Manchester Originals earned their first win of The Hundred males’s match on the third try as they beat London Spirit by 10 runs at Emirates Previous Trafford.
England stars Jos Buttler and Josh Tongue impressed for the hosts, the previous white-ball captain cracking 46 from 37 balls as Originals posted 163-6 batting first – the joint-highest rating of 2025 – earlier than Tongue claimed 3-29 in Spirit’s reply.
Australian opener David Warner smashed 71 off 51 on the prime of the order for the London outfit, sharing in a 75-run partnership for the opening wicket with Kane Williamson (19).
Tongue ended Williamson’s tortured 20-ball keep within the center and later returned to assert the important thing scalp of Warner, in addition to Sean Dickson (2) within the area of 4 balls as Spirit’s chase subsided.
Twenty-two-year-old quick bowling expertise Sonny Baker impressed too, incomes Participant of the Match honours for his 1-21 from 20 balls, which began with him conceeding solely 4 from his first 10.
Ashton Turner (13 off 7) and Jamie Overton (19 off 7) struck a number of lusty blows for Spirit late on, however Originals comfortably held on for his or her opening win of the marketing campaign.
Earlier, Phil Salt (31 off 20), Ben McKinney (29 off 12) and Heinrich Klaasen (24 off 17) additionally contributed with the bat for Originals, whereas England Ashes tempo hopefuls Overton (2-26) and Olly Stone (2-27) every claimed a few wickets.
Please use Chrome browser for a extra accessible video participant
London Spirit captain Kane Williamson took an excellent diving catch to dismiss Manchester Originals Mark Chapman.
How do matches work?
- 100 balls a aspect, the staff with essentially the most runs wins. It is so simple as that.
- 5 bowlers can bowl as much as 20 balls in an innings, together with 5 or 10 in a row.
- The normal six-ball overs seen in different types of cricket should not utilized in The Hundred, with 10 balls bowled earlier than a change of ends.
- The powerplay is for the primary 25 balls of an innings, with solely two fielders allowed exterior the 30-yard circle.
- A 25-ball-a-side sport is the minimal size that may be performed within the occasion of moist climate.
What’s subsequent?
Originals are subsequent in motion on Wednesday towards Welsh Hearth (6.30pm begin) as a part of a four-match day stay on Sky Sports activities, with Southern Courageous first dealing with Northern Superchargers (3pm begin) within the males’s comp.
Spirit, in the meantime, will look to get again to successful methods once they tackle Trent Rockets (6.30pm begin) on Wednesday.
Earlier than all of that although, on Tuesday, Birmingham Phoenix host Oval Invincibles, with the lads’s sides in motion from 6.30pm, Phoenix seeking to declare their first win of the season on the third try.
Watch each match throughout the ladies’s and males’s competitions stay on Sky Sports activities from August 5-31.
