Trent Rockets fought tooth and nail to secure a dramatic four-wicket victory against Southern Brave. The spectacular win came on their home turf, Trent Bridge. The match turned tense when Trent Rockets batter Adam Hose suffered a serious ankle injury while fielding, but his teammates rallied to ensure a successful chase of a target set by Southern Brave.
Injured Adam Hose dislocated his right ankle while batting for Southern Brave. It was this injury that made for a ten-minute stoppage in the game as a cadre of medical personnel sprinted to his aid. Even after the surprise defeat, the Trent Rockets stayed upbeat and positive, looking to seal their place in the final against the odds. The Brave ended their innings at 140 for 4 in 100 balls, a strong score. Du Plooy was the undoubted star of the show, scoring a fantastic 55 runs to help set the target.
Trent Rockets batted second and began the run chase requiring 141 runs to win. After some early pressure they found their feet well as Tom Banton and Tom Moores built a solid platform. That partnership was so vital. Banton’s positive knock of 49 runs off just 38 balls really began to set the Rockets up for the chase with a strong platform laid. Together, he and Moores put on a crucial 76-run partnership which swung the game decisively in the Rockets’ favour.
Tom Moores went past the boundary on six occasions in a blistering innings, scoring 55 off just 30 balls. Did his performance with five sixes and four fours constitute the best known example of a player being a batter, dominating that bowling attack? Moores was run out at mid-off with only five runs required from 11 balls. His work had already put his team in a dominant position.
As the game deep into the final overs, Marcus Stoinis emerged to save the day and fire Trent Rockets to victory. On his birthday, Stoinis hit a massive six that won the match. With that hit, his side wrapped up the match at 145 for 6 in only 96 balls, with four balls to spare. During that tough stretch of Hose’s injury, his contributions were key to carrying the Rockets through and to the ultimate victory.
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