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Live Reporting

Sam Drury and Timothy Abraham

All times stated are UK

  1. Originals 62-1

    Matthew Potts, who has been a star player for England this summer, looks a little rusty here.

    Wayne Madsen capitalises on a wide one from Potts first up and he is able to biff it to the boundary.

    Potts' penultimate delivery is hit so high into the air by Madsen it comes down with snow on it. He cannot quite reach the boundary and the ball thuds into the turf and stops. He and Buttler run three.

  2. Originals 52-1

    Roelof van der Merwe comes back well, just singles off his next four balls in that set.

    The pitch looks good for batting.

  3. Post update

    Lydia Greenway

    BBC Test Match Special summariser

    He's not a big-looking guy, Wayne Madsen, but he's stood there with a good base. It's all about timing.

  4. Originals 49-1

    Bosh! The first six of the evening from Wayne Madsen, as he pummels Roelof van der Merwe back down the ground for a maximum.

  5. Post update

    Lydia Greenway

    BBC Test Match Special summariser

    Buttler

    Every single one of the Superchargers fielders will now know that they're going to be put under pressure.

  6. Originals 42-1

    Jos Buttler shows a lot of respect to Adil Rashid.

    He decides not to try to whack him out the ground, but is happy to nudge the ball around. Five runs off that set from Rashid.

  7. Tonight's match-up

    Adil Rashid bowling for Northern Superchargers (left) and Jos Buttler batting for Manchester Originals (right)

    Big moment in the game as premier spinner Adil Rashid is into the attack to bowl to his England skipper Jos Buttler.

  8. Post update

    75 balls to go
  9. Originals 37-1

    Dwayne Bravo, who released a catchy song after West Indies' win at the 2016 T20 World Cup called 'Champion', is into the attack for the Superchargers.

    The 38-year-old mixes up his pace but Wayne Madsen uses his wrists to work a full one for four. Originals going well.

  10. Post update

    Lydia Greenway

    BBC Test Match Special summariser

    He looks like he's in the band Madness, I reckon.

  11. Post update

    Stephan Shemilt

    BBC Sport chief cricket writer at Old Trafford

    Have you seen that our fellow commentator Scott Read is wearing sunglasses indoors?

  12. Originals 30-1

    Jos Buttler is one of the leading white ball batters in the world. Adept against pace and spin, at the start of the innings and the end, he’s almost unstoppable in this format of the game.

    The experienced Roelof van der Merwe, however, is able to put the brakes on the boundary bashing with a five runs from his set.

  13. Post update

    Lydia Greenway

    BBC Test Match Special summariser

    Just a poor delivery. Short, wide and it was a free hit, really, for Buttler.

  14. Post update

    Phoebe Graham

    Manchester Originals bowler on BBC Radio

    He's unbelievable, Jos Buttler. Where do you put your two fielders out? He can play 360.

  15. Originals 25-1

    Two boundaries of the highest quality from Originals skipper Jos Buttler who looks in brilliant form.

    He guides left-arm fast bowler David Willey's fourth ball down to the boundary by keeping his hands soft on the bat. Next delivery Buttler then crisply arrows a wide one to the boundary with a cut shot.

    Buttler is flying now.

  16. Post update

    Lydia Greenway

    BBC Test Match Special summariser

    Superchargers

    That's an excellent wicket for the Superchargers because Phil Salt can be so dangerous if he gets going.

  17. WICKET

    Salt c Brook b Willey 2 (Originals 16-1)

    The dangerous Phil Salt is out!

    The ball sticks in the pitch from a David Willey delivery and Salt mistimes a shot to tamely spoon it up to Harry Brook who lurches forward to hold on the catch.

    A blow for the Originals, but the Superchargers are thrilled.

  18. Post update

    Lydia Greenway

    Ex-England batter on BBC Test Match Special

    Jos Buttler

    When you think of Jos Buttler, you think of the fours and sixes, his form in the IPL but a big part of his innings is how clinical he is at finding the gaps. Also, the intensity of his running.

  19. Post update

    Stephan Shemilt

    BBC Sport chief cricket writer at Old Trafford

    Buttler is dishing out the treatment to Potts.

  20. Originals 16-0

    Jos Buttler wallops Matthew Potts back over his head to cheers from the Old Trafford crowd for another four. Wait until he really gets going. Could be fireworks!

    Left-arm fast bowler David Willey to continue.