Rockets vs Fire, 20th Match at Cardiff, Men's Hundred, Aug 14 2023 - Match Result

full outside off, pounded down the ground to long-off, Root just acts as a roadblock before throwing the ball in - and Trent Rockets win by four runs! Fire flame out despite a gutsy chase

full and slugged down the ground, it's fine of Hales but he makes no mistake as he fields at long-on to keep them to two

pitched up, swings hard, slices four to deep third! Big heave and it goes fast off the edge, beats the man down there!

back of a length, 86mph and Clarke pulls to long-on, he tries desperately to come back for two... but is left well short by Hales' throw! Clarke has played valiantly but he won't see this one through. Fired in hard and flat, Kohler-Cadmore completes the job and Clarke has to keep running for the dressing room

round the wicket, back of a length and Willey is hit on the body trying to pull. Clarke calls him through for a leg bye

holes out to long-off! Phillips knows he has to put another one on to the bleachers but scuffs his lofted shot down the ground and it's a simple take for Hales coming in off the rope. Another twist as the game turns Rockets' way again

back of a length with pace off, Phillips doesn't time this slap to cow corner... but Root is wrong-footed by the bounce, and then has to throw himself back to palm it away from the rope! It's tight but he does well, saving two at a crucial juncture

slower ball, monstered over wide long-on! Sits deep in the crease and sets himself for the baseball strike, fetched all the way, despite the presence of Root out there on the rope

stroked through the covers, Phillips plays an old-fashioned back-foot drive and it races away for four

round the wicket, back of a length and skidding through as Phillips swipes and misses

short and slogged over deep backward square! Turner thought he'd finished a maiden set with a wicket... instead, that last ball has cost him eight runs, and kept Fire in the hunt!

short and swerving down leg, Clarke pulls and misses... or does he? TKC takes a diving catch and the finger goes up! But Clarke signals for a review and then Graham Lloyd indicates it was a no-ball!

another dot, and a run-out! Brilliant from Turner, who fields Clarke's mistimed pull in his follow through, turns and sees Abell backing up well down the pitch, and underarms it into the stumps! Cool as a cuke from the debutant, and Rockets regain their grip

back of a length down the leg side, Clarke carves out a slice of fresh air

length ball this time, Clarke again tries to reverse-ramp and doesn't connect!

full toss outside off, Clarke was in position to ramp... misses the ball! "Ohh!" he exclaims

sliced short of cover, shout of "catch!" Root then has a shy at the non-striker's, Clarke would have been gone... the throw misses and they steal a second!

slower-ball bouncer, Clarke was across and looking to ramp. It almost bounces a second time before Clarke eventually carves it away into the leg side

back of a length, pace off and swatted for one

goes deep and drives back down the ground! Mid-off was up and he gets it past him for four