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. 6 runs

    Spirit 146-7

    Down the ground from Ravi Bopara!

    Richard Gleeson bowls a slower ball, Bopara just waits for it and slams it over the ropes for six.

    Valuable runs.

  2. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Radio

    Ravi Bopara was halfway down the track just as Gleeson released the ball. He was always, always running one.

  3. Spirit 140-7

    Nathan Ellis takes a single, and smartly gets Ravi Bopara back on strike.

  4. wicket

    WICKET

    Dawson c Turner b Little 5 (Spirit 139-7)

    Liam Dawson tries to find the boundary but just finds the fielder instead.

    Another one down, stalling the Spirit's momentum once again.

    Can Spirit get to 150?

  5. Daniel Norcross
    BBC Radio

    That was massive! Well, that's perfectly cricket all around because it was taken in the crowd, except for the ball which was quite short.

  6. 6 runs

    Spirit 138-6

    That'll do nicely!

    Short from Josh Little and Ravi Bopara pounces.

    Into the stands and caught in the crowd! Great grab.

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  8. Spirit 130-6

    A quick cameo from Liam Dawson or Ravi Bopara would be very handy right now for the Spirit.

    And Dawson starts well, smashing Richard Gleeson's last ball for four.

    10 to go. Which way is this going to go?

  9. Daniel Norcross
    BBC Radio

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    Well, well. The Spirit are falling a bit here. 160 looked to be on the cards, is that possible now?

  10. wicket

    WICKET

    Thompson c & b Parkinson 0 (Spirit 121-6)

    London Spirit are collapsing in a heap!

    It's slow again from Parkinson and Jordan Thompson, who is a big hitter, tamely prods it back at him for a simple catch.

    Two in two, but no hat-trick ball because Parkinson has completed his spell with 2-17.

  11. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Radio

    Lawrence knew he had to go. He only got height on it but no distance. Matt Parkinson will know it's a huge wicket because Lawrence can be dangerous.

  12. Daniel Norcross
    BBC Radio

    It was up in the air for a very long time. Stubbs takes a comfortable catch.

  13. wicket

    WICKET

    Lawrence c Stubbs b Parkinson 10 (Spirit 121-5)

    Another wicket falls at a key moment. Dan Lawrence is tempted by Matt Parkinson's slow, loopy bowling but is unable to clear the boundary.

    Straight to Tristan Stubbs for a simple catch and Spirit are in danger of squandering their bright start.

  14. Spirit 118-4

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    Those two quick wickets from Paul Walter have changed the game suddenly.

    Dan Lawrence and Ravi Bopara are at the crease now for Spirit and are going to be key. They don't want to waste Ben McDermott's brilliant start.

  15. Spirit 117-4

    Calm down, Ravi! Successive boundaries, this one crunched down the ground.

    He's in the mood!

  16. Spirit 113-4

    Block the first, hit the second for four.

    Ravi Bopara makes his intent clear.

  17. Spirit 109-4

    Ravi Bopara solidly defends his first ball and denies Paul Walter a hat-trick, who is bowling 10 in a row here.

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  19. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Radio

    He's had a good start to the competition but he's not had any luck since. But I still feel London Spirit will be looking for 160.

  20. Matthew Henry
    BBC Sport at the Ageas Bowl

    Eoin Morgan has been run out at the non-striker's end twice in this competition and now he's just nailed a shot straight into the hands of a fielder.

    Will his luck turn?