Trent Rockets (TRT) Hand delivered clinical all-round performance Welsh Fire (WEF) their first defeat The Hundred Men’s 2026 In Sophia Garden. Whereas Ben Duckett’s The unbeaten half-century heralded a comfortable run chase, it was matt henry Who made initial headlines by giving excellent delivery for cleanliness England star Joe Root.
new zealand The fast bowler bowled a clever delivery inside the powerplay which completely bamboozled Root. News of the dismissal quickly spread on social media as Trent Rockets took control of the competition from the start.
Matt Henry uprooted Joe Root’s stumps with a brilliant ball.
That moment came on the 24th ball of the first innings when Root attempted to surprise Henry with a pre-planned scoop shot. Henry found Root spinning across his stumps early and responded brilliantly by thrashing a full ball into the leg stump.
Root failed to make any contact with his ramp attempt and the ball hit the stumps, leaving the former England captain stunned. Root was out for 5 off 8 balls, giving Trent Rockets the perfect start after electing to bowl first.
Here is the video:
Joe Root went for the scoop and Matt Henry got the wicket#thehundred pic.twitter.com/zrtPUAE9BN
– The Hundred (@thehundred) 29 July 2026
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Trent Rockets won brilliantly
Welsh Fire never recovered from their poor start and finished with 122/7 in the allotted 100 balls. matt short Whereas, he was the top scorer by scoring 36 runs in 26 balls. Jordan Cox Threatened with three sixes in a row before falling to a brilliant boundary catch finn allen. Henry returned to form with an impressive opening spell and finished with 2/16 michel santner Also played an important role by claiming 3/35.
In reply, Trent Rockets made light work of the chase. Duckett remained unbeaten on 52 and registered his second consecutive half-century, while Allen scored 33 to seal the win. The Rockets reached 126/1 with 28 balls remaining and moved up to second place in the standings with their second win in three matches.
This is the second win for the Rockets, taking them to second place in the table#thehundred #BendKate #Cricket pic.twitter.com/0Wauv9TLWP
– CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) 30 July 2026
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