The fear at the start of the day was a washout but the London weather allowed for a good game. Spirit's women will need to wait longer for their first win, but the men have a chance to do it now. Same teams to face off at the same ground. Our coverage has begun. Check it out, goodbye from here.
Maia Bouchier, POTM: It was great to get a score on the board. The key was to stay in and bat the full 85, it was great to have Gibson at the other end. I told her to do one thing (to go for one) and she did the other. It was a good pitch, no turn. Hitting the sweepers was the main thing to do and we did that. I wanted to get off to a good start. To hit boundaries through to the end was great. Smriti and Danny have done a great job but today we had the chance to go out and get things done.
6:10pm: Mandhana and Wyatt couldn't get going, but no worries, 'cos Bouchier is there to anchor a tough chase under clouds. The pitch offered spinners some assistance but Bouchier worked the ball around, got regular boundaries and shepherded the chase despite not getting much support for the bulk of the innings. Sarah Glenn was the pick of the bowlers for Spirit, Dean was decent. Brown getting the better of Amelia at the end ensured that there were no late twists and that Bouchier didn't have to do it all single-handedly.
END OF OVER:16 | 10 Runs | SB-W: 104/5 (2 runs required from 5 balls, RR: 6.50, RRR: 2.00)
- Maia Bouchier59 (40b)
- Maitlan Brown15 (9b)
- Amelia Kerr3.5-0-31-0
- Amelia Kerr3.5-0-31-0
Just 2 needed off 6. Will this go to the final set?
END OF OVER:15 | 7 Runs | SB-W: 94/5 (12 runs required from 10 balls, RR: 6.26, RRR: 6.00)
- Maitlan Brown6 (5b)
- Maia Bouchier58 (39b)
- Amelia Kerr2.5-0-21-0
- Sarah Glenn3.5-0-15-3
END OF OVER:14 | 7 Runs | SB-W: 87/5 (19 runs required from 15 balls, RR: 6.21, RRR: 6.33)
- Maitlan Brown2 (3b)
- Maia Bouchier55 (36b)
- Sarah Glenn3.5-0-15-3
- Charlie Dean1.5-0-12-1
Qhubokuhle: "Okay I stand corrected. I dont understand the thought process of these batsman, you've got the game under control and all you need is to rotate strike and get one or 2 bounderies inbetween, but you do that"