Trent Rockets face Southern Brave in Match 29 of The Hundred 2026 at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, on Monday 10 August 2026, starting at 18:30 BST (UTC+1). Trent Bridge holds 17,500, and its flat batting surface has produced some of the highest scores in The Hundred’s short history.

This is a match between the competition’s two founding champions. Southern Brave won the inaugural men’s Hundred in 2021. Trent Rockets won in 2022. Between them, they account for two of The Hundred’s first three men’s titles, and that winning pedigree gives every encounter between these sides an edge that newer clubs cannot yet replicate.

Trent Rockets’ 2022 title was built on explosive batting. Alex Hales is one of the most destructive T20 openers in world cricket, capable of dismantling a bowling attack in the first 25 balls. The Trent Bridge surface, among the flattest and truest in England, amplifies that threat.

Southern Brave’s 2021 championship came from a combination of quality and conditions-awareness. James Vince’s elegant stroke-making anchors their batting. Jofra Archer’s express pace, when available, provides a wicket-taking option that few batters are fully comfortable facing. Liam Dawson provides reliable left-arm spin across the middle overs.

Trent Bridge at night, with the ground filled and floodlit, creates one of The Hundred’s most atmospheric settings. The intimacy of the 17,500-capacity venue amplifies crowd noise in ways that larger grounds cannot match.

When is Trent Rockets vs Southern Brave? The match starts at 18:30 BST (UTC+1) on 10 August 2026. Indian fans in Mumbai watch at 23:00 IST (UTC+5:30). Australian fans in Sydney tune in at 03:30 AEST (UTC+10) on 11 August. Viewers in New York catch it at 13:30 EDT (UTC-4). For real-time conversions, check Nottingham time and United Kingdom time.

The Radcliffe Road End and Fox Road stands at Trent Bridge create a corridor of noise that belies the ground’s modest capacity. Nottingham’s cricketing public has a deep knowledge of the game, and The Hundred has drawn new, younger fans to the ground alongside the traditional supporters who have watched cricket here for generations.