Summary
Vitality Blast Women
Nottingham
The Blaze
121
Surrey Women
1559
Surrey Women win by 34 runs
Summary
Over 19: 2 runs. Bowler: Kalea Moore. The Blaze: 121/10 (rr 6.37)
An off break pitched outside off on a length, Maria Andrews attempts a drive but misses, and she is stumped by the keeper. Maria Andrews departs for a duck. The Blaze now require 35 runs from the final over with no wickets left, an almost impossible chase.
The off break is bowled just on off stump length, and Maria Andrews settles into a solid defensive block, keeping the ball grounded to prevent any scoring.
An off break pitched on a length at the off stump line. The batter attempts a slog-sweep but misses, and she's bowled cleanly, the stumps rattling behind the wicketkeeper. Kirstie Gordon departs for 5 runs off 7 balls.
Kalea Moore bowls a back of a length off break on off stump, and Josie Groves pulls it with excellent timing, guiding the ball carefully to deep square leg for a single. Josie Groves gets off the mark in fine style.
A yorker-length off break just outside off stump, Prisha Thanawala attempts a drive but misses, falling victim to a sharp stumping behind the wickets. Prisha Thanawala departs for 4 off 8.
Kirstie Gordon plays a well-timed flick off a length ball on middle stump, nudging it carefully for a single to deep square leg.
Summary
Over 18: 4 runs. Bowler: Laura Harris. The Blaze: 119/7 (rr 6.61)
The leg spinner tosses it up outside off, and the batter attempts a scoop, getting a bottom edge that yields a single. The Blaze face a tough chase needing 37 from 12 balls with three wickets in hand.
A length ball on the outside off, flighted from the leg spinner. Prisha Thanawala attempts a drive, getting an inside edge that trickles towards short fine leg for a single.
A full-length leg spinner drifting outside off, expertly worked through the covers for no run.
A length ball on off stump from the leg spinner, met with a well-timed drive that finds the gap for a single.
The leg spinner floats a length ball on off stump tempting the batter who cuts it crisply off the back foot, the ball skimming low to extra cover where it's fielded cleanly. No run comes off this delivery.
The leg spinner delivers a length ball just outside off, and Prisha Thanawala neatly pulls it with crisp timing for a single to deep backward square leg.
Summary
Over 17: 4 runs. Bowler: Priyanaz Chatterji. The Blaze: 115/7 (rr 6.76)
Prisha Thanawala attempts a slog-sweep off a length ball pitched outside off, but it's mis-timed and races away for a single to deep square leg. The Blaze need 41 runs from 18 balls with three wickets in hand in a tight chase.
Kirstie Gordon pushes this well-timed delivery straight down the ground for a quick single, showing neat control under pressure.
Prisha Thanawala picks a length ball on off stump and unleashes a well-timed, controlled slog to take a single. Thanawala gets off the mark confidently.
A length ball outside off, Kirstie Gordon cuts it crisply along the ground for a well-timed single. Kirstie Gordon gets off the mark smoothly for The Blaze.
This back of a length delivery outside off is met with a mis-timed cut shot that goes airborne but is caught at deep cover, sending the batter back to the pavilion. Sarah Bryce departs after scoring 5 runs from 6 balls.
A length ball outside off, and Sarah Bryce cuts it crisply along the ground, but the field is sharp to stop any runs here.
Summary
Over 16: 3 runs. Bowler: Dani Gregory. The Blaze: 111/6 (rr 6.94)
The leg spinner drifts a length ball outside off, enticing a cut shot from the batter but it's mis-timed and safely fielded at backward point for no run. The Blaze face a tense chase needing 45 off 24 with four wickets left, the required run rate climbing at 11.2.
Dani Gregory bowls a length ball just outside off stump, tempting Prisha Thanawala into a cut shot that she narrowly misses. No run comes off this tight delivery.
The leg spinner flights a length ball on off stump, tempting a slog-sweep from the batter who misses, the ball striking her pad and she’s given out leg before wicket. Emma Jones walks back after scoring 1 run from 3 balls.
The leg spinner flights a length ball on middle stump, and the batter works it with a mis-timed, uncontrolled shot towards deep square leg, nudging through for a single.
The leg spinner dips in on off stump length, and Emma Jones makes solid contact with a well-timed flick into the leg side for a single. Emma Jones gets off the mark.
On a back of a length leg spinner around off, Sarah Bryce pulls it crisply, timing it well to pick up a single.
Summary
Over 15: 3 runs. Bowler: Kalea Moore. The Blaze: 108/5 (rr 7.2)
An off break pitched at a length outside off, met with a firm drive by Emma Jones who keeps it grounded and well-placed, but no runs come off this delivery. The Blaze face a tough chase, needing 48 from 30 with five wickets in hand and the required rate climbing.
An off break drifting outside off, pitched at length. Georgia Elwiss attempts an ambitious slog-sweep but mistimes it badly, sending the ball flailing into the deep square leg fielder who takes the catch cleanly. Georgia Elwiss departs after a quick 6 off 6 deliveries.
Kalea Moore floats a full off break right on off stump, and Sarah Bryce meets it with a crisp, well-timed drive picking up a smart single.
An off break landing on a good length at middle stump, Sarah Bryce plays a well-timed glance to the fine leg boundary for two runs. Sarah Bryce has gotten off the mark.
An off break full toss on middle stump sees the batter attempt a pull shot but it's mis-timed and sailed uncontrollably in the air. Tammy Beaumont is caught at deep square leg, ending her innings. Tammy Beaumont departs for 37 off 36.
The off break drifts outside off on a length. Tammy Beaumont goes for a late cut but misses, resulting in no run.
Summary
Over 14: 7 runs. Bowler: Ryana MacDonald-Gay. The Blaze: 105/3 (rr 7.5)
A back of a length delivery outside off with no movement, and Elwiss times a controlled pull beautifully. The ball races off a sweetly middled connection, racing away to the long off boundary for four. The Blaze face a chase needing 51 from 36 balls, holding seven wickets in hand with the required run rate climbing.
A back of a length delivery outside off, met crisply by a well-timed cut past point for two runs. Georgia Elwiss gets off the mark, pushing The Blaze to 101 for 3.
On a length ball outside off, the batter executes a controlled cut, guiding it neatly to backward point where the fielder collects cleanly. No run added.
The bowler pitches a no movement delivery just outside off on a back of a length. The batter attempts a pull shot but gets a mis-timed connection, sending the ball straight to mid wicket for no run.
No movement outside off on a length ball, the batter attempts a drive but misses completely, beaten by accuracy.
A length ball outside off is worked crisply by Tammy Beaumont, timing it well to take a quick single.
Summary
Over 13: 3 runs. Bowler: Laura Harris. The Blaze: 98/3 (rr 7.54)
The leg spinner delivers a full toss on off stump, and the batter tries to pull it but completely mis-times the shot. She's caught at deep square leg, bringing an end to her innings. Charli Knott falls for 28 off 23 as The Blaze need 58 runs from 42 balls with 7 wickets in hand, chasing at a required rate of 8.3.
Beaumont attempts a controlled slog off the leg spinner, mis-timed but manages to squeeze a single.
A length ball from the leg spinner, drifting outside off, met with a smooth drive. The batter keeps it down and plays through the covers, but finds the fielder stationed at cover for no run.
Laura Harris sends down a length ball outside off, and Charli Knott pulls off a well-timed slog, squeezing a quick single to deep square leg.
The leg spinner tosses it up on off stump length, and Charli