Summary

  • Invincibles thrash Fire by 83 runs - third-biggest defeat by runs

  • Invincibles hit record-breaking 226-4

  • Beats previous 208-5 by Originals v Superchargers

  • Cox makes 86 not out off 29 balls. Jacks (38), S Curran (34) and Muyeye (33) add contributions

  • Fire won toss and bowl first

  • Back-to-back champions Invincibles have won two of their three games; Fire have won one

  • Watch live coverage at top of page, with radio commentary available in 'watch & listen' tab

Live Reporting

Adwaidh Rajan

  1. Carlos Brathwaite
    Former West Indies all-rounder on BBC Two

    What an anti-climax!

    That was probably one of the worst balls Jonny Bairstow has faced all night.

  2. wicket

    WICKET

    Bairstow b T Curran 50 (Fire 122-4)

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    Fifty and out for Jonny Baristow.

    It's a full toss from Tom Curran which really should have been sent into next week by Bairstow, who is moving about his crease, but he edges it on to his stumps and is bowled.

    WinViz ticks to 0% chance for the Fire following his dismissal.

  3. Amanda-Jade Wellington
    Oval Invincibles bowler on BBC Two

    There is still a big job to do, but I think Jonny Bairstow could be the man.

    If he is still in at the end, I think this could go down to the wire.

  4. Carlos Brathwaite
    Former West Indies all-rounder on BBC Two

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    Jonny Bairstow is not the man you want to sledge and pipe up.

    He has a little bit of something about him tonight. I don't know what looks special or what feels special to him at the minute, but he definitely senses it.

    He is a man for an occasion as well, he is able to talk himself up to do the impossible.

  5. 50 runs

    Fifty for Bairstow

    A single for Jonny Bairstow off Tom Curran into the leg side and he has a half-century off 27 balls.

  6. Fire 120-3

    'Extraordinary innings' - Cox smashes 86 off 29 balls

    Can Jonny Bairstow produce something akin to what Jordan Cox did earlier?

  7. 6 runs

    Fire 118-3

    I watched Jonny Bairstow play a blistering innings for Yorkshire at Old Trafford a few weeks ago. If there's one man who could produce something out the ordinary it could be him.

    Baristow wallops the first ball of Nathan Sowter's second set for six over the mid-wicket boundary then picks up back-to-back fours - the second of which is a well executed reverse slog sweep.

  8. Steven Finn
    Former England fast bowler on BBC Two

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    Jonny Bairstow will be clapping that six! He might even have something to say to Sam Curran as he marches back to his mark.

    That is a fine shot from Bairstow, we just know how much power he has. That wasn't even a full swing, it was more of a jab.

    That's a great response after Curran's sarcastic clap.

  9. How's stat?!

    Ben Jones
    CricViz analyst

    Lots spoken about Sam Curran's slower balls, but he is using pace on a lot more in this competition - 12% of his deliveries have been above 82mph, the most he's recorded in a T20/Hundred tournament or series in more than two years.

  10. Fire 104-3

    Sam Curran is make small tweaks to his field between deliveries.

    He bowls a loopy slower ball - clocked at 44mph - to Jonny Bairstow who is through a slog into the legside way too early.

    Bairstow picks up a full delivery from Curran's next ball, though, and pings it over long-on for six.

  11. Steven Finn
    Former England fast bowler on BBC Two

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    Welsh Fire still sound relatively positive.

    I think it is wishful thinking but they will give it a go and it will be interesting nevertheless.

  12. Fire 95-3

    Incredibly, at this stage of the match Oval Invincibles were in a similar position at 95-2. Then Jordan Cox cut loose.

  13. 6 runs

    Fire 80-3

    Tom Kohler-Cadmore with a front-foot slog sweep pings Rashid Khan into the crowd over square leg. Good aggression from the Fire batter.

  14. Fire 78-3

    Good standards by Oval Invincibles even though this match is starting to drift to an inevitable victory for them.

    Jonny Bairstow picks up a boundary off the final ball of Tom Curran's set with a pull shot behind square.

  15. Carlos Brathwaite
    Former West Indies all-rounder on BBC Two

    Welsh Fire have to keep going now.

  16. 6 runs

    Fire 71-3

    More spin in the form of Nathan Sowter as Oval Invincibles skipper Sam Billings looks to squeeze Welsh Fire during this middle period.

    Tom Kohler Cadmore deposits Sowter over long-off for six.

    Fire need 156 off 55 balls here.

  17. wicket

    WICKET

    Wells c S Curran b Khan 29 (Fire 61-3)

    Luke Wells of Welsh Fire reacts as Rashid Khan of Oval Invincibles celebrates taking his wicketGetty Images

    Luke Wells slog sweeps Rashid Khan into the leg side and the ball hangs in the air for an eternity.

    Sam Curran is stationed under it but does not blink as he safely pouches the catch.

  18. Alex Hartley
    Former England fast bowler on BBC Two

    A lovely shot from Jonny Bairstow. Quick wrists.

  19. 6 runs

    Fire 58-2

    Jonny Bairstow plants his font foot and then hammers Saqib Mahmood back over is head, and the fielder at long-off, for six.

  20. Fire 52-2

    In case you missed it... Here's the best of Jordan Cox's mesmerising innings from earlier.

    'Extraordinary innings' - Cox smashes 86 off 29 balls