Summary

  • London Spirit win by three runs despite Invincibles hitting 45 off last 16 balls

  • Invincibles had fallen to 12-4 in first 17 balls

  • Spirit post 171-6 - Morgan sets up Spirit's total with 47 off 29

  • Coming up: Manchester Originals v Northern Superchargers (Friday, 18:30 BST, live radio commentary on Sports Extra)

  1. Spirit 93-3published at Ball 65

    Four more to the opposite end of the ground! Morgan leans back like he's doing the limbo at a birthday party and guides the ball over the keeper's head.

    Class.

  2. Postpublished at 19:15 British Summer Time 4 August 2022

    Henry Moeran
    BBC Test Match Special

    Eoin Morgan stands and delivers. It was just a flat batted heave.

  3. 6 runs

    Spirit 88-3published at Ball 62

    That'll do! Eoin Morgan has had enough of blocking and smashes Tom Curran right back over his head for six.

    More of that, please.

  4. Postpublished at 19:12 British Summer Time 4 August 2022

    A few more of these would do them good.

  5. Spirit 81-3published at Ball 60

    Sam Curran bowls a neat set of five to his former captain, baffling him with some changes of pace.

    Spirit have properly slowed down here. They've got to kick on soon...

  6. Spirit 77-3published at Ball 55

    Sunil Narine helps bring back a bit of control for Oval Invincibles as the batters continue to struggle against his mystery spin.

  7. Postpublished at 19:06 British Summer Time 4 August 2022

    Carlos Brathwaite
    West Indies all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

    LawrenceImage source, PA Media

    I reckon 80 at the half way stage gives you a good platform to make 170 which would give you something to fight with.

  8. Postpublished at 19:06 British Summer Time 4 August 2022

    The HundredImage source, BBC Sport
  9. Spirit 74-3published at Ball 50

    Dan Lawrence is hopping and skipping and jumping all around the crease at the moment like a jack-in-the-box. It's pretty effective, as the bowler Tom Curran has to constantly move his fielders around to try and guess what he's going to do.

    Halfway through the innings for Spirit's batters. How many more can they get from here?

  10. Postpublished at 19:04 British Summer Time 4 August 2022

    Aatif Nawaz
    BBC Test Match Special

    Dan Lawrence is just threading needles through the covers at the moment. There aren't any massive gaps but he keeps finding them.

  11. Spirit 71-3published at Ball 47

    Another extravagant shot from Dan Lawrence flies into the air but plonks to the ground safely away from any fielders - they scamper two runs.

    Aaaand the next one is smashed past a sprawling fielder on the boundary for four more! He looks pretty determined to have some fun here.

  12. Postpublished at 19:03 British Summer Time 4 August 2022

    Carlos Brathwaite
    West Indies all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

    These two have played two proper cricket shots in this over and executed them well. They've started well.

  13. Spirit 65-3published at Ball 45

    Four more! Dan Lawrence slashes at a wide ball and whirls his bat around like a propeller as it races away for four.

    Bit of flair there from Lawrence. Great fun.

  14. Postpublished at 19:01 British Summer Time 4 August 2022

    Carlos Brathwaite
    West Indies all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

    Reece Topley is the form bowler in England, certainly in international cricket, so he won't see this as much of a drop off but that wasn't a great start to his latest set.

  15. Spirit 60-3published at Ball 41

    Well, Eoin Morgan doesn't want to rebuild. He just wants to charge down the pitch to Reece Topley and smash him for four!

    Shot.

  16. Postpublished at 18:59 British Summer Time 4 August 2022

    Aatif Nawaz
    BBC Test Match Special

    MorganImage source, Getty Images

    Eoin Morgan will want to leave the fans with better memories than his last few England games.

  17. Spirit 56-3published at Ball 40

    An excellent five balls from Sunil Narine. He's taken a wicket and gone for just 10 runs from 10 balls.

    Former England captain Eoin Morgan is at the crease alongside Dan Lawrence, who has played Test cricket for England.

    Bit of rebuilding for the Spirit to do here.

  18. Postpublished at 18:58 British Summer Time 4 August 2022

    Carlos Brathwaite
    West Indies all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

    That's such a strange dismissal because the field was set for the reverse sweep. They had the man back on the boundary at deep backward point.

    Maxwell refused the reverse sweep but tried to hit over cover and sliced the ball into the hands of the fielder at deep backward point anyway.

  19. wicket

    WICKETpublished at Ball 36

    Maxwell c Cox b Narine 18 (55-3)

    That is a big wicket!

    Glenn Maxwell, who can destroy bowling attacks within the space of just a couple of overs, tries to slog the spinner Sunil Narine into the stands but doesn't get any timing and is caught on the boundary.

    For some reason he bursts out laughing after. I'm not too sure what was so funny.

  20. Postpublished at 18:56 British Summer Time 4 August 2022

    Aatif Nawaz
    BBC Test Match Special

    Carved away behind square, a remarkable shot, using the pace of the ball. That's the problem for Hasnain: you live by the pace, you die by the pace.