Sam Curran owns London Derby with fifty, five-for and hat-trick
The allrounder took Oval Invincibles to 147 before single-handedly blitzing London Spirit with the ball
The allrounder took Oval Invincibles to 147 before single-handedly blitzing London Spirit with the ball
Scorer: K Vairavan
5.33pm That's it from us but hop over to the men's Northern Derby between Northern Superchargers and Manchester Originals!
5:30pm Curran also credited Invincibles captain Sam Billings for selflessly retiring himself - a move which he said influenced his assault that led to his 21-ball fifty. Here's Sam Billings to discuss his decision to walk off after struggling to 17 from 22 deliveries.
"I felt I had the best chance against the spin," says Billings. "As soon as the spin went off, against the pace, when we had DF and TC at the back end, it was pretty much made up. At the end of the day it's about trying to maximise those 100 balls. It's just taking a right call for the team at the end of the today."
Another tricky pitch at Lord's? "If you retire yourself out, it's got to be tricky!"
5:26pm You'll never guess who the Meerkat Match Hero is... "To be fair, I've had quite a few battles with Russ over he years!" said Sam Curran on that hat-trick ball. "That mindset of it's either going to be me. Thankfully he edged it! When Russ got out it was a big relief.
On his final spell of 5 wickets in 9 balls for just 2 runs: "The wicket was fractionally slow, probably suited the way our bowling attack shaped up. We knew the deeper we took the game, we'd be in with the shout.
DJ Worrall lbw b SM Curran 1 (2m 3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 33.33
Last ball for Curran... can he get a five-wicket haul?
Five wickets in seven balls for no runs. Comically awful from London Spirit. Dan Worrall is the last batter...
AD Russell c †Billings b SM Curran 12 (12m 8b 1x4 1x6) SR: 150.00
Hat-trick ball for Curran... Russell to face... three men straight here, too; long-on, long-off, and Ferreira in between the two of them
Two wickets and no runs from those five deliveries. Naturally, Curran will continue at the change of ends...
OP Stone b SM Curran 0 (1m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
The allrounder took Oval Invincibles to 147 before single-handedly blitzing London Spirit with the ball