Welsh Fire ignominiously go winless in The Hundred

Welsh Fire ended their miserable The Hundred 2022 Men’s campaign on a dismal note as Trent Rockets beat them by 29 runs, in Nottingham, on Monday, to become the first team to qualify to the later stages of this season’s tournament. Rockets are now sure of a berth in the eliminator, and could also secure a spot in the title clash if London Spirit either go down to Birmingham Phoenix or fall short of Rockets’ NRR.

Brief Scores: Trent Rockets 172/4 in 100 balls (Dawid Malan 58, Alex Hales 38; Jake Ball 1-25) beat Welsh Fire 143/6 in 100 balls (Matt Critchley 55*, Ben Duckett 25; Tabraiz Shamsi 2-12, Samit Patel 2-23) by 29 runs