Summary

  • Spirit bowlers star to secure first win of 2023

  • Poor batting display from Invicibles sees them bowled out for 97 off the final delivery

  • A Kerr takes 3-16

  • Spirit post 118-9 off their 100 balls

  • Norris & Filer add crucial 31 for final wicket

  • Kapp, Macdonald-Gay, Smale & Villiers take two wickets each

Live Reporting

Sam Drury and Ffion Wynne

  1. wicket

    WICKET

    Monaghan lbw b Villiers 0 (Spirit 87-9)

    London Spirit's misery is almost over.

    Alice Monaghan gets in a right tangle against spinner Mady Villiers, playing all around a straight one and ending up trapped plumb in front.

  2. Spirit 86-8

    Ryana Macdonald-Gay finishes her spell with 2-25 in another solid outing for the seamer.

    There aren't many positives for London Spirit at the moment as bowlers Alice Monaghan and Tara Norris try to salvage something from the innings.

  3. Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special

    Brilliantly caught, that's a superb catch. Wonderful effort out in the deep.

    I thought that was going to land in no man's land out in the deep but Paige Schofield has pulled off a super catch to a pretty wretched ball.

    That's an absolute beauty.

  4. wicket

    WICKET

    Glenn c Scholfield b Macdonald-Gay 18 (Spirit 84-8)

    Another! Great catch in the deep from Paige Scholfield.

    Sarah Glenn tries to move things along, but picks out the fielder at deep square leg who judges it perfectly, covering plenty of ground and putting in a smart dive to take a low catch.

  5. Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special

    That's the breakthrough. Charlie Dean didn't get the elevation and just spoons up a simple chance.

  6. wicket

    WICKET

    Dean c Bates b Villiers 13 (Spirit 84-7)

    Ah!

    For the first time in the game, London Spirit looked relatively in control - but the pressure tells on Charlie Dean.

    Dean and Glenn were nudging things along nicely, playing sensibly, but the former takes a bit of a risk and drills the ball straight to Suzie Bates at extra cover.

  7. Spirit 81-6

    That's lovely.

    Sarah Glenn shuffles in her crease, gets down on one knee and sweeps Mady Villiers perfectly into the big gap at square leg for four more.

  8. Spirit 77-6

    It's been tough going for London Spirit since they lost their opener Niamh Holland from just the second ball of the game.

    Danielle Gibson led a revival before she was smartly dismissed for 22 by her Western Storm team-mate, Sophia Smale.

  9. dropped catch

    Dean dropped on 6

    Spirit 74-6

    Oh, tough one.

    Charlie Dean slashes at a wide ball from Paige Scholfield, and Eva Gray puts in an impressive full-length dive at backward point but the ball just bursts out of her hands and runs away for four.

  10. Spirit 68-6

    Bit of aggression from these two as Glenn and Dean take a boundary each off Sophia Smale.

    Both are threaded through the covers as the spinner goes a little too full.

  11. Spirit 58-6

    England spin duo Charlie Dean and Sarah Glenn are at the crease for London Spirit, tasked with a pretty tough rebuilding job.

    They tick the singles off Mady Villiers, as Oval Invincibles continue with spin for the time being.

  12. Steven Finn
    Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    It's an ugly heave and Ghosh has been enticed by the fact that the long off fielder has been brought in.

    A bit of flight from Smale, a bit of width but Ghosh has just managed to sky that. London Spirit look in real trouble.

  13. wicket

    WICKET

    Ghosh c Macdonald-Gay b Smale 2 (Spirit 53-6)

    Smale has two and Spirit's innings unravels further.

    Richa Ghosh, a player known for her aggression, tries to kick on.

    She takes a big heave, the ball scoops high up into the air and Ryana Macdonald-Gay takes the catch at cover.

  14. Steven Finn
    Former England bowler on BBC 5 Sports Extra

    Tighter in line from Sophia Smale so Gibson gets cramped for room, it comes off the inside half of the bat and offers the return catch.

    Big celebration from Smale. That's a big wicket.

  15. wicket

    WICKET

    Gibson c & b Smale 22 (Spirit 52-5)

    The spinner fights back!

    A huge breakthrough, just as Gibson was getting into her groove.

    A hint of turn from Smale, drawing a leading edge and she takes a smart return catch.

    She gives a huge roar in celebration while Gibson swishes her bat around in frustration.

  16. Spirit 52-4

    Spin for the first time as Sophia Smale is introduced.

    And she's greeted by the bat of Danielle Gibson as she finds another boundary.

    "You're batting on a different surface, Gibbo!" is picked up by the stump-mic from Lauren Winfield-Hill.

  17. 19-year-old Ryana Macdonald-Gay has had a brilliant start to The Hundred.

    She claims Amelia Kerr as her seventh wicket.

  18. Spirit 48-4

    Shot!

    Danielle Gibson smashes Ryana Macdonald-Gay back down the ground for a much-needed boundary.

    The opener has only faced 11 balls amid the chaos so far. She's scored 18 from them, and Spirit will be hoping she can hang in a little longer.

  19. Spirit 37-4

    Big call from Invincibles captain Suzie Bates.

    Star all-rounder Marizanne Kapp bowls out early, finishing with an impressive 2-13 from her 20 balls.

    Game-changer.

  20. Not out

    Nope. Off the pad.

    A poor review and Richa Ghosh survives.