Overview

• Oval Invincibles chased 171 to defeat Trent Rockets by four wickets with 11 balls to spare after being 70-2 at the Kia Oval.
• Sam Curran blasted 54 off 24 with six sixes and Jordan Cox finished 58 not out as a 10-ball surge after a strategic timeout flipped the chase from 102 off 39 to 51 off 30.
• The result put Invincibles top by four points with two group games left, keeping the direct route to the final in play for the two-time defending champions.
• Joe Root top-scored for Rockets with a tournament-best 76 off 41 to set 171-7 before the hosts’ counterattack sealed the turnaround.
• In the women’s fixture, Rockets beat Invincibles by six wickets as Alexa Stonehouse and Ash Gardner led with the ball and Heather Graham with Jodi Grewcock closed out the chase, leaving both sides needing wins and other results to reach the top three.