Summary

  • The Hundred, Welsh Fire v London Spirit, Sophia Gardens

  • Fire, chasing 125 to win, fall short on 122-5 to lose by two runs

  • Fire 122-5 (100 balls): Dunkley 36 (29); Harris 1-4

  • Spirit 124 (99 balls): Knott 47 (33); Davies 3-16, Levick 3-26

  • Defending champions Spirit make it two wins from two, Fire have lost both

  • Oval Invincibles crush Manchester Originals by nine wickets in men's competition at The Kia Oval

  • Watch live coverage of Welsh Fire v London Spirit in men's competition on BBC Two and iPlayer from 17:45 BST

'incredible' fielding from Elwiss leads to direct hit run out

Live Reporting

by Elizabeth Botcherby & Sam Drury

  1. Spirit 23-0

    And here is Shabnim Ismail.

    But it's a loose start from the South African seamer. Short and wide to Georgia Redmayne, who slaps the ball away behind square for four.

    Four more! Not quite so wide this time but still enough width for Redmayne to get it away behind square again, finer this time but it's another boundary.

    Bumper to end the set but it beats everything and goes away for four byes.

  2. How's stat?!

    Kieran Parmley
    Cricviz analyst

    Shabnim Ismail averages just 12.5 with the ball against London Spirit and has returned figures of 3-24, 2-26 and 2-20 in her last three outings against today's opponent.

  3. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC iPlayer

    Jess Jonassen bowled in powerplay in the previous game but Beaumont is mixing things up by bringing Hayley Matthews in with a bit of spin.

    Hayley is one of those players who is good at everything she does. A freak really.

  4. Sir Alastair Cook
    Ex-England captain on BBC iPlayer

    Lovely shot from Kira Chathli. She used the pace and knew where the field was.

    A little bit of bat and you get a boundary.

  5. Spirit 8-0

    Relief for Georgia Redmayne as, after a six-ball duck in the first game, the London Spirit opener gets off the mark fifth ball here.

    Just a single but that will be a weight off her shoulders.

    Still no Shabnim Ismail for Welsh Fire, though, as they go with the off-spin of Hayley Matthews and after just one from the first four balls, Kira Chathli paddle-sweeps very fine from the fifth to find the boundary.

  6. Sir Alastair Cook
    Ex-England captain on BBC iPlayer

    A nice bit of shape from Davies. This wicket has a nice green covering which will encourage more pace and bounce rather than spin.

    You can see that's what Welsh Fire are trying to do.

  7. Spirit 3-0

    Very good start from Freya Davies.

    Four dot balls and a three for Kira Chathli, heaved into the gap on the leg side. They're big boundaries square in Cardiff so expect plenty of running between the wickets for the batters.

  8. Right then, back to the here and now and Freya Davies will bowl the first five balls for Welsh Fire.

    Georgia Redmayne and Kira Chathli are the London Spirit openers.

  9. Originals edge Invincibles in last-ball thriller

    Beth MooneyGetty Images

    Manchester Originals held their nerve to claim a dramatic two-run win over Oval Invincibles in The Hundred.

    Having set the Invincibles 140 to win, with captain Beth Mooney hitting a fine 70 from 45 balls, the Originals took just three wickets but maintained their discipline as the match went down to the last ball.

    Invincibles needed four from it but Originals all-rounder Deandra Dottin nailed her yorker and Marizanne Kapp could only dig it out for a single.

    It's a first win of 2025 for the Originals, while two-time champions Invincibles have lost their first two matches.

  10. The teams are about to emerge at Sophia Gardens but before we do, let's have a quick look at the early game that I mentioned a few minutes ago.

    It was a good one...

  11. Oval Invincibles to bowl first against Manchester Originals

    Oval Invincibles v Manchester Originals (14:30 BST)

    It's a bumper day of action in The Hundred, with two sets of double-headers taking place across Saturday.

    We'll be providing full coverage of Welsh Fire against London Spirit in the women's competition as well as updates from the Oval where Oval Invincibles are taking on Manchester Originals in the men's Hundred.

    Sam Billings won the toss and Oval Invincibles are going to bowl first. His side are top of the table after beating London Spirit by six wickets in their opening fixture.

    Phil Salt's Manchester Originals lost to Southern Brave by one wicket and sit fifth.

    Here's how the two teams are lining up:

    Oval Invincibles XI: Will Jacks, Tawanda Muyeye, Jordan Cox, Sam Curran, Sam Billings (c, wk), Donovan Ferreira, Tom Curran, Rashid Khan, Nathan Sowter, Saqib Mahmood, Jason Behrendorff.

    Manchester Originals XI: Phil Salt (c), Matty Hurst (wk), Jos Buttler, Heinrich Klaasen, Mark Chapman, Lewis Gregory, George Garton, Scott Currie, Noor Ahmad, James Anderson, Sonny Baker.

  12. Team line-ups

    Welsh Fire XI: Sophia Dunkley, Hayley Matthews, Tammy Beaumont (c), Georgia Elwiss, Jess Jonassen, Sarah Bryce (wk), Emily Windsor, Katie George, Freya Davies, Shabnim Ismail, Katie Levick.

    London Spirit XI: Georgia Redmayne (wk), Kira Chathli, Cordelia Griffith, Grace Harris, Dani Gibson, Charli Knott, Issy Wong, Charlie Dean (c), Sarah Glenn, Eva Gray, Tara Norris.

  13. Spirit win the toss and bat

    Charlie Dean wins the toss and London Spirit are going to bat first at Sophia Gardens.

    Let's move on to the team news.

  14. Good afternoon!

    It's day five of The Hundred - and it's a Saturday, so that means it is the first four-game day of this year's tournament!

    We've already had one game go down to the wire (more on that shortly) and two more matches are ready to begin at 14:30 BST.

    Our main focus we'll be a repeat of last year's final in the women's competition as Welsh Fire take on London Spirit at Sophia Gardens, but we'll keep you up-to-date with the action from the men's game at the Oval too as Oval Invincibles take on Manchester Originals.

    Let's get to the news from the toss(es)...