Summary

  • Spirit survive wobble from 108-3 to 124-7 to win opener

  • Eve Jones (47) & Amy Jones (33) help Phoenix to 128-6

Live Reporting

Kal Sajad

  1. Matthew Henry
    BBC Sport at Edgbaston

    Not a popular umpiring decision around Edgbaston that one...

  2. Aatif Nawaz
    BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra commentator

    Too close to call?! That's a new one! I like it.

  3. Not out

    Spirit 52-2

    There was no spike but the TV umpire confirms "it was too close to call" - meaning the ball was only just clipping the bails and so the advantage goes with the batter.

  4. The TV umpire is still waiting for the UltraEdge technology, which detects whether the bat hit the bat by showing spikes of the soundwaves.

  5. Aatif Nawaz
    BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra commentator

    It looked pretty straight from here.

  6. Umpire review

    Spirit 52-2

    New batter Deepti Sharma's stay at the crease may be a short one as she's trapped on the pads by Erin Burns. The umpire gives it not out but Phoenix review straight away. They're convinced. If it hasn't hit the bat first then this will be close.

  7. Isabelle Westbury
    Ex-Middlesex captain on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    It was a good catch from Verma, jumping up to her right. She's got a lot to learn in the fielding department because she's so young but she plucked that one from the air.

  8. wicket

    WICKET

    Dattani c Verma b Burns 34 (Spirit 51-2)

    Gone as Erin Burns strikes! It's one swing too many from Naomi Dattani as she makes some room and finds Shafali Verma inside the circle.

    We're already seeing just how important spin is in this format of cricket.

  9. Aatif Nawaz
    BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra commentator

    London Spirit's running between the wickets has been superb so far.

  10. Isabelle Westbury
    Ex-Middlesex captain on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    Erin Burns keeps her cap on to bowl. Maybe it's just to keep her hair in place.

  11. Spirit 51-1

    We've had some glorious sunshine in the first two Hundred match days, it's not as bright in Edgbaston today but still reasonably hot.

    Australia's Erin Burns bowls her off-spinners while still wearing a baseball cap. Dattani takes a few steps down the pitch and chips back past the bowler and there's a good stop by Arlott by the boundary.

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  13. Spirit 46-1

    Spirit need 82 more runs to win

    Georgia Elwiss is brought into the bowling attack as Knight takes an easy single, but a throw from the fielder ricochets off the stumps and allows the batters to run for two more.

    Worm

  14. Aatif Nawaz
    BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra commentator

    Carnage at Edgbaston!

    DattaniGetty Images
  15. 6 runs

    Spirit 41-1

    Naomi Dattani, stop it!! Having hit three consecutive fours, she hammers Arlott for a six through the leg side. That made a crisp sound off the bat and is the shot of the match.

    18 runs from the last four balls.

  16. Spirit 35-1

    Make that three boundaries in a row from Naomi Dattani! It's poor bowling from Arlott who pitches it too full but Dattani is finding the gap with ease.

  17. Aatif Nawaz
    BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra commentator

    Naomi Dattani is finding her groove.

  18. Spirit 31-1

    Four more! Through the off side!

  19. Spirit 27-1

    Naomi Dattani clubs Emily Arlott through the leg side for four. Isn't the best looking shot but with most of the fielders inside the circle, it's destined for the boundary.

  20. Charlie Taylor
    BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    Issy Wong is a bit optimistic with the sun cream on her face today, it's a bit cloudy. Maybe she's using it more like war paint.