Rockets vs Brave, 24th Match at Southampton, Men's Hundred, Aug 10 2024 - Ball by Ball Commentary

Jordan gets them over the line! Oh my word, what a fantastic game of cricket, goosebumps! Jordan with a sucker-punch, stands deep, it was shortish and angled into his body, he plays a lovely pick up shot over deep fine and gets a four; punches the air in ecstasy but it was Pollard who turned the tide with his pyrotechnics; Rashid Khan will be hurting

Homes the back of a length ball, gets it to climb insanely off the deck, swivels, and goes for the pull, can't quite connect

Short and the ball sticks in the surface, punched on the rise to cover and non-striker (Archer) kept sprinting, Jordan was not interested at all; massive mix-up, superb fielding, kept his composure and just threw it to Gregory who whips off the bails; pendulum swing again' excellent fielding, dived to his left and got rid of the ball quickly

Over the wicket, short of a length, tight at off-stump, makes room and squeezes it out to deep point, only a single, 4 needed

Over the wicket, attempted wide yorker, not quite into the blockhole, gets down low and strokes past cover-point, will keep the strike

Slower short of a length ball floating outside off, deftly pushed it to deep point and hares back for the second, fight continues, it's neck to neck

Driven down to long-on for a run

Sharp lifter around an irksome off-stump line, getting taste of his own medicine, can't connect on the pull

Fraction short at middle, punched with soft hands to cover and he was trying to scamper a single, he is not even in the picture, fielder hits the bull's eye and Rockets aren't yet out of the contest! He hit five monster sixes in his 45-run rampage, take a bow!

Back of a length outside off, rocks back and blazes it in front of deep midwicket for four; we're being treated to a Pollard masterclass. Crowd is lit up. He has been imperious; once he gets going, it's very hard to stop him. Bombastic batting

Snorter of a bouncer on off, whacks it back to the bowler

Pulled away for four' shortish at leg; fumble at deep midwicket leaks a four; mere flick of the wrist and it flutters away for four

Struggle against pace continues! Short snorter around the line off, late on the pull; How do Rockets recover from this? They were bossing the game before that Rashid over!

Swivels and pulls it down to backward square

Oh my goodness! Can you believe it? It's raining sixes; this set has completely changed the complexion of the game, floated up fuller outside off, right into his hitting arc, this was rather effortless; takes the aerial route again and dispatches it out of the park over long-off. Crowd has gone berserk!

Good lord! Pulverised into the stands! Backs away leg-side, and spanked with insolence over deep midwicket, Rashid under the pump! Pollard has turned on the beast mode!

Three sixes in a row, this is insane; way over the bowler's head for mighty long monster hit! Rashid looking out of sorts, Pollard has answer to everything!

Thumps it many a mile over long-off for a six; suddenly woken up from slumber and making Rockets pay! That's what Pollard can do! This is amazing head-spinning hitting! Flexes his biceps and went hard, its' flown out of orbit!

Pollard gets it off the middle and has hoisted it over cow corner for a six, backed away a touch, got behind the line and clobbered it over wide long-on; that's a biggie right out of the screws! That's Pollard power for you!

Bowled him! That's a stunning yorker from round the wicket, Hosein shimmies across to work it behind square, went too far across his stumps and Cook does the needful, getting it right in the blockhole and smashing into middle stump. A pitch-perfect yorker