Brother becomes enemy of brother, is cricket such a cruel game? Amazing happened on the field
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In the 8th match of The Hundred 2026, there was a fierce clash between London Spirit and Trent Rockets. In the match, Trent Rockets team achieved a thrilling win by 4 wickets, but more than the win or loss, the face-off between Jamie Overton and Craig Overton was in the news. Both of them are real brothers and play in different teams.
Jamie Overton and Craig Overton shaking hands after the match between London and Trent in The Hundred
New Delhi: Cricket is a cruel game! This has been heard from many players. In this game, there is a possibility of the match turning on every single ball, but what happens when two brothers face each other in the thrill of the last few balls. Something similar was seen in the 8th match of The Hundred 2026. The match was between London Spirit and Trent Rocket, in which a fierce competition was seen between Jamie Overton and Craig Overton.
Jamie Overton is playing for the London team, while Craig Trent is part of the Rockets. Batting first in the match, London scored 159 runs for 9 wickets in 100 balls. While batting for London, Jamie Overton also contributed 9 runs playing 5 balls. In bowling, Craig took 2 wickets for Trent Rockets.
Brothers fought for 10 runs in 5 balls
The start was not good for Trent Rockets in the match against London. Finn Allen was out without scoring any runs after playing 5 balls. The team was in trouble, but opener Ben Duckett took charge from one end. After this, Tom Benton (22), Sam Billings (22) and Tim David (9) were also out cheaply, but Duckett single-handedly kept Trent Rockets in the match.
Batter – Craig Overton.
Bowler – Jamie Overton.THE BATTLE OF TWIN BROTHERS…!!!!
10 runs needed from 5 balls – Craig smashed 6,2,2 and won the game against Jamie in The Hundred. 😁✓ pic.twitter.com/GRNbBTAljE
