A full toss outside off from no movement, and Sam Billings drives it with crisp timing. The outside edge races away past third man for four. Sam Billings adds another boundary, reaching a fifty off just 21 balls with an electrifying strike rate.
Over 18. 14 runs. Bowler: Scott Currie. Kent Men: 3-167(rr 9.28) A full toss right on middle stump, flicked with controlled precision through mid-wicket for a single. Kent require 10 runs from 12 balls with seven wickets in hand as the chase nears the crucial phase.
A slower ball pitched just outside off, beautifully executed. Sam Billings scoops it with impeccable control, sending it gracefully through fine leg for four.
Scott Currie bowls a slower ball on a length outside off; Joe Denly drives it with perfect timing and control. The ball races away over long off for a glorious six.
Over 17. 9 runs. Bowler: Chris Wood. Kent Men: 3-153(rr 9) Chris Wood fires in a yorker outside off, and Sam Billings attempts a drive but misses. The ball is quickly fielded by the keeper, resulting in no run. Kent require 24 runs from 18 balls with seven wickets in hand, facing a steep chase.
On a back of a length delivery down the leg, Joe Denly attempts a pull but mistimes it, yet manages to sneak a single through. Joe Denly gets off the mark.
A full delivery on leg stump with no movement. Finch attempts a slog-sweep but missed entirely, and he’s bowled cleanly. Harry Finch departs for 45 off 43.
Bowled full and wide outside off, Sam Billings attempts a sweep but mis-times it, managing just a quick single. That partnership has now moved to 50 runs off 22 balls.
A back of a length delivery on leg stump with no movement, expertly cut through the off side by Sam Billings who times it beautifully. The controlled cut races away towards long off for four. Sam Billings reaches thirty runs off just 13 balls, boasting a strike rate of 254.
Over 16. 13 runs. Bowler: Liam Dawson. Kent Men: 2-144(rr 9) The stock ball comes in on a length just outside off stump, and Sam Billings steers it crisply for a quick single. Kent face a chase requiring 33 runs from 24 balls with 8 wickets in hand.
Dawson bowls a length quicker ball on off stump, but Billings stays cool. He plays a well-timed reverse sweep, sending the ball racing through backward point for four. Sam Billings is really finding the boundary this over with two stylish fours.
Liam Dawson bowls a length stock ball on middle stump, but Sam Billings reads it perfectly. He executes a well-timed, controlled reverse sweep that races away over cover for six!
A full-length quicker ball on leg stump as the batter attempts a reverse sweep but misses, the ball striking his pad for a leg bye and the single taken.
Over 15. 20 runs. Bowler: Sonny Baker. Kent Men: 2-131(rr 8.73) Sam Billings drives down the length ball outside off, managing an inside edge that races away for a quick single. That's 20 runs in this over! Kent chase 46 from 30 balls with eight wickets in hand, holding an 80% win probability.
A full toss drifts wide outside off, and with no shot offered, it goes down for a wide. The extras keep piling on, making it 19 runs in this over so far.
Sonny Baker delivers a full ball wide outside off stump that drifts away gently. No shot offered from Sam Billings, and the wide run adds to the total. The extras push the tally to 18 for this over.
A yorker wide outside off stump, and no shot played as the ball runs away for a wide. The keeper scrambles to field it but the extra is added to the total. This extra takes the tally to 17 runs in the over so far.
A length ball on off stump, and Billings pulls off a brilliantly controlled scoop. That well-timed flick sails clean over fine leg for six! Billings adds another six, his second this over, taking the total to 16 runs in the over.
A full toss delivered right on off stump, expertly dispatched by the batter. Sam Billings scoops it with perfect timing, sending the ball racing for six over fine leg with controlled grace.
