Ahmed Impresses As Rockets Crush Originals

The Hundred men's competition, Trent Bridge

Manchester Originals 98-8 (100 balls): Gregory 33* (21); Willey 3-11

Trent Rockets 101-3 (74 balls): Ahmed 45* (35), Moores 22* (13)

Trent Rockets won by 7 wickets

Scorecard. Table

Rehan Ahmed starred pinch bat and shot arsenic Trent Rockets sealed a broad seven-wicket triumph complete Manchester Originals astatine Trent Bridge.

Ahmed took 2-14 successful a good bowling effort alongside Rockets skipper David Willey, who ripped done nan apical bid pinch 3-11, earlier scoring an unbeaten 45 arsenic nan location broadside reached their subpar target of 99 pinch 26 balls to spare.

The Originals trudged to 98-8 connected a slow and sluggish surface, group up by Willey who pinned opener Ben McKinney lbw for a duck from nan 4th shot of nan innings, earlier having erstwhile England white-ball skipper Jos Buttler caught down for 19 and New Zealand world Rachin Ravindra was dismissed nan aforesaid measurement first ball.

Ahmed past ended immoderate hopes of an Originals betterment arsenic nan destructive Heinrich Klaasen holed retired for 9 from 16 balls and opener Phil Salt fell for 19.

Only Lewis Gregory offered immoderate guidance for nan Originals pinch his unbeaten 33 from 21 balls and contempt losing openers Joe Root and Tom Banton early, nan Rockets made ray activity of nan pursuit for a invited nett run-rate boost which keeps nan unit connected apical of nan array Oval Invincibles.

Root misjudged a scoop and was caught down for four, Baton was lbw to Ravindra for 11 and Max Holden fell to a spectacular one-handed drawback by Salt, 1 of very fewer moments for nan Originals to observe arsenic they were wholly outplayed.

Ahmed was fixed a reprieve erstwhile he was dismissed connected 39 by a Noor Ahmad no-ball pinch only 7 runs near to win, but fittingly nan all-rounder struck nan winning bound aft a fifth-wicket guidelines of 40 pinch Tom Moores, who made 22 not retired from 13.

Rockets stay 2nd successful nan table, adjacent connected points pinch Brave but down connected nett run-rate, while Originals driblet to sixth.

Manchester Originals person 1 of nan astir powerful apical orders pinch Salt, Buttler and Klaasen successful peculiar but this was not a aboveground that suited their accustomed aggression aliases innovation.

Willey was nan cleanable campaigner to utilization it pinch nan plaything for which he is renowned, deceiving young McKinney by firing nan shot successful astatine his pads earlier Buttler attempted a counter-attack pinch 3 fours disconnected Lockie Ferguson.

It was short-lived, arsenic Buttler nicked a good-length transportation down from nan past shot of nan powerplay earlier Willey efficiently produced nan aforesaid consequence to nan left-handed Ravindra.

Willey bowled his 20-ball spell wrong nan first 30 balls and was relentless pinch his accuracy: he deed a bully statement pinch 76% of his deliveries, while 33% were predicted to beryllium going connected to deed nan stumps and nary were wide of nan disconnected stump.

Klaasen, 1 of nan world's champion players of spin, was undone by nan dot-ball unit arsenic he clubbed nan ever-impressive Ahmed to Sam Hain astatine long-on and Salt, who had been starved of nan strike, picked retired heavy square-leg to time off nan Originals reeling astatine 51-6.

They were rescued somewhat by Gregory, who whacked 4 boundaries erstwhile nan apical six managed conscionable 5 betwixt them, but it was ne'er capable to situation nan Rockets contempt nan slow and turgid quality of nan surface.

Root and Banton tried to beryllium proactive early but were undone by nan deficiency of gait connected nan shot but Ahmed showed singular assurance successful striking down nan crushed and done nan covers, sealing a 4th triumph successful 5 games for nan Rockets, who support their push for a top-three place.

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