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Spirit's Proteas secure London Derby for first win of the campaign
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London Spirit 165 for 3 (Pretorius 64, Brevis 37*) beat MI London 164 for 5 (Jacks 65, Rutherford 41, Overton 3-30) by seven wicketsA packed crowd at the Kia Oval were treated to an exceptional display of hitting from 20-year-old Lhuan-dre Pretorius , the young South African smashing 64 from 28 balls to help London Spirit to a seven-wicket win over MI London in a hotly contested London derby.
The pair brought up the Spirit's 50 off just 18 balls and closed the powerplay on 61 for 0, breaking the back of the chase in brutal fashion.
They were to be rewarded for their patience, moving up through the gears against Adam Zampa and Andrew Tye, England man Jacks moving to his half-century from 30 balls.
Overton continued the Spirit's fightback, removing Jason Roy caught behind on review, the veteran batter back in the MI London side in place of skipper Sam Curran who sat out the match with muscle tightness as a precautionary measure.
Late hitting from Sherfane Rutherford propelled MI London past the 160 mark before the West Indian fell for 41 off 19 from the final ball of the innings.