The Hundred 2022, men's match preview: Trent Rockets v London Spirit

Team news, key match-ups, TV and streaming information, weather forecast, odds, form rundown, start times, venue, squad lists and more

The Cricketer | 19/08/2022 at 15:53

What's the match?

Trent Rockets take on London Spirit in the latest game of the men's Hundred in 2022.

When is it taking place?

The match is scheduled to commence at 7pm BST on Saturday, August 20.

Where is the match being played?

Trent Bridge is the venue, with this match the second slice of a doubleheader that follows the women's fixture between the same teams.

Who's got the form?

London Spirit and Trent Rockets are the pace-setters in the men's Hundred, topping the table with eight points each, though the latter has played a game more.

Spirit have bounced back from their poor display in the opening season to win all of their first four games.

Their lasting outing was arguably their most convincing, beating Northern Superchargers by seven wickets after chasing the target of 144 with 18 balls to spare.

Rockets have won four from five, only losing to last year's runners-up Birmingham Phoenix. After three wins chasing, they beat Oval Invincibles batting first, defending 181 for 4.

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^{Luke Wood [David Rogers/Getty Images]}

What's the team news?

London Spirit are without Glenn Maxwell after he joined up with Australia ahead of the Zimbabwe ODIs. Josh Inglis returns to the team as his direct replacement and could well go straight into the team.

Zak Crawley is with England while Mark Wood is missing for the duration of the competition due to injury.

Trent Rockets have no immediate injury concerns. Rashid Khan is not available after playing earlier in the competition. They could be unchanged from the win over Oval Invincibles.

What's the key match-up?

Inglis is tasked with filling the void left by Glenn Maxwell's departure.

The Big Show scored 116 runs and took two wickets in four London Spirit wins, so the challenge of matching his reputation is a dauting one.

Inglis enjoyed a decent English white-ball summer in 2021. He hit 173 runs for Spirit, finishing an otherwise poor campaign as their leading run-scorer.

But it was with Leicestershire that the Aussie had the most joy, hammering 531 runs at 48.27 in the T20 Blast.

Luke Wood has been one of the best new ball and death bowlers in the men's Hundred, taking six wickets and achieving an economy rate of less than nine.

His left-arm angle has proven tricky to pick and if he can continue the trend of powerplay wickets then Rockets will have taken a major step towards a positive result.

Wood can already count Will Smeed and Adam Lyth among his victims during his opening sets.

Can I get tickets?

Tickets are readily available for this match.

What's the weather forecast?

It is expected to be a clear afternoon in Nottingham, with temperatures around 23 degrees Celcius and just a small chance of rain - around 16 per cent.

What are the squads?

Trent Rockets: Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Colin Munro, Ian Cockbain, Luke Fletcher, Matt Carter, Sam Cook, Marchant de Lange, Lewis Gregory, Alex Hales, Tabriaiz Shamsi (replaces Rashid Khan while on international duty), Dawid Malan, Tom Moores, Steven Mullaney, Samit Patel, Joe Root, Luke Wood, Daniel Sams, Ben Mike

London Spirit: Kieron Pollard, Liam Dawson, Nathan Ellis (replaced Riley Meredith), Jordan Thompson, Daniel Bell-Drummond, Chris Wood, Ravi Bopara, Mason Crane, Zak Crawley, Dan Lawrence, Josh Inglis (replaces Glenn Maxwell while on international duty), Eoin Morgan, Adam Rossington, Brad Wheal, Mark Wood, Ben McDermott, Jamie Smith, Toby Roland-Jones (replaced Blake Cullen) (18)

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^{Josh Inglis [Harry Trump/Getty Images]}

What are the possible starting XIs?

Trent Rockets: Alex Hales, Dawid Malan, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Colin Munro, Lewis Gregory, Tom Moores, Samit Patel, Daniel Sams, Luke Wood, Sam Cook, Tabraiz Shamsi

London Spirit: Adam Rossington, Josh Inglis, Dan Lawrence, Eoin Morgan, Kieron Pollard, Liam Dawson, Jordan Thompson, Chris Wood, Nathan Ellis, Mason Crane, Brad Wheal