fielding halted their early momentum.
First, David produced an excellent catch working backwards to take away James Vince, earlier than Duckett’s pinpoint direct hit whereas on the ground ran out Nicholas Pooran two balls later to depart the house facet reeling at 35-2.
Jacks and captain Sam Curran then undertook a rebuilding job earlier than the opener departed for 39, courtesy of a surprising reflex return catch by leg-spinner Calvin Harrison.
Wickets continued to fall at common intervals for the hosts, however Sam Curran introduced up a 30-ball half-century – ending with 72 off 46 balls together with 4 fours and 5 sixes.
He was dismissed on the ultimate ball of the innings as MI London posted 147-7.
