Welsh Fire vs Trent Rockets, 27th Match
Regular Season 2025 · 100-Ball · · Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Trent Rockets won by 3 wickets (with 1 ball remaining) (Welsh Fire 150/6, Trent Rockets 152/7).
- Welsh Fire: 150/6 (16.4 ov)
- Trent Rockets: 152/7 (16.3 ov)
Match report
Welsh Fire (WF) faced Trent Rockets (TR) in the 27th Match of Regular Season 2025, a 100-Ball match, at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. Play began on Sunday, 24 August 2025 at 13:30 UTC.
Trent Rockets won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were Ben Debenham and Mike Burns, with Peter Such as match referee.
Welsh Fire made 150/6 in 16.4 overs, with Stevie Eskinazi top-scoring on 53 from 42 balls. Samuel Cook was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 17. Trent Rockets made 152/7 in 16.3 overs, with Joe Root top-scoring on 64 not out from 41 balls. Chris Green was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 34.
Result: Trent Rockets won by 3 wickets (with 1 ball remaining). Joe Root was named player of the match.
The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.
Welsh Fire · 1st innings: 150/6 (16.4 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stevie Eskinazi | run out (Tom Banton) | 53 | 42 | 5 | 2 | 126.19 |
| Steven Smith | c Tom Moores b Samuel Cook | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 114.29 |
| Jonny Bairstow | c Lockie Ferguson b Samuel Cook | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 61.54 |
| Tom Abell | c Tom Moores b David Willey | 48 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 165.52 |
| Tom Kohler-Cadmore | c Max Holden b Marcus Stoinis | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Ben Kellaway | b Lockie Ferguson | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Chris Green | not out | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 275 |
Extras: 20 · Did not bat: Saif Zaib, David Payne, Josh Hull, Riley Meredith
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Willey | 3.2 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 9 |
| Samuel Cook | 2.3 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 6.8 |
| Lockie Ferguson | 3.2 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Marcus Stoinis | 3.2 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 11.4 |
| George Linde | 2.3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 8.8 |
| Rehan Ahmed | 1.4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 8.4 |
Trent Rockets · 1st innings: 152/7 (16.3 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Banton | c Tom Abell b Ben Kellaway | 32 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 160 |
| Joe Root | not out | 64 | 41 | 4 | 3 | 156.1 |
| Rehan Ahmed | c Steven Smith b Saif Zaib | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 100 |
| Max Holden | c Ben Kellaway b Chris Green | 14 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Tom Moores | c Steven Smith b Chris Green | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| George Linde | c Ben Kellaway b Riley Meredith | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 150 |
| Marcus Stoinis | c Josh Hull b David Payne | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| David Willey | c Luke Wells b David Payne | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Hain | not out | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200 |
Extras: 13 · Did not bat: Samuel Cook, Lockie Ferguson
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Payne | 3.2 | 0 | 38 | 2 | 11.4 |
| Riley Meredith | 3.2 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 6 |
| Chris Green | 3.1 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 10.74 |
| Josh Hull | 2.3 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 10.4 |
| Ben Kellaway | 3.2 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 5.4 |
| Saif Zaib | 0.5 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 9.6 |
Latest overs
- Over 20 (TR, Chris Green): 15 runs, 148/7 – 4 1 4 6
- Over 19 (TR, David Payne): 3 runs, 133/7 – 0lb W W 1 2
- Over 18 (TR, Riley Meredith): 2 runs, 130/5 – 1 1 W • •
- Over 17 (TR, David Payne): 11 runs, 128/4 – 2 6 2 0b 1
- Over 16 (TR, Chris Green): 3 runs, 117/4 – 1 W 2 • W
- Over 15 (TR, Ben Kellaway): 4 runs, 114/2 – 1 • 1 1 1