Ben Duckett's 64 Wasn't Enough on Its Own — But Amir and Overton Made Sure It Was: Trent Rockets Beat Sunrisers Leeds by 5 Runs
Published on August 2, 2026
Summary Overview: Trent Rockets beat Sunrisers Leeds by 5 runs in Match 17 of The Hundred Men's 2026. Full match report with scorecard, key moments, and player analysis from Trent Bridge.
Ben Duckett's 64 Wasn't Enough on Its Own — But Amir and Overton Made Sure It Was: Trent Rockets Beat Sunrisers Leeds by 5 Runs
Trent Rockets beat Sunrisers Leeds by 5 runs at Trent Bridge on Monday in one of the tighter finishes of The Hundred Men's Competition 2026. Leeds needed 147 from 100 balls and finished on 141 for 4, falling just short despite a composed 46 from Harry Brook and Mitchell Marsh's patient 41.
For new fans watching The Hundred for the first time, this was exactly the kind of match the format was designed to produce.
What Is The Hundred? A Quick Explainer for New Fans
The Hundred is a cricket competition where each team faces exactly 100 balls instead of the traditional 120 used in T20 cricket. Bowlers bowl in sets of 5 or 10 consecutive balls, and the batting side aims to score as many runs as possible before all 100 balls are used or 10 wickets fall.
It is faster than T20, the scoring pressure is constant, and the reduced ball count means there is almost no margin for a slow start. In a 100-ball chase, losing a wicket in the first 10 balls is a much bigger deal than it sounds. Every delivery carries weight.
That context matters when you read what happened to Sunrisers Leeds on Monday.
Trent Rockets' Innings: Duckett and Donald Put on the Show
Trent Rockets posted 146 for 4 from their 100 balls, a score that looked competitive but not untouchable on a Trent Bridge surface.
Ben Duckett was the anchor. He made 64 from 47 balls at a strike rate of 136, hitting 9 fours, and was only dismissed on ball 95 of the innings. In a 100-ball format, a batter staying in for 47 deliveries is not caution — it is the innings. Duckett held the Rockets together while wickets fell around him.
The acceleration came from Aneurin Donald, who scored 40 from just 19 balls at a strike rate of 210. Donald struck 3 fours and 3 sixes before being caught by Nathan Ellis off Brydon Carse on ball 43. That partnership between Duckett and Donald added 63 runs from 35 balls and was the innings-defining passage of play.
Finn Allen lasted just 3 balls before Carse bowled him for 2. Sam Billings, the captain, made 9 before being trapped lbw by Abrar Ahmed. Tim David came in at number 5 and finished unbeaten on 24 from 22 balls, providing the calm authority at the death that his role in any Hundred side demands.
The bowling from Sunrisers Leeds was disciplined for long stretches. Brydon Carse took 2 for 20 from 20 balls, which is outstanding economy at this level. Abrar Ahmed gave away just 23 runs from his 20 balls while taking the wicket of Billings. The problem for Leeds was that Donald's 19-ball assault came between those tight spells, and once he cleared the boundary three times in quick succession, the total climbed beyond what the bowlers could claw back.
Matthew Potts was the expensive one, going for 35 from 20 balls without a wicket. When the margin at the end is 5 runs, that is the line you can draw.
Sunrisers Leeds' Chase: Brook and Marsh Got Them Close But Not Close Enough
Chasing 147, Sunrisers Leeds lost Ryan Rickelton on the sixth ball of the innings for 0. He was caught by Mohammad Amir off Craig Overton, and the scoreboard read 7 for 1.
That early wicket put Leeds immediately on the back foot. In The Hundred, losing a wicket inside the first 10 balls creates a scoring rate problem that gets harder to solve with every passing delivery.
Mitchell Marsh and Zak Crawley steadied things. Crawley made 26 from 16 balls with 4 fours and a six before Mitchell Santner bowled him on ball 34, leaving Leeds at 46 for 2. Still in the game, but needing nearly 100 from 66 remaining balls with only 8 wickets in hand.
Harry Brook was the innings. He made 46 from 33 balls, hitting 4 fours, and gave Leeds a genuine chance of getting over the line. Brook is one of the most destructive middle-order batters in world cricket right now, and his partnership with Marsh added 71 runs from 51 balls. That partnership took the target down from a near-impossible position to a genuinely reachable one.
But Brook was caught by Ben Duckett off Mohammad Amir on ball 85 for 46. Leeds were 117 for 3 with 15 balls left and 30 runs still needed.
Marsh followed five balls later for 41, caught by Sam Billings off Amir. 122 for 4 with 10 balls to go and 25 runs required.
Dan Lawrence, who had bowled 5 balls at 2.20 RPB earlier in the match, came in and made 14 not out from 8 balls. Tom Alsop hit 10 not out from 5 balls at a strike
rate of 200. But 19 runs from the last 10 balls when you need 25 leaves you 5 short.
Mohammad Amir finished with 2 for 20 from 20 balls. That is the kind of performance that wins tight matches. His removal of Brook and Marsh in the space of 5 balls was the decisive moment, and at a run rate of 1.00 per ball he was the most economical bowler on either side.
The Passage of Play That Decided the Match
Ball 85 to ball 90: Leeds needed 30 from 15. Brook was batting, Marsh was at the other end, and the game was alive.
