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Match summary

Vitality Blast Women

Leicester

The Blaze 153 for 5. Lancashire Thunder 150 for 9.

The Blaze win by 5 wickets.

Match Commentary

  1. Update

    Summary

    Over 19: 5 runs. Bowler: Alana King. The Blaze: 153/5 (rr 8.35)

  2. 18.2

    FOUR! Alana King to Georgia Elwiss. Leg spinner length ball, outside off down the pitch slogged well timed for 4 runs

  3. 18.1

    Alana King to Heather Graham. Leg spinner full, off stump on the back foot cut well timed to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Ailsa Lister

  4. Update

    Summary

    Over 18: 12 runs. Bowler: Grace Potts. The Blaze: 148/5 (rr 8.22)

  5. 17.6

    FOUR! Grace Potts to Georgia Elwiss. No movement back of a length, off stump on the back foot pulled well timed for 4 runs

  6. 17.6

    Wide. Grace Potts to Georgia Elwiss. No movement length ball, wide outside off on the back foot cut for 1 wides

  7. 17.5

    FOUR! Grace Potts to Georgia Elwiss. No movement length ball, off stump down the pitch slogged mis-timed for 4 runs

  8. 17.4

    Grace Potts to Heather Graham. No movement length ball, off stump on the front foot flick well timed to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Ailsa Lister

  9. 17.3

    Grace Potts to Georgia Elwiss. No movement back of a length, outside off on the back foot pulled well timed to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Fi Morris

  10. 17.2

    Grace Potts to Georgia Elwiss. No movement length ball, outside off on the back foot cut for no run

  11. 17.1

    Grace Potts to Heather Graham. No movement length ball, off stump on the back foot worked well timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Fi Morris

  12. Update

    Summary

    Over 17: 6 runs. Bowler: Kate Cross. The Blaze: 136/5 (rr 8.0)

  13. 16.6

    Kate Cross to Georgia Elwiss. No movement length ball, outside off on the back foot late cutted mis-timed to backward point for no run, fielded by Liberty Heap

  14. 16.5

    Kate Cross to Heather Graham. No movement length ball, outside off on the front foot driving well timed to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Eve Jones

  15. 16.4

    Kate Cross to Heather Graham. No movement length ball, outside off on the back foot driving mis-timed to mid on for no run, fielded by Alana King

  16. 16.3

    Kate Cross to Heather Graham. No movement length ball, outside off on the back foot worked mis-timed to mid on for no run, fielded by Alana King

  17. 16.2

    FOUR! Kate Cross to Heather Graham. No movement short, outside off on the back foot pulled well timed for 4 runs

  18. 16.1

    Kate Cross to Georgia Elwiss. No movement back of a length, outside off on the back foot pulled well timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Fi Morris

  19. Update

    Summary

    Over 16: 12 runs. Bowler: Alana King. The Blaze: 130/5 (rr 8.12)

  20. 15.6

    Alana King to Heather Graham. Leg spinner length ball, off stump on the back foot cut mis-timed to extra cover for no run, fielded by Emma Lamb

  21. 15.5

    FOUR! Alana King to Heather Graham. Leg spinner length ball, off stump on the front foot driving well timed for 4 runs

  22. 15.4

    FOUR! Alana King to Heather Graham. Leg spinner full toss, off stump on the front foot reverse sweep well timed for 4 runs

  23. 15.3

    Alana King to Georgia Elwiss. Leg spinner full, off stump on the back foot worked well timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Fi Morris

  24. 15.2

    Alana King to Heather Graham. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the back foot worked well timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Fi Morris

  25. 15.1

    Alana King to Heather Graham. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the back foot glancing to fine leg for 2 leg byes, fielded by Sophie Morris

  26. Update

    Summary

    Over 15: 6 runs. Bowler: Tara Norris. The Blaze: 118/5 (rr 7.87)

  27. 14.6

    Tara Norris to Heather Graham. No movement back of a length, middle stump on the back foot pulled well timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Fi Morris

  28. 14.5

    Tara Norris to Georgia Elwiss. No movement length ball, down leg on the back foot worked well timed to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Emma Lamb

  29. 14.4

    Tara Norris to Heather Graham. No movement full, leg stump on the front foot flick well timed to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Emma Lamb

  30. 14.3

    OUT! Tara Norris to Amy Jones. No movement length ball, leg stump on the front foot slogged mis-timed to long on for no run, caught by Kate Cross. Amy Jones Caught for 16.

