Oval Invincibles and Trent Rockets came head-to-head against each other in match 17 of The Hundred 2022. The Invincibles’ captain Sam Billings won the toss and elected to field first. . Alex Hales and Dawid Malan got off to a flying start. Alex Hales scored twenty runs off Sam Curran’s over with two sixes and two fours to take the total to forty-eight.
Mohammad Hasnain deceived Alex Hales after a blitzkrieg fifty from the batter. A six from Dawid Malan off Matt Milnes’ ball took the team’s total past the one-hundred mark. Kohler-Cadmore and Malan carried on with their onslaught until Sunil Narine got rid of the latter for 38 runs. A quick 24 and 23 from Lewis Gregory and Colin Munro took the team closer to the 170-mark. Trent Rockets ended up scoring 181 for the loss of four wickets in hundred balls.
Jason Roy and Will Jacks opened the innings for the Invincibles. The duo looked confident in chasing the mighty target. The 2019 World Cup champion has bagged three ducks in the last four innings. However, he managed to reach the 20-run mark before he perished.
Will Jacks got out for eleven off nine balls. Skipper Sam Billings bagged a duck. The Invincibles’ were reduced to 42/3 from 41/1 in a span of three balls. Sam Curran and Jordan Cox joined hands aiming to go big. Samit Patel deceived Sam Curran for 27 runs off nineteen balls. The West Indian star Sunil Narine tried his hand with his bat alongside Jordan Cox.
The Duo looked unstoppable and managed to find gaps quite easily. Sam Cook’s penultimate over proved too costly for the Rockets as he conceded two sixes and a boundary. The penultimate over helped the Invincibles to inch closer to the target. However, it wasn’t enough as they required 29 runs off the last over. The green team managed to score only three runs and ended up losing Sunil Narine’s wicket in the final over.
Trent Rockets bagged the two points as they defeated Oval Invincibles by twenty-five runs.
Here’s how Twitter reacted to the Rockets’ fantastic batting display:
Alex Hales truly deserves to be a part of the England team again. Given that Roy has been struggling lately, England should consider bringing back Hales in the setup with the World Cup in mind.#alexhales #T20WorldCup #TheHundred
— Ashwin Daniel (@_Ashwin_Daniel) August 18, 2022
Trent Rockets won by 25 Runs. Excellent Knock @AlexHales1 59(29). Fantastic spell @shamsi90 2/21.#TheHundred
— JaayShaan (Shankar) (@JaayShaan) August 18, 2022
Only English Player to Complete 10000 T20 Runs.#AlexHales #TheHundred
— Kumar Gourav (@TheKumarGourav) August 18, 2022
Great night @TrentBridge supporting #TrentRockets @thehundred Big win against #OvalInvincibles 🏏 Topped off with the kids being able to meet the players! Both left absolutely buzzing 🤩 Brilliant family atmosphere. Roll on Saturday ☺️ #TheHundred pic.twitter.com/2D27lOy7t8
— Emma Wilson (@wils_emma) August 17, 2022
A much better performance by the #TrentRockets and @AlexHales1 should be in the England team. Nice to see them be clutch in front of a sell out @TrentBridge crowd.
The women have not been up to scratch for the second year running.#theHundred
— sunbeam (@sunbeam007) August 17, 2022
#TrentRockets defeat the #OvalInvincibles to claim their fourth win of the season. @AlexHales1 once again at the top order smashing a fifty (59 runs), then @shamsi90 with the ball took 2/21.#TheHundred pic.twitter.com/lomd4OG7B0
— Afghan Cricket Association – ACA (@ACAUK1) August 17, 2022
✨ @AlexHales1 led the charge once again for Trent Rockets at the top with his stormy performance today💪#TheHundred #CricketTwitter #alexhales pic.twitter.com/aanzPFYDtZ
— CricWick (@CricWick) August 17, 2022
✨ Jordan Cox's solitary innings of 61* (33) proved insufficient as home side Trent Rockets secured a comfortable win by 2⃣5⃣ runs ✌️#CricketTwitter #TheHundred pic.twitter.com/WE28WuiQVN
— CricWick (@CricWick) August 17, 2022
Well that was a total thrashing wasn't it. #TheHundred
— James Tweets (@JamesHailey1) August 17, 2022
Trent Rockets beat Oval Invincibles by 25 runs to get their 4th win from 5 games. They are 2nd in the table. #TheHundred #cricket
— Scott Rose (@srose93) August 17, 2022
