back of a length crashes it down the ground for four probably more frustration than anything in that shot as Originals win
Originals vs Spirit, 23rd Match at London, Men's Hundred, Aug 09 2024 - Ball by Ball Commentary
9.15pm London Spirit's hopes of progressing any further in the tournament are dashed. Originals were already out of it but they take some solace from a 12-run victory at Lord's, led by Phil Salt's half-century and Fazalhaq Farooqi's three wickets.
Keaton Jennings remained not out with 61 from 50 and Shimron Hetmyer 44 from 35 but their union of 96 in 74 balls didn't kick up a gear when it needed to, Spirit got bogged down as Farooqi ended with 3 for 24 - including 10 dot balls - and Originals got away with a poor showing in the field, their dropped catches not costing them in the end.
Match Hero is Salt: "The results haven't gone our way. We're on a mission now to be the party spoilers. The luck we've had in the competition so far I think that's a role we're going to enjoy."
Thanks so much for joining us. Vish and I will be back for tomorrow's double double-header (Southern Brave vs Trent Rockets and Welsh Fire vs Birmingham Phoenix) so we look forward to welcoming you then.
slower ball, outside off and inside edge, Salt dives to his left to stop it
length ball on middle and worked to mid-on a single won't help Spirit
yorker on middle and leg, clipped to the leg side and it dribbles to the short leg region
full on middle, he swings hard but can't connect well and the ball drops just in front of the batter to the off side
fuller outside off, he goes high down the ground, not enough on it and the ball drops dead at long-off
full and wide down the leg side
shorter, slower one, he swings it leg side for one
fuller, bit of bounce and that results in Russell spooning straight to extra cover! Russell needed to get going for Spirit to get these runs and he's gone cheaply
back of a length slower ball, he tries to slog sweep, doesn't pick it and it's a swing and a miss as the ball sails under the inside edge
length ball, well outside off, struck through mid-on
Will: "These dots are building pressure. Spirit need to get a move on, or the Originals' (im)perfect season is in jeopardy!"
top edge and put down! Swatted to deep backward square and it drops on Aspinwal who's in the wrong position and it slips through his fingers
great yorker, he manages to turn it leg side, they take a single, the ball is fired in and they're checking if Russell made his ground at the non-strikers end from Salt's throw, he did
Andre Russell arrives to make it a right-left combination
back of a length down the leg side, Hetmyer tries to swing it to the leg side succeeds only in getting a top edge high enough to allow Salt to sit under it and take the catch
length ball down the leg side, it dribbles to the leg side
length ball on middle and off, Jennings clips towards long-off for one
Spirit need 29 off 15,Hetmyer eyeing up his fifty.... Currie returns
advancing down the pitch, it dribbles away to the off side
full on middle, Jennings goes down the ground, a one-bounce four brings up his fifty off 42 deliveries
full, goes for the reverse but fails to connect, the ball raps the back thigh, he's kneeling down, they review... UltraEdge shows a spike as the ball passes the glove and he's safe
floated up outside off, swings to long-on and there's a fielder there to meet it on the bounce
on middle and off, fended back down the pitch, the bowler gathers