Craig Overton hits twin Jamie for decisive six
The Hundred men's competition, Trent Bridge
London Spirit 159-9 (100 balls): Brevis 39 (24); Harrison 2-25
Trent Rockets 160-6 (98 balls): Duckett 75 (47); Milne 2-25
Trent Rockets won by four wickets
Craig Overton won an entertaining contest against twin brother Jamie as Trent Rockets edged a thriller by four wickets against London Spirit in the men's Hundred.
The home side's chase of 160 went down to the wire with 10 needed off five balls, but Craig audaciously ramped for six before calmly ticking off the remaining runs with two deliveries to spare.
He finished unbeaten on 20 from only six balls as Rockets earned their first win of this year's tournament.
"He got me out last year so I had to get some payback," Craig told BBC Sport.
"It's still a bit weird playing against each other. We're getting used to it after a few years.
"We're both very competitive - we both always want to win - so I think the family will be happy with how we played it."
Rockets' chase was set up by Ben Duckett's 75 from 47 balls at the top of the order, an innings which included 12 fours and two sixes and led an impressive recovery after he lost his opening partner Finn Allen for a duck.
Duckett fell with 52 runs needed from 26 balls, which looked to have swung momentum Sprit's way, but Sam Billings' 22 off 10 combined with Overton's knock got them over the line.
Spirit's batters were guilty of wasting good starts as four of the top five made it past 20 but could not kick on to a contribution like Duckett's.
Craig Overton also made an impact with the ball as he removed openers Jonny Bairstow and Lhuan-dré Pretorius, before the explosive Liam Livingstone and Dewald Brevis accelerated through the middle phase.
But Rockets' bowlers held their nerve late in the innings as Spirit lost five wickets for 42 balls, with spinner Calvin Harrison impressing again with 2-25.
Spirit have lost their opening two games and are second from bottom in the table, above Southern Brave.
Buttler brilliance as Super Giants thump Phoenix
The Hundred men's competition, Emirates Old Trafford
Manchester Super Giants 187-5 (100 balls): Buttler 90 (50); Rehan 2-43
Birmingham Phoenix 100 all out (97 balls): Ferreira 23 (25); Dawson 3-15
Manchester Super Giants won by 87 runs
Jos Buttler produced a masterful 90 from 50 balls as Manchester Super Giants demolished Birmingham Phoenix by 87 runs to maintain their perfect start to The Hundred.
After making his highest T20 score of 131 against India this month, the England wicketkeeper-batter continued his resurgence, striking seven fours and five sixes to lead the home side to 187-5.
It was the second highest Hundred total at Old Trafford and one that Phoenix fell well short of as they were bundled out for 100, handing Super Giants their second win in two matches.
The women's fixture was washed out and the men's game delayed by 30 minutes but, once the action got under way, fans were treated to a sensational innings from Buttler.
Super Giants suffered early setbacks as Tim Seifert and captain Aiden Markram fell cheaply, but Buttler combined power-hitting with deft touches around the ground to bring up his half-century in 31 balls.
Buttler's superb innings came to end with three balls remaining, while Tom Moores added an unbeaten 39 from 17 deliveries.
Phoenix made a shaky start in their reply as Josh Tongue removed Will Smeed and Rehan Ahmed in consecutive balls on his way to figures of 2-21.
Opener Joe Clarke fell to Liam Dawson, who finished with 3-15, before Laurie Evans followed suit to leave Phoenix 43-4.
Captain Donovan Ferreira top-scored with 23, but the visitors never recovered from the early collapse as they slumped to their first defeat of the campaign.
What is happening on Monday?
Southern Brave take on MI London in Southampton in Monday's double header.
In the women's competition, the home side will be looking to keep their place at the top of the table after two wins so far, while MI London are searching for their first victory. They meet at 15:00 BST.
Brave's men are also awaiting a first win and their match follows at 18:30.
You can follow ball-by-ball commentary on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra, BBC Sounds and the BBC Sport website and app.
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