Summary

  • Originals hold nerve to set up final against Trent Rockets at Lord's (Saturday, 18:30 BST, BBC Two)

  • Evans hits 72 off 34 balls as Originals make fast start

  • Originals lose five wickets for 32 runs to give Spirit brief hope

  • Spirit rally to post 150-7 after being 121-6

  • Bopara adds late impetus with 34 off 16

  • McDermott top-scores with 59 off 38

  • Walter continues fine form with 3-29

Live Reporting

Sam Drury and Ffion Wynne

  1. Carlos Brathwaite
    West Indies all-rounder on BBC Two

    The best part about that shot was keeping a straight bat, even though he went aerially. Showed the full face of it.

  2. Henry Moeran
    BBC Radio

    Laurie Evans is looking devastating here. That was hit firmly, the bowler ducked and I do not blame him.

  3. Originals 31-0

    Need 120 more to win

    Laurie Evans fancies this! After skipping down and flicking elegantly through straight mid-wicket for four early in Liam Dawson's set, he ends it by showing all of his power.

    Another shuffle down the ground and hammers it back over the spinner's head for four more.

  4. Originals 20-0

    Need 131 more to win

    The Originals good start continues. The look keen to get well ahead of the rate during the powerplay.

    So far, so good on that front.

    The worm shows Manchester Originals Men are four runs ahead of London Spirit Men. Manchester Originals Men are 20 for 0 after 10 balls. At the same stage London Spirit Men were 16 for 1.

  5. Henry Moeran
    BBC Radio

    What a shot that is! That was a slap through mid-off, who was quite wide. That's incredible hand speed.

  6. Originals 18-0

    Need 133 more to win

    Slapped! Incredible power from Evans, thumping the ball back down the ground past Jordan Thompson off the back foot.

    I'm not sure quite how he generated that much power from there.

  7. Tall Paul really is... tall!

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  8. Carlos Brathwaite
    West Indies all-rounder on BBC Two

    Whenever Laurie Evens walks too, he's got so much flair. There is something groovy about everything he does.

  9. Originals 13-0

    Need 138 more to win

    Brilliant start for the Originals. Laurie Evans is off the mark from the first ball he faces, whipping it effortlessly over mid-wicket for four.

    Phil Salt adds a boundary later in the set. Wide from Wood and the right-hander can carve it away to the fence.

  10. Originals 1-0

    Need 150 more to win

    A slightly nervy start for the Originals as Phil Salt drives Chris Wood uppishly towards mid-off. The ball drops just short of the fielder, though, and they scamper through for a single.

  11. We're just about ready to go for the second innings, the London Spirit players are out and here come the openers for the Manchester Originals.

    This should be a fascinating chase. Whoever comes out on top will be playing in the final at Lord's tomorrow...

  12. Matthew Henry
    BBC Sport at Ageas Bowl

    There are long queues of kids on the concourse for the Hundred skill game challenges during the interval. One includes attempting a diving catch while leaping into a pit of foam.

  13. Brave reach final despite Sciver heroics

    We're still waiting to find out who the second finalist will be in the men's tournament but in the women's competition - after a thrilling finale - Southern Brave have booked their place in the Lord's showpiece.

    Nat Sciver so nearly dragged Trent Rockets over the line in their chase of 135, finishing 72 not out from 36 balls.

    The game looked to be over with 22 needed from the last four balls but Sciver hit three huge sixes on the trot to take it down to four off one. However, Tahlia McGrath held her nerve and kept Sciver to a single.

    The Brave sneak through and will face defending champions Oval Invincibles in a repeat of last year's final.

  14. Here's tomorrow's forecast for Lord's. Fingers crossed!

    The Hundred Finals Day forecast

  15. Thanks, Ffion. This one really is set up perfectly for a very exciting chase.

    Alex Hartley reckons it is about par from London Spirit and Manchester Originals have got a powerful batting line-up, even without the injured Jos Buttler.

    But still, runs on the board in a big game...

    Who is winning this one? Thumbs up for Spirit, thumbs down for Originals.

  16. A destructive innings of 59 from 38 balls from Ben McDermott set London Spirit up very nicely, before Originals fought back with some quick wickets in the middle.

    How will the Originals batters go? Here's Sam Drury to take you through the chase.

  17. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Radio

    I think that total is par. I think it's going to take a good knock from one of the Manchester Originals players to pull this chase off.

  18. Spirit 150-7

    Ravi BoparaGetty Images

    A gem of an innings from Ravi Bopara there gets London Spirit up to 150, and runs on the board are so, so valuable in knockout games like this.

    Bopara finishes 32 not out from just 15 balls.

    Will it be enough?

  19. Spirit 148-7

    Two more for Bopara.

    One ball to come.

  20. Daniel Norcross
    BBC Radio

    There's the six they wanted! It was in the air for a long time. He didn't get the distance he wanted but got hold of it.