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TR won by 5 runs

09:52 PM IST, 05:22 PM Local Time: What a terrific comeback from the Trent Rockets as they defend 147 by five runs against Sunrisers Leeds at home. The men have mimicked the female counterparts who beat Sunrisers Leeds Women by five runs as well. A proper double bonanza for the home crowd!

Chasing 147 for victory, Sunrisers Leeds lost Ryan Rickelton for a three-ball duck with Craig Overton taking the honours. Then, the skipper Zak Crawley along with Mitchell Marsh batted decently to get 32/1 in the Powerplay. Crawley took on the spinners as well with a couple of consecutive boundaries but Mitchell Santner castled him on the third delivery with a lovely full ball.

Harry Brook came in and showcased his wonderful ability to rotate strike before starting to find the fence to help the Sunrisers get into a situation where they needed only 59 off 40 balls during the Strategic Time-out. Brook also had a stroke of luck as he was dropped by Sam Billings off Lewis Gregory just before the Time-out. Sam Billings didn't give up hope though as he smartly rotated his bowlers to ensure the boundaries and as a result the scoring rate fell drastically.

Yet, the biggest turning point of the game came when Mohammad Amir delivered a stretch of 10 balls where he dismissed both Brook and Marsh. All of a sudden, Sunrisers need 25 off 10 balls but the pair of Tom Alsop and Dan Lawrence just couldn't hit boundaries at will against Henry and Gregory who kept it simple and stuck to their plans.

Earlier in the match, Brydon Carse castled Finn Allen with a ripper but Aneurin Donald still got the Trent Rockets off to a flier. His fireworks meant that the Rockets got to 39/1 at the end of the Powerplay. At one end, Ben Duckett was still playing at run-a-ball while Donald got out for 40 (19) as he holed out to deep square-leg off Carse's bowling.

Sam Billings joined Duckett in the middle and the pair started to use different types of sweeps to tackle the spinners. It was a short stay in the middle for Billings though as he was trapped in front by Abrar Ahmed. The Rockets needed a move on badly and it will finally came off Liam Patterson-White's bowling as Ben Duckett swept him for five consecutive boundaries. In the process, Duckett also zoomed off to a 35-ball fifty.

The run-flow stopped after that as both Duckett and Tim David was contained to a great effect by the Sunrisers' bowlers. Just after the 50-run stand between Duckett and David came up, Nathan Ellis castled the former for 64 (47). David finally struck a six on the penultimate delivery of the innings with the Rockets finishing on 146/4 which proved to be enough for a victory in the end.

Ben Duckett (POTM): "[On being patient even in The Hundred] Yeah, definitely. I think we adjusted well. Donald played extremely well in the powerplay. Took a lot of pressure off me and got us off to a great start. So, delighted with that win. It was a great team effort. 

[On his batting] I don't know. Sweeping today, was struggling to play straight. I knew there will be spin through the middle. I was trying to trust my game, I knew, I will be able to catch-up, maybe not everyday. 

[On a good winning run] Yeah, we have been doing the basics really well. Two wins in front of this home ground. Hopefully, we will look to continue doing the same things."

Lowest Win Margin in Nottingham in Men’s Hundred (By Runs):

3 – Sunrisers Leeds vs Trent Rockets, 2023

4 – Welsh Fire vs Trent Rockets, 2024

5 – Trent Rockets vs Sunrisers Leeds, 2026, Today*

6 – Birmingham Phoenix vs Trent Rockets, 2024

6 – Trent Rockets vs Southern Brave, 2023

Lowest Defeat Margin for Sunrisers Leeds in Men’s Hundred (By Runs):

5 vs Welsh Fire, Leeds, 2021

5 vs Trent Rockets, Nottingham, 2026, Today*

9 vs MI London, Leeds, 2023

Lowest Win Margin for Trent Rockets in Men’s Hundred (By Runs):

1 vs Manchester Super Giants, Manchester, 2024

4 vs Welsh Fire, Cardiff, 2023

5 vs Sunrisers Leeds, Nottingham, 2026, Today*

6 vs Southern Brave, Nottingham, 2023

7 vs London Spirit, Lord's, 2021

If you're a Trent Rockets fan, this Sunday has turned into a Super Sunday for you. Both the Men's and Women's teams have won by the same margin — five runs. The Men's team move to the top of the table with 16 points, while the Women's team also have 16 points but sit second behind Southern Brave, who have won five out of five. 

For now, that's all we have from this fixture. Do switch tabs to catch more live cricket. West Indies and Pakistan are locked in a Test match, while plenty of T20 action is also underway, including the Men's Hundred clash between Manchester Super Giants and MI London.

This is Ajay Pal Singh signing off on behalf of my colleagues Raju Khariya, Karthik Raj, and Aman. Goodbye!