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

    Again Chapman plays and misses. Riley Meredith really firing now.

  2. Originals 14-2

    WinViz has Welsh Fire as favourites now.

  3. New Zealander Mark Chapman has been sent out before Heinrich Klaasen and Riley Meredith is also going to bowl 10 in a row.

  4. Daniel Bell-Drummond
    Kent captain on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Brilliant again from Riley Meredith. He's using his pace slamming the middle of the wicket.

    Ben McKinney can only sky it miles in the air!

  5. Aatif Nawaz
    Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Steve Smith takes the catch. Welsh Fire are right in this game!

  6. wicket

    WICKET

    McKinney c Smith b Meredith 10 (Originals 14-2)

    Now Ben McKinney goes too! It's another short ball from big Riley Meredith and another top edge. Steve Smith takes the catch at mid-on this time and Ben McKinney is on his way.

    Game on.

    Ben McKinney of Manchester Originals walks off the pitchGetty Images

  7. Daniel Bell-Drummond
    Kent captain on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Brilliant bowling by Riley Meredith using the wicket.

    What movement by Chris Green. He has run in and taken it full stretch.

  8. Aatif Nawaz
    Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    A terrific diving catch from Chris Green! He's dived in front of himself, sliding across the turf and taking a brilliant catch. What a big wicket that is!

  9. wicket

    WICKET

    Salt c Green b Meredith 3 (Originals 13-1)

    Riley Meredith of Welsh Fire celebratesGetty Images

    Kieran warned you (see 20:10 BST), Phil Salt fans. The Originals skipper chases a short ball from Riley Meredith but only manages to sky a catch to deep square leg. Out there is Chris Green, who takes a good diving catch.

  10. Daniel Bell-Drummond
    Kent captain on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Riley Meredith with his first ball slamming the wicket hard and it's good intent shown by Ben McKinney.

  11. Originals 13-0

    There are leaves scattered all of the outfield at deep mid-wicket making this look like a park game. Steve Smith has to slide through them as he chases a flick from young McKinney.

  12. Originals 8-0

    Need 130 more runs to win

    Still that's a good start for the Welsh Fire as they chase their first win in the competition. Can Riley Meredith keep it up?

  13. Aatif Nawaz
    Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Ben McKinney hammers it over the covers. He didn't look to hit it that hard but he's so powerful, he's managed to get it over the infield and nobody moved in its direction.

  14. Daniel Bell-Drummond
    Kent captain on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Ben McKinney has got a beautiful swing.

    There's a bit of variable bounce, but time McKinney keeps his shape, the ball goes flying.

  15. Originals 7-0

    The dots are building to Ben McKinney - four in a row to start, in fact - but he has timed the pants off this one over extra cover. A Trescothick-esque shot with minimal foot movement.

  16. How's stat?!

    Kieran Parmley
    Cricviz analyst

    All seven of Phil Salt's fifties in the Hundred have come when batting first. He averages 22.4 in run chases while striking at 144 compared to a 33.2 average and 162 strike rate when batting first.

    Phil Salt of Manchester Originals batsGetty Images

  17. Originals 3-0

    This has been a good start from left-armer David Payne and he's going to continue to bowl the next set of five too.

  18. Originals 3-0

    Ben McKinney gets up absolutely flithy after sliding through the dirt to complete a three. He looks like he's been playing rugby in a mud bath.

  19. Originals 0-0

    Phil Salt defends the first ball of the innings from David Payne.

  20. Originals 0-0

    Target 138

    He may have only made 29 but young Ben McKinney impressed on his Hundred debut on Monday night. The highly-rated Durham opener and Phil Salt are on their way to the middle.