9.32pm That'll do for tonight. It was a low-scoring dogfight, but the defending champions take the plaudits. Goodnight!

Sam Billings "As a team we'll take a lot from that, front-loaded with seam, keeping it tight, knowing we had Zampa and Sowter. Hard pitch to start on so getting inner ring fielders tight. Like the London Spirit game last year, Sammy Curran wanted to bowl a bouncer. Slowing the game down, giving people clarity."

DaWolf: "Excellent partnership, but the slow bowling of the specialist batters meant that even a late tail wag wasn't enough. Great bowling from both sides."

Craig: "Eliminator spots look beyond reach for Fire with that batting line up. Bairstow or bust!"

9.22pm Connection crashed at the crucial moment, but ho hum. Invincibles have defended an extraordinarily low target of 114. Remarkable scenes.

Adam Zampa is the Meerkat Match Hero: "Exciting to watch the way we started with the ball, and Sowter through the middle. We needed to navigate 40 balls of legspin, a bit different tonight, less pace in the wicket, hard to score throughout the game."