Spirit up to third after beating Originals

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The Spirit went up to third with their win

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The Hundred women's competition, Lord's

Manchester Originals 112-7 (100 balls): Bryce 32 (27); Dean 3-20

London Spirit 115-2 (92 balls): Redmayne 66* (59); Monaghan 1-20

London Spirit won by eight wickets

Scorecard. Table

London Spirit moved up to third in the Hundred's women's competition table with a convincing win over Manchester Originals at Lord's.

England's Charlie Dean starred with the ball for Spirit, taking 3-20 as the visitors were limited to 112-7.

Spirit slipped to 25-2 in response but Georgia Redmayne struck a superb 66 off 59 balls to help her side complete their chase with eight balls remaining and eight wickets in hand.

The Australian enjoyed an unbeaten 90-run partnership with England skipper Heather Knight, who finished on 29 from 27 deliveries.

If results fall their way Spirit could seal a top-three finish with victory over London rivals Oval Invincibles, who are currently fourth, on Sunday.

The teams who finish second and third in the Hundred's group stage meet in the eliminator, with the winner going forward to a final against the team who finished in first.

Manchester Originals stayed sixth in the table, three points off the top three with two games remaining.

What else do you need to know?

  • London Spirit ended a three-game winless run.

  • Georgia Redmayne was dropped by keeper Ellie Threlkeld on nine and given not out when caught behind on eight - a decision which would have been overturned had the Originals reviewed.

  • Originals bowler Lauren Filer conceded 18 runs off her final set of five deliveries late in the contest.

'We wanted to put on a show' - what they said

Match hero Redmayne: "It was a little bit of a tricky wicket. We bowled really well to keep them to that total.

"I did not start great but nice to get some [runs] in the end.

"We started off amazing with two wins. We had a bit of a wobble but we have been playing pretty good cricket. Our last game here, we wanted to put on a show and get a win."

What is happening on Saturday?

There are two double-headers on Saturday with Southern Brave taking on Trent Rockets (women's match at 11:00 BST and men's at 14:30 BST) and Welsh Fire hosting Birmingham Phoenix (women's at 14:30 BST and men's at 18:00 BST).

You will be able to watch the Brave men take on the Rockets live on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer.

You can also follow commentary on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra, BBC Sounds and the BBC Sport website and app.