Summary

  • Invincibles fight back thank to Van Niekerk & Kapp

  • Cross takes two wickets in two balls to put Manchester on top

  • Lee (42) top-scores for Manchester; three wickets for Oval's Farrant

  • First match of The Hundred - 18 matches to be shown live on BBC TV and iPlayer

  1. New batter: Harmanpreet Kaurpublished at 19:05 British Summer Time 21 July 2021

    Harmanpreet KaurImage source, BBC Sport
  2. Postpublished at 19:04 British Summer Time 21 July 2021

    Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Two

    It looked like Mady Villiers bowled that one a bit slower. It was a clever bit of bowling.

  3. wicket

    WICKETpublished at Ball 48

    Boyce c Adams b Villiers 21 (Originals 59-2)

    Chipped straight to the fielder and the partnership is broken! Georgie Boyce took a couple of steps down the pitch and hit it to georgia Adams who takes a fine catch down low.

    Invincibles needed that wicket.

  4. Postpublished at 19:02 British Summer Time 21 July 2021

    Heather Knight
    England captain on BBC Two

    I wonder what Georgie Boyce has done to upset Lizelle Lee. That's twice now she's nearly knocked her head off hitting the ball back at her!

  5. Postpublished at 19:02 British Summer Time 21 July 2021

    Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Two

    You feel like these two are just getting into their stride and there are still lots of batters to come.

  6. Originals 57-1published at Ball 45

    Boyce 20, Lee 29

    Another change in bowling as the spin of Mady Villiers is introduced.

    Villiers strays down leg side and Lee crouches down, sweeps and helps the ball along to the boundary.

  7. Postpublished at 19:00 British Summer Time 21 July 2021

    Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Two

    That's nearly taken Georgie Boyce's head off at the other end!

  8. 50 runs

    Originals 51-1published at Ball 40

    After some more terrific bowling from Van Niekerk, Lee finally punishes a pitched up delivery by launching it down the ground for another boundary to bring up Originals' fifty.

    Nevertheless, a good 10 balls from the Invincibles captain, conceding nine runs.

  9. Postpublished at 18:58 British Summer Time 21 July 2021

    Matthew Henry
    BBC Sport at The Oval

    Much has been made of The Hundred’s attempt to make things simpler and easier to understand. This is what is being shown on one of the scoreboards. The scoreboard on the other side of the ground is more detailed.

    Scoreboard
  10. Originals 44-1published at Ball 35

    Brilliant stuff from the skipper as she floats in her deliveries and concedes just two runs from the five balls.

    As you'd expect, she's staying on for five more.

  11. Postpublished at 18:55 British Summer Time 21 July 2021

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  12. Originals 42-1published at Ball 30

    Time for some leg-spin - where the ball spins away from the right-handed batter and into left-handers - as captain Dane van Niekerk brings herself on.

  13. Postpublished at 18:54 British Summer Time 21 July 2021

    Carlos Brathwaite
    West Indies all-rounder on BBC Two

    That was quality from Georgie Boyce. I'm loving the batting from these two so far.

  14. Originals 42-1published at Ball 30

    Oof, you can tell how good a shot is by the crisp sound it makes from the middle of the bat. Georgie Boyce makes some space and clobbers Ismail for four.

  15. Postpublished at 18:53 British Summer Time 21 July 2021

    Matthew Henry
    BBC Sport at The Oval

    The windows of the commentary boxes are shuddering when the fireworks erupt after a boundary.

  16. Postpublished at 18:52 British Summer Time 21 July 2021

    Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on BBC Two

    The Originals have done well to get to this stage after Emma Lamb got out early.

  17. Originals 37-1published at Ball 28

    Ismail replaces Kapp, who still has five balls left to bowl.

    Lizelle Lee latches onto a short ball from Ismail and pulls it to fielder out on the boundary but it falls just short.

  18. Postpublished at 18:51 British Summer Time 21 July 2021

    Matthew Henry
    BBC Sport at The Oval

    The fireworks as the batters came out were quite something…

    Fireworks
  19. Postpublished at 18:51 British Summer Time 21 July 2021

    75 balls to goImage source, BBC Sport
  20. Originals 36-1published at Ball 25

    Sorry, Invincibles fans. It seems each time I compliment one of your bowlers, they get smashed by the batter the very next delivery.

    Kapp is hit for back-to-back boundaries by Boyce.