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. Fire 53-1

    Target 125

    Sophia Dunkley has her first boundary of the day, lofting the ball over the fielder at mid-off and away for four. It's a lovely shot.

    She's not had much of the strike but has moved onto 15 (12).

  2. Henry Moeran
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    What a shot! What a way to bring up 50, from 22 balls. Brilliant knock. Tawanda Muyeye is some talent.

  3. 50 runs

    50 for Muyeye

    30 runs needed

    Jack Skelton
    BBC Sport

    Tawanda Muyeye brings up a sparkling fifty off 22 balls with a mighty six off Noor Ahmad over mid-wicket.

    That's his first half-century in The Hundred.

  4. Jake Lintott
    Ex-Southern Brave bowler on BBC iPlayer

    Those fielders at long-on and deep square are really important in stopping those twos.

    You have to stop batters finding their rhythm and scoring easily.

  5. Fire 49-1

    Target 125

    Tammy Beaumont is batting with a smile on her face. She's clearly feeling calm about this chase.

    She and Dunkley are happy to run hard for singles, picking up four off Sarah Glenn.

  6. Originals 90-0

    Target 129

    Jack Skelton
    BBC Sport

    Manchester Originals head coach Simon Katich will be having kittens.

    His team look utterly bereft of ideas as invincibles openers Will Jacks and Tawanda Muyeye both cruise past 40.

    The hosts need just 39 from 60 balls.

  7. Fire 45-1

    Target 125

    Issy Wong is unlucky to see the second ball of the set race away for four leg byes - it was a beauty on Tammy Beaumont's pads.

    Beaumont and Sophia Dunkley run hard for four runs off the remaining three balls. It's a positive end to the set after the wicket of Hayley Matthews.

  8. Isa Guha
    Former England bowler on BBC iPlayer

    Issy Wong can do no wrong.

    Hayley Matthews can really hurt you when she gets going. Lovely ball.

  9. Jake Lintott
    Ex-Southern Brave bowler on BBC iPlayer

    Issy Wong has a brilliant knack of taking wickets and affecting the game. Brilliant ball, top of the stumps.

    Bails are everywhere.

  10. wicket

    WICKET

    Matthews b Wong 26 (Fire 37-1)

    Oooops. So much for Welsh Fire ticking along nicely...

    A huge breakthrough from Issy Wong as she bowls Hayley Matthews for 26. That wicket came out of nowhere.

  11. Kieran Parmley
    Cricviz analyst

    Welsh Fire have won the last six games in which they've survived the powerplay without losing a wicket.

  12. Fire 37-0

    Target 125

    Welsh Fire are ticking along nicely. Six runs from the set.

  13. Not out

    It's going down leg. A waste of London Spirit's only review.

  14. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC iPlayer

    Oh no. I would be not reviewing that. I thought they were discussing bowling plans.

  15. Spirit review

    London Spirit are reviewing a possible lbw against Hayley Matthews. It was given not out on the field.

  16. Ravi Bopara
    Former England all-rounder on BBC iPlayer

    Brilliant shot from Hayley Matthews. She hit off the back foot over the infield. Never an easy shot to play.

    That shows to me that this is a decent surface and 124 is not really enough.

  17. Fire 36-0

    Target 125

    Hayley Matthews is all over London Spirit's field. She goes up and over again and despite three fielders setting off in pursuit, the ball wins the race to the rope.

  18. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC iPlayer

    A strange powerplay. Welsh Fire did not manage to chase many and Hayley Matthews was struggling at the start.

    She has managed to catch up now and Fire should be happy and confident to chase this.

  19. Fire 31-0

    Target 125

    At the end of the powerplay, Welsh Fire are 31-0. Hayley Matthews has 21 (19) and Sophia Dunkley is not out on 5 (6).

    London Spirit were 35-1 at the same stage but then collapsed to 35-4.

  20. Originals 57-0

    Need 72 with 77 balls left

    Jack Skelton
    BBC Sport

    Early days of course, but Oval Invincibles are looking good for the three-peat.

    The back-to-back defending champions have motored past 50-0 in pursuit of 129.

    Manchester Originals looking short of ideas here.