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)
Kieran Parmley
Cricviz analyst
Smallest winning margins in terms of runs in the women's Hundred:
Spirit take wicket on final ball to beat Fire in thrilling finish
The difference could not have been more stark in the women's competition with two absolute thrillers earlier in the day.
Both games went down to the last ball with Manchester Originals getting the better of two-time winners Oval Invincibles by two runs in the first game before defending champions London Spirit snatched victory from the jaws of defeat against Welsh Fire.
Image source, Getty ImagesIn the earlier men's game, Will Jacks and Tawanda Muyeye shared a blistering 114-run stand as defending champions Oval Invincibles inflicted a nine-wicket thrashing on Manchester Originals in The Hundred.
Having skittled the visitors for 128 at The Kia Oval, Invincibles bludgeoned their way to victory from 57 balls - the joint second-fastest win in the men's competition in terms of deliveries remaining - to maintain their perfect start to the tournament.
Muyeye finished unbeaten on 59 from 28 balls, while Jacks fell for 61 from 26 with just 15 required for victory.
Welsh Fire: Steven Smith, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Luke Wells, Tom Abell (c), Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Saif Zaib, Paul Walter, Chris Green, David Payne, Josh Hull, Riley Meredith.
London Spirit: Keaton Jennings, David Warner, Kane Williamson (c), Jamie Smith (wk), Ashton Turner, Sean Dickson, Jamie Overton, Liam Dawson, Luke Wood, Richard Gleeson, Dan Worrall.
Tom Abell calls correctly at the toss and the Welsh Fire skipper decides he wants to have a bowl first.
The hosts are unchanged from their loss at Northern Superchargers on Thursday.
London Spirit captain Kane Williamson confirms three changes to their XI from the loss to Oval Invincibles on the opening night as Jamie Smith, Jamie Overton and Sean Dickson come in for John Simpson, Wayne Madsen and Ryan Higgins.
How are we all holding up? Refreshed and ready to go for game four of The Hundred today?
It's been quite the day already with two extremely close games in the women's competition and one absolute hammering in the men's.
We round things off at Sophia Gardens with Welsh Fire taking on London Spirit as two Aussie greats go head-to-head.
That's right, get ready for the ultimate boo-off as Steve Smith goes up against David Warner.
| 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 |
