Summary

  • Cox (47) and Jacks (45) power Invincibles to victory - report

  • Invincibles all-but assured of final spot due to superior net run-rate

  • Spirit hit 78 runs off last 40 balls to post 152-7

  • Overton top-scores with 31 off 18

  • Two wickets each for Sowter & Tom Curran

  • Spirit already eliminated

  1. Postpublished at 19:34 British Summer Time 25 August

    Chris Green
    Welsh Fire all-rounder on BBC 5 Sports Extra

    Monstered into the deep mid-wicket region.

    That time he digged it in short and Jamie Overton clobbered it into the stands.

    Jamie Overton is in fine form.

  2. 6 runs

    Spirit 117-5published at 85 balls

    Smashed for six and taken in the stands!

    Sam Curran had almost bowled another ideal five but, having lobbed down a wide, is clubbed for six by his Surrey team-mate Jamie Overton.

    There had been 10 balls since a boundary before that one.

  3. Postpublished at 19:29 British Summer Time 25 August

    Here's the Will Jacks speccy from earlier...

    Media caption,

    Jacks takes spectacular leaping catch to remove Pope

  4. Spirit 105-5published at 80 balls

    J Overton 20, Higgins 3

    All-rounder Ryan Higgins has only played in one match before this in the tournament and, despite playing a 50-over game for Middlesex over the weekend, looks to be short of batting rhythm.

    He chews up two dot balls in this set from Tom Curran.

  5. How's stat?!published at 19:26 British Summer Time 25 August

    Soham Sarkhel
    CricViz analyst

    OvalImage source, PA Media

    London Spirit could do with a few more sixes. They have hit only 29 this season, the lowest for any team. Out of those 29, 12 have been hit by Jamie Smith, showing a heavy dependency on him for their scoring rate.

    Oval Invincibles, in comparison, have three batters with 12 or more sixes this season.

  6. Spirit 102-5published at 75 balls

    Those two boundaries have helped the Spirit cause. Can they get up to 150 from these final 25 balls?

  7. 6 runs

    Spirit 100-5published at 74 balls

    Muscled over the rope for six now by Jamie Overton!

  8. Postpublished at 19:24 British Summer Time 25 August

    Chris Green
    Welsh Fire all-rounder on BBC 5 Sports Extra

    A bluff ball by Saqib Mahmood. He has gone for the yorker thinking the batter is set for the short ball, but Jamie Overton is set up for the task.

  9. Spirit 94-5published at 73 balls

    Saqib Mahmood and Jamie Overton will be in England's squad playing South Africa next week. They could be battling for a place in the XI.

    Here Mahmood goes full in search of the stumps but Overton pumps him straight for four.

  10. Postpublished at 19:22 British Summer Time 25 August

    Chris Green
    Welsh Fire all-rounder on BBC 5 Sports Extra

    SowterImage source, Getty Images

    The Oval Invincibles have wrestled it back nicely after Jamie Smith got the Spirit off to a flyer.

    This is why the Oval Invincibles are coming first in this competition. They find ways to take wickets.

  11. Spirit 89-5published at 70 balls

    Ryan Higgins joins Jamie Overton in the middle.

  12. Postpublished at 19:20 British Summer Time 25 August

    Sophie Luff
    Somerset women's captain on BBC 5 Sports Extra 3

    Another great grab from the Oval Invincibles. Donovan Ferreira nearly killed Nathan Sowter with his celebration throw! The Spirit are in a bit of bother now.

  13. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 69 balls

    Turner c Ferreira b Sowter 19 (Spirit 88-5)

    Another for Nathan Sowter and another excellent catch. Ashton Turner, having just got one away for six, hits one flat and fast to deep mid-wicket but Donovan Ferreira does very well to snaffle the catch into his bread basket.

  14. How's stat?!published at 19:19 British Summer Time 25 August

    Soham Sarkhel
    CricViz analyst

    Oval Invincibles, between balls 26 and 75 (in the middle phase), have picked up 27 wickets (eight more than the next best team) this season. Their economy rate of 6.6 runs per set in this phase is bettered only by Southern Brave.

  15. Spirit 81-4published at 65 balls

    Jamie Overton clatters a four to make me look silly...

  16. Postpublished at 19:16 British Summer Time 25 August

    Sophie Luff
    Somerset women's captain on BBC 5 Sports Extra 3

    Ashton TurnerImage source, Getty Images

    Ashton Turner, 13 from 16 - he is struggling to get his timing through the shot.

  17. Spirit 77-4published at 64 balls

    This feels early for Jamie Overton to be batting.

    Spirit haven't got their squad right this year - or at any point in The Hundred really.

  18. Postpublished at 19:14 British Summer Time 25 August

    Sophie Luff
    Somerset women's captain on BBC 5 Sports Extra 3

    That was a build-up of pressure and Nathan Sowter deserves the wicket.

    Sam Billings was under that comfortably, but decided he needed a few acrobatics to finish the job.

    WinvizImage source, Cricviz
  19. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 60 balls

    Williamson c Billings b Sowter 21 (Spirit 74-4)

    Nathan Sowter delivers for Oval Invincibles. He has been sharing the spinners' load with Rashid Khan all tournament but is standing tall now he has gone.

    A bit of zip and bounce finds the top edge of Kane Williamson's sweep and Sam Billings gobbles up the catch.

    Williamson's tough tournament is over.

  20. Postpublished at 19:12 British Summer Time 25 August

    Sophie Luff
    Somerset women's captain on BBC 5 Sports Extra 3

    Brilliant from Kane Williamson. London Spirit have struggled for boundaries in these last few balls.