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Here we go. The players walk out onto the field through a cloud of smoke.
Summary
Welsh Fire fall short in tense run-chase after being 110-0 after 71 balls
Hayley Matthews falls for 69 off 41 balls; Dottin stars with 2-21 off 15
Originals 156-2: Deandra Dottin 67 not out off 37, Sophie Ecclestone 36* off 18
Coming up in women's Hundred: Trent Rockets v Oval Invincibles (Wednesday, 15:30 BST)
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Postpublished at 14:58 British Summer Time 16 August 2022
Thea Brookes
Central Sparks all-rounder on BBC radioIt should be an interesting game. We've got a lot to see from Deandra Dottin, she didn't get a score last game, and neither did Emma Lamb.
There is a lot of firepower that we haven't seen just yet from the Originals.
England hopefuls in key battlepublished at 14:56 British Summer Time 16 August 2022
Speaking of Kate Cross and Tammy Beaumont, the pair are our key match-up today with both meeting each other with a point to prove.
Originals' Cross was an unused seamer in England's last T20 international series, while Fire captain Beaumont was left out of England's Commonwealth Games squad.
Will either stake a selection claim today?
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Manchester Originals captain Kate Cross: "We'd have had a bowl too. We just need to park that last game, we didn't bat well but we bowled outstandingly. We want to be positive.
"Lizelle [Lee] started well the other day but we just want her to bat a bit longer, at least 20 balls, and the same with Deandra Dottin. We just lacked that one partnership."
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Welsh Fire captain Tammy Beaumont: "There might be a little bit of rain about but it is a good wicket that won't change so we back ourselves to chase it. We spoke about being a little bit more clinical, chasing 160 was a big ask but we were in it for 80 balls.
"It is a used wicket but it looks good and pretty hard so it should be true and plenty of runs on offer."
Listen to every ball livepublished at 14:51 British Summer Time 16 August 2022
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Alison Mitchell and Aatif Nawaz are with former IPL player Abhishek Jhunjhunwala and ex-Birmingham Phoenix all-rounder Thea Brookes. Build-up has just got under way.
Get it on!
Both sides looking to break their duckpublished at 14:49 British Summer Time 16 August 2022
Manchester Originals v Welsh Fire (15:00 BST)
Image source, Getty ImagesUnless we have an unexpected tie this afternoon, one of the teams on show will break their duck.
Both suffered home defeats in their opening games.
Manchester Originals were skittled for just 76 - Lizelle Lee top-scoring with 17 - as they were comprehensively beaten by 43 runs by Trent Rockets.
Welsh Fire, meanwhile, were undone by Ellyse Perry's half-century for Birmingham Phoenix as they lost a high-scoring thriller by 19 runs, falling just short on 142-5 in reply to the visitors' 161-5.
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Manchester Originals: Lizelle Lee, Emma Lamb, Deandra Dottin, Amy Satterthwaite, Cordelia Griffith, Ami Campbell, Sophie Ecclestone, Kate Cross (c), Ellie Threlkeld (wk), Grace Potts, Hannah Jones.
Welsh Fire: Tammy Beaumont (c), Hayley Matthews, Rachael Haynes, Annabel Sutherland, Fran Wilson, Sarah Bryce (wk), Fi Morris, Katie George, Lauren Filer, Alex Hartley, Claire Nicholas.
Welcomepublished at 14:45 British Summer Time 16 August 2022
Hello, hello, hello.
There's still no signs of storms in Manchester so we're looking set for another scintillating day of action from The Hundred.
Welsh Fire have won the toss and chosen to bowl first.
Old Trafford is ready and waiting. Let's do this...
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