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Kia Super League: Fixtures and format for 2016 tournament

Heather Knight and Ellyse Perry among the stars who took part

Anya Shrubsole and Heather Knight
Image: England's Anya Shrubsole and Heather Knight are playing for Western Storm

The inaugural Kia Super League is done and dusted, with Southern Vipers emerging as 20-over champions from the six franchises battling it out for the title.

Lancashire Thunder, Loughborough Lightning, Surrey Stars, Western Storm and Yorkshire Diamonds competed with Vipers in a round-robin tournament between July 30 and August 14.

The top three sides - Vipers, Storm and Lightning - progressed to Finals Day at Chelmsford on August 21, where the Storm and Lightning squared off for the right to face the first-placed team, Vipers, in the final. Here's how it all panned out...

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Kia Super League Fixtures

Saturday, July 30:

Yorkshire Diamonds lost to Loughborough Lightning by 43 runs

Sunday, July 31:

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Western Storm beat Lancashire Thunder by four wickets

Southern Vipers beat Surrey Stars by six wickets

Wednesday, August 3:

Loughborough Lightning lost to Lancashire Thunder by six runs

Thursday, August 4:

Surrey Stars beat Yorkshire Diamonds by six wickets

Friday, August 5:

Lancashire Thunder lost to Southern Vipers by 11 runs

Loughborough Lightning beat Western Storm by five runs

Sunday, August 7:

Western Storm beat Surrey Stars by five wickets

Tammy Beaumont
Image: England opener Tammy Beaumont is in Surrey's squad

Monday, August 8:

Southern Vipers beat Yorkshire Diamonds by 54 runs

Tuesday, August 9:

Surrey Stars beat Lancashire Thunder by seven wickets

Friday, August 12:

Loughborough Lightning beat Surrey Stars by 34 runs

Western Storm beat Southern Vipers by eight wickets

Yorkshire Diamonds beat Lancashire Thunder by 95 runs

Sunday, August 14:

Southern Vipers beat Loughborough Lightning by 59 runs

Yorkshire Diamonds lost to Western Storm by six wickets

Sunday, August 21 - Finals Day:

Loughborough Lightning lost to Western Storm by five wickets

Title-deciding match

Southern Vipers beat Western Storm by seven wickets

TAUNTON, UNITED KINGDOM - APRIL 06: Heather Knight of Western Storm demonstrates a coaching drill during the Western Storm England Player Announcement at t
Image: England captain Knight prepares to play for Storm

Each Super League side features England players, overseas pros and domestic stars, with current England captain Heather Knight and ex-skipper Charlotte Edwards among those in action.

LANCASHIRE THUNDER

England players: Kate Cross, Danielle Wyatt, Sophie Ecclestone

Overseas players: Deandra Dottin, Hayley Mathews (both West Indies), Amy Satterthwaite (New Zealand)

LOUGHBOROUGH LIGHTNING

England players: Georgia Elwiss, Amy Jones, Rebecca Grundy, Beth Langston

Overseas players: Sophie Devine (New Zealand), Ellyse Perry (Australia), Dane van Niekerk (South Africa)

SOUTHERN VIPERS

England players: Charlotte Edwards, Natasha Farrant, Lydia Greenway

Overseas players: Suzie Bates, Sara McGlashan, Morna Nielsen (all New Zealand)

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SURREY STARS

England players: Tammy Beaumont, Natalie Sciver, Laura Marsh

Overseas players: Rene Farrell (Australia), Marizanne Kapp (South Africa)

WESTERN STORM

England players: Heather Knight, Anya Shrubsole, Fran Wilson

Overseas players: Lizelle Lee (South Africa), Rachel Priest (New Zealand), Stafanie Taylor (West Indies)

YORKSHIRE DIAMONDS

England players: Katherine Brunt, Jenny Gunn, Lauren Winfield, Danielle Hazell

Overseas players: Alex Blackwell, Beth Mooney (both Australia), Shabnim Ismail (South Africa)

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