Trent Rockets defeated Northern Superchargers 185 for 5 (Banton 66, Hain 49) by 47 runs at Headingley. Australian star Chris Green's all-round performance was instrumental in the victory. The Rockets' openers dominated the powerplay, putting on 44 before Ben Dwarshuis took his first wicket. Matthew Potts then hurried up Alex Hales, who was caught by Adam Hose on the long-on boundary. Sam Hain joined Tom Banton, who played out a compelling dogfight with the Superchargers' spin halves, Adil Rashid and Callum Parkinson. Banton edging the exchanges to reach a majestic fifty from just 27 balls. Potts then checked their progress, spearheading a brilliant yorker to remove Banton on 66, the Banton-Hain partnership having yielded 65 from just 36 balls.
Hain's mix of orthodoxy and invention brought him 49 (28), and it was Green's magical seven-ball 25 that blasted the Rockets up to 185, their third-highest score in the competition's history. In reply, Ollie Robinson and Graham Clark despoiled six fours and a six inside the powerplay, but when Clark was clean sailed for 17( 12 by Imad Wasim), the floodgates opened. Superchargers skipper Short was magnificently caught by a diving Green at long-on, and when Green removed Hose and Nicholas Pooran, the Superchargers were languishing on 62 for 5. Green's perfect night was made complete with a smart run-out of Clark, and despite some late-order hitting from Potts and Dwarshuis, the Rockets ran out comfortable winners.