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)

  1. Spirit 11-0published at 10 balls

    It's a bit of left-arm seam from the Nursery End as David Payne looks to take advantage of the Lord's slope.

    He is finding a good length first up too, with Adam Rossington and Daniel Bell-Drummond being made to work hard for their runs, running three twos.

  2. Postpublished at 18:33 British Summer Time 24 August 2022

    Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Two

    He's just snuck that set in without anyone noticing. I wouldn't do that again though.

  3. Postpublished at 18:33 British Summer Time 24 August 2022

    Dane van Niekerk
    Oval Invincibles & South Africa captain on BBC Two

    Quite brave from Cobb to come around wicket without a deep square in place.

  4. Spirit 6-0published at 5 balls

    I think Josh Cobb will be happy with that first up.

    Adam Rossington and Daniel Bell-Drummond are restricted to just four singles and two to move to 6-0 from the first set.

  5. Postpublished at 18:31 British Summer Time 24 August 2022

    Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Two

    If you want to turn things around, there's not a better place to do it.

  6. Postpublished at 18:31 British Summer Time 24 August 2022

    Lord's really is a picture with blue skies overhead and the stands packed with spectators as Adam Rossington and Daniel Bell-Drummond stride out to open the batting for London Spirit.

    It will be spin first up from Welsh Fire skipper Josh Cobb.

    Let's go...

  7. Postpublished at 18:29 British Summer Time 24 August 2022

    Welsh Fire bowler Jake Ball speaking to BBC Sport: "We're trusting our process, we know we are all good players but it hasn't clicked so far.

    "We know it just takes one player, one innings to get it all back on track. We've all stuck together as a collective. Hopefully we can get things to go better.

    "The start of the tournament was quite slow, we couldn't build any momentum even if we were losing because we had a lot of days off in between."

    When asked which side looks the best: "I'm going to be biased, the Trent Rockets have looked good."

    On playing at Lord's: "This is amazing, packed crowd. It's what all of us want to do."

  8. Postpublished at 18:26 British Summer Time 24 August 2022

    Matthew Henry
    BBC Sport at Lord's

    27,107 tickets have been sold for this game. It's a lovely evening. Could be a cracker.

  9. Match-up: Morgan v Duckettpublished at 18:24 British Summer Time 24 August 2022

    We've picked Eoin Morgan and Ben Duckett as our key battle today.

    Former England white-ball captain Morgan has led the London Spirit to four wins from five in this year's competition with the Spirit sitting second in the standings.

    The skipper has had a good tournament with the bat, striking 47 and 37 in his first two matches, and scoring a quickfire 27 off 16 against the Rockets last time out.

    Former England teammate Ben Duckett is a man out of form. He knocked 25 off 15 against the Manchester Originals but those runs came either side of disappointing scores of seven and 0 last time.

    His duck against the Brave was one of three for the Welsh Fire whose top order continues to under-perform.

    Will Duckett step up tonight, or will Morgan lead the Spirit to victory?

    Eoin Morgan and Ben DuckettImage source, ECB/BBC Sport
  10. The teamspublished at 18:20 British Summer Time 24 August 2022

    London Spirit: Adam Rossington, Daniel Bell-Drummond, Ben McDermott, Dan Lawrence, Eoin Morgan, Kieron Pollard, Jordan Thompson, Liam Dawson, Nathan Ellis, Chris Wood, Mason Crane

    Welsh Fire: Jacob Bethell, Joe Clarke, Josh Cobb, Ben Duckett, David Miller, Leus du Plooy, Matt Critchley, Dwaine Pretorius, David Payne, Ish Sodhi, Jake Ball.

  11. Watch Live on BBC Two & iPlayerpublished at 18:19 British Summer Time 24 August 2022

    BBC Two

    To watch all the action, today's Hundred games are also live on BBC Two, BBC iPlayer or at the top of this page.

  12. Postpublished at 18:18 British Summer Time 24 August 2022

    Welsh Fire captain Josh Cobb: "We think it might do a little up front but maybe get better as the game goes on once the lights come into affect.

    "We have had a disappointing competition. A lot of the lads are hurting but we are looking to put that right and end the competition strongly.

    "It's tough. When guys are struggling the are playing games in their mind a lot of the time. It is about trying to keep the enjoyment. There are good players out there but they have struggled a bit with form."

  13. Fire win the toss and will bowl firstpublished at 18:16 British Summer Time 24 August 2022

    Welsh Fire captain Josh Cobb wins the toss and chooses to bowl first.

  14. Good eveningpublished at 18:15 British Summer Time 24 August 2022

    There have been contrasting fortunes for London Spirit and Welsh Fire in the men's competition this year.

    Spirit sit second in the table after losing just one of their opening five matches. Fire are rock bottom with five defeats from five.

    Will this go to form? Or will Fire get off the mark in 2022?

    Stay tuned to find out...