Adam Zampa’s marathon 34,000-kilometre spherical journey from Australia simply to bowl 20 balls paid dividends because the Oval Invincibles received its third successive remaining in English cricket’s Hundred with a 26-run victory over the Trent Rockets at Lord’s on Sunday.
Zampa’s close to 30-hour journey happened after the 33-year-old, who’s been on worldwide responsibility with Australia, was summoned as a substitute for fellow leg-spinner Rashid Khan, known as as much as play for Afghanistan.
Zampa, who had starred within the Invincibles’ earlier two title-winning campaigns, took a miserly 1-21 from his most 20 balls on Sunday, getting Rockets dangerman David Willey stumped for 14.
He was not the one Australian leg-spinner within the wickets for the Invincibles.
Penrith-born however England-qualified Nathan Sowter took 3-25 — together with the prize scalp of England nice Joe Root for 10 — because the Rockets set 169 to win, have been held to 142-8.
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It was one thing of an ‘Australia Day’ at Lord’s, with all-rounder Marcus Stoinis returning figures of 2-40 for the Rockets earlier than top-scoring for the Nottingham-based aspect with a quickfire 64, together with 4 fours and 5 sixes, that ended when he was lbw to England fast Saqib Mahmood.
England’s Will Jacks laid the foundations for the Invincibles’ win with a 41-ball 72 on the high of the order, though he was reprieved on 28 by a Stoinis no-ball after the Rockets misplaced New Zealand quick bowler Lockie Ferguson to damage within the warm-up.
Revealed on Sep 01, 2025