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. Invincibles 196-3

    10 balls remaining.

    Invincibles will have one eye on the record books as we head into the closing stages of this innings.

  2. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Two

    A really good knockaround for Sam Curran. It is always handy to have a left-hander somewhere in your middle order. The left and right-hand combinations always make it difficult for a bowler to get their lines right.

    He has a great hand and he has got Oval Invincibles in really strong position here. The real blaster is only just coming to the crease!

  3. 6 runs

    Invincibles 191-3

    Donovan Ferreira is the new batter in!

    And he is not waiting around.

    He clubs Chris Green for a mighty six from the first ball he faces before adding four more from the very next one.

  4. The highest scores in the men's Hundred

    208-5: Manchester Originals v Northern Superchargers, Headingley, 2022

    201-3: Manchester Originals v Southern Brave, The Oval, 2023

    201-3: Northern Superchargers v Southern Brave, Southampton, 2023

    200-5: Northern Superchargers v Manchester Originals, 2021

  5. wicket

    WICKET

    Curran c Smith b Green 34 (Invincibles 181-3)

    Sam Curran steps down the track again and looks for another big one!

    But this time, he ends up in the hands of Steve Smith at long-on.

  6. 6 runs

    Invincibles 181-2

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    Invincibles are well on course to cross the 200-mark here.

    Jordan Cox adds two more sixes on the board.

  7. 50 runs

    50 for Cox

    Invincibles 166-2

    Jordan Cox brings up his half-century and what a way to get it!

    Jonny Bairstow brings Paul Walter back into the attack but Cox picks his first ball from wide of the off stump and clubs it over for the sixth six of his innings.

    HIs 50 comes from just 21 balls!

  8. Invincibles 162-2

    Invincibles continue to play their range of shots.

    After the dropped catch, David Payne manages to keep the set boundary-less up until the final ball, which Sam Curran sends one bounce over the rope through extra cover.

  9. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Two

    To be fair to Ajeet Singh Dale here, he was stood in the one bit of sunshine that has crept into The Oval.

    I think it was just in his eyes there. It went flat to him, he had both hands up and he should be gobbling them up.

    Perhaps he was thinking about his bowling, as he has disappeared a little bit here.

  10. dropped catch

    Cox dropped on 45

    Invincibles 153-2

    Ajeet Singh Dale is having a right day to forget here!

    Jordan Cox tries for a reverse sweep off David Payne but hits it straight at Singh Dale, who can't hold on to what should have been a simple catch.

  11. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Two

    It is absolutely raining sixes here at The Oval!

    They aren't just clearing the rope, they are disappearing. We are seeing some clean hitting on what I thought was a pretty tricky pitch.

  12. 6 runs

    Invincibles 151-2

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    Sam Curran now joins the party!

    He fires back-to-back sixes through the mid-wicket - the second one bigger than the first.

    Invincibles can already taste the victory in this game!

  13. Steven Finn
    Former England fast bowler on BBC Two

    Wow - that will be six more for Jordan Cox!

    It is caught in the crowd this time, finally! A big celebration. Jordan Cox has given plenty of opportunities into the stands already in this innings.

  14. 6 runs

    Invincibles 137-2

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    There is not stopping Jordan Cox!

    He slams Chris Green through the cover for a boundary and then sends it for another six - this time over fine leg.

    It's caught in the stands by a fan, who enjoyed that.

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

    Jordan Cox is one of the best strikers of the ball. I'm not necessarily talking in terms of power but in terms of the way he times the ball so effortlessly, especially at that range.

    He is able to get out that pure swing at chest height, it is amazing to watch.

  16. 6 runs

    Invincibles 124-2

    What a show!

    Jordan Cox brings the set to an end with another maximum - a fourth of the set. But this time, it's a reverse scoop as Ajeet Singh Dale tries a fuller length.

    Singh Dale has conceded 46 runs in his 15 balls.

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

    I think there was a little bit of indecision with the ball there.

    It is going to be important for Ajeet Singh Dale to decide whether he is going to back into the wicket or take the batter wide.

    One of the senior boys needs to get to him and tell him to get Jordan Cox off strike.

  18. 6 runs

    Invincibles 117-2

    Ajeet Singh Dale balls the first set after the strategic time-out.

    And we are back again with a big bang as Jordan Cox smokes the pacer for THREE sixes in a row - almost the exact replica of the shot each time!

    Singh Dale is being handed a harsh lesson here by the Invincibles batter.

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

    I like the option of the reverse sweep with Jordan Cox, especially when you have got one person behind that point.

    Welsh Fire do have a deep cover point out there, but if he cuts it fine enough then it will go through.

  20. Oval Invincibles bowler Nathan Sowter speaking on BBC Two: "We are trying to push ourselves here to get a big title on the board, so losing wickets happens. We want to put pressure on the second innings so the boys started really well.

    "We didn't know how this pitch was going to play. We played on it last game and we obviously chased down the total, so we just need to give ourselves a chance. I think we took on the powerplay very well and Sam [Curran] has a bit of time now to get in with Jordan [Cox]. Hopefully we can push in the last 40 balls as well."