Summary

  • Root scores sublime 72 off 35 balls but can't get Rockets over the line

  • Sams' 32 off 11 appeared to put Rockets on course for victory until he was lbw to Ellis

  • Lawrence scores brilliant 93 off 49 balls in Spirit's 195-4

  • Crawley's 30 off 15 gets Spirit off to good start

  1. Not outpublished at 15:33 British Summer Time 12 August 2023

    Oh! Good review.

    The technology shows that would have gone on to slide past off stump.

  2. Spirit reviewpublished at 87 balls

    Good comeback from Luke Wood!

    A slower ball from the free-hit deceives Ravi Bopara and it goes through to the keeper for a dot ball.

    The next delivery sees him hit Bopara's front pad and the umpire raises the finger.

    Bopara, after a quick chat, reviews.

  3. 6 runs

    Spirit 170-4published at 85 balls

    Trent Rockets are unravelling.

    Luke Wood starts with a leg-side wide, that is also a no-ball.

    The free hit is sent flying over the square-leg boundary, and it's also an no-ball.

    That's 10 off effectively zero deliveries for Spirit.

  4. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 85 balls

    Lawrence c Hain b Cook 93 (Spirit 160-4)

    Great catch!

    Dan Lawrence looks to flick a low full toss away but it picks out Sam Hain on the mid-wicket boundary.

    Hain settles himself, takes the catch, but realises he's about to go over the rope and throws it back up and steps over the rope, and back in, to take the catch again.

    A brilliant innings from Lawrence comes to an end.

  5. 6 runs

    Spirit 152-3published at 80 balls

    A poor start to the next set though!

    Sam Cook starts with an above-waist full toss and Dan Lawrence flicks it over the square-leg boundary.

    The century is definitely on for Lawrence. He's up to 90.

  6. Spirit 144-3published at 80 balls

    A better set from Lewis Gregory.

    He doesn't go for a boundary, and concedes seven off the five balls.

    A big 20 balls remain.

  7. Dunkley races to 30published at 30 balls

    Welsh Fire 52-1

    Lauren Bell is continuing to struggle with the ball. Dunkley hit her for 16 off a five-ball set, giving the Fire a strong end to the powerplay. That did include a thick-edged four though and almost a superb catch from Chloe Tryon.

    Kalea Moore does well to quieten the hosts in Cardiff, going for just four after Bell's expensive set.

  8. Spirit 137-3published at 75 balls

    Dan LawrenceImage source, Getty Images

    Oh, Dan Lawrence. This is brilliant.

    He's just hit Joe Root for four successive fours.

    He starts with two reverse sweeps before a pulled four, which goes over the head of Dan Sams but bounces before the rope.

    He finishes it with a gorgeous in-to-out drive over the covers to move to 78 off 41 balls.

    Sublime stuff.

  9. Postpublished at 15:20 British Summer Time 12 August 2023

    Here's how Ish Sodhi, making his Trent Rockets debut, removed Matthew Wade.

  10. Spirit 120-3published at 70 balls

    Really productive set for London Spirit and Dan Lawrence.

    He follows the boundary that brought up his half-century with an outrageous sweep to the square-leg fence, before he stands tall and crunches a cut away.

    Consider the acceleration on.

  11. Beaumont falls early for 10published at 20 balls

    Fire 31-1

    Welsh Fire are scoring quickly in Cardiff. Georgia Adams removed England's Tammy Beaumont on 10, just two balls after Beaumont hit Adams for four.

    A six for Sophia Dunkley and a further boundary for Sarah Bryce has kept for scoreboard ticking along nicely.

  12. 50 runs

    50 for Lawrencepublished at 66 balls

    Spirit 106-3

    Lovely stuff from Dan Lawrence, he's putting his foot down again.

    He waits for the ball to come to him and then drives through backward point for another boundary.

    London buses.

  13. 6 runs

    Spirit 104-3published at 65 balls

    There we go! A boundary.

    Dan Lawrence uses his feet well and works Ish Sodhi over the mid-wicket rope.

    First boundary in 28 balls.

  14. Spirit 94-3published at 60 balls

    Five more singles added to the London Spirit total.

    There hasn't been a boundary for 23 balls.

  15. Bell expensive in first setpublished at 10 balls

    Fire 15-0

    It was an expensive start for Lauren Bell with the ball, going for 10 off her first set which included a wide and a no-ball. Anya Shurbsole limited the scoring with her first five, going for a run-a-ball, but did find the inside edge of Tammy Beaumont's bat once.

  16. How's stat?!published at 15:10 British Summer Time 12 August 2023

    Daryl MitchellImage source, ECB

    Trent Rockets might want to think twice before bowling any more left-arm pace to Daryl Mitchell.

    The New Zealander averages 46.77 against it in T20 cricket, more than any other type of bowling, and gets those runs quickly with a strike-rate of 169.75, again better than any other bowling type.

    Left-arm finger spin is the Rockets' best option. Mitchell has been dismissed by it 17 times with an average of 27.82 and a strike-rate of 121.28.

  17. Spirit 89-3published at 55 balls

    Trent Rockets are doing a really good job of pulling London Spirit back in.

    Joe Root concedes just five from his next set.

  18. Postpublished at 15:07 British Summer Time 12 August 2023

    Speaking of Dan Lawrence, he's looked in good touch.

  19. Spirit 84-3published at 50 balls

    With Matthew Wade now dismissed Daniel Sams is back into the attack.

    There's an opportunity for a run out, after a brilliant stop by Lewis Gregory, but he's unable to recover his balance quickly enough and his throw is wayward.

    Dan Lawrence is 33 not out off 23 balls. He's going to be key you feel.

  20. Postpublished at 15:04 British Summer Time 12 August 2023

    Ish Sodhi has removed Zak Crawley and Matthew Wade now, two big scalps.

    Here's how he got Crawley.