Rockets face nervous wait after defeat by Brave

Trent Rockets captain Sam Billings and Southern Brave skipper Chris Jordan embrace after their match in the Hundred

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Trent Rockets and Southern Brave are captained by Sam Billings and Chris Jordan respectively

ByTimothy AbrahamBBC Sport Journalist

Published14 minutes ago

The Hundred men's competition, Trent Bridge

Trent Rockets 158-5 (100 balls): Santner 35* (23); Worrall 1-21

Southern Brave 159-4 (97 balls): Stubbs 52* (28); Harrison 2-32

Southern Brave won by six wickets

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Trent Rockets face a nervous wait to see if they will qualify automatically for the final of The Hundred after a six-wicket defeat by Southern Brave.

The Rockets were unable to defend their total of 158-7 as Tristan Stubbs' unbeaten half-century helped already-eliminated Brave seal a tense victory with three balls to spare.

Sunrisers Leeds could pip the Rockets, who they currently trail by four points, to top spot if they beat Manchester Super Giants at Old Trafford on Tuesday.

Should both sides finish level on 24 points then positions will be determined by net run-rate, with the Sunrisers (1.094) better-placed than the Rockets (0.740).

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Stubbs and Marcus Stoinis were instrumental in pulling off the chase as they shared a 70-run stand for the fourth wicket.

Aussie all-rounder Stoinis whacked four fours and three sixes to make 46 off 25 balls before he miscued a full toss from Ben Sanderson in the penultimate set and was caught.

However, with eight needed off the final five balls, bowled by Lewis Gregory, Stubbs and Nikhil Chaudhary got Brave over the line.

Stubbs sealed the win by whacking Gregory over square leg for six as he finished unbeaten on 52 from 28 balls, having also struck four fours and three sixes at a strike rate of 185.71.

The Rockets had earlier posted what looked a competitive total with the top order all chipping in with useful contributions.

Mitchell Santner top-scored with an unbeaten 35 off 23 balls as he shared an unbroken sixth-wicket stand with Gregory (28 not out off 18 balls) worth 66 runs.

The wickets were shared between five bowlers, with Brave skipper Chris Jordan curtailing Finn Allen's attacking innings on 23 with a superb yorker.

It was a chastening day for 17-year-old quick bowler Manny Lumsden, though, as his first set disappeared for 19 runs and he was not called upon again.

What is happening on Tuesday?

There's plenty on the line at Old Trafford on Tuesday when Manchester Super Giants host Sunrisers Leeds.

Whoever wins the women's match (15:00 BST) will secure a spot in the Elminator against Southern Brave - a tie or no result would mean the Super Giants go through.

In the men's match at 18:30 the Sunrisers will be guaranteed to reach the knockout phase with a victory over the Super Giants, who need to win themselves to keep alive their own hopes of a top-three finish.

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