Summary

  • London Spirit needed 96 off 41 balls to reach eliminators and knock out Birmingham Phoenix

  • They were 63-3 after 41 balls; completed victory in 58 balls

  • Knight & Gibson both unbeaten on 34

  • Welsh Fire finish bottom

Live Reporting

Ffion Wynne and Timothy Abraham

  1. Chris Green
    Middlesex all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    London Spirit might be a bit frustrated at this stage, the boundaries that they've conceded have been from poor bowling.

  2. Fire 30-1

    Beautiful drive through the covers from Georgia Redmayne off Charlie Dean gives her another four. A wide one from Dean and Redmayne cuts it aerially over the ring for back-to-back boundaries.

  3. Chris Green
    Middlesex all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    Well played by Georgia Redmayne. She didn't try to hit it too hard and simply picked a gap where there were no fielders.

  4. Fire 22-1

    Doctor Redmayne, qualified medical practitioner, knocks Deepti Sharma for a single down the ground.

    A few balls later the left-hander is given a full toss by Sharma and sweeps clinically to find the boundary for four.

  5. New batter: Georgia Redmayne

    Georgia RedmayneBBC Sport

  6. Chris Green
    Middlesex all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    That's a big wicket for the London Spirit. A few loose balls from Freya Davies to start but she fought back well.

  7. wicket

    WICKET

    Smith c Monaghan b Davies 13

    A soft dismissal for Bryony Smith after a positive start. She was trying to work the ball into the leg side but ends up tamely chipping Freya Davies into the hands of Alice Monaghan.

  8. Chris Green
    Middlesex all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    That's a very loose ball from Freya Davies to start. Spirit have the experience of Heather Knight, so they won't be panicking early - bad balls do happen.

  9. Fire 15-0

    A freebie from Freya Davies first up as she is clipped round the corner by Bryony Smith who works her off the leg for four. A carbon copy shot off the eight ball and another four.

    Not a great start by Spirit with the ball.

  10. Henry Moeran
    Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    I'm looking forward to the second innings already. Spirit have to chase whatever the target is with about 58 balls to spare. It could be chaos!

  11. Fire 7-0

    A tight first four of the set before Bryony Smith shuffles across her stumps and elegantly tickles one down the leg side for four.

  12. Chris Green
    Middlesex all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    Bowling first gives London Spirit the best chance they can get. It's do or die now, they might as well go for it and try and put on a show.

  13. Fire 2-0

    Spinner Charlie Dean bowls first for London Spirit and Hayley Matthew and Bryony Smith both pick up a couple of singles.

  14. Opening batters: Hayley Matthews & Bryony Smith

    Hayley MatthewsBBC Sport
    Bryony SmithBBC Sport

  15. London Spirit's players sprint out onto the outfield before congregating into a huddle for some final inspirational words of wisdom from Heather Knight. We're close to getting under way at Sophia Gardens.

  16. The teams

    Welsh Fire teamBBC Sport
    London Spirit teamBBC Sport

  17. The big team news is wicketkeeper Sarah Taylor is missing for Welsh Fire today so Nat Wraith makes her debut in The Hundred.

  18. Welsh Fire skipper Sophie Luff: "The Hundred has been a great experience for me. I've never captained at this level before. It's been a challenge and hopefully we can end on a high. With a few more faces in the crowd I hope we can put on a show."

  19. London Spirit skipper Heather Knight: "Bowling first will give us the best chance of trying to control the game and try to do it. We will have to swing hard to go for it so welcome to the 40 rather than The Hundred!"

  20. Maybe if I post the standings it will make more sense...

    The Hundred standingsECB