Mohammad Amir caught and bowled the moment: Brook caught at 117 for 3 on ball 85, Marsh caught four balls later to make it 122 for 4.
Two wickets in the space of a handful of deliveries meant Lawrence and Alsop, both capable batters but neither the match-winner Leeds needed, had to score 25 from the last 10 balls. They managed 19. The Rockets held on.
In a 100-ball game, the loss of two set batters inside 5 deliveries with 15 balls remaining is almost always fatal. Monday at Trent Bridge was no different.
Full Scorecard
Trent Rockets 146 for 4 (100 balls)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Ben Duckett | b Nathan Ellis | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 90.13 |
| Finn Allen | b Brydon Carse | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Aneurin Donald | c Nathan Ellis b Brydon Carse | 40 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 210.53 |
| Sam Billings (c & wk) | lbw b Abrar Ahmed | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 112.50 |
| Tim David | not out | 24 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 109.09 |
| Mitchell Santner | not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
Extras: 6 | Total: 146/4 (100 balls, RR: 1.46)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
| Abrar Ahmed | 2 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 11.15 |
| Brydon Carse | 2 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 10.00 |
| Matthew Potts | 2 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 17.50 |
| Nathan Ellis | 2 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 13.00 |
| Liam Patterson-White | 1.5 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Dan Lawrence | 0.5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 22.00 |
Fall of Wickets: 5-1 (Allen, ball 8), 68-2 (Donald, ball 43), 85-3 (Billings, ball 58), 136-4 (Duckett, ball 95)
Sunrisers Leeds 141 for 4 (100 balls)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Mitchell Marsh | c Sam Billings b Mohammad Amir | 41 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 117.14 |
| Ryan Rickelton (wk) | c Mohammad Amir b Craig Overton | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Zak Crawley (c) | b Mitchell Santner | 26 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 162.50 |
| Harry Brook | c Ben Duckett b Mohammad Amir | 46 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 139.39 |
| Dan Lawrence | not out | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 175.00 |
| Tom Alsop | not out | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 200.00 |
Extras: 4 | Total: 141/4 (100 balls, RR: 1.41)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
| Mohammad Amir | 2 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 10.00 |
| Craig Overton | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 11.00 |
| Matt Henry | 1.5 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Calvin Harrison | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 13.00 |
| Mitchell Santner | 1.5 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 18.00 |
| Lewis Gregory | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 15.50 |
Fall of Wickets: 7-1 (Rickelton, ball 6), 46-2 (Crawley, ball 34), 117-3 (Brook, ball 85), 122-4 (Marsh, ball 90)
Player Ratings
Ben Duckett (TRE) — 8/10. 64 from 47 balls across 95 of the Rockets' 100 balls. His innings gave the lower order the platform to finish well. When the top-order collapses in The Hundred, the anchor batter determines everything.
Aneurin Donald (TRE) — 9/10. 40 from 19 balls at 210 strike rate is exceptional. Three sixes in an innings that lasted less than 20 balls changed the shape of the Rockets' total. Without Donald, 146 probably does not happen.
Harry Brook (SUL) — 8/10. 46 from 33 gave Leeds a real shot. The problem is that 46 in a 147 chase still leaves a lot of work for others, and others could not quite finish it.
Mohammad Amir (TRE) — 9/10. 2 for 20 from 20 balls at 1.00 RPB. The two wickets of Brook and Marsh at the death were the difference. At 38 years old, Amir is still one of the best death bowlers in short-form cricket.
Brydon Carse (SUL) — 8/10. 2 for 20 from 20 balls on the bowling side. Carse kept the Rockets to what should have been a chaseable total. The issue was that Donald made those 19 balls in the middle count far more than Carse's figures suggest.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is The Hundred and how is it different from T20 cricket? The Hundred is a 100-ball format of cricket where each team faces 100 deliveries instead of the 120 used in T20 cricket. Bowlers bowl in sets of 5 or 10 consecutive balls, and the scoring pressure is higher throughout because there are 20 fewer balls to make up for slow starts. The format was created by the England and Wales Cricket Board to attract new fans to the sport with shorter, faster matches.
Who won the Trent Rockets vs Sunrisers Leeds match in The Hundred 2026? Trent Rockets won by 5 runs. Batting first, the Rockets posted 146 for 4 from their 100 balls, with Ben Duckett top-scoring with 64 and Aneurin Donald hitting 40 from 19 balls. Sunrisers Leeds fell short on 141 for 4 despite Harry Brook's 46 and Mitchell Marsh's 41.
Who was the best player in the Trent Rockets vs Sunrisers Leeds match? Aneurin Donald was the standout performer with 40 from 19 balls at a strike rate of 210, including 3 sixes. Mohammad Amir was the best bowler, finishing with 2 for 20 from 20 balls and taking the key wickets of Harry Brook and Mitchell Marsh in the final 15 balls of the chase.
How does the scoring work in The Hundred? Runs are scored the same way as in all formats of cricket: by hitting the ball and running between the wickets, or by hitting the ball to or over the boundary (4 runs for reaching the rope, 6 runs for clearing it entirely). A team's total is the number of runs scored before their 100 balls are used or they lose all 10 wickets. The team with the higher total wins.
When is the next Trent Rockets match in The Hundred 2026? Check the full Hundred Men's Competition 2026 schedule on Cricket Daily for the Rockets' upcoming fixtures and live scores throughout the tournament.