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. 6 runs

    Fire 117-6

    There's some of that Chris Green big-hitting!

    Banged into the pitch by Sonny Baker and the Australian dispatches into the stands at mid-wicket.

  2. Kieran Parmley
    Cricviz analyst

    Scott Currie now has 17 wickets in the death phase across the T20 Blast and Hundred this year - tied most with Riley Meredith and Sam Curran.

  3. Fire 110-6

    In comes Tall Paul Walter - he played three seasons for Manchester Originals before moving to Welsh Fire this season.

    A couple of singles off the rest of Currie's set.

  4. Aatif Nawaz
    Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Saif Zaib tried to play an upper cut, straight up in the air and Jos Buttler takes the catch. Just as someone starts to get going for Welsh Fire, the wicket falls.

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

    Again, frustrating for Welsh Fire.

    Saif Zaib got in an almighty tangle and it's a simple catch in the end for Jos Buttler.

  6. wicket

    WICKET

    Zaib c Buttler b Currie 15 (Fire 108-6)

    But now Saif Zaib goes!

    Pace off from Scott Currie, the batter goes for a ramp but the ball balloons up and Jos Buttler moves back to take the catch - his third of the match.

  7. Fire 108-5

    Hello there, Saif Zaib.

    Consecutive fours for the Fire batter, lashing Scott Currie through third and then advancing to drive through the covers.

    He moves to 15 from 10 balls.

  8. Aatif Nawaz
    Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    It feels like Welsh Fire need a cameo towards the end here. Somebody who can come on and score 30 off 15 balls.

    Saif Zaib of Welsh Fire batsGetty Images

  9. Fire 100-5

    In comes Australian Chris Green, he's capable of some big-hitting down the order.

    No sign of it in the remainder of this set though - a wide and two singles sees the Fire hundred come up.

  10. Aatif Nawaz
    Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Another quick delivery from Josh Tongue. Tom Abell backed away to give himself some room but couldn't get enough. Gets a feather on it and Tongue has his second wicket. An important wicket.

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

    Another sharp delivery from Josh Tongue. A well directed short ball, and Tom Abell knew he had the short boundary to work with. All he had to do was get it over Jos Buttler's head and it would have flown away.

  12. wicket

    WICKET

    Abell c Buttler b Tongue 22 (Fire 97-5)

    Josh Tongue of Manchester Originals celebrates after taking the wicket of Tom AbellGetty Images

    Cramped for room and caught behind!

    It's a second wicket for Josh Tongue as he removes Tom Abell.

    The Fire batter backs away and tries to lift the ball away, but gloves to Jos Buttler behind the stumps.

  13. Kieran Parmley
    Cricviz analyst

    Since the start of last season, Welsh Fire batters average 17.4 against spin while striking at 118 - only London Spirit batters average less and score slower against spin than the Fire.

  14. Fire 96-4

    Scott Currie is having an excellent tournament and it continues with this set - he goes for just four runs.

    He's 0-9 from 10 balls thus far.

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

    A good knock from Tom Kohler-Cadmore. He'll be frustrated. He just started getting the pace of the wicket.

    Tom Hartley switched ends, got the better of him previously. Kohler-Cadmore didn't quite have enough on it. Good catch by Noor Ahmad.

  16. Fire 92-4

    Saif Zaib gets off the mark with a two square.

    Three more singles from the rest of the set - and we'll now take a strategic time-out.

  17. Aatif Nawaz
    Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Tom Kohler-Cadmore will be annoyed with himself as he's hit it straight down the throat of the fielder.

  18. wicket

    WICKET

    Kohler-Cadmore c Noor Ahmad b Hartley 26 (Originals 87-4)

    Tom Hartley of Manchester Originals celebrates with team mate Phil Salt after taking the wicket of Tom Kohler-Cadmore of Welsh Fire (not pictured)Getty Images

    Straight to the square leg fielder!

    The promising Fire partnership comes to an end as Tom Kohler-Cadmore cracks Tom Hartley's first delivery out to the ropes, with Noor Ahmad taking the catch in front of his face having hardly moved.

    In comes Saif Zaib.

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

    Good intent by Kohler-Cadmore. He's not hit it where he wants to, but this intent and the pressure he's putting on the bowlers - fortune favours the brave.

  20. Fire 87-3

    This Fire partnership of the Somerset Toms is building nicely

    Two more boundaries from Noor Ahmad's set, Abell sweeping through square and Kohler-Cadmore edging past third.

    It's worth 43 off 26 balls.