Summary

  • Spirit post 156-6 thanks to Lawrence's 43 off 26 balls

  • Spinner Lawrence then takes 4-20 and seamer Wood claims 4-28 as Fire can only reach 139-9

  • Late hitting from Duckett, Du Plooy and Critchley gets Fire closer than expected after woeful start

  • Spirit move top of the table, with five wins from six games

  • Fire have now lost all six of their matches

  • Thursday's matches: Brave v Rockets women (15:30 BST) & men (19:00)

Live Reporting

Ffion Wynne and Tom Mallows

  1. Spirit 143-5

    Man of the moment Jake Ball will bowl the last set of five. Can he keep the Spirit below 150?

  2. Spirit 142-5

    Jordan Thompson has clubbed his first ball back over Dwaine Pretorius' head for a one-bounce four.

    Not a bad way to start.

  3. wicket

    WICKET

    Lawrence c Ball b Pretorius 43 (Spirit 138-5)

    Jake Ball is at it again! Dan Lawrence looks to feather the ball fine for four but Ball at short third dives to his left to take another brilliant catch.

    A big wicket at a crucial time for Welsh Fire.

    The run map shows Dan Lawrence scored 43 with 3 sixes, 1 four5 two, and 11 singles for London Spirit MenBBC Sport

  4. 10 balls to go graphicBBC Sport

  5. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Two

    Very balletic that by Dan Lawrence.

  6. Spirit 135-4

    Dan Lawrence is finding the gaps in the field, lofting the ball over the fielders almost ending on his tip toes to run two and move on to 41 from 24.

  7. Issy Wong
    Birmingham Phoenix & England bowler on BBC Two

    That was absolutely enormous. Straight out of the middle of the bat.

  8. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Two

    Wohoohoohohoo

  9. 6 runs

    Spirit 131-4

    That. Is. Massive.

    Dan Lawrence has absolutely hammered Jake Ball over mid-wicket for a huge six!

    Lawrence is seeing it like a beach ball at the moment.

  10. Jake Ball on the player mic: "Pollard's hard to miss isn't he? I just try and keep it out of his arc, try and mix it up a little bit and not get too predictable."

    "I'd say we'll be happy if we can keep them under 150."

  11. Spirit 120-4

    We have yet to see many fireworks from Kieron Pollard yet. A two and a single off David Payne nudges him onto 11 from 11 balls.

    He is not a bad player in the middle to have with 20 balls to go though.

  12. Spirit 108-4

    In the air...but safe! Dan Lawrence chases after a wide Jake Ball delivery and the ball sails high into the air but drops before three fielders in the off-side can get there.

  13. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Two

    That's why they call me the cat.

  14. BBC Sport's Chris Hughes: "I got into the make-up room earlier today and I saw Tuffers just lying on the floor there."

    "He said he was relaxing. Is that how you always relax Tuffers?"

  15. 25 balls to go graphicBBC Sport

  16. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Two

    I think this might be tactically wrong by the Fire to bowl Sodhi from this end.

  17. Spirit 107-4

    Ish Sodhi has switched ends and it may already be looking like an error as Dan Lawrence carves him away for two sixes into the slightly shorter boundary on the on-side.

    Still, Sodhi ends with figures of 2-19 from his 20 balls. Very impressive.

  18. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Two

    They've just got a bit of a hold here the Welsh Fire. They've got the Spirit under some pressure.

  19. Spirit 94-4

    Matt Critchley's latest set brings just three singles and a leg bye. Welsh Fire are starting to get on top.

  20. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Two

    Really good set of five balls from Sodhi who's come in and made a real difference here.