Lawrence 93 trumps Root's 72* as Spirit hold on in thriller against Rockets
Defending champions beaten again as they fall to two-run defeat in high-scoring contest
Defending champions beaten again as they fall to two-run defeat in high-scoring contest
Scorer: @Thilak_Rama | Commentator: Alan Gardner
5.25pm: All smiles for Lawrence now, though he went through the wringer in the latter stages. A match aggregate of 388 runs, two fine individual performances from Joe Root and Lawrence himself, but it's London Spirit who take the spoils - a first win for them after two washouts
Dan Lawrence is Match Hero for his 93 off 49: "With a boundary that's only 40m in it's so hard to control when a batter gets going. I thought our lads held their nerve really well in the last ten balls to get over the line. The game's so fast-paced, when they come in with right and left it's hard to get the people in the right place. You've just got to accept that some balls are going to go for six. [Root innings[ We tried to keep him off strike the last few balls. He's brilliant, played some amazing shots. [Crawley] Great to have Zak back, been in amazing form. Just assessed the situation, with the short side you can get going quite quickly. [Captaincy] Been fun, quick-paced game and need to make decisions quickly. But good fun when you win. Lovely to play in front of a packed house, good atmosphere and very happy we've got a win."
Right, that's a wrap from Lord's. There's a thrilling finish in progress in the women's game in Cardiff, and that will be followed by Welsh Fire against Southern Brave in the men's comp. Thanks for your comments. Cheerio!
Five required. Six to win, four for a tie
Seven off two
Lewis Gregory, the skipper, walks in
DR Sams lbw b Ellis 32 (14m 11b 4x4 2x6) SR: 290.90
Nine off four now. Lawrence goes for a chat with his bowler
Pressure on Ellis with 13 to defend
Can Rockets keep this up? They're clinging to the asking rate as we go into the final set
England Test opener unfurled a ramp at Lord's on Saturday and has been working on his reverse-sweep
Defending champions beaten again as they fall to two-run defeat in high-scoring contest