Rockets beat Brave in thriller to begin men’s Hundred

The Hundred, men’s competition; Trent Rockets v Southern BraveTrent Rockets 133-8 (100 balls): Hain 63 (39); Jordan 3-18, C Overton 2-33Southern Brave 127 (99 balls): Du Plooy 29 (19); Gregory 3-19, Wasim 2-15Trent Rockets won by six runsScorecard, TableTrent Rockets started their title defence with a thrilling six-run win over Southern Brave in the opening game of The Hundred men’s competition.Sam Hain scored a brilliant 63 from 39 balls to rescue the Rockets from 54-5 and take them to 133-8 at Trent Bridge.After taking 3-18 with the ball, England seamer Chris Jordan hit 22 from 11 balls to take the Brave to within sight of victory.However, he fell in the last set and the Brave were bowled out for 127.More to follow.You can watch Hundred matches on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer every Wednesday and Saturday throughout the competition, alongside both finals on Sunday, 27 August. More details here.

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