Welsh Fire vs Trent Rockets, 27th Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

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Joe Root | Hero of the Match: It did (get a bit tense). Majority of the chase we controlled but they pulled it back, shows you the kind of format this is. We played well for the majority of the game. (What was he thinking before the last 5 balls) I have got to hit, thankfully I knew what he (Green) was going to do - try to make me hit to the longer side.

17:24 Local Time, 16:24 GMT, 21:54 IST: What a player Root is in all formats. After that wobble when they lost wickets at the death, it was Root who did not panic. He kept his calm and hit a six and four in that last set to steer his side home. And help them qualify. Now the top three are decided. Puts paid to the rest of the 5 teams' hopes. Chris Green and Payne tried their best to snatch a victory from the jaws of defeat but the reassuring presence of Root helped Rockets. He dropped anchor and the dismissal of a no-ball early on proved to be so costly for the Fire. Meredith bowled with pace and fire and just when Rockets were cruising, Green took two wickets in one set and Payne came to the party in the penultimate set. Stay tuned to find out who the match hero is...

Chris Green to Hain, FOUR, Hain finishes it off. The Rockets now qualify. The top three are known. The rest are knocked out. Hain comes down the track and takes it on the full, slices the drive and places it well wide of sweeper cover, he runs to his right, but the ball wins

A chat between Root and Hain. A tie would do for Rockets. They would qualify. So basically they need just two from two.

Chris Green to Root, 1 run, a juicy low full-toss on leg-stump, swung to deep backward square-leg and it's just one. Root is not happy with himself, that was there to be hit away

Now just 4 from 3. The Fire need to regroup. They need to get Root out. The field doesn't change. Root is eyeing the backward point area. Maybe a reverse-sweep?

Chris Green to Root, FOUR, dragged down as Root again gives the charge, pulls hard and to the deep mid-wicket fence, that's stunning batting from Root and the crowd go silent

Chris Green to Root, SIX, what a shot. Root the man. He comes down the track and is not to the pitch of the ball of this length delivery, but swings and easily clears long-on, that's the six the Rockets wanted

14 off 5. Root will be on strike. Green will bowl. Abell has a chat with his bowler.

David Payne to Hain, leg byes, 1 run, slower-ball and following Hain outside the leg-stump, he flicks and misses, Root rushes through for a quick legbye

Sam Hain, right handed bat, comes to the crease

David Payne to Willey, out Caught by (sub)Wells!! Straight to long-off. What a turnaround this. A slower-ball off-cutter on a fuller length outside off, Willey gets forward to loft and just doesn't have the elevation to clear the man. Wells with the safe hands as he reverse-cups. The crowd go wild. Willey c (sub)Wells b David Payne 0(1)

David Payne to Willey, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

David Payne to Stoinis, out Caught by Josh Hull!! Caught at short fine and the Fire inch ahead. It's a slower-ball and full outside off, Stoinis tries the cute scoop as he shuffles across and short fine goes back to take a good catch. Hull the big man with good hands. Stoinis c Josh Hull b David Payne 1(2)

David Payne to Stoinis, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

15 off 8, Root and Stoinis have a chat.

David Payne to Root, 1 run, slower-ball and following Root well outside the leg-stump, swung to deep backward square-leg and just one

Now sweeper cover is coming in. Third man back.

David Payne to Root, 2 runs, slower-ball and full well outside off, Root shuffles across there and drives wide of sweeper cover for two