The Hundred: Eoin Morgan finds form before London Spirit edge Oval Invincibles by three runs in thriller | Cricket News

Eoin Morgan scores 47 from 29 balls and Jason Roy dismissed for golden duck before London Spirit beat Oval Invincibles in a Hundred thriller; late boundary blitz takes Invincibles to 168 from their 100 balls after Spirit post 171 from theirs in Kia Oval epic

Eoin Morgan top-scored for London Spirit with 47 from 29 balls

Eoin Morgan slammed 47 from 29 balls and Jason Roy’s batting woes continued with a golden duck before London Spirit edged Oval Invincibles by three runs in a Hundred thriller…

Story of the match

Morgan quit as England white-ball captain in late June with his final two innings for the national side successive ducks against the Netherlands in one-day international cricket earlier that month.

But the Spirit skipper rediscovered his form at The Kia Oval, striking three sixes and five fours before being caught in the deep off Reece Topley as his side racked up 171-6 from their 100 balls, an innings in which Zak Crawley fired four fours in an 11-ball 21 up top.

Invincibles opener Roy lasted just one ball, edging Nathan Ellis (3-28 off 20 balls) to short third man as he took his T20I struggles with England – the 32-year-old managing just 76 runs across six innings in that format this summer – into The Hundred, but his side made a tremendous fist of the run chase after initially slipping to 12-4 in 17 balls.

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Jason Roy’s poor form continued with a golden duck for Oval Invincibles against London Spirit

Hilton Cartwright (42 off 23), Jordan Cox (39 off 30) and Tom Curran (27 off 15) and Danny Briggs (29no off 11) dragged Invincibles back into the chase with a flurry of boundaries and the home side required just nine from the final three balls when Briggs began the final set of five with back-to-back four off Jordan Thompson but Thompson (2-32 from 20 balls) held his nerve.

Invincibles’ sloppiness with the ball ultimately cost them – they conceded 22 runs from the final 10 deliveries bowled and shipped 14 extras all told as Spirit carded their highest score in the tournament, having topped out at 163 last term

Spirit finished bottom of the standings in 2021 with just one win from eight but began this campaign with victory – just – under new head coach Trevor Bayliss, who took over following Shane Warne’s passing earlier this year.

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What’s next?

Originals vs Superchargers

August 5, 2022, 6:00pm

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Friday’s fixture, the third of this year’s tournament, sees Manchester Originals welcome Pennines rivals Northern Superchargers to Emirates Old Trafford, with coverage starting at 6pm on Sky Sports The Hundred and Sky Sports Mix ahead of the first ball at 6.30pm.

Originals’ star players include captain Jos Buttler plus Phil Salt and Matt Parkinson, while Superchargers boast Adil Rashid, Harry Brook, David Willey and veteran West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo among their squad.

Welsh Fire vs Invincibles

August 7, 2022, 1:30pm

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Spirit vs Originals

August 8, 2022, 6:00pm

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London duo Invincibles and Spirit return to action on Sunday and Monday respectively. Invincibles visit Cardiff to take on Welsh Fire on Sunday, with Spirit to then host Originals at Lord’s a day later.

Watch every match from The Hundred this summer live on Sky Sports. The women’s competition starts on Thursday, August 11 with defending champions Oval Invincibles taking on Northern Superchargers at The Kia Oval (6.30pm start).

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