Rockets blast off to launch title defence

Reports from the ECB Reporters Network

DEFENDING champions Trent Rockets kicked off their Men’s Hundred campaign with a six-run victory over 2021 champions Southern Brave in a low-scoring contest at Trent Bridge as the 100 ball competition got underway on Tuesday.
Sam Hain’s 63 off 39 balls rescued Rockets from 54-5 with support from Imad Wasim – a last-minute substitute after Rashid Khan’s 11th hour withdrawal. They added 78 in 49 balls – 48 of them in the last 25 – before both fell in a dramatic finale to the innings that saw Chris Jordan run out Hain then bowl Imad and Matt Carte...

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