  31. 14.2

    Tara Norris to Amy Jones. No movement length ball, middle stump on the front foot driving mis-timed to mid on for no run, fielded by Kate Cross

  32. 14.2

    Wide. Tara Norris to Georgia Elwiss. No movement length ball, wide down leg on the back foot glancing for 2 wides

  33. 14.2

    Wide. Tara Norris to Georgia Elwiss. No movement length ball, down leg on the back foot glancing for 1 wides

  34. 14.1

    Tara Norris to Georgia Elwiss. No movement length ball, leg stump on the front foot driving mis-timed to bowler for no run, fielded by Tara Norris

  35. Update

    Summary

    Over 14: 7 runs. Bowler: Kate Cross. The Blaze: 112/4 (rr 8.0)

  36. 13.6

    Kate Cross to Georgia Elwiss. No movement full, outside off on the front foot driving well timed to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Emma Lamb

  37. 13.5

    Kate Cross to Georgia Elwiss. No movement length ball, off stump on the back foot playing a backward defensive shot mis-timed to bowler for no run, fielded by Kate Cross

  38. 13.4

    Kate Cross to Georgia Elwiss. No movement full, outside off on the front foot driving mis-timed to extra cover for no run, fielded by Eve Jones

  39. 13.3

    FOUR! Kate Cross to Georgia Elwiss. No movement length ball, outside off on the back foot cut well timed for 4 runs

  40. 13.2

    Kate Cross to Amy Jones. No movement length ball, outside off on the front foot driving well timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Alana King

  41. 13.1

    Kate Cross to Georgia Elwiss. No movement full, off stump on the front foot driving well timed to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Fi Morris

  42. Update

    Summary

    Over 13: 14 runs. Bowler: Alana King. The Blaze: 105/4 (rr 8.08)

  43. 12.6

    FOUR! Alana King to Amy Jones. Leg spinner length ball, outside off down the pitch slogged well timed to deep extra cover for 4 runs, misfielded by Ailsa Lister

  44. 12.5

    Alana King to Georgia Elwiss. Leg spinner full, outside off on the front foot driving well timed to deep extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Eve Jones

  45. 12.4

    Alana King to Amy Jones. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump down the pitch driving well timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Kate Cross

  46. 12.3

    FOUR! Alana King to Amy Jones. Leg spinner full, outside off on the front foot driving well timed to long off for 4 runs, misfielded by Ailsa Lister

  47. 12.2

    FOUR! Alana King to Amy Jones. Leg spinner full toss, off stump down the pitch flick mis-timed for 4 runs

  48. 12.1

    Alana King to Amy Jones. Leg spinner length ball, off stump on the back foot cut mis-timed to cover for no run, misfielded by Liberty Heap

  49. Update

    Summary

    Over 12: 9 runs. Bowler: Grace Potts. The Blaze: 91/4 (rr 7.58)

  50. 11.6

    FOUR! Grace Potts to Georgia Elwiss. No movement length ball, off stump down the pitch flick well timed for 4 runs

  51. 11.5

    Grace Potts to Amy Jones. No movement length ball, off stump on the front foot flick well timed to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Tara Norris

  52. 11.4

    Grace Potts to Georgia Elwiss. No movement length ball, outside off on the back foot pushed well timed to cover for 1 run, run out attempt: missed stumps by Liberty Heap

  53. 11.3

    Grace Potts to Amy Jones. No movement length ball, outside off on the back foot dropped well timed to extra cover for 1 run, misfielded by Eve Jones

  54. 11.2

    OUT! Grace Potts to Nat Sciver-Brunt. No movement length ball, off stump on the back foot pulled for no run. Nat Sciver-Brunt Bowled for 31.

  55. 11.1

    Grace Potts to Nat Sciver-Brunt. No movement length ball, outside off on the front foot slogged mis-timed to deep extra cover for 2 runs, fielded by Alana King

  56. Update

    Summary

    Over 11: 9 runs. Bowler: Sophie Morris. The Blaze: 82/3 (rr 7.45)

  57. 10.6

    Sophie Morris to Georgia Elwiss. Left-arm orthodox stock length ball, outside off on the back foot playing a backward defensive shot mis-timed to extra cover for no run, fielded by Sophie Morris

  58. 10.5

    Sophie Morris to Georgia Elwiss. Left-arm orthodox stock full, outside off down the pitch driving well timed to deep cover for 2 runs, fielded by Eve Jones

  59. 10.4

    Sophie Morris to Nat Sciver-Brunt. Left-arm orthodox stock length ball, outside off down the pitch driving well timed to long off for 1 run, fielded by Eve Jones

  60. 10.3

    FOUR! Sophie Morris to Nat Sciver-Brunt. Left-arm orthodox stock back of a length, off stump on the front foot sweep well timed for 4 runs

