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Best performances - Batsmen

SM Curran
SM Curran
51(22) 0x4 - 6x6
Control %75%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 20 runs
  • 0x4 - 3x6
0 1 8 8 26 4 0 4
DJ Malan
DJ Malan
38(29) 6x4 - 1x6
Control %74%
  • Productive Shot
  • slog sweep
  • 10 runs
  • 1x4 - 1x6
0 0 10 2 17 0 1 8

Best performances - Bowlers

SM Curran
SM Curran
O4
M1
R16
W5
Eco4.00
RHB
OFFLEG
1W1W
1W1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
A Zampa
A Zampa
O4
M0
R22
W3
Eco5.50
RHB
OFFLEG
2W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W

Scorer: K Vairavan

END OF OVER:
19 | 2 Runs 2 Wkts | LS-M: 117/10 (31 runs required from 5 balls, RR: 6.15, RRR: 31.00)

  • Nathan Ellis1 (1b)
  • Sam Curran3.5-0-16-5
  • Sam Curran3.5-0-16-5

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.

18.5
W
SM Curran to Worrall, OUT, He can! Worrall steps across, gets pinned in front of middle and leg and the umpire's finger goes up! What an outstanding performance from Curran - starting with 51 from 22 then 5 for 16! with a hat-trick in there for good measure! Those are the sixth best figures in the men's Hundred as well. Oval Invincibles win by 30 runs with 5 balls to spare...

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?

18.4
1
SM Curran to Ellis, 1 run, Wide yorker, Ellis reaches for it and squeezes it down to long on
18.3
1
SM Curran to Worrall, 1 run, Full, just outside off stump, hacked away to midwicket with no timing whatsoever
18.2
0
SM Curran to Worrall, no run, No four from four for Curran - full bunger, bunted out to cover

Five wickets in seven balls for no runs. Comically awful from London Spirit. Dan Worrall is the last batter...

18.1
W
SM Curran to Russell, OUT, AND CURRAN HAS A HAT-TRICK! Goes full and wide, Russell has to throw the kitchen sink at it and gets a nick through to Billings, who himself is stood at first slip! What an all-round display from Sammy C! And that's four wickets for Curran without conceding a run! Game set and match, folks.

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

END OF OVER:
18 | (wicket maiden) | LS-M: 115/8 (33 runs required from 10 balls, RR: 6.38, RRR: 16.50)

  • Andre Russell12 (7b)
  • Sam Curran2.5-0-14-3
  • Adam Zampa3.5-0-22-3

Two wickets and no runs from those five deliveries. Naturally, Curran will continue at the change of ends...

17.5
W
SM Curran to Stone, OUT, Make that four wickets in the last six balls! Ugly, ugly hack across the line. Curran goes straight, pings middle and off.

OP Stone b SM Curran 0 (1m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

Spirit 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st39KK JenningsMS Pepper
2nd3MS PepperOJ Pope
3rd22DW LawrenceOJ Pope
4th36DW LawrenceSO Hetmyer
5th15AD RussellDW Lawrence
6th0AD RussellMJJ Critchley
7th0LA DawsonAD Russell
8th0AD RussellOP Stone
9th0AD RussellNT Ellis
10th2DJ WorrallNT Ellis