Summary

  • 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

Live Reporting

by Mike Peter & Sam Drury

  1. Spirit 132-2

    Just five from Tash Farrant's latest five-ball set but the first ball of the next is whipped away for four by Cordelia Griffith.

  2. How's stat?!

    Kieran Parmley
    Cricviz analyst

    This is the 13th time Grace Harris has reached 50 in 30 balls or less in T20 cricket - only four players in women's T20 history have done so more frequently.

  3. 50 runs

    50 for Grace Harris

    Spirit 126-2

    Grace Harris gets to her fifty from 28 balls.

    Superb from the Aussie and Sprit are flying.

  4. How's stat?!

    Kieran Parmley
    Cricviz analyst

    London Spirit are flying here, 110 is their highest ever score after 65 balls and only the second time they've passed the 100 mark this early.

  5. Spirit 123-2

    Amanda-Jade Wellington is a key bowler for Oval Invincibles and a huge wicket-taking threat.

    So the fact the leg-spinner has gone for 38 from her first 15 balls without taking a wicket is far from ideal for the visitors at Lord's.

  6. Ravi Bopara
    Former England all-rounder on BBC Two

    Harris was given flight by Wellington and as soon as that went up, she knew that is was going to go big.

    Harris can keep her shape when she hits the ball but still get all of that power.

  7. 6 runs

    Spirit 120-2

    That has gone a long way!

    Grace Harris goes again, high over long-on this time and the drop in Amanda-Jade Wellington's last set is looking more and more costly by the ball.

    Four more! Too short this time from Wellington and Harris powers it to the fence.

  8. Spirit 110-2

    Four good balls from Sophia Smale but the left-arm spinner drifts onto the pads with her last.

    That is all the invitation that Grace Harris needs and she sweeps behind square for four.

    Easy pickings for the Australia international.

  9. Ravi Bopara
    Former England all-rounder on BBC Two

    Amanda-Jade Wellington created a chance in her over. That chance wasn't taken but she is doing what her captain has asked of her and creating wicket opportunities.

  10. dropped catch

    Harris dropped on 22

    Spirit 102-2

    Big chance!

    Amanda-Jade Wellington is on the player mic and shouts in celebration as Grace Harris hits the ball down the ground towards long-off... but the catch is dropped!

    Not only that, it bobbles away for four. Then, to add to Invincibles' frustration, Harris clubs the next ball for four as well.

    She is not the player who want to be giving extra lives to.

  11. Ravi Bopara
    Former England all-rounder on BBC Two

    Griffith is moving over to the off-side, she wants to get that boundary.

    She gets it now. It is really hard to catch the ball down the hill here once the batter gets a strike on it.

  12. Spirit 92-2

    The runs keep coming for London Spirit.

    Too short and angling down leg from Ryana MacDonald-Gay, allowing Cordelia Griffith to heave it behind square for four.

    Invincibles need to break this partnership sharpish.

  13. Ravi Bopara
    Former England all-rounder on BBC Two

    Harris' power and ease is impressive, she has so much time on the ball. It's hard to describe what that means but she just has so much time to make a decision on where she wants to hit.

    All of this London Spirit team have so much power in them.

  14. Spirit 83-2

    Grace Harris bludgeons the first ball back after the timeout for four and Cordelia Griffith flicks the last of the set for another boundary.

    An expensive set from Phoebe Franklin, 11 from it, and Spirit are on course for a very useful total.

  15. Dane van Niekerk
    Former South Africa captain on BBC Two

    The Invincibles bowlers have been very reactive today. They are almost over-correcting and then getting it even worse. They have missed seven run-outs already so they need to assess what is not working.

    That was a good length from Kapp, not giving the batters anything to get under.

  16. Cordelia Griffith has been impressive so far this afternoon. The right-hander has 29 from 16 balls so far and also had the honour of hitting the first six of this year's tournament...

    'Hammered away' - Griffith hits first six of the competition over mid-wicket

  17. Spirit 72-2

    Griffith 29, Harris 14

    Oh dear.

    Marizanne Kapp loses her line and the ball slips down the leg side, sneaks past Lauren Winfield-Hill behind the stumps and away for five wides.

    They're all useful runs for London Spirit - and Oval Invincibles decide it's the right moment for a tactical timeout.

  18. Spirit 63-2

    Marizanne Kapp returns but Cordelia Griffith nails her first ball back to the boundary.

    There's a statement of intent from the Spirit batter!

  19. How's stat?!

    Kieran Parmley
    Cricviz analyst

    Amanda-Jade Wellington conceded 15 runs in her opening set, only once before has she gone for 15 or more runs in a set in the Hundred (15 vs Oval Invincibles, 2022)

  20. Spirit 59-2

    Impressive stuff from Ryana MacDonald-Gay.

    The seamer keeps Spirit to three singles from her latest five balls. She conceded just five from her first 10.