Invincibles vs Spirit, 15th Match at London, Men's Hundred, Aug 04 2024 - Ball by Ball Commentary

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...

Wide yorker, Ellis reaches for it and squeezes it down to long on

Full, just outside off stump, hacked away to midwicket with no timing whatsoever

No four from four for Curran - full bunger, bunted out to cover

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.

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

Full, on middle stump, lifted down the ground... and straight into the hands of Jordan Cox! Full pace, that time, and Dawson had the right idea going straight down the ground, but can only toe it

Pace off, around the wicket again, Dawson cuts with an angled bat but can't beat backward point

Chipped straight to Lammonby at deep midwicket! Leg stump half volley, right out of the screws, but the fielder does not have to move a muscle! If he'd tried to hit that for six, he would have got it!

Starts with a slower that Critchley gets himself in a tangle trying to play. He thinks about a single but doesn't realise he's about to stand on the ball and decides to head back. Curran appeals for Obstructing The Field but the umpire isn't interested

Stumped! Into the pitch, not quite short but too short to charge. Lawrence runs past it, Billings does the rest. A big risk from Spirit's captain doesn't come off. Did he need to do that?

Googly! Quicker, out the front of the hand, pins Russell on the pad. Huge appeal but it's clearly sliding down leg stump. Zampa and Billings confer but decide to let the DRS timer run out

Chucked full and well wide of leg stump, Billings does brilliantly to put his body on the line and wear that to prevent further byes

Short... scythed through backward point! Zampa groans as soon as he lets go of that ball and Russell was sharp to shift his weight and put it away

Flighted, drops onto off stump and launched! Longer side, no problem - clouted into the stands at midwicket

Googly, into the pitch, pushes Russell back, who defends towards mid off

Short, sits up out the front of the hand, slapped to midwicket but with no real timing, allowing long on to field

Full, quicker, Russell follows it after it pitches and turns, well taken by Billings

Darted into the pitch, Lawrence cross-bats it down to long on but wanted to get that squarer to the short side

Zampa entices Russell with a full delivery flighted outside off. Timing all wrong, but a single taken down the ground to long off