Spirit vs Rockets, 16th Match at London, Men's Hundred, Aug 12 2023 - Match Result

Ellis holds his nerve, full on off stump and swung leg side but he's got protection there! Spirit win by two runs, despite Root's efforts, as Rockets fall narrowly shy of the highest successful chase in the Hundred

short ball outside off, bottom-edged behind square on the pull. They'll get back for two

low full toss, Gregory swishes it away into the leg side. The sweeper has to come in a long way, Crawley the misfields and they get two

full and straight, 88mph, pins him in front! Sams misses with a heave across the line and looks gone... but he reviews, perhaps in desperation. Struck on the knee roll and ball-tracking has it smashing into middle. Up goes the finger again. Ellis makes a crucial breakthrough at the vital juncture!

low full toss, whipped away! Sams gets enough on a meaty blow that beats the man on the 45 and races fine

full down leg, helped away! Sams gets plenty on his flick to fine leg

looks to come down, Wood drops short and it's bottom-edged wide of the keeper

full and launched! Root deposits a slot ball over deep backward square leg! It's the longer side of the ground but he ploughs it into the crowd nevertheless

Root tries to reverse-scoop a full ball, again it goes by leg stump. But the umpire is happy this time

same line, behind the pads as Root swings and misses. Another freebie

goes round the wicket, full and sliding down leg on the angle. Wide!

full outside leg, Root reverse-sweeps and gets it past point, Worrall does well in the deep

full, wide and mowed over cover! Pace on and it goes like a rocket as Sams winds up and shoots for the lights

goes for the wide yorker, 83mph but misses the slot. Sams can't connect!

short ball, Sams pulls... did he get a glove on this? Richard Kettleborough is unmoved but Spirit review, Rossington was convinced. Nothing on UltraEdge, though. Sams can continue

wide yorker, squeezed past short third! Sits back and drops the bat like a railway sleeper, gets four more!

clubbed to long-off, dropped! Low full toss, Sams slices across it and Crawley gets a good look running in, but puts the catch down

clobbered, Sams fetches six more to the short side! Dawson tried to spear the ball in but Sams swings sweetly across the line, pings it high over deep midwicket

monster mashed! Sams finds his range second ball, leans out and smokes this high over long-on

fired down well outside off, 62mph and driven for two through point