Invincibles 67-0published at 50 balls left
63 runs needed
Halfway stage and, with all 10 wickets in hand, Oval Invincibles are well set.
Summary
Van Niekirk (67 not out) and Adams (42) help Invincibles to eight-wicket win
Burns (45) top scores in Phoenix's 129-9 after home side win toss
Farrant takes 3-23 in her 20 balls, Van Niekirk 2-16
Invincibles 67-0published at 50 balls left
Postpublished at 17:26 British Summer Time 4 August 2021
Alison Mitchell
Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports ExtraDane van Niekerk is strong on the sweep and when she connects well it looks nice.
Invincibles 62-0published at 54 balls left
68 runs needed
Erin Burns returns, and watches her first ball get swept furiously by Dane van Niekerk for four.
What a cracking innings this is.
Postpublished at 17:25 British Summer Time 4 August 2021
Chris Green
Middlesex all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports ExtraAbtaha Maqsood takes a lot of pace off the ball, and the Invincibles have worked that out from her last set, so they are now using their feet against her.
Invincibles 58-0published at 55 balls left
72 runs needed
A very profitable set of five for Oval Invincibles.
Invincibles 56-0published at 57 balls left
74 runs needed
Dane van Niekerk gets in on the act as she moves forward and scythes an Abtaha Maqsood delivery to the boundary.
Postpublished at 17:24 British Summer Time 4 August 2021
Chris Green
Middlesex all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports ExtraThat is great footwork by Georgia Adams.
Postpublished at 17:24 British Summer Time 4 August 2021
Alison Mitchell
Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports ExtraThat is a well-timed shot, and she has picked her spot well.
Invincibles 51-0published at 59 balls left
79 runs needed
Four! Georgia Adams breaks the shackles with a hustle over Kirstie Gordon's head.
Postpublished at 17:22 British Summer Time 4 August 2021
Alison Mitchell
Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports ExtraOval Invincibles aren't really getting any value for their shots at the moment.
Invincibles 47-0published at 60 balls left
83 runs needed
Daren Sammy, who has been commentating on some of these matches, is having a chat with Ian Bell while he demolishes a burger. Strong.
Invincibles 44-0published at 63 balls left
86 runs needed
Dane van Niekerk sends a top edge off Georgia Elwiss high into the Birmingham sky, but she's lucky it loops just over Abtaha Maqsood in the deep.
Invincibles 43-0published at 65 balls left
87 runs needed
Which way's your money going?
Invincibles 42-0published at 66 balls left
88 runs needed
Phoebe Franklin enters the attack and almost has Dane van Niekerk toe-ending the ball into her stumps.
Van Niekerk goes for a big slog but can't connect cleanly, and has to settle for a single.
Invincibles 39-0published at 70 balls
91 runs needed
An excellent scampering dive on the boundary edge stops Georgia Adams nabbing another boundary.
Just a smattering of singles from Maqsoood's first set of five.
Postpublished at 17:15 British Summer Time 4 August 2021
Here's Scotland's Abtaha Maqsood.
Invincibles 34-0published at 75 balls left
96 runs needed
Catches win matches, as they say...
Adams dropped on 12published at 76 balls left
Invincibles 34-0
That's not ideal...
Georgia Adams hoicks the ball into the leg side, Katie Mack gets to the ball as she runs in and clings on as she moves forward - and then just spills it as her elbows hit the ground! That would have been a blinder.
Postpublished at 17:14 British Summer Time 4 August 2021
Chris Green
Middlesex all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports ExtraPace on the ball certainly looks easy to play, and Issy Wong, as one of the quickest bowlers in the competition, is providing that.
Postpublished at 17:12 British Summer Time 4 August 2021
Alison Mitchell
Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports ExtraThat is a fine shot by Georgia Adams but she had plenty of time to play it.