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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
Morgan c Stubbs b Walter 0 (Spirit 109-4)
Eoin Morgan goes first ball! The momentum shifts!
Former England captain Morgan was greeted with plentiful applause as he walked out but his stay lasts just one ball as he smashes Paul Walter straight to mid-off.
Three wickets for Walter, what a spell. And now he's on a hat-trick!
McDermott c Lammonby b Walter 59 (Spirit 109-3)
Gone! Huge breakthrough for the Originals and Paul Walter has another!
It's a slower ball and McDermott can't resist trying to launch it for six. But he can't get the distance on it and Tom Lammonby takes a safe catch in the deep.
A fine innings from McDermott, who has set this up very nicely for Spirit's middle order.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Radio
Image source, Getty ImagesMcDermott is starting to accelerate. When you've got a batter in form, that is easy to play. I think Manchester Originals will look to close them down to around 150.
Henry Moeran
BBC Radio
McDermott just threw his hands there, he picked the length so quickly.
Ben McDermott is ticking now and this is looking ominous for the Originals.
Smashed up and over the cover fielder for yet another boundary.
Carlos Brathwaite
West Indies all-rounder on BBC Two
Something will happen here. Laurie Evans wants a wicket, you have dangerous players to come after this pair as well.
Short and wide from Josh Little, who is struggling to find the consistency he had earlier, and Ben McDermott gratefully smashes him for four.
100 up for Spirit and they've got a good platform here for the last 30 balls.
Spirit 98-2
Another glorious shot, guided for four, to bring up Ben McDermott's half-century.
It's been a great innings so far, packed with power and class, but can he go big and get Spirit to a winning total?
Henry Moeran
BBC Radio
Few more of that, and they'll have some impetus ahead of the final stage.
And there it is!
Ben McDermott with the much-needed boundary and that will feel good.
Frustrating for the Originals, who have just let that pressure go.
Henry Moeran
BBC Radio
Feels like an age since the last boundary. They're only managing to get singles at the moment. Perhaps, the innings is stagnating a little bit.
10 balls in a row from Matt Parkinson and no boundary conceded.
It's bubbling. When will the Spirit batters unleash?
Tick, tick, tick.
Just the singles coming from that set of five from Matt Parkinson and you can sense the Spirit batters itching for a boundary.
Carlos Brathwaite
West Indies all-rounder on BBC Two
I think London Spirit would be looking to go 160-165. I feel that is a fighting total.
Halfway through and Spirit are probably just favourites at this stage with Ben McDermott set.
Southern Brave won the women's eliminator defending, so captain Eoin Morgan will be eyeing up a big total.
Beautiful.
Straight out of the coaching manual from Ben McDermott as he drives for four.
He holds the pose too, just to rub it in. Love that.
Daniel Norcross
BBC Radio
That was a much faster ball, it felt like. The middle stump is gone! The drive was not to be there.
Crawley b Walter 36 (Spirit 69-2)
Got him!
Full and fast from Paul Walter and Zak Crawley completely misses it and sees his middle stump fly out of the ground.
An important breakthrough for Originals because that partnership was building nicely.
And that's the expert insight you come here for, folks.
But no luck for Walter yet as Zak Crawley smashes him for four.
Matthew Henry
BBC Sport at the Ageas Bowl
Image source, Getty ImagesI was in a lift with Paul Walter earlier. I can confirm he is very tall.
His head almost touched the roof.