The Hundred: Will Jacks hits stunning century as Oval Invincibles beat Southern Brave

Will Jacks smashed the fastest century in The Hundred as Oval Invincibles swept to an easy seven-wicket win over Southern Brave.

The opener struck a mighty six to go to a spectacular ton off just 47 balls, two fewer than Will Smeed for Birmingham Phoenix four days earlier.

The 23-year-old hit 10 fours and eight sixes, including one to secure the win as he finished on an unbeaten 108 out of a total of 142-3.

England opener Jason Roy fell for his third duck of the competition at the start of the Invincibles' chase of 138 to win, which they achieved with 18 balls to spare.

Defending champions Brave have now lost their last three matches, but the Invincibles have won three in a row and are second in the men's table behind unbeaten leaders London Spirit.

England bowler Reece Topley helped restrict the Brave with a fine spell of 3-24 off 20 balls, including the wicket of dangerous opener Quinton de Kock.

Marcus Stoinis top scored with 37 off 27 balls, but he was caught in the deep by Jacks off Mohammad Hasnain just as the Australian was threatening to up the tempo.

Roy has had a horrid summer, with a highest score of just 43 in 12 innings against India and South Africa across the T20 and ODI series, while he contributed only 76 runs in the six T20 games against those opponents.

The 2019 World Cup winner made 10 against Welsh Fire, but has otherwise failed to score in The Hundred - his third duck here coming when he was bowled by left-arm seamer George Garton off only his second ball.

Afterwards, Invincibles captain Sam Billings backed the "world class" Roy to turn it around, echoing former England batter Kevin Pietersen, but Roy's place in England's side for the T20 World Cup this year will be in serious doubt unless he finds form very soon.

He is under pressure from Invincibles and Surrey team-mate Jacks, who made 81 in his last Hundred game against Welsh Fire and again displayed stunning power, scoring heavily down the ground and hitting one six out of the stadium.

Jacks has been touted as a future England star for a while and in 2019 smashed a 25-ball century for Surrey against Lancashire in a 10-over match in Dubai.

More success in this year's Hundred for the likes of him and Smeed could well see them force their way into England reckoning for the T20 World Cup in Australia, possibly at Roy's expense.

Meanwhile, Southern Brave were dealt a blow earlier in the day when Tymal Mills was forced to withdraw from The Hundred with a toe injury and the left-arm fast bowler will now look to regain fitness in time to stake his claim for a spot in England's World Cup squad.

On a day of record-breaking batting, Adam Rossington hit the fastest fifty in The Hundred as London Spirit easily beat Northern Superchargers by seven wickets to make it four wins from four.

Spirit opener Rossington took just 15 balls to pass 50, two quicker than the previous record set by the Superchargers' Adam Lyth three days ago.

Rossington fell for 66 from just 24 balls having clubbed three fours and seven sixes.

Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell smacked 43 off 25 balls as Spirit hurried to their target of 144 at Headingley, securing the win with 18 balls to spare.

The Superchargers had struggled to set a decent target after a slow start on a turning pitch, losing Lyth for nought off the fifth ball.

Captain Faf du Plessis hit 56 off 35 balls and a late flurry from Adam Hose with 30 off 14 took them to 143-5, but fireworks from Rossington and Maxwell condemned them to their third defeat in a row.

• Men's Hundred table

Superchargers get first win but Invincibles lose again - women's round-up

In the women's competition, Northern Superchargers superbly defended 127 to win their first game of this year's Hundred and inflict a second successive defeat on London Spirit.

Spirit were going well at 48-0 but Grave Scrivens fell before Australia's Beth Mooney was superbly run out for 30 by compatriot Alyssa Healy, the wicketkeeper gathering the ball and flicking it behind her into the stumps.

Danielle Gibson fell next ball as the Superchargers squeezed the Spirit, with the hosts holding their nerve to win by five runs, despite an unbeaten 39 from 30 balls from Sophie Luff.

Alice Davidson-Richards was the pick of the Superchargers bowlers, taking 2-20 from her 20 balls.

Superchargers made 127-4, with Bess Heath hitting an impressive 34-ball 57. It was a well-paced counter-attacking innings after her side had slipped to 37-2 after 40 balls.

She swept brilliantly and shared 70 for the third wicket with South Africa's Laura Wolvaardt, who later pulled off a stunning run out from the boundary to dismiss Spirit's Alice Monaghan.

In the second women's match of the day, Smriti Mandhana and Georgia Adams helped Southern Brave maintain their perfect start to The Hundred with a 12-run win over defending champions Oval Invincibles.

Mandhana was in top form, scoring an elegant 46 from 25 balls, to get the Brave off to a rapid start before her dismissal brought on a prolonged mid-innings slump.

The visitors finished the innings well, though, as Adams, who hit 18 from 13 balls, and Freya Kemp, who made 24 from 16, put on 45 together to help the Brave recover from 103-5 to post 153-8.

Teenage spinner Sophia Smale was the pick of the bowlers for the Invincibles, taking 2-12 from her 20 balls.

The Invincibles, who dropped captain Dane van Niekerk and were without the injured Alice Capsey, started their chase well, giving them hope of a second straight win on the bounce, but the innings fell apart when Adams bowled Lauren Winfield-Hill for 25 off 19.

Adams struck again to dismiss Marizanne Kapp and finish with figures of 2-16 as the Invincibles limped to 141-7.

• Women's Hundred table