Cox And Curran Blast Invincibles To Staggering Win

The Hundred men's competition, The Kia Oval

Trent Rockets 171-7 (100 balls): Root 76 (41); Rashid 2-19

Oval Invincibles 173-4 (89 balls): Cox 58* (32), Curran 54 (24); Ahmed 2-25

Invincibles triumph by six wickets

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Spectacular fifties from Jordan Cox and Sam Cox fired Oval Invincibles to a thrilling six-wicket triumph complete Trent Rockets successful a table-topping conflict successful The Hundred.

Cox hammered an unbeaten 58 from 32 balls and Curran struck 54 from 24, arsenic nan Invincibles deed a singular 103 runs from 28 deliveries to thrust to triumph pinch 11 balls to spare.

Opener Joe Root struck a season-best 76 arsenic Rockets reached 171-7 and nan visitors looked well-placed successful their reply erstwhile they had their opponents 70-2 aft 60 balls.

However, Cox and Curran launched a superb turnaround from that point, adding 51 from nan adjacent 10 morganatic deliveries.

The brace smashed six sixes and a 4 betwixt them arsenic they took 19 disconnected David Willey and 32 from Sam Cook, who bowled nan astir costly five-ball group successful men's Hundred history.

Curran reached his 50 from 22 balls, but fell earlier nan close, caught connected nan ropes disconnected Rehan Ahmed.

Cox pushed on, reaching his ain half-century from 30 deliveries, guiding his broadside location alongside Donovan Ferreira and Sam Billings.

The triumph adjacent guarantees Invincibles a play-off spot and offers further grounds arsenic to why nan two-time defending champions stay nan squad to hit successful nan men's competition.

Root had managed a precocious people of 27 successful his 5 preceding innings this season, pinch 3 single-figure scores, but opened nan Rockets innings successful combative mood.

He lashed Jason Behrendorff for 5 fours successful his opening 10-ball group and passed his erstwhile play precocious people from nan 12th shot of nan innings.

A six complete long-off brought him wrong show of his 2nd Hundred half-century, and he brought up nan landmark disconnected 24 balls pinch a trim 4 disconnected Saqib Mahmood.

He continued to torment Behrendorff, striking nan left-armer for consecutive fours done quadrate upon his return to nan attack, and looked group to bring up nan first period of this season's competition.

However, his innings was brought to a conclusion from nan 80th shot of nan innings erstwhile he was bowled by Rashid Khan attempting an uncharacteristic heave crossed nan line.

It's a bottom-of-the-table title successful nan women's Hundred arsenic Welsh Fire, who are already eliminated, return connected Birmingham Phoenix astatine Edgbaston astatine 15:00 BST.

The men's crippled follows astatine 18:30 BST pinch Fire needing a triumph to support their very slim qualification hopes live while a triumph for Phoenix, who are fifth, would boost their top-three chances.

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