Billings finishes it in style! What an innings from Sam Billings, the skipper clearing midwicket on the charge to take his Oval Invincibles through to an automatic spot in Sunday's men's final! He came in at 21 for 3 and sees them home with 5 wickets and 8 balls to spare!
Rockets vs Invincibles, 29th Match at London, Men's Hundred, Aug 21 2023 - Match Result
RESULT
29th Match (N), The Oval, August 21, 2023, The Hundred Men's Competition
148/7
(92/100 balls, T:149) 151/5
Invincibles won by 5 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
Match centre
Comms: Vithushan EhantharajahScorecard summary
Trent Rockets (Men) • 148/7(100 balls)
36 (25)
2/20 (20)
35 (24)
2/31 (20)
Oval Invincibles (Men) • 151/5(92 balls)
76* (40)
2/38 (20)
31 (22)
1/20 (15)
9:16pm: That's all from us tonight. Catch you all tomorrow!
9:10pm Trent Rockets - 7 points - remain third and now have to hope Welsh Fire lose to Northern Superchargers tomorrow and Southern Brave lose to Manchester Originals on Thursday. If either of them win, Rockets are done.
9:05pm: Your match hero is, of course, Sam Billings.
Simon Doull asks Billings when was the last time he hit the ball that well: "Quite a while mate!
"It was nice to see some work behind the scenes to actually come off. It's always there (form). It doesn't feel like that sometimes. I tried too hard, tried to put a bit too much pressure on myself."
92
6
Sodhi to Billings, SIX runs
91
1
Sodhi to Tom Curran, 1 run
Turn off the pitch from a decent length, Curran cuts hard on the top of off stump but straight to the deep cover fielder
5 needed off 10...and finally, Ish Sodhi comes into the attack
CHANGE OF END
after 90 balls9 runs
OI-M: 144/5Need 5 from 10 balls
Sam Billings70 (39b 5x4 4x6)
Tom Curran17 (9b 3x4)
Daniel Sams 2/38 (20)
90
•
Sams to Billings, no run
Slower ball, scuffed under edge through to the keeper. But that, surely is all she wrote for this one...
Vishal Poojary: "Ish Sodhi should have had a go at Tom Curran." Really not sure why he hasn't gone to him. Too late, we fear
89
2
Sams to Billings, 2 runs
Short, pulled hard but brilliant saved by Sam Cook this time as Curran races back for that second run.
88
2
Sams to Billings, 2 runs
Pulled hard across to square leg, Luke Wood skids out in the deep and manages to save two
87
4
Sams to Billings, FOUR runs
Billings taking this home! Wide and full, slapped gorgeously through extra cover, to the left of the boundary rider at long on
86
1
Sams to Tom Curran, 1 run
Short, into the right-hander, helped around the corner to backward square leg
14 needed from 15... Gregory still not going to Ish Sodhi. Sams with his final set
after 85 balls10 runs
OI-M: 135/5Need 14 from 15 balls
Sam Billings62 (35b 4x4 4x6)
Tom Curran16 (8b 3x4)
Lewis Gregory 0/21 (15)
85
1
Gregory to Billings, 1 run
Outside off, fast hands to work length to midwicket once more
84
1
Gregory to Tom Curran, 1 run
Fuller, into the pads, whopped around the corner for a single
83
•
Gregory to Tom Curran, no run
Gregory goes a little sharper with a bumper that has Curran on the floor as he fails an attempt to carve over the keeper
82
4
Gregory to Tom Curran, FOUR runs
Back to back! Similar length, straighter and Curran stands tall and larrups that through midwicket for another four
81
4
Gregory to Tom Curran, FOUR runs
What a shot from Curran! Length delivery sits up outside off and Curran goes to drive and cracks his wrists into the shot to life over cover!
Lewis Gregory taking matters into his own hands as he takes the ball for his 3rd set
CHANGE OF END
after 80 balls4 runs
OI-M: 125/5Need 24 from 20 balls
Sam Billings61 (34b 4x4 4x6)
Tom Curran7 (4b 1x4)
Sam Cook 1/22 (15)
80
•
Cook to Billings, no run
Length, nip into Billings who defends back down the pitch off the back foot
79
1
Cook to Tom Curran, 1 run
Slower, length, guided to point who has to dive allowing the batters to cross over
78
1
Cook to Billings, 1 run
Yorker length, outside off, dug out down the ground for a single
77
•
Cook to Billings, no run
Top of off from Cook, Billings opens the face but point is quickly on that one
76
2
Cook to Billings, 2 runs
Short, wide, rearing up off a length and cut to deep cover
Sam Cook with his third 5
after 75 balls12 runs
OI-M: 121/5Need 28 from 25 balls
Sam Billings58 (30b 4x4 4x6)
Tom Curran6 (3b 1x4)
Daniel Sams 2/29 (15)
75
•
Sams to Billings, no run
Pace off, wider and Billings is flummoxed, gasping as he misses that cross-bat into the offside
74
6
Sams to Billings, SIX runs
What a strike! Slower ball on leg stump, Billings pauses his swing and flicks high over the fielder at wide long on. Even Billings was surprised by how well he's hit that!
73
2
Sams to Billings, 2 runs
Gloved down the leg side as Sams tries to follow Billings, gets two down to fine leg
Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
OI-M
76 runs (40)
5 fours5 sixes
Productive shot
pull
26 runs
3 fours1 six
Control
78%
TR-M
36 runs (25)
1 four3 sixes
Productive shot
on drive
17 runs
0 four2 sixes
Control
72%
Best performances - bowlers
OI-M
B
20
0s
9
R
20
W
2
RPB
1.00
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W | ||||
LEGOFF
LHB
1W | ||||
OI-M
B
20
0s
5
R
31
W
2
RPB
1.55
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
2W | ||||
LEGOFF
LHB
Match details
| Kennington Oval, London | |
| Toss | Trent Rockets (Men), elected to bat first |
| Series | |
| Season | 2023 |
| Player Of The Match | |
| Match days | 21 August 2023 - night (100-ball match) |
| Umpires | |
| TV Umpire | |
| Reserve Umpire | |
| Match Referee | |
| Points | Oval Invincibles (Men) 2, Trent Rockets (Men) 0 |
Language
English
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