Fire stumble to 46-4 inside first 50 balls and never recover
Four wickets for Abbott, who concedes just eight runs off 15 balls
Originals reach 149-9 - Salt top-scores with 38; Ball 4-29
Openers Salt & Buttler race to 66 off 34 balls
Fire still winless in competition but Originals up to fifth with first win
Evans b Critchley 0 (Originals 87-4)
New batter Laurie Evans is also bowled by a spinner next ball. It's a carbon copy, he doesn't move his feet and sees the ball clatter into his stumps. Tristan Stubbs is next in.
Image source, BBC SportButtler b Zampa 29 (Originals 87-3)
Got him!
Adam Zampa builds pressure, bowling tight lines and denying the Originals boundaries.
Last delivery of his set he has Jos Buttler playing round the ball, skidding it into his off-stump.
Alison Mitchell
BBC Radio commentator
Things have calmed down a bit since the fall of Phil Salt and that's exactly what Welsh Fire needed.
The highest team total in the men's Hundred is the 200-5 Northern Superchargers amassed against Manchester Originals at Headingley in August 2021.
The Originals were also on the wrong end of the second-highest score when Trent Rockets racked up 193-2 against them three days ago.
Looks like they've had enough of having records set against them and want to put their name in the right column instead.
Saqib Mahmood
England bowler on BBC Radio
Both sides desperately need a win if they've got any chance making it to the eliminating stages.
Andre Russell starts with a single. Jos Buttler also adds one more.
Adam Zampa will bowl the next set.
Alison Mitchell
BBC Radio commentator
Russell swinging his arm like he's meaning business. He has got power packed in that Manchester Originals shirt.
Madsen c Zampa b Ball 10 (Originals 81-2)
Wayne Madsen chases a wide one and ends up spooning the ball straight to point.
He falls for a quick 10 off six. Here comes West Indies international Andre Russell.
Madsen 9, Buttler 26
A single to finish up. The Originals are on fire and are eyeing up a massive total.
Jake Ball will return to the attack.
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Image source, Getty ImagesSteve Pogson: Hi BBC Cricket. I'm about three miles north of you & the breeze is picking up, pressure has dropped & it has the feel of rain to it (we Mancs know rain) - must be why Salt was rushing!
Four more. Madsen reverse-sweeps one over the inner-ring.
Wayne Madsen's the new batter.
Spinner Matt Critchley bowls a shorter one which Madsen tries to scoop. He misses the ball but fools the keeper and the ball races away for four byes.
Alison Mitchell
BBC Radio commentator
A wicket that Welsh Fire desperately needed!
Salt b Zampa 38 (Originals 66-1)
Spin returns and Adam Zampa delivers a much-needed wicket.
It's nothing special, just a straight one that Phil Salt tries to cut, misses, and sees himself clean-bowled.
He falls for an impressive 38 off 22. Will that stem the tide?
Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
Former IPL batter on BBC Radio
Image source, Getty ImagesAfter every ball we are seeing a change in the field and that's when you know the captain doesn't have a clue.
Oh that is class!
Jos Buttler dabs one between the keeper and gully for yet another boundary, the 11th so far. This is sensational stuff.
Alison Mitchell
BBC Radio commentator
Absolutely blistering start. Wickets are needed otherwise I don't know how Welsh Fire are going to carry on.
Phil Salt is smoking it!
Salt 36, Buttler 21
The Fire can't find any sort of breakthrough. Dwayne Pretorius is slogged for four more by Salt.
Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
Former IPL batter on BBC Radio
It's been brilliant batting by Salt and Buttler. That's exactly what you need in this format.