Trent Rockets vs London Spirit, 8th Match, The Hundred Men's Competition 2026 - CommentaryTRE vs LDN, 8th Match, The Hundred Men's Competition 2026 - Commentary

So, that's it from our side. The curtain comes down on another pulsating contest. Join us tomorrow to feel the thrill of The Hundred once again. Until next time, goodbye and cheers!

Duckett (2/2): (On his assessment of the total at the halfway stage) Yeah, it's my second game here, so I'm still not sure what par is, but I've played a lot of cricket on this ground, and it's small, and it's definitely gettable when you get in. So it felt like a really good pitch, and it felt like the bowlers did a great job. I think that was what we didn't do the other day. We didn't take wickets throughout, and that's something we've spoken about, trying to be as brave as we can on our lengths. In this format, the best way to restrict a team is by taking wickets. (On the roller-coaster finish and Overton getting the better of Tye and then his brother) Yeah, they've probably done that in the back garden for many years. But Craig's been awesome this year. Obviously, what he's done for Somerset, there was kind of no doubt with him going in there. I think, more importantly as a team, they're the games that you have to get over the line in these competitions. If we're none from two, it's a pretty steep climb. So, yeah, we're going to take a lot of confidence from this one.

Ben Duckett | Match Hero: (1/1) (On gaining confidence from their batting performance in the last game) Yeah, exactly. Obviously fell short, as you say, but we felt like we gave it a great go the other night, and we've got guys who are in form. That's the beauty of batting as deep as we do, with Craig coming in and finishing like that. It was awesome. (On his match-winning knock and the way he took seamers down behind square) Yeah, well, thank God I've got that shot (scoop), because I'd have been struggling otherwise. The pitch was good. It was just bouncy with the new ball, so it just felt like a good option to go to, try and put them off their lengths, and maybe then I can score in other areas.

Duckett broke the shackles with back-to-back boundaries after 18 deliveries but then holed out against Tye. Two wickets fell in a space of three balls as a struggling David also departed. Billings was dropped by Bairstow and he made the visitors pay. He hit Zampa for 16 runs off a set and turned the tide in his team's favour again. But, Milne struck twice (which included the massive wicket of Billings) and conceded only 2 runs off his final set to wrestle back the momentum once again. 25 was needed off 10 and it looked like the game was slipping away from the Rockets. But, Overton kept his calm, placed the ball in the gap to run twos and hit a couple of lusty blows to take his side home against the odds.

20:57 Local Time, 19:57 GMT, 01:27 IST: The game swung like a pendulum in the run-chase but Overton's power-packed 20 off 6 has led his side to a brilliant victory on the 98th delivery. These kind of games keep you on your toes. Spirit posted a competitive total on the board courtesy some cameos throughout the innings. In response, Rockets were under a bit of pressure early on as Willey was on the money. He sent Allen packing for a 5-ball duck and kept the run-flow in check off his three sets in the powerplay. Duckett though found his range as he got his eye in and executed the scoop shots to perfection to get his side going. He moved around the crease, manipulated the field and scored runs all around the ground to notch up a fifty. Banton gave him great support. He batted with flair and confidence but his cameo was cut short just after the strategic break - just 12 runs off 3 sets broke the flow of the hosts and that put them under some pressure.

2 needed off 3 balls! Craig Overton has turned it around for the Rockets. Fine leg in place now

Five fielders inside the circle now as Spirit are behind the cut-off time

Adam Milne to Lewis Gregory, THATS OUT!! Caught!!