Summary

  • Welsh Fire v Manchester Originals, Sophia Gardens

  • Fire bowl Originals out for 112 to win by 25 runs

  • Originals 112: Buttler 57 (34); Meredith 4-9, Payne 3-14, Green 3-19

  • Buttler dedicates fifty to late father

  • Fire 137-8: Currie 3-22, Tongue 3-25

  • Fire seal first win of campaign to move up to fifth, while Originals slide to replace them at bottom of table

Live Reporting

by Matthew Henry & Mike Peter

  1. Aatif Nawaz
    Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Jos Buttler. One-handed. Clearing the boundary with relative ease.

  2. 6 runs

    50 for Jos Buttler

    Into the stands by Jos Buttler!

    He looks to the sky - a reference to his dad who passed away recently - as he celebrates his fifty.

    Jos Buttler gestures to the skyGetty Images

  3. Ffion Wynne
    BBC Sport cricket writer on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Jos Buttler with the target in mind has done it so many times all around the world.

    The Welsh Fire bowlers will know the threat that he possesses.

  4. Originals 79-4

    Target 138

    Not this time. He just pats the ball back to Saif Zaib.

    Time for a strategic timeout with the Originals needing a further 59 from 35 balls.

    It could be another tight one...

  5. Originals 79-4

    A two, a single and another single. Will Buttler go again?

  6. Ffion Wynne
    BBC Sport cricket writer on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    An interesting move from Tom Abell. He's gone to Saif Zaib with the ball.

    I can't understand this bowling decision...

    Jos Buttler is going to try take down the part-timer.

  7. Aatif Nawaz
    Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    That ball was pummelled to the boundary by Jos Buttler. That was hit very hard.

  8. Originals 75-4

    Drilled for four by Jos Buttler. He's almost wiped out the umpire in the process.

  9. Tom Abell turns to left-arm spinner Saif Zaib. This is a big call.

  10. Originals 71-4

    Need 67 runs from 40 balls

    Four singles come from Tall Paul Walter's set of five. Something will have to give soon.

  11. Ffion Wynne
    BBC Sport cricket writer on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Welsh Fire will not mind Jos Buttler taking singles.

    They're in a pretty happy position, you'd think.

  12. Originals 69-4

    Pressure is building on Lewis Gregory...

  13. Kieran Parmley
    Cricviz analyst

    Since his international retirement in June this year, Heinrich Klaasen is averaging 15.2 across 14 innings with a top score of 48.

  14. Originals 66-4

    71 needed from 45 balls

    Lewis Gregory almost runs himself with a crazy call but Tom Abell's throw misses. It was a good comeback from Josh Hull. Only three singles came after the six.

  15. Aatif Nawaz
    Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    A tremendous hit from Jos Buttler.

  16. 6 runs

    Originals 64-4

    Josh, meet Jos.

    The superstar batter goes big.

  17. Ffion Wynne
    BBC Sport cricket writer on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    The partnership of Jos Buttler and Heinrich Klaasen. You cannot think of too many more destructive players in the short format. To see the back of those will be a huge benefit for the Welsh Fire.

  18. Originals 58-4

    Need 80 from 50 balls

    New batter Lewis Gregory is obviously a handy batter, he's a full England international, but so much rests on Jos Buttler's shoulders now.

    It'll be Josh Hull again...

  19. Ed Seabourne
    Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    This is a real problem for the Originals. It looks like everything is relying on Jos Buttler now.

  20. Ffion Wynne
    BBC Sport cricket writer on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Huge wicket.

    We pretty much got everything wrong. We said Heinrich Klaasen was one of the best players of spin.

    He gets caught at square leg...