Hales and Rashid Shine as Rockets Defeat Spirit.

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Hales and Rashid Shine as Rockets Defeat Spirit.

Former England batter Alex Hales scored 68 off 42 balls, hitting three fours and five sixes, as the Trent Rockets set a target of 166-4 at Trent Bridge. 

Hales partnered with Tom Banton (36 off 25) for a 69-run stand and with Joe Root (32 off 23) for a 58-run partnership, exploiting some poor bowling from the Spirit.

In response, the Spirit fell to 52-5, struggling against Rashid Khan’s leg-spin, who took 4-24, including two wickets in two balls and one with his final delivery. Matt Critchley made 37 off 30 balls, but Spirit were all out for 144 in 97 balls.

The Rockets climbed to third in the table, while the Spirit remained in seventh, having lost four of their last five matches.