Trent Rockets 166 for 4 (Hales 68, Banton 36, Root 32) beat London Spirit 144 (Critchley 37, Jennings 31, Rashid 4-24) by 22 runs
“The most important was pitching the ball in the areas I wanted to,” Rashid mentioned, including of his battle with Russell: “That’s what makes this competition beautiful: playing against the best in the world. I always enjoy such competition with the good batters and that’s true about Russell.”
Hales had not handed 38 in his earlier 11 innings within the competitors however discovered his groove because the Rockets added 93 from the second 50 balls of their innings – the one second of concern coming when Hales was quickly felled by a Nathan Ellis beamer.
Banton thrashed 36 from 25 balls to set a platform whereas Root’s enduring know-how ensured a powerful end to the innings with 32 from 23 balls.
Afghanistan legspinner Rashid then made an instantaneous impression with the ball on his method to figures of 4 for twenty-four.
Spirit skipper Dan Lawrence’s try and assault Rashid early backfired, choosing out Rovman Powell on the rope from his second ball, earlier than Shimron Hetmyer was judged lbw on evaluation from the following.
Keaton Jennings hit 31 from 18 solely to direct his usually dependable reverse sweep into the gloves of Banton as Rashid once more showcased the match-defining qualities that has made him a star in white-ball competitions the world over.
Russell responded by dispatching Rashid out of Trent Bridge with a mighty six that received the ten,564 followers off their ft. The Jamaican allrounder crunched one other huge blow into the stands whereas John Turner needed to be faraway from the assault as a second beamer hit Russell.
However simply because the hosts had began to really feel the strain, Luke Wooden expertly produced a slower ball that stored low and located Russell’s off stump.
