Chris Green leads Welsh Fire to first win this season as his quality was proved too much for Originals, who are now bottom.
Chris Green night out in Cardiff inspires Fire to first win.
In front of a boisterous Cardiff crowd, Australian fast bowler Riley Meredith turned up the ante as Welsh Fire upset Manchester Originals by a margin of 25 runs, taking 4 for 9.
A strong bowling and fielding display gave Fire a well-earned victory, as Chris Green (3 for 19) and David Payne (3 for 14) both had three-fors.
Lewis Gregory caught Jonny Bairstow at slip with his fifth ball after Sonny Baker bowled first, giving the Originals a strong start.
Following the powerplay, Fire reached 28 for 1, with 22 of the runs going to Steve Smith, including an incredible six-over-point from Josh Tongue.
Buttler launched the counterattack, hitting Paul Walter for consecutive boundaries, but Heinrich Klaasen (11) was caught in the deep off Green by the Fire, dealing them a devastating blow.
Buttler continued to score, hitting a six off Green to reach his fifty from 28 balls. However, the off-spinner then hit twice, taking the crucial wickets of Gregory (21), who was caught at deep midwicket by Abell, and Buttler (57), before Payne and Meredith cleaned up the tail.
Chris Green said: “It was a lot of fun. The last two games here have been an amazing atmosphere. The support here in Cardiff has been fantastic and it was great to reward that support with a win here tonight.
“Tommy Abell thought 130 was defendable, there was a bit of hold for the off-cutters for the seamers and a bit of hold for the spinners as well.
“Riley Meredith was outstanding up front and probably should be standing here because I thought he broke the game open. The energy we had and the support we had tonight got us over the line and we go into a big game in London on Saturday.”