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. Superchargers 100-2published at Ball 84

    Heather Knight's field placements have been very good so far today. She's worked out that Jemimah Rodrigues likes to drive squarer than most players, so she's got a fielder almost between deep cover and deep mid-on and it is limiting the Indian to singles.

  2. Postpublished at 15:54 British Summer Time 3 August 2021

    Here is where Jemimah Rodrigues has scored her runs so far today.

    She's swept and driven superbly.

    Jemimah Rodrigues run map against London SpiritImage source, BBC Sport
  3. Superchargers 92-2published at Ball 80

    Good end for Superchargers with Alice Davidson-Richards picking up four with a thick edge that races past short third, before a quick single to fine leg.

    Can Superchargers get to 130 from the final 20 balls? They've got a platform to go hard.

  4. Postpublished at 15:53 British Summer Time 3 August 2021

    Henry Moeran
    Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    There is a bit of licence for these two to start a bit of wallopage, which I am all for.

  5. Superchargers 91-2published at Ball 78

    Short and wide from Sophie Munro and Alice Davidson-Richards can't quite reach it, and she's really disappointed with Rob Bailey, who is stood motionless at the non-striker's end. She wanted a wide for that.

  6. Postpublished at 15:51 British Summer Time 3 August 2021

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

    Rodrigues has looked really clear about how she wants to score her runs. She has been brilliant in this tournament.

  7. Postpublished at 15:50 British Summer Time 3 August 2021

    Henry Moeran
    Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    Rodrigues has played brilliantly. With the paucity of opportunity for female cricketers to play at Lord's, this will be a huge moment for her.

  8. 50 runs

    50 for Rodriguespublished at Ball 75

    Another superb innings from India's Jemimah Rodrigues.

    This is her third half-century in the tournament, and it has come up for just 38 balls.

  9. Postpublished at 15:47 British Summer Time 3 August 2021

    Jemimah Rodrigues has now scored 214 runs in this tournament.

    Good going, that.

  10. Superchargers 83-2published at Ball 70

    Good from Danielle Gibson. She's gone for 18 from her first 10 balls, but she comes back well with just three singles from this latest set of five.

    Heather Knight has decided to taken the strategic timeout. The last 30 balls of this innings are crucial for her Spirit side. They have struggled with the bat in this tournament so far, so they really need to keep Superchargers in check.

  11. Superchargers 80-2published at Ball 65

    Three singles make it another good set for the Northern Superchargers. They are laying a really nice platform to go big at the end here.

    We still haven't seen West Indies all-rounder Deandra Dottin have a bowl yet. I wonder if she's carrying a little injury.

  12. Postpublished at 15:42 British Summer Time 3 August 2021

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

    Rodrigues is so clinical with her placement. She hits those awkward areas. It is challenging for a captain.

  13. Superchargers 77-2published at Ball 61

    Four more!

    Charlie Dean is back on, and she's swept to the boundary by Jemimah Rodrigues.

    She's up to 45, and closing in on a third half-century in the tournament.

  14. Superchargers 73-2published at Ball 60

    Brilliant from Heather Knight. Jemimah Rodrigues crunches a drive back down the ground, but Knight does well in her follow through to stop it.

    A delicate dab through third brings Rodrigues a couple, before she keeps the strike with a flick through mid-wicket.

    Knight has gone for 16 from her 10 balls.

  15. Superchargers 70-2published at Ball 57

    Shot! Jemimah Rodrigues is an absolute delight to watch.

    She comes down the track to Heather Knight, and works the ball over the covers, for another boundary.

    She's up to 38.

  16. Postpublished at 15:37 British Summer Time 3 August 2021

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

    Superchargers should be aiming for that 125-130 mark. That should put some pressure back on the Spirit.

  17. Superchargers 65-1published at Ball 55

    Alice Davidson-Richards hit 42 off 30 balls in the Superchargers win over Oval Invincibles on Saturday. She's in good nick.

    Oh no. Overthrow. That's poor from Deepti Sharma. Jemimah Rodrigues is stood back in her crease - never mind just stretching her bat in - and Sharma still decides to throw, and the ball ricochets off the stumps at the non-striker's end and into the covers, allowing Superchargers to take a single.

    Heather Knight isn't impressed.

  18. New batter: Alice Davidson-Richardspublished at 15:35 British Summer Time 3 August 2021

    Alice Davidson-RichardsImage source, BBC/ECB
  19. Postpublished at 15:35 British Summer Time 3 August 2021

    Aatif Nawaz
    BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    London Spirit have been rewarded for some good bowling, excellent field placings and some good captaincy. It was an inspired bowling change from Knight.

  20. wicket

    WICKETpublished at Ball 52

    Wolvaardt c Knight b Munro 22 (Superchargers 61-2)

    This is basically a carbon copy of the first wicket.

    Sophie Munro drops a little bit shorter, banging it into the pitch, and Laura Wolvaardt just spoons a simple catch up to Heather Knight in the covers.

    Spirit needed that wicket. That partnership was dangerous at 53.