  61. 10.2

    Sophie Morris to Georgia Elwiss. Left-arm orthodox stock length ball, off stump down the pitch pushed well timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Kate Cross

  62. 10.1

    Sophie Morris to Nat Sciver-Brunt. Left-arm orthodox stock length ball, off stump down the pitch flick well timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Fi Morris

  63. Update

    Summary

    Over 10: 5 runs. Bowler: Grace Potts. The Blaze: 73/3 (rr 7.3)

  64. 9.6

    Grace Potts to Georgia Elwiss. No movement length ball, outside off on the front foot driving well timed to deep extra cover for 2 runs, fielded by Alana King

  65. 9.5

    Grace Potts to Nat Sciver-Brunt. No movement back of a length, off stump on the back foot pulled well timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Fi Morris

  66. 9.4

    Grace Potts to Georgia Elwiss. No movement length ball, outside off on the back foot pushed well timed to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Emma Lamb

  67. 9.3

    Grace Potts to Georgia Elwiss. Slower ball length ball, off stump on the back foot worked mis-timed to mid wicket for no run, fielded by Fi Morris

  68. 9.2

    Grace Potts to Georgia Elwiss. No movement length ball, outside off on the back foot pushed mis-timed to mid off for no run, fielded by Alana King

  69. 9.1

    Grace Potts to Nat Sciver-Brunt. No movement length ball, outside off on the front foot driving well timed to long off for 1 run, run saved by Alana King

  70. Update

    Summary

    Over 9: 8 runs. Bowler: Sophie Morris. The Blaze: 68/3 (rr 7.56)

  71. 8.6

    Sophie Morris to Nat Sciver-Brunt. Left-arm orthodox stock full, off stump down the pitch driving well timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Kate Cross

  72. 8.5

    Sophie Morris to Nat Sciver-Brunt. Left-arm orthodox stock length ball, middle stump down the pitch flick to bowler for no run, fielded by Sophie Morris

  73. 8.4

    Sophie Morris to Georgia Elwiss. Left-arm orthodox stock length ball, outside off down the pitch driving well timed to long off for 1 run, fielded by Eve Jones

  74. 8.3

    Sophie Morris to Georgia Elwiss. Left-arm orthodox stock length ball, middle stump on the back foot worked to mid on for no run, fielded by Ellie Threlkeld

  75. 8.3

    Wide. Sophie Morris to Georgia Elwiss. Left-arm orthodox stock length ball, middle stump on the back foot glancing for 1 wides

  76. 8.2

    FOUR! Sophie Morris to Georgia Elwiss. Left-arm orthodox stock back of a length, outside off on the back foot cut well timed for 4 runs

  77. 8.1

    Sophie Morris to Nat Sciver-Brunt. Left-arm orthodox stock length ball, leg stump on the back foot worked well timed to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Sophie Morris

  78. Update

    Summary

    Over 8: 5 runs. Bowler: Alana King. The Blaze: 60/3 (rr 7.5)

  79. 7.6

    FOUR! Alana King to Georgia Elwiss. Leg spinner back of a length, off stump on the back foot pulled well timed for 4 runs

  80. 7.5

    Alana King to Georgia Elwiss. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the front foot driving mis-timed to mid wicket for no run, fielded by Eve Jones

  81. 7.4

    OUT! Alana King to Marie Kelly. Leg spinner length ball, leg stump no foot movement sweep for no run. Marie Kelly Bowled for 19.

  82. 7.3

    Alana King to Nat Sciver-Brunt. Leg spinner length ball, off stump down the pitch driving well timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Kate Cross

  83. 7.2

    Alana King to Nat Sciver-Brunt. Leg spinner length ball, off stump on the back foot cut mis-timed to cover for no run, fielded by Fi Morris

  84. 7.1

    Alana King to Nat Sciver-Brunt. Leg spinner full, off stump on the back foot worked mis-timed to mid wicket for no run, fielded by Alana King

  85. Update

    Summary

    Over 7: 7 runs. Bowler: Tara Norris. The Blaze: 55/2 (rr 7.86)

  86. 6.6

    Tara Norris to Nat Sciver-Brunt. No movement length ball, leg stump on the front foot driving well timed to bowler for 1 run, dropped by Tara Norris

  87. 6.5

    Tara Norris to Marie Kelly. No movement full, down leg on the front foot flick to backward square leg for 1 leg byes, fielded by Grace Potts

  88. 6.4

    Tara Norris to Marie Kelly. No movement length ball, down leg no foot movement flick to short fine leg for no run, fielded by Grace Potts

