The Hundred: London Spirit v Oval Invincibles, Lord's
Spirit beat Invincibles by 17 runs to win Hundred opener
Spirit 176-5: Harris 89* (42), Griffith 50 (29); Kapp 2-23, Farrant 2-39
Invincibles 159-4: Lanning 85 (50); Wong 2-26
Live TV coverage of Spirit v Invincibles men's match starts from 18:00 on BBC Two and iPlayer
Live text coverage of that match begins at 18:15
Well, that is some way to get The Hundred going again in 2025!
Magnificent from Grace Harris and that is some act to try and follow.
But if anyone can, Mike Peter can... He'll take you through the Oval Invincibles chase. They need 177 to win.
Kieran Parmley
Cricviz analyst
Highest Scores in the women's Hundred:
Michael Vaughan
Former England captain on BBC Two
What an innings we have witnessed from Grace Harris.
It feels like a big score for the London Spirit and they know it. Pure striking and clever batting and the Invincibles did not get it right with the ball.
Harris 89, Wong 1
Clubbed leg side by Grace Harris to end the innings, just a single but what an innings that was from the Australian.
She ends unbeaten on 89 from 42 balls - with six sixes!
Defending campions London Spirit post their highest total in The Hundred and Oval Invincibles have it all to do.
Dane van Niekerk
Former South Africa captain on BBC Two
This is not working for Oval Invincibles. You don't see a lot of the wide plan in women's cricket. If you bowl wide outside off, then you force the batter to do something. I don't understand why we don't see more of it.
Invincibles need to get back to the drawing board already.
Gibson c Winfield-Hill b Kapp 2 (Spirit 174-5)
Gloved behind but no celebration from Oval Invincibles.
Danielle Gibson moves across her stumps and tries to aim a big shot leg side.
The ball just brushes off her glove and through to Lauren Winfield-Hill.
That ends Grace Harris' hopes of a century...
Image source, Getty ImagesHarris 88, Gibson 2
Good stuff from Marizanne Kapp.
Just a pair of singles from the first two balls of the five.
Kieran Parmley
Cricviz analyst
Most sixes in an innings in the Women's Hundred:
Steven Finn
Former England fast bowler on BBC Two
Such good striking. Grace Harris is so still when she hits this delivery and she knows as soon as she hits it that it is going for six.
A masterclass in batting.
There's no stopping Grace Harris right now!
After having to wait patiently to get strike in this set, she finally has her chance and promptly dispatches Tash Farrant over long-on for six.
Just a single next ball, though, so it'll be Danielle Gibson on strike for the start of the last five balls.
Steven Finn
Former England fast bowler on BBC Two
The intelligent thing to do there was get Grace Harris on strike. Oval Invincibles have the opportunity now to get a bowl at the new batter.
Knott c Gardner b Farrant 1 (Spirit 164-4)
Chipped to long-off and Tash Farrant has her second.
Charli Knott never really got going and offers a simple catch to Joanne Gardner in the deep.
With Grace Harris going so well, just getting her back on strike is surely the smart option?
Image source, Getty ImagesJust brilliant from Grace Harris!
Stands her ground and then produces a fantastic reverse scoop/ switch hit.
Once bounce for four. She's up to 80 from 38 balls with 10 deliveries left in the innings.
Steven Finn
Former England fast bowler on BBC Two
A magnificent cricket shot. The best of the lot from Grace Harris. She gave herself room, a little step outside of leg-stump to get herself underneath it.
Superb.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe century partnership may have been broken but Grace Harris is still going strong!
She muscles the ball over extra cover for six off Sophia Smale and follows it up with six more next ball, this time over the leg side.
If she stays in for the next 15 balls, Spirit will have a mammoth total.
Michael Vaughan
Former England captain on BBC Two
Finally one carries through to the fielder. Cordelia Griffith has really put the Spirit on top, a superb innings from her.
Great for Tash Farrant as well, after two years out of the game.
Griffith c Gardner b Farrant 50 (Spirit 140-3)
It's 50 and out for Cordelia Griffith.
She tries to go over the top again but picks out Joanne Gardner at long-off.
Big moment for Tash Farrant with her first wicket in The Hundred after such a long injury lay-off.
Six more!
Grace Harris gets hold of another over, a mighty blow over the ropes for her third six of the innings.
Spirit 133-2
Cordelia Griffith matches Grace Harris by reaching her half-century from 28 balls.
That puts them joint-second on the list of fastest fifties for London Spirit's women in The Hundred.
Image source, Getty ImagesMichael Vaughan
Former England captain on BBC Two
Grace Harris has been in form all summer for Surrey and she has put her team in a fantastic position.
A really strong partnership here.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Redmayne,leg before wicket, bowled Kapp Redmayne, leg before wicket, bowled Kapp | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.00 |
Chathli,caught Scholfield, bowled Smale Chathli, caught Scholfield, bowled Smale | 19 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 135.71 |
Griffith,caught Gardner, bowled Farrant Griffith, caught Gardner, bowled Farrant | 50 | 29 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 48 | 172.41 |
Harris,not out Harris, not out | 89 | 42 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 49 | 211.90 |
Knott,caught Gardner, bowled Farrant Knott, caught Gardner, bowled Farrant | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 25.00 |
Gibson,caught Winfield-Hill, bowled Kapp Gibson, caught Winfield-Hill, bowled Kapp | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 50.00 |
Wong,not out Wong, not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 9, byes 0, leg byes 5, total 14 Extras, no balls 0, wides 9, byes 0, leg byes 5, total 14 | |||||||
Total,176 for 5 100 balls Total,176 for 5 100 balls |
| Bowler | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kapp | 20 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6.90 |
Farrant | 20 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11.70 |
MacDonald-Gay | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.00 |
Franklin | 10 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 14.40 |
Smale | 15 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10.80 |
Wellington | 15 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 15.20 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
8 for 1 (10 balls) | Redmayne |
40 for 2 (28 balls) | Chathli |
140 for 3 (80 balls) | Griffith |
164 for 4 (91 balls) | Knott |
174 for 5 (98 balls) | Gibson |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Winfield-Hill,leg before wicket, bowled Norris Winfield-Hill, leg before wicket, bowled Norris | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Lanning,caught Gibson, bowled Wong Lanning, caught Gibson, bowled Wong | 85 | 51 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 62 | 166.67 |
Capsey,leg before wicket, bowled Glenn Capsey, leg before wicket, bowled Glenn | 22 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 169.23 |
Kapp,bowled Wong Kapp, bowled Wong | 33 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 157.14 |
Scholfield,not out Scholfield, not out | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 111.11 |
Gardner,not out Gardner, not out | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 50.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 2, byes 0, leg byes 5, total 7 Extras, no balls 0, wides 2, byes 0, leg byes 5, total 7 | |||||||
Total,159 for 4 100 balls Total,159 for 4 100 balls |
| Bowler | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Norris | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.80 |
Wong | 20 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7.80 |
Gray | 15 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 17.20 |
Dean | 20 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10.20 |
Glenn | 20 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8.40 |
Knott | 15 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
0 for 1 (2 balls) | Winfield-Hill |
37 for 2 (29 balls) | Capsey |
114 for 3 (77 balls) | Kapp |
151 for 4 (93 balls) | Lanning |
