Tim David's spectacular catch got rid of James Vince and a direct-hit two balls later saw the back of Nicholas Pooran.While Jacks departed for 39, Sam Curran took charge of the scoring duties.
MI London opted to retire out Ollie Pope after the English batter failed to get going from the word go.
Sam Curran at the other end looked in great touch as he smashed back-to-back sixes off Lewis Gregory before depositing one off Santner over deep midwicket.
MI London still made a meal out of the contest though as the dangerous Finn Allen edged Tom Curran to fall for just 1.
One more wicket at the stage could have been curtains for the batting side but Tim David and Santner took control of the chase.
Mitchell Santner put on a show by smashing his first ever half-century in the Hundred as his knock helped Trent Rockets register their sixth win in a row in the competition after losing their opening game of the season. Santner's efforts triumphed over Sam Curran's terrific fifty in the first half of the contest as MI London's total of 147 didn't prove enough.
Will Jacks got MI London off to a blistering start when he took on Craig Overton and Matt Henry but the momentum completely swung in a matter of three deliveries. Tim David's spectacular catch got rid of James Vince and a direct-hit two balls later saw the back of Nicholas Pooran.While Jacks departed for 39, Sam Curran took charge of the scoring duties. MI London opted to retire out Ollie Pope after the English batter failed to get going from the word go.
Sam Curran at the other end looked in great touch as he smashed back-to-back sixes off Lewis Gregory before depositing one off Santner over deep midwicket. Despite conceding that six, Santner ended up giving away only 19 runs from the 20 deliveries he bowled. Losing Sikandar Raza, Sherfane Rutherford and Sam Curran off the last six balls of the innings proved to be a disaster for MI London as they could only set a target of 148, even though a 160-plus total was on the cards.
MI London still made a meal out of the contest though as the dangerous Finn Allen edged Tom Curran to fall for just 1. Aneurin Donald threatened by smashing four straight boundaries but a bit of poor cricket from the batter saw him getting run out. Five balls later, Sam Billings followed suit before the in-form Ben Duckett fell at the halfway point in the chase. One more wicket at the stage could have been curtains for the batting side but Tim David and Santner took control of the chase.
A Tom Curran over turned the contest around as Santner picked him for a couple of fours and a six that put the chase back on track. Santner cleared the ropes again, this time off Richard Gleeson, whereas David hammered Trent Boult over long on. With the contest pretty much settled now, Santner came up with the finishing touch as he went 4,6,4 to bring up fifty for the first time in this competition before sealing the win with ten balls to go.