  89. 6.3

    Tara Norris to Marie Kelly. No movement length ball, down leg no foot movement slogged for no run

  90. 6.3

    Wide. Tara Norris to Marie Kelly. No movement back of a length, down leg on the back foot pulled for 1 wides

  91. 6.2

    FOUR! Tara Norris to Marie Kelly. No movement back of a length, off stump no foot movement cut well timed for 4 runs

  92. 6.1

    Tara Norris to Marie Kelly. No movement full, leg stump on the front foot driving mis-timed to long on for no run, fielded by Kate Cross

  93. Update

    Summary

    Over 6: 12 runs. Bowler: Kate Cross. The Blaze: 48/2 (rr 8.0)

  94. 5.6

    Kate Cross to Nat Sciver-Brunt. No movement length ball, outside off on the back foot late cutted mis-timed to backward point for no run, fielded by Sophie Morris

  95. 5.5

    FOUR! Kate Cross to Nat Sciver-Brunt. No movement back of a length, outside off no foot movement scoopped well timed for 4 runs

  96. 5.4

    Kate Cross to Nat Sciver-Brunt. No movement length ball, outside off on the back foot pushed mis-timed to mid on for no run, fielded by Grace Potts

  97. 5.3

    FOUR! Kate Cross to Nat Sciver-Brunt. No movement length ball, off stump on the front foot slogged well timed for 4 runs

  98. 5.2

    FOUR! Kate Cross to Nat Sciver-Brunt. No movement length ball, off stump down the pitch slogged well timed for 4 runs

  99. 5.1

    Kate Cross to Nat Sciver-Brunt. No movement length ball, off stump on the back foot pushed mis-timed to mid on for no run, fielded by Grace Potts

  100. Update

    Summary

    Over 5: 5 runs. Bowler: Tara Norris. The Blaze: 36/2 (rr 7.2)

  101. 4.6

    Tara Norris to Nat Sciver-Brunt. No movement length ball, down leg on the back foot worked well timed to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Alana King

  102. 4.5

    FOUR! Tara Norris to Nat Sciver-Brunt. No movement length ball, leg stump on the front foot driving well timed for 4 runs

  103. 4.4

    Tara Norris to Nat Sciver-Brunt. No movement length ball, middle stump on the front foot driving mis-timed to mid off for no run, fielded by Eve Jones

  104. 4.3

    Tara Norris to Nat Sciver-Brunt. No movement yorker, leg stump on the front foot flick to square leg for no run, fielded by Ellie Threlkeld

  105. 4.2

    Tara Norris to Nat Sciver-Brunt. No movement length ball, leg stump on the back foot worked mis-timed to mid wicket for no run, fielded by Emma Lamb

  106. 4.1

    OUT! Tara Norris to Kathryn Bryce. In swinger full, leg stump on the front foot flick for no run. Kathryn Bryce Bowled for 14.

  107. Update

    Summary

    Over 4: 9 runs. Bowler: Grace Potts. The Blaze: 31/1 (rr 7.75)

  108. 3.6

    Grace Potts to Marie Kelly. No movement length ball, outside off on the front foot driving mis-timed to deep extra cover for 2 runs, fielded by Tara Norris

  109. 3.5

    Grace Potts to Marie Kelly. No movement length ball, outside off on the back foot pushed mis-timed to bowler for no run, fielded by Grace Potts

  110. 3.4

    Grace Potts to Kathryn Bryce. No movement full, outside off on the front foot driving well timed to deep cover for 1 run, misfielded by Emma Lamb

  111. 3.3

    Grace Potts to Kathryn Bryce. No movement length ball, outside off on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot mis-timed to mid off for no run, fielded by Tara Norris

  112. 3.2

    Grace Potts to Kathryn Bryce. No movement length ball, outside off on the front foot driving to third man for 2 runs, fielded by Fi Morris

  113. 3.1

    FOUR! Grace Potts to Kathryn Bryce. No movement length ball, middle stump on the back foot glancing well timed for 4 runs

  114. Update

    Summary

    Over 3: 10 runs. Bowler: Sophie Morris. The Blaze: 22/1 (rr 7.33)

  115. 2.6

    FOUR! Sophie Morris to Marie Kelly. Left-arm orthodox stock back of a length, outside off on the front foot sweep well timed for 4 runs

  116. 2.5

    FOUR! Sophie Morris to Marie Kelly. Left-arm orthodox stock length ball, outside off on the front foot slogged well timed for 4 runs

  117. 2.4

    Sophie Morris to Kathryn Bryce. Left-arm orthodox stock length ball, middle stump on the front foot reverse sweep to gully for 1 run, fielded by Liberty Heap