And if you enjoyed tonight's action, tomorrow The Hundred men's competition gets under way between the same two sides - Jos Buttler's Manchester Originals and Jason Roy's Oval Invincibles.

That game is also live on BBC Two at 18:00 BST, and as always you can listen on BBC Radio 5 Live and follow our live coverage here on the BBC Sport website.

See you tomorrow!

So that's all from us tonight, thank you for following and hope you enjoyed it as much as we did!

For now, you can watch the moment Oval Invincibles won the first game of The Hundred and catch up on Matt Henry's report of tonight's game here.

There has been lots of talk about the overseas players, mostly the ones that haven't been able to make it.

But, for domestic players like Threlkeld, getting the chance to perform at big grounds, under big pressure, is also very important.

Marizanne Kapp played a crucial innings tonight, and it took a bit of magic from Ellie Threlkeld to dismiss her and keep Manchester Originals in the game.

Jack Rule: This is exactly what we needed tonight!! Look how good women’s cricket is! I think this 100 game might just have something too it.

Heather Knight
England captain on BBC One

There was a real buzz around the place and what an opening game. It was the perfect game to show what cricket is all about.

Oval Invincibles all-rounder Mady Villiers: "When all the fireworks went off at the beginning I had to take a minute and reflect because it was amazing.

"It was great to get that six away. To be fair, Ecclestone usually comes up trumps against me! But I will let her know every now and then, I'm sure! It went quite far, didn't it?! I never usually hit it that far.

"I just wanted to make the most of the opportunity and I really enjoyed it, I hope that showed."

Match Hero and Oval Invincibles captain Dane van Niekerk: "It's been a tough 12 months, injury wise, and I was really nervous. It was my first competitive match since the World Cup. But I put in a lot of work and I was glad I pulled through for the team.

"Credit to Marizanne Kapp and Mady Villiers, they upped the rate and made my life easier. They understood I might not always run twos and they found the boundaries.

"When Kapp came to the crease, I said to her that we were in trouble, absolute trouble, and I was a bit nervous. But I said to her it was a great track and if we play good shots we could get value for them.

"I had so much fun, it's a great tournament to be a part of."

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The fact that Oval Invincibles have won that game from being 12-3 makes it even more remarkable.

The young players watching that innings from Dane van Niekerk will have learned so much about batting under pressure.

Tom: Oval Invincibles living up to their name. What a chase. Great start to The Hundred

Manchester Originals captain Kate Cross: "What a night. I don't think we can be too disheartened coming off the pitch with an atmosphere like that. Obviously we're disappointed not getting over the line but what a night.

"I thought they batted brilliantly in the circumstances. It was a great night for the Oval girls on their home pitch.

"If we look back, we could have been tighter with the bowling lines and taken our catches but you have to consider the nerves, it's the biggest and loudest crowd I've ever played in front of, including international cricket."

That really was great fun. What a start to the tournament and the crowd has been fantastic. You could just see so clearly how much the players were loving it. Everyone had smiles on their faces the whole time, as if they couldn't believe they were there!

The next few weeks are going to be pretty decent if that's anything to go by.

Guy Peters: Great first game. Definitely think the graphics can be improved but when the action is that good that's a small price to pay when it's free to watch.

The South Africa international has played brilliantly tonight. This six was met with huge cheers from the crowd, they loved it.

Michael Vaughan
Former England captain on BBC Two

Originals weren't far off but it was their fielding. You take the catches, you win the game.

Phil Tufnell
Former England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

What a fantastic chase, they looked dead and buried earlier on but a captain's knock and then a cameo from Mady Villiers has got them over the line.

Captain Dane van Niekerk finishes with 52 not out and she raises her helmet and gloves to salute the crowd. That was wonderful.

And a gem of an innings from Mady Villiers who did not seem to feel any pressure at all.

What. A. Game.