Postpublished at 14:35 British Summer Time 31 July 2021
Phil Tufnell
Former England spinner on BBC Two
That's nearly taken Steven Finn out!
Summary
Clarke put Originals in control of run chase with 58 off 31
Fire score 79 runs off last 40 balls to post 150-6
Du Plooy stars with 43 off 22 balls
Ackermann spectacularly runs out Fire key man Duckett
Postpublished at 14:35 British Summer Time 31 July 2021
Fire 6-0published at 5 balls
Crash. Tom Banton absolutely leathers one straight back at Steven Finn and it almost takes off the head of the bowler off! The ball races away to the boundary for four.
Fire 1-0published at 1 ball
Tom Banton with a leisurely push down the ground to get off the mark.
Postpublished at 14:32 British Summer Time 31 July 2021
Steven Finn will begin the bowling for Manchester Originals.
Postpublished at 14:32 British Summer Time 31 July 2021
Phil Tufnell
Former England spinner on BBC TwoIt's a big game this - it's second versus third.
Opening batters: Tom Banton & Josh Cobbpublished at 14:32 British Summer Time 31 July 2021
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Image source, BBC SportHeadline act: Himalayaspublished at 14:30 British Summer Time 31 July 2021
Four-piece garage rock band Himalayas will perform at today's Welsh Fire match - the first time this local band has played in Cardiff in nearly two years.
Inspired by the likes of The Strokes and Queens Of The Stone Age, Himalayas are hyped as one of the music industry's 'Future Artists' across BBC Radio 1 and with their biggest single 'Thank God I'm Not You' streamed 25+ million times online - this energetic group supported by BBC Music Introducing in Wales are ready to storm Sophia Gardens today.
Image source, HimalayasOne change each in Leedspublished at 14:28 British Summer Time 31 July 2021
Northern Superchargers have made one change for this afternoon's Womens Hundred meeting with the Oval Invincibles in Leeds.
Kent's Kalea Moore comes in for Yorkshire's Hollie Armitage.
The Invincibles make one change too, as Surrey's Eva Gray replaces South African international Shabnim Ismail.
Both sides are unbeaten, with two wins apiece.
Postpublished at 14:25 British Summer Time 31 July 2021
We'll bring regular updates of Northern Superchargers versus Oval Invincibles in the women's Hundred this afternoon. Here are the line-ups for that match...
You can also listen here.
Postpublished at 14:19 British Summer Time 31 July 2021
Chris Woakes
England all-rounder on BBC TwoJonny Bairstow will be a miss for Welsh Fire today because he's a top player but teams will have to get used to losing their Test players now and it'll be interesting to see who has got depth in their squad.
Postpublished at 14:14 British Summer Time 31 July 2021
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Welsh Fire skipper Ben Duckett said: "It's a used pitch and both teams have got good spinners. We batted first in the first two games so we'll stick with it."
On Bairstow's absence: "Everyone knows what Jonny can do. He will be a big miss but we have a lot of batting depth."
Toss - Fire to bat firstpublished at 14:10 British Summer Time 31 July 2021
Welsh Fire have won the toss and will bat first.
Postpublished at 14:08 British Summer Time 31 July 2021
The pitch in Cardiff played pretty well for the women's match earlier so we could be in for a bit of run feast if the batters get going at Sophia Gardens, particularly with those short boundaries down the ground.
Postpublished at 14:06 British Summer Time 31 July 2021
Chris Woakes
England all-rounder on BBC TwoThe Hundred has been great to see, especially people getting behind it. It's been really entertaining so far.
No Buttler & Bairstowpublished at 14:05 British Summer Time 31 July 2021
A couple of big-name players are missing from this one with England's Test series against India just around the corner.
Welsh Fire's Jonny Bairstow and his Manchester Origianals' England team-mate Jos Buttler are both unavailable for selection.
New Zealand fast bowler Lockie Ferguson looks set to make his debut for the Originals having overcome a side strain which ruled him out of their first two games.
We will have both teams in full for you shortly.
Welcomepublished at 13:55 British Summer Time 31 July 2021
The Hundred has provided some enthralling cricket so far and we have another cracking fixture for you this afternoon when Welsh Fire take on the Manchester Originals in the men's tournament at Sophia Gardens.
The Fire cruised to victory in the women's match between the two sides earlier. Can the Fire do the double?
Oh, and better still, every ball is live on BBC Two as well.