The Hundred delivered its most personal finish of the season on July 26, 2026, when Trent Rockets beat London Spirit by four wickets with two balls to spare at Trent Bridge — and the winning runs came off the bat of Craig Overton, facing the bowling of his own twin brother, Jamie. Chasing 159/9, Rockets got home at 160/6, reportedly the highest successful run-chase at Trent Bridge in the competition’s history, in a match that swung on a blistering innings from home favourite Ben Duckett and a late twist that only cricket’s strange family arithmetic could produce.
Duckett’s 75 Sets Up the Chase
Ben Duckett top-scored for Rockets with 75 off just 47 balls, playing with the signature pulls and scoops that have made him a crowd favourite at his home ground. The innings pushed Duckett to third on The Hundred’s all-time run-scoring list, overtaking Liam Livingstone. After opener Finn Allen fell for a duck, Duckett put together a 72-run stand with Tom Banton off 41 balls, the partnership that effectively rebuilt the chase and put Rockets in control after an early setback.
Spirit Fight Back With Two Sharp Strikes
London Spirit’s response came from AJ Tye, who struck twice in the space of a few overs — first having Banton caught at point, then removing Duckett himself via a sharp catch taken by James Coles. Jamie Overton then got in on the act, dismissing Tim David and briefly stalling Rockets’ momentum just as the chase looked to be cruising home. For a few overs, the momentum that Duckett’s innings had built looked genuinely at risk of unraveling.
The Overton Twins Settle It
What followed was the moment that will be remembered long after the scorecard is forgotten. With Rockets closing in on the target, Craig Overton — unbeaten on 20 — struck the winning runs off the bowling of his identical twin brother Jamie, who finished with figures of 1 for 30. Mitchell Santner was unbeaten at the other end on 7 as Rockets sealed the win with two balls in hand. Twin brothers facing off in a professional cricket match is rare enough; one twin hitting the match-winning runs off the other, with a result on the line, is the kind of finish broadcasters dream of and can’t script.
What Spirit Brought to the Table
London Spirit’s total of 159/9 was built on contributions from Dewald Brevis, who top-scored with 39, alongside Lhuan-dre Pretorius (24), James Rew, and captain Liam Livingstone. It was a total that looked competitive on a Trent Bridge pitch that has generally rewarded batters this season, and it took a near-record chase to overhaul it — a sign that Spirit’s total was far from a soft target, even if the headline afterward belonged entirely to the Overton brothers.
A Family Night at Trent Bridge
The men’s game wasn’t the only story at the ground that evening. In the accompanying women’s fixture, London Spirit Women beat Trent Rockets Women by five wickets, powered by Nadine de Klerk’s unbeaten 41, Marie Kelly’s 39, and three wickets from Marizanne Kapp for just 12 runs — Spirit’s first-ever win over the Rockets in the competition. Trent Bridge, and Nottinghamshire CCC’s own coverage of the night, leaned into the home-crowd angle, running the headline “Duckett Hails Home Support As Rockets Win Thriller,” with Duckett crediting the Trent Bridge crowd for carrying the chase over the line.
What It Means Going Forward
For Trent Rockets, the win keeps their campaign firmly on track and gives Duckett another marker in a Hundred career that is quietly climbing the competition’s all-time charts. For Spirit, the defeat stings less for the total they posted than for how close their bowlers came to defending it before the Overton twist turned the finish personal. And for The Hundred as a tournament trying to build storylines beyond franchise loyalty, a twin-versus-twin finish is exactly the kind of moment that gets replayed long after the points table has been forgotten — a reminder that even in a format built for six-hitting and quick turnarounds, cricket’s oldest source of drama is still family.