Raza's sixes knock Spirit out after feisty London derby
MI London go second after chasing down 161 with six balls to spare
Lord's London Spirit were eliminated from The Hundred after a four-wicket defeat by MI London. The team posted a total of 160-5 in their 100 balls, with Lhuan-Dre Pretorius scoring 52 off just 28 balls. MI London, chasing 161, needed an unlikely 70 off 37 balls but managed to do so, thanks to contributions from Sam Curran and Sikandar Raza.
Curran's 33 and Raza's rapid 32 off 16 balls brought MI London within striking distance. Curran and Nicholas Pooran put on a crucial 33-run partnership, before Raza led the counter-attack. Tom Curran and Ollie Pope, the latter recently recalled to England's Test side, held their nerve to secure the win with six balls to spare. The record crowd of 27,721 witnessed Spirit's elimination.
Spirit's head coach Andy Flower's season has been a struggle, with only one win from six matches. MI London's win moves them up to second in the table, bolstering their chances in the knockout stages.
Written by urgent.news from BBC Sport's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
This story
This is one outlet's version. Read the fullest account.
