END OF OVER:
20 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | OI-M: 147/5 | RR: 7.35

  • Tom Curran3 (2b)
  • Sam Curran51 (22b)
  • Nathan Ellis3.5-0-47-1
  • Olly Stone3.5-0-24-1

3.50pm: Invincibles feel they're ahead of the game here, thanks to patience at the top and a blistering finish courtesy of Sam Curran's 21-ball fifty. They had pootled along to 56 off 55 before putting the hammer down, scoring 91 off the remaining 45 balls. Will it be enough for a third win from four? Vish will be along to find out shortly

Here's Curran speaking to Sky: "Think we played well, spoke about the new ball being tricky. We knew if we got to 40 off 40 with wickets in hand we could go at the end, with a smaller side to target. [Billings retiring] Very selfless, that's the way the game is moving. Bilbo just said 'I'm off', fair play to him, hopefully it works. That's the reason we batted, thought it would get slower. Start well in those first five sets and hopefully we've got enough."

19.5
1
Ellis to TK Curran, 1 run, full and driven to mid-off, a quiet end to the innings but Oval Invincibles have done pretty well - 147 for 5 comfortably the highest men's score at the ground this year
19.4
2
Ellis to TK Curran, 2 runs, hammered over mid-on and Lawrence has to contort himself in the deep to prevent this going for four

Tom Curran strides in

19.3
W
Ellis to Ferreira, OUT, chipped back to the bowler! So the man called in off the bench after his skipper's struggles manages two from three balls. But the end result has been decent for Invincibles. Ellis sticks with length and takes the top-edged swipe comfortably in his follow through

D Ferreira c & b Ellis 2 (9m 3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 66.66

19.2
1
Ellis to SM Curran, 1 run, low full toss, blapped to deep point for a single
19.1
1
Ellis to Ferreira, 1 run, pitched up and jabbed back down the ground
19.1
2w
Ellis to SM Curran, 2 wides, slower ball but sprayed out wide of the off-side guidelines. They steal one as Pepper adjusts to field

Ellis is back, having conceded 40 from 15 balls so far

"They were 46/2 after 50..." notes DaWolf, "what a change."

END OF OVER:
19 | 9 Runs | OI-M: 140/4 | RR: 7.36

  • Sam Curran50 (21b)
  • Donovan Ferreira1 (1b)
  • Olly Stone3.5-0-24-1
  • Nathan Ellis2.5-0-40-0
18.5
2
Stone to SM Curran, 2 runs, dug in and clobbered behind square this time, well fielded in the deep. But that's fifty up for Curran, from just 21 balls. Invincibles finishing well
18.4
6
Stone to SM Curran, SIX, short, crunched... just clears deep midwicket! An ungainly thrash into the the leg side but it's just a 62-metre hit to the fence
18.3
0
Stone to SM Curran, no run, bashed into the surface back of a length and again he beats the bat
18.2
0
Stone to SM Curran, no run, round the wicket, banged in short at 88mph, Curran swipes across it and misses
18.1
1
Stone to Ferreira, 1 run, length ball outside off, slapped back to the bowler's left

Stone to bowl, Ferrieira on strike

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