Aussie T20 star helps Rocket Trent into knockout phase

Australian Tim David has scored an unbeaten 32 off 24 deliveries for the Trent Rockets. Photo: Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS

Trent Rockets pair Tim David and Mitch Santner have helped steer their side into the knockout stage of The Hundred cricket competition with a 78-run partnership in a six-wicket win over MI London.

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In pursuit of 148 for a sixth win in seven matches, the Rockets made a shaky start, losing Finn Allen, Aneurin Donald, Sam Billings and Ben Duckett with just 70 runs on the board halfway through their innings at The Oval in London on Saturday (local time).

But an unbeaten 32 off 24 deliveries from David - crowned Australia's best T20 player last week - and a brilliant 52 not out off 23 balls from No.6 Santner catapulted the Rockets to victory with 10 balls in hand.

A half-century by New Zealand's Mitch Santner booked the Rockets a spot in the elimination phase. (AP PHOTO)

The Rockets extended their lead at the top of the table to eight points and hold the same advantage with a better net run-rate over fourth-placed Welsh Fire, who have two games to play.

MI London lost opener James Vince and Nicholas Pooran in quick succession, and after Will Jacks departed for a quickfire 39 the home side were indebted to Sam Curran, who hammered five sixes and four fours in a 46-ball 72, but it was not enough.

Manchester Super Giants boosted their bid for a top-three finish with a 10-run victory over Southern Brave at Southampton.

The Super Giants built their score of 8-149 around an opening partnership of 119 between Tim Seifert and Paul Walter.

Seifert made 55 from 34 deliveries before being run out by Moeen Ali, while Walter hit six fours and four sixes in his 32-ball 64.

Australia T20 player Nikhil Chaudhary blasted 19 from 10 deliveries for Southern Brave. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

Wickets tumbled at the end of the innings, with Adil Rashid picking up 2-17, but the target was just beyond Brave, whose Eliminator hopes are now over.

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