plinked to backward point, Crane takes the final wicket and Spirit have walked this one. Some revenge for that six, and the two legspinners shake hands. Spirit win by 52 runs and make it two from two
Spirit vs Originals, 6th Match at London, Men's Hundred, Aug 08 2022 - Match Result
9.15pm: Victories defending don't get much simpler than that. Spirit won the toss, put up a decent score, and then watched on as their opponents imploded. Thompson was the pick of the bowlers, but they shared the wickets around as only one of the Originals top seven - Phil Salt with 36 off 34 - made it into double-figures. London Spirit have won their first two, which is more than they managed in the entirety of the first season; they've also twice done so batting first. Anyway, Eoin Morgan takes the bragging rights against his padawan Jos Buttler, with Originals now 0 for 2. We'll be back for more tomorrow night, when Northern Superchargers take on Trent Rockets. Bye!
Jordan Thompson is the Match Hero for taking 4 for 21. "Lads batted well to get to that score, and we bowled well. It was a good win. With the short side, it was a matter of trying to keep them away from there. The boys were coming off and saying the pitch was tricky to score off. Polly got us up to a total and we knew we could defend it. Having a batter of his class is brilliant. It's good to come down to London and start off with two wins"
tossed up, Parkinson chops an inside edge into the turf
blootered over the short boundary! Parky connects with his slog-sweep and gives Crane a toothy grin
Last set, last man out: Matt Parkinson. Crane on for some leggie-on-leggie action
thick-edged to the keeper, diving full length! Slower ball from Wood and Klaassen has a hack at it, diverted to the right of Rossington, who takes off with the grace of a Boeing 747 but completes an excellent grab one-handed
back of a length, 78mph and chopped into the off side
dug in with pace off, loopy bouncer that Hartley can't connect with
pace off, aiming for the wide line but gets it slightly wrong
length ball, Hartley can't lay bat on it
dropped! Hartley slugs the ball into the night sky, should be a safe take for Thompson at mid-on... but he shells it as he dives forward
Last ten balls, this one's all over (sorry to disappoint). Wood to finish
fired in straight, just misses leg stump this time! Klaassen attempting a wipe across the line
Klaassen attempts something cute, falling over as he tries to paddle... and avoids losing his off stump by millimetres!
full and straight, 82mph and bunted down to long-off
slower ball in the channel as Hartley moves across again. Swing and a miss
scampers across early, Ellis has all three stumps to aim at but follows the batter... who gets it away to deep third via inside edge and some pad
Dawson finishes with 2 for 27. Ellis back on
smoked! Hartley spreads some jam on this one, free swing of the arms and clubbed into the members' seats in the pavilion
fired in straight and slogged down the ground, they get a couple to long-on
over the wicket, tossed up outside off and Hartley reverse-sweeps, fails to connect
floated up on middle and off, Klaassen drags it leg side
chopped past the keeper off an under edge
Dawson on, Originals needing snookers a miracle 78 from 20
More good news for Spirit, as Maxwell retakes the field after hurting his back
round the wicket, pitched up and driven to long-on
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Lord's, London | |
Toss | London Spirit (Men), elected to bat first |
Series | |
Season | 2022 |
Player Of The Match | |
Match days | 8 August 2022 - night (100-ball match) |
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Points | London Spirit (Men) 2, Manchester Originals (Men) 0 |