Spirit win with 38 balls to spare to boost top-three chances - report
Chathli hammers 26-ball half-century
Invincibles struggle to 108-8
Kapp top-scores with 32
Dean & Gray take two wickets each
Soham Sarkhel
CricViz analyst
Image source, Getty ImagesMeg Lanning has struggled to start quickly in her last few innings. Off the first 20 balls of her innings, she managed just 14 against the Trent Rockets, 19 against the Northern Superchargers, and 19 again today before being dismissed. Interestingly, she was on 19 off 20 balls in this reverse fixture earlier this season before accelerating later. Not today, though.
Brilliant 10 so far from Charlie Dean to give her figures of 1-3.
Alice Capsey is the new batter and she's off the mark first ball with a single.
Plenty of work for the Invincibles to do with the innings approaching the halfway stage.
Chris Green
Welsh Fire all-rounder on BBC 5 Sports Extra
Really nice bowling from Charlie Dean.
Slower through the air pace, and it tempted Meg Lanning to hit it over mid-off.
An off spinner's dream when you take the catch. Great execution.
Lanning c & b Dean 19 (Invincibles 42-1)
That's the big wicket for London Spirit!
Tossed up again by Charlie Dean and Meg Lanning tries to thump it back down the ground.
It's too full for the shot, though, and she ends up chipping it back to the Spirit skipper.
Straightforward catch for Dean.
Chris Green
Welsh Fire all-rounder on BBC 5 Sports Extra
Really nice shot from Paige Scholfield. Wong has been targeting her with the short ball.
That time, Paige Scholfield was set up and waiting for it. She timed it beautifully for six runs.
Scholfield 21, Lanning 19
Nailed it!
Banged in short by Issy Wong and Paige Scholfield was ready and waiting for it.
Beautiful sound off the bat as she pulls it high over deep mid-wicket for six!
Sophie Luff
Somerset women's captain on BBC 5 Sports Extra
A great area to target someone like Sarah Glenn, who is not a huge turner of the ball. Issy Wong tried her best, but it raced away.
Four more!
Tossed up by Sarah Glenn and Paige Scholfield drills in through the covers.
There's very little turn for Glenn and the Spirit batters are pouncing any time she misses her line or length.
Sophie Luff
Somerset women's captain on BBC 5 Sports Extra
Meg Lanning isn't going to miss out on that. Pressure on Sarah Glenn from ball one.
Too short from Sarah Glenn to start and Meg Lanning goes back and pulls it behind square for four.
More good fielding from London Spirit as they continue to squeeze the Oval Invincibles openers.
It's Kira Chathli this time racing around the boundary to cut off Meg Lanning heave into the leg side.
The ball was in the air for a while but landed safely and Chathli did well.
Powerplay over, no wickets but some disciplined bowling from the visitors.
Sophie Luff
Somerset women's captain on BBC 5 Sports Extra
London Spirit are creating some pressure. It feels OK from both sides' perspective.
Oval Invincibles will want to maximise these last five balls of the batting powerplay.
Image source, Getty ImagesVery good start from Charlie Dean.
Just a couple of runs from the Spirit skipper's first five.
Excellent fielding from Kate Coppack at short third, diving to her left to deny Meg Lanning another boundary.
It means there are just three from Eva Gray's first five balls. Here comes the off-spin of Charlie Dean...
Soham Sarkhel
CricViz analyst
Image source, Getty ImagesThe Oval Invincibles will be looking for a better response from their batting unit. In their first four games, they averaged 35.23, the best for any team; however, in their last three games, they have averaged just 12.8, the lowest for any team.
Sophie Luff
Somerset women's captain on BBC 5 Sports Extra
Image source, Getty ImagesI'm excited to see what Kate Coppack does on her debut. She is a pretty good domestic player.
She will be buzzing to get a go in The Hundred. Spirit feel that this surface warrants the extra seamer.
Frustration for Kate Coppack and that's added to a couple of balls later when Paige Scholfield pounces on a short, wide delivery and thrashes it to the boundary.
A bit of luck but a good start for the Invincibles.
Sophie Luff
Somerset women's captain on BBC 5 Sports Extra
A missed opportunity there. It did go quickly through to Georgia Redmayne, but she will be disappointed to put that down.
That would have been a dream start for Kate Coppack.
Invincibles 10-0
That could be a costly one!
Nearly the dream start for Kate Coppack on debut as she bowls full to Meg Lanning, entices the drive and finds the edge.
Georgia Redmayne dives to her right behind the stumps but puts down the catch.
Image source, Getty ImagesDecent recovery from Issy Wong. Just three more from the last three balls of the first five.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scholfield,stumped Redmayne, bowled Knott Scholfield, stumped Redmayne, bowled Knott | 22 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 104.76 |
Lanning,caught and bowled Dean Lanning, caught and bowled Dean | 19 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 95.00 |
Capsey,caught Gibson, bowled Gray Capsey, caught Gibson, bowled Gray | 11 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 122.22 |
Kapp,caught Dean, bowled Wong Kapp, caught Dean, bowled Wong | 32 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 128.00 |
Winfield-Hill,caught Coppack, bowled Glenn Winfield-Hill, caught Coppack, bowled Glenn | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 75.00 |
Wellington,run out Dean Wellington, run out Dean | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 77.78 |
Gardner,caught Harris, bowled Gray Gardner, caught Harris, bowled Gray | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 40.00 |
Franklin,not out Franklin, not out | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 160.00 |
Moore,bowled Dean Moore, bowled Dean | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Smale,not out Smale, not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 3, byes 0, leg byes 0, total 3 Extras, no balls 0, wides 3, byes 0, leg byes 0, total 3 | |||||||
Total,108 for 8 100 balls Total,108 for 8 100 balls |
| Bowler | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wong | 20 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8.70 |
Coppack | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.60 |
Gray | 20 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.60 |
Dean | 20 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.60 |
Glenn | 20 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 9.30 |
Knott | 15 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.40 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
42 for 1 (38 balls) | Lanning |
46 for 2 (44 balls) | Scholfield |
65 for 3 (57 balls) | Capsey |
70 for 4 (63 balls) | Winfield-Hill |
80 for 5 (78 balls) | Wellington |
93 for 6 (88 balls) | Gardner |
101 for 7 (95 balls) | Kapp |
101 for 8 (96 balls) | Moore |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chathli,bowled Franklin Chathli, bowled Franklin | 53 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 44 | 182.76 |
Redmayne,caught Capsey, bowled Franklin Redmayne, caught Capsey, bowled Franklin | 42 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 41 | 140.00 |
Harris,not out Harris, not out | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 100.00 |
Knott,not out Knott, not out | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 400.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 6, byes 0, leg byes 5, total 11 Extras, no balls 0, wides 6, byes 0, leg byes 5, total 11 | |||||||
Total,112 for 2 62 balls Total,112 for 2 62 balls |
| Bowler | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Capsey | 10 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9.60 |
Kapp | 10 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 15.00 |
Anderson | 15 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10.40 |
Wellington | 10 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9.60 |
Smale | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12.00 |
Moore | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.80 |
Franklin | 7 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8.57 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
106 for 1 (58 balls) | Redmayne |
107 for 2 (60 balls) | Chathli |
