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<\/p>\nLondon Spirit claimed their second win of The Hundred with a 21-run victory
\nover Trent Rockets.<\/p>\n
England wicketkeeper Jamie Smith scored a half-century for the hosts at Lord’s as they reached a total of 162-5 and Joe Root’s Rockets, who had won their opening two matches, were unable to keep pace in reply.<\/p>\n
Smith was eventually caught by his England team-mate Root off the bowling of Sam Cook for 52 but captain Kane Williamson maintained the pace with 45, while Ollie Pope and Ashton Turner also contributed valuable runs.<\/p>\n
Openers Tom Banton and Root got London Spirit off to a strong start in their reply, putting on 73 for the first wicket, but Marcus Stoinis, who smashed four sixes, was the only other batter to make an impression.<\/p>\n
There was a painful end to his innings after only three balls, meanwhile, for Tom Alsop, who left the field with blood streaming from his nose after a bouncer from Jamie Overton found a way through.<\/p>\n
Former Australia batter David Warner, making his debut in The Hundred this year, was caught by Marcus Stoinis off a ball from Lockie Ferguson after just six runs.<\/p>\n
The Rockets though ultimately came up well short, finishing their innings on 141 for six.<\/p>\n
Smith said: “It’s been difficult at times at home for us, so to come out here and get a win here in front of a fantastic crowd is really important and steps us on for the next few games we’ve got coming up here.<\/p>\n
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\n Liam Dawson of London Spirit celebrates victory with team mate Kane Williamson <\/p>\n
“Our seamers took the pace off, and we used the ground dimensions really nicely, and most importantly we kept taking wickets, which stemmed the flow for them.<\/p>\n
“It’s nice to get some runs, especially on a new ground and playing for a new team. It’s good to start well, and we’ve got a quality team. I just need to keep building the relationships with the guys at the top of the order, David Warner and Kane Williamson, and the players we’ve got throughout.”<\/p>\n
Spirit join the Rockets on eight points in the standings, in a five-way tie also including the Oval Invincibles, Southern Brave and Northern Superchargers.<\/p>\n
How do matches work?One hundred balls a side, the team with the most runs wins. It is as simple as that.Five bowlers can bowl up to 20 balls in an innings, including five or 10 in a row.The traditional six-ball overs seen in other forms of cricket are not used in The Hundred, with 10 balls bowled before a change of ends.The powerplay is for the first 25 balls of an innings, with only two fielders allowed outside the 30-yard circle.A 25-ball-a-side game is the minimum length that can be played in the event of wet weather.What’s next?<\/p>\n
The Hundred continues on Friday with Northern Superchargers back in action on Friday against Birmingham Phoenix, with Brave playing Rockets and Fire up against Oval Invincibles on Saturday.<\/p>\n
London Spirit are next in action against Birmingham Phoenix on Sunday.<\/p>\n