Summary

  • Invincibles win high-scoring thriller after defending 185-5

  • Superchargers' Banton hammers brilliant 81 off 43 but spectacularly caught by Whiteley

  • Cox stars for Invincibles with brilliant 73 off 38; Klaasen clubs 46 off 22

  • Roy falls to first ball of match

  • Result means Invincibles pull clear at top of table

  1. Postpublished at 20:11 British Summer Time 11 August 2023

    Carlos Brathwaite
    West Indies all-rounder on BBC Two

    Gus Atkinson hits a hard length and makes it difficult for the batters to hit.

  2. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 83 balls left

    Short c S Curran b Atkinson 0 (Superchargers 23-1)

    Excellent catch from Sam Curran with the ball dropping over his shoulder!

    Gus Atkinson bangs the ball in back of a length, Matthew Short tries to heave it over mid-on but doesn't time it.

    It still takes a very good effort from Curran on the run to complete the catch, though.

  3. Superchargers 22-0published at 85 balls left

    Target 186

    Dot ball to finish the set but it's been an expensive start from Spencer Johnson.

  4. Superchargers 22-0published at 86 balls left

    Target 186

    A wide half-volley from Spencer Johnson and a crisp drive from Tom Banton sends it to the fence.

  5. Superchargers 18-0published at 87 balls left

    Target 186

    Four more for Tom Banton as he gets inside the line of a Spencer Johnson bumper and pulls it away fine.

    He tries it again next ball but it's a swing and a miss.

  6. Superchargers 14-0published at 90 balls left

    Target 186

    "That's quick!" says Jordan Cox on player mic as Gus Atkinson sends down a fierce bouncer that Tom Banton has to sway clear of.

  7. Superchargers 13-0published at 93 balls left

    Target 186

    Nicely timed by Tom Banton, just easing Gus Atkinson through the covers for his second boundary of the innings.

  8. Superchargers 8-0published at 95 balls left

    Target 186

    A better end to the set from Spencer Johnson as he concedes just a single from his last three balls.

    Matthew Short just let one of those hit him on the thigh pad, I'm not sure if he picked it up.

  9. Superchargers 5-0published at 99 balls left

    Target 186

    Spencer Johnson has already conceded five times as many runs as he did on debut!

    He starts with a leg-side wide before Tom Banton punches the first legal delivery through point for four.

  10. Postpublished at 19:59 British Summer Time 11 August 2023

    We're ready for the start of the Superchargers chase. They need 186 to win.

    Spencer Johnson - he of 3-1 from 20 balls a couple of nights back - will bowl the first set...

  11. Postpublished at 19:57 British Summer Time 11 August 2023

    How good was Jordan Cox? The Oval Invincibles batter finished unbeaten on 73 from 38 balls and hit three sixes...

  12. How's stat?!published at 19:54 British Summer Time 11 August 2023

    General view of Headingley during The HundredImage source, Getty Images

    Teams have scored at 1.59 runs per ball in the Hundred men's competition at Headingley - the quickest scoring of all venues in the history of the competition.

  13. Postpublished at 19:51 British Summer Time 11 August 2023

    Oval Invincibles' Heinrich Klaasen on BBC Two: "The wicket was brilliant, it came onto the bat nicely. The pitch was quick and there was a nice wind.

    "I was under pressure after some dots so I had to make up with some sixes. It came off the bat nicely again tonight.

    "I will definitely sit tonight and have a watch at a couple of the shots!

    "Hopefully we win for a start. The pitch is quick so hopefully our fast bowlers will hit the pitch hard and we'll use the short boundary and wind wisely."

    On the key to playing spin: "It is not to commit too early on the front of back foot and then read them as quickly as you can from the hand."

  14. Postpublished at 19:48 British Summer Time 11 August 2023

    Lydia Greenway
    Former England batter on BBC Two

    It is a total but perhaps maybe not quite as many as Oval Invincibles would have thought at one stage.

  15. Postpublished at 19:46 British Summer Time 11 August 2023

    The par score at Headingley in the men's competition is 160.

    The average first innings-winning score is up at 179.

    Either way, Oval Invincibles have got a very good total on the board.

  16. Postpublished at 19:44 British Summer Time 11 August 2023

    Isa Guha
    Former England bowler on BBC Two

    Jordan Cox has played quite brilliantly.

    The Superchargers will be buoyed by the final five balls though.

  17. Invincibles 185-5published at 100 balls

    Cox 73, Billings 0

    That's why they wanted Jordan Cox back on strike! He thumps the last ball past mid-off for four.

    That's a good total for the Invincibles but it's a good pitch and the Superchargers have plenty of big hitters of their own.

  18. Invincibles 181-5published at 99 balls

    No hat-trick for Wayne Parnell. The ball goes down leg as Sam Billings attempts a reverse sweep!

    But they do run a bye to get Jordan Cos back on strike.

  19. Postpublished at 19:41 British Summer Time 11 August 2023

    Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Two

    This is just giving momentum to Superchargers.

  20. Postpublished at 19:41 British Summer Time 11 August 2023

    Isa Guha
    Former England bowler on BBC Two

    This is extraordinary stuff. What a comeback for Superchargers.