Summary

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  • Beaumont (42) and Dottin (50 not out) fire Spirit to victory

  • Leading run-scorer Rodrigues hits 57 in Superchargers' 126-5

  • Northern Superchargers won toss and opted to bat

  1. Spirit 112-3published at 10 balls left

    15 runs needed

    A big punch into the leg side, and Danielle Gibson will keep the strike.

    15 needed from 10 balls for the Spirit to register just their second win of the competition.

  2. Spirit 111-3published at 11 balls

    16 runs needed

    No run...

  3. Spirit 111-3published at 12 balls left

    16 runs needed

    Off the mark with a four!

    A lovely late swish of the bat from Dani Gibson as she faces up to Alice Davidson-Richards.

  4. New batter: Danielle Gibsonpublished at 17:25 British Summer Time 3 August 2021

    Danielle GibsonImage source, BBC/ECB
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    WICKETpublished at 13 balls left

    Beaumont c Rodrigues b Davidson-Richardson 42 (Spirit 107-3)

    Huge wicket!

    Tammy Beaumont goes for a big hoick, trying to smack the first six of the game, and instead ends up guiding the ball to Jemimah Rodrigues, who barely has to move from her position on the boundary edge.

    Well then...

  6. Postpublished at 17:23 British Summer Time 3 August 2021

    Smith is not - here's Alice Davidson-Richards.

  7. Postpublished at 17:23 British Summer Time 3 August 2021

    Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
    Former IPL batter on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    London Spirit are going really well. They have got plenty of time.

  8. Spirit 106-2published at 15 balls left

    21 runs needed

    Excellent from Linsey Smith, with Deandra Dottin unable to sneak a single from her last ball.

    Is she going to do her next set of five straight away?

  9. Spirit 105-2published at 17 balls left

    22 runs needed

    Linsey Smith has been excellent for the Northern Superchargers, barely conceding a run.

    She's still got a good chunk of bowling left to do, too...

  10. Spirit 102-2published at 20 balls left

    25 runs needed

    Singles, singles and more singles for London Spirit.

    The running between the two batters is just slowing down a little, but they've still notched a 50 partership from 40 balls.

  11. Spirit 98-2published at 23 balls left

    Deandra Dottin advances on Katie Levick but she can't beat Jemimah Rodrigues down in the deep.

    Just a single...

  12. Postpublished at 17:17 British Summer Time 3 August 2021

    25 balls to go graphicImage source, BBC Sport
  13. Spirit 96-2published at 25 balls left

    31 runs needed

    Kalea Moore is back and bowls a very tidy set off five, helped by a terrific sprawling fielder at long-on that stops Deandra Dottin hammering another fou bak down the ground.

  14. Spirit 91-2published at 30 balls left

    36 runs needed

    You look up and Deandra Dottin is somehow on 29 runs from 21 balls.

    The win predictor is, unsurprisingly, heavily in favour of the Spirit.

  15. Postpublished at 17:12 British Summer Time 3 August 2021

    Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
    Former IPL batter on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    Superchargers need all the variations they can. They are a bit behind. You have to give credit to the Spirit with the way they have batted. Especially Dottin. She has shown great game awareness.

  16. Spirit 88-2published at 33 balls left

    Under-edge from Deandra Dottin, and she nutmegs keeper Lauren Winfield-Hill before the ball goes rolling for four.

    Bowler Alice Davidson-Richards has a wry smile on her face.

  17. Spirit 84-2published at 35 balls left

    43 runs needed

    Oh, hello!

    Deandra Dottin ends a very expensive five balls from Phoebe Graham with a glorious drive that splits the field and goes for yet another four.

  18. Postpublished at 17:10 British Summer Time 3 August 2021

    Lydia Greenway
    Ex-England batter on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    This is her at her best when she looks to go down the ground. I remember Katherine Brunt bowling at her and Dottin kept clearing her leg and going down the ground. She is toying with the field.

  19. Spirit 80-2published at 36 balls left

    Deandra Dottin goes for a swipe and just misses out, toe-ending the ball centimetres over the top of Phoebe Graham's outstretched hand.

    Ooh, no stopping that one though! That's four all day, Dottin striding forward and slapping the ball down the ground for four.

  20. Spirit 76-2published at 38 balls left

    51 runs needed

    Shot!

    Deandra Dottin hoicks Phoebe Graham gloriously away for four.