During the 23rd encounter of The Hundred 2025, Oval Invincibles met the Trent Rockets at the Kennington Oval in South London. The home captain, Sam Billings, won the toss and decided to chase in the second innings, following the general trend of the event. 

Both teams made one change each in their playing eleven. Saqib Mahmood comes into the playing eleven, replacing Jordan Clark, who has been dismissed. Meanwhile, Ben Sanderson went into the side in place of the New Zealand pacer, Lockie Ferguson.

Joe Root shoulders Trent Rockets to 171/7

The former England captain, Joe Root, was the biggest contributor in the top order for the Trent Rockets. The right-handed batter smashed 76 runs in 41 balls at a strike rate of 185.37, smashing 11 boundaries and one six, while Rehan Ahmed clubbed 28 runs in 23 balls. However, their middle order struggled with a lack of runs.

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George Linde, although, provided them the most fiery end to the innings with an unbelievable knock of 25 runs in eight deliveries, thanks to three sixes and one boundary as they finished with 171/7 in their allotted 100 balls in the first innings.

Oval Invincibles complete tough chase by six wickets 

Tawanda Muyeye got 20 runs in 13 balls with three boundaries, while Jordan Cox kept going for the big shots from the beginning of the innings to keep the hopes alive. The veteran all-rounder, Sam Cook, also started to drill the big shots around the park with lots of boundaries and overboundaries as Oval slowly started to get near the target. 

The left-handed batter celebrated another half-century of the season in just 22 balls. She stretched his knock of 54 runs in 24 deliveries, shouldering on two boundaries and six sixes as they could now smell for the victory. Cox also celebrated his half-century while Donovan Ferreira's big shots claimed the upper hand in the chase. His boundary completed the tough chase by six wickets with 11 balls to spare. 

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