Originals 0-0published at Ball 1
Tammy Beaumont appeals enthusiastically from behind the stumps for an lbw off Charlie Dean's first ball, but nobody else seems particularly fussed.
Summary
Spirit fight back from 87-5 to get over the line - Sharma hits unbeaten 34
Hartley takes three wickets for Originals
Originals, who won toss, post 127-5 - Lamb 39, Ecclestone 32*
Originals all-but eliminated following defeat
Originals 0-0published at Ball 1
Opening batters: Emma Lamb and Lizelle Leepublished at 14:59 British Summer Time 10 August 2021
Image source, BBC Sport
Image source, BBC SportPostpublished at 14:56 British Summer Time 10 August 2021
So Manchester Originals are unchanged from their win against the Southern Brave, but London Spirit have been reshuffled a fair bit.
Chloe Tryon and Amara Carr are injured, so Tammy Beaumont is wicketkeeper in Carr's absence. Freya Davies also misses out because she attended her brother's wedding and can't come back into the squad because of Covid regulations - the same reason that Beaumont missed Spirit's first couple of games.
Teamspublished at 14:54 British Summer Time 10 August 2021
Manchester Originals: Emma Lamb, Lizelle Lee, Mignon du Preez, Cordelia Griffith, Sophie Ecclestone, Georgie Boyce, Ellie Threlkeld (wk), Kate Cross (c), Natalie Brown, Alex Hartley, Hannah Jones.
London Spirit: Tammy Beaumont (wk), Naomi Dattani, Heather Knight (c), Deandra Dottin, Danielle Gibson, Deepti Sharma, Charlie Dean, Grace Scrivens, Susie Rowe, Sophie Munro, Alice Monaghan.
Manchester Originals win the toss and choose to batpublished at 14:51 British Summer Time 10 August 2021
Image source, Getty ImagesOriginals captain Kate Cross calls correctly, and they're going to set a target for the London Spirit to chase.
Team news to follow.
Postpublished at 14:49 British Summer Time 10 August 2021
Kal Sajad
BBC Sport at Old TraffordAfter three losses and one game washed out, Originals finally captured their first win of the tournament against table-topping Southern Brave last Thursday.
Another victory today and they will jump to fifth in the table, with just two points separating them and second-placed Northern Superchargers.
Such is the nature of these franchise tournaments, it’s all about momentum and maybe Originals will peak at just the right time.
Postpublished at 14:48 British Summer Time 10 August 2021
London Spirit currently sit in sixth and Manchester Originals are at the bottom in eighth.
With just a few games left, it's looking difficult for either team to qualify - but no one's out yet! Both teams won their previous fixture so they'll both be confident today and giving themselves the best chance.
Postpublished at 14:41 British Summer Time 10 August 2021
Kal Sajad
BBC Sport at Old TraffordPssshh… whisper it quietly, the Manchester weather shouldn't be a problem today - it’s a beautiful and sunny afternoon at Old Trafford.
It took me 10 minutes to walk from my house to the ground today and I didn't even pack a brolly. Brave? Foolish?
Image source, BBC SportWelcome!published at 14:41 British Summer Time 10 August 2021
Good afternoon! It's Manchester Originals taking on London Spirit today and, in totally unexpected circumstances, it's actually sunny!!