The Hundred, Welsh Fire v London Spirit, Sophia Gardens
Spirit win by eight runs despite Bairstow's brilliant 86* off 50 balls
Warner hits unbeaten 70 off 45 balls to lead Spirit to 163-5
Spirit pick up first win this campaign, Fire have now lost two from two
Sunday's double headers are Brave v Phoenix (11:00/14:30 BST) and Rockets v Superchargers (14:30/18:00 BST)
Smith c Jennings b Gleeson 3 (Fire 12-1)
Richard Gleeson strikes second ball!
Steve Smith tries to ramp him over the rope but sends the ball straight up in the air and into the waiting hands of Keaton Jennings at third.
It's been a great start from London Spirit.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Two
This is a big old ground so there are lots of opportunities for twos. Sometimes teams forget that you don't just need to go for boundaries.
You can get runs just by getting bat on ball.
Target 164
It's another good set from London Spirit, this time from Dan Worrall.
After conceding four off his opening delivery, his next four cost only two runs, including three dot balls.
Jonny Bairstow's been beaten a couple of times.
Kieran Parmley
Cricviz analyst
Jonny Bairstow in Hundred games at Cardiff:
Target 164
And there's the first boundary of the innings.
Jonny Bairstow plays Dan Worrall's first delivery into the legside and a diving Ashton Turner can't prevent the ball from reaching the rope.
Sir Alastair Cook
Ex-England captain on BBC Two
Luke Wood finds swings so quickly and he often gets wickets in his first few balls as batters struggle to line him up.
Aatif Nawaz
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Two
Jonny Bairstow was not expecting that. He nods in appreciation.
An excellent delivery.
Target 164
It's a good start from Luke Wood.
His second ball is a beauty, coming back in and beating Jonny Bairstow all ends up.
He has to re-bowl the final delivery after sending down a wide but still only concedes six runs from the set.
Sir Alastair Cook
Ex-England captain on BBC Two
Steve Smith has really worked on his T20 game and he won't want to be outdone by his mate David Warner.
Luke Wood is a dangerous opening bowler. If there is swing, he will find it quickly.
Target 164
Steve Smith is up and running straight away with a single.
Luke Wood will bowl the opening set for London Spirit.
Right, it's nearly time to get back under way.
Welsh Fire are chasing 164.
What can Steve Smith and Jonny Bairstow do at the top of the order?
Image source, Getty ImagesHere's a reminder of what else has happened in the Hundred on Saturday:
Women's Hundred
Manchester Originals (139-6) beat Oval Invincibles (137-3) by two runs
London Spirit (124) beat Welsh Fire (122-5) by two runs
Men's Hundred
Oval Invincibles (129-1) beat Manchester Originals (128) by nine wickets
Kieran Parmley
Cricviz analyst
Coincidentally the one successful 150+ chase here was by Welsh Fire against London Spirit back in 2021 with Spirit posting 163-5 - exactly the same score as today.
Thanks Sam.
Yes, this has been billed as David Warner vs Steve Smith and with Warner finishing unbeaten on 70 (45), Smith has a tough act to follow.
Image source, Getty ImagesDavid Warner has done his bit for London Spirit, next it'll be the turn of Steve Smith for Welsh Fire.
Chasing down 164 at Sophia Gardens won't be easy if Spirit's bowlers get their plans right but with Jonny Bairstow opening with Smith, you can be sure Fire will give it a good go.
To see how they get on, it's over to Elizabeth Botcherby.
Sir Alastair Cook
Ex-England captain on BBC Two
David Warner had a poor first game but he's delivered the goods in the second game here. A really good score and he didn't panic.
Warner 70, Jennings 5
A pair of twos for Keaton Jennings to end the innings.
That looks a very handy total for London Spirit, led by David Warner who bats through the innings to finish unbeaten on 70 from 45 balls.
That's a gorgeous shot from David Warner.
Slightly overpitched by Riley Meredith and his fellow Australian just punches the ball back down the ground, dead straight and all along the turf, for four.
Kieran Parmley
Cricviz analyst
This is only the fifth score over 150 batting first here in the Hundred, just one of the previous four was successfully chased down.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Williamson,caught Walter, bowled Hull Williamson, caught Walter, bowled Hull | 14 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 100.00 |
Warner,not out Warner, not out | 70 | 45 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 81 | 155.56 |
Smith,caught Wells, bowled Hull Smith, caught Wells, bowled Hull | 26 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 185.71 |
A Turner,caught Smith, bowled Meredith A Turner, caught Smith, bowled Meredith | 24 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 171.43 |
Dickson,run out Payne Dickson, run out Payne | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 155.56 |
Overton,caught Walter, bowled Payne Overton, caught Walter, bowled Payne | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Jennings,not out Jennings, not out | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 166.67 |
Extras, no balls 2, wides 6, byes 0, leg byes 2, total 10 Extras, no balls 2, wides 6, byes 0, leg byes 2, total 10 | |||||||
Total,163 for 5 100 balls Total,163 for 5 100 balls |
| Bowler | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Payne | 20 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8.40 |
Meredith | 20 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7.80 |
Hull | 20 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10.80 |
Walter | 20 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9.60 |
Green | 15 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12.40 |
Zaib | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.60 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
43 for 1 (34 balls) | Williamson |
89 for 2 (58 balls) | Smith |
119 for 3 (76 balls) | A Turner |
151 for 4 (92 balls) | Dickson |
151 for 5 (94 balls) | Overton |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Smith,caught Jennings, bowled Gleeson Smith, caught Jennings, bowled Gleeson | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 60.00 |
Bairstow,not out Bairstow, not out | 86 | 50 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 80 | 172.00 |
Wells,caught Smith, bowled Worrall Wells, caught Smith, bowled Worrall | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 200.00 |
Abell,caught A Turner, bowled Wood Abell, caught A Turner, bowled Wood | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 125.00 |
Kohler-Cadmore,caught Jennings, bowled Overton Kohler-Cadmore, caught Jennings, bowled Overton | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 80.00 |
Zaib,bowled Worrall Zaib, bowled Worrall | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 66.67 |
Walter,caught Williamson, bowled Dawson Walter, caught Williamson, bowled Dawson | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 100.00 |
Green,not out Green, not out | 32 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 152.38 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 4, byes 0, leg byes 1, total 5 Extras, no balls 0, wides 4, byes 0, leg byes 1, total 5 | |||||||
Total,155 for 6 100 balls Total,155 for 6 100 balls |
| Bowler | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wood | 20 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10.50 |
Worrall | 20 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 9.30 |
Gleeson | 20 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7.50 |
Overton | 20 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11.40 |
Dawson | 20 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.50 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
12 for 1 (12 balls) | Smith |
25 for 2 (18 balls) | Wells |
30 for 3 (22 balls) | Abell |
34 for 4 (27 balls) | Kohler-Cadmore |
39 for 5 (33 balls) | Zaib |
55 for 6 (47 balls) | Walter |
