[spireitematt]

Anybody watching it then?

Yeah I watched it, I struggled to get my head around the concept at first while watching the Manchester Originals bat but when the Oval Invincibles went in for their innings it started to make sense. The graphics for the scorecard are the only problem in my opinion. 100 balls is technically 16 overs with 4 extra balls but over's don't exist and the bowlers can bowl either 5 balls or 10 balls and the umpire holds a white piece of card up to single change of bowler. The umpires did get a bit confused at one point over free hits.

The crowd at the Oval seemed to enjoy it and it was an exciting finish, so it may take off but it's still early days. I think the format is aimed at families. I was rather hoping the Manchester Originals were going to win, I was rather impressed by Kate Cross, she's a really good bowler.

The men's teams play tomorrow which should be even more interesting.