Summary

  • Fire can only post 114-4, despite Ben Duckett's 64 not out

  • Lyth blasts 47 off 34 balls to get Superchargers off to flying start

  • Superchargers captain Du Plessis adds 32 off 24 as his side win by six wickets with nine balls to spare

  • Fire have now lost all seven of their matches

  • Superchargers keep hopes of reaching knockout stages alive

  • Saturday's matches: London Spirt v Oval Invincibles women (15:30 BST) & men (19:00)

  1. Postpublished at 20:45 British Summer Time 26 August 2022

    75 balls to goImage source, BBC Sport
  2. Superchargers 42-0published at 75 balls left

    Target 115

    The Superchargers are well on top after the powerplay and they haven't looked like breaking sweat either. The powerplay ends with another sweetly struck Lyth boundary.

  3. Superchargers 37-0published at 78 balls left

    Target 115

    Lyth looks in great touch, placing the ball for four through the offside, he moves onto 30.

  4. Postpublished at 20:42 British Summer Time 26 August 2022

    Nikesh Rughani
    BBC Radio

    There's a gap there and Lyth finds it. Looking very good here.

  5. Postpublished at 20:42 British Summer Time 26 August 2022

    Samit Patel
    Trent Rockets & former England all-rounder on BBC Radio

    Wickets can be the only thing that can win this game.

  6. Superchargers 32-0published at 80 balls left

    Target 115

    Du Plessis has played second fiddle so far in this partnership, he's been content to give Lyth the strike. It's a good set from Payne but there's barely any pressure on the batters.

  7. Postpublished at 20:39 British Summer Time 26 August 2022

    Samit Patel
    Trent Rockets & former England all-rounder on BBC Radio

    Superchargers are making it look easy. When you don't have that many runs to chase that can happen.

  8. Postpublished at 20:39 British Summer Time 26 August 2022

    Nikesh Rughani
    BBC Radio

    We might be on for an early finish with the way things are looking at the moment.

  9. Superchargers 29-0published at 85 balls left

    Target 115 (Du Plessis 2, Lyth 23)

    Two more fours for Lyth, through fine leg off a wayward ball from Dwaine Pretorius and then again through the legside. He looks like a man in a hurry.

  10. Postpublished at 20:35 British Summer Time 26 August 2022

    Nikesh Rughani
    BBC Radio

    Lyth has hit the most sixes in the men's competition. He loves the pace and uses it very well.

  11. Superchargers 19-0published at 90 balls left

    Target 115

    It's exactly the start the Superchargers would have wanted, there really is no margin of error for the Fire bowlers.

  12. Postpublished at 20:34 British Summer Time 26 August 2022

    Samit Patel
    Trent Rockets & former England all-rounder on BBC Radio

    Superchargers are going to try and play big in the power play, something the Welsh Fire couldn't do.

  13. Superchargers 19-0published at 91 balls left

    Target 115

    Jake Ball bowls the second set of five and Lyth immediately looks to charge him. He picks up a four with a flick to fine leg. It's followed by a big six over midwicket, a great start for him.

  14. Superchargers 9-0published at 95 balls left

    Target 115 (Du Plessis 1, Lyth 3)

    A sloppy start from bowler and keeper as four byes are conceded. Payne then tightens his line and length for the rest of the first set of five.

  15. Postpublished at 20:29 British Summer Time 26 August 2022

    Samit Patel
    Trent Rockets & former England all-rounder on BBC Radio

    Welsh Fire will have to try and take ten wickets. We know Superchargers aren't going to hold back.

  16. Superchargers 0-0published at 100 balls left

    Target 115

    Superchargers' captain Faf du Plessis will open the batting along with Adam Lyth.

    David Payne will bowl the first ball. Here we go.

  17. Intervalpublished at 100 balls left

    Target 115

    Many thanks Josef.

    Earlier the Welsh Fire women were successful in defending a total which on paper didn't look too daunting. Can the men follow suit and register their first win this year?

    They certainly have it all to do against a strong looking batting line up.

  18. Postpublished at 20:21 British Summer Time 26 August 2022

    Right, that's me done for the day.

    Tawhid Qureshi will take you through the Superchargers' chase.

    All yours mate!

  19. Postpublished at 20:20 British Summer Time 26 August 2022

    Ben DuckettImage source, Getty Images

    How important will Ben Duckett's 64 off 48 prove to be then?

    He was the only Welsh Fire batter who managed to get set on what he described as "a really difficult pitch".

  20. Postpublished at 20:18 British Summer Time 26 August 2022

    Welsh Fire batter Ben Duckett to Sky Sports: “It’s a really difficult pitch. I felt like we couldn’t hit it down the ground. But personally I think we have a chance. We have to keep the stumps in play and try and take wickets, but you never know.

    “Maybe last game on a similar wicket we bowled wide. But we have to keep the stumps in play for all 100 Hundred balls. I think new batters coming in on that pitch will find it tough.”