5.40pm Right, we're over so soon, that we haven't quite got up and running in today's second men's game. But it's a big London derby at The Oval, as MI London host London Spirit. See you on the other side!
5.36pm Sam Billings: "The bowling today was exceptional. We executed, Matt Henry showed his class, they set it up. Anything under 140 would be a good effort. Chased it down, professional job. T20 cricket, young players think you just put your foot down, but Duckett showed class and application as an all-formats player to assess. It's about holding length, Test-match length, maintain that and be courageous. Pace off, into the pitch, wind is a massive factor. Duckett looks like a minion in the yellow, how small he is..."
The Meerkat Match Hero is Ben Duckett: "Bowlers were superb, adapted to the pitch early, they take massive credit for this win. Against that world-class attack my aim was to get past the powerplay, free-hits helped as well. I struggled for rhythm but Finn played beautifully and Bants took the pressure off. I was just not out at the end, the bowlers won us that game. When there's not much damage early, it's easier. Win here, we're happy, and Manchester are a great team for Friday."
5.30pm Well, that was one-way traffic from first ball to last. Welsh Fire failed to put enough runs on the board, then bowled with absolutely no resolve to lose by nine wickets and with a massive 28 balls left unused. Ben Duckett is the mainstay with an excellent half-century, while Tom Banton's 31 from 15 injected some urgency through the back-end. Finn Allen looked lively for his 33 from 19 too. The less said about Fire's bowling, the better.
END OF OVER:14 | 7 Runs | TR-M: 120/1 (3 runs required from 30 balls, RR: 8.57, RRR: 0.50)
- Ben Duckett51 (44b)
- Tom Banton27 (13b)
- Ben Kellaway2.5-0-27-0
- Ben Kellaway2.5-0-27-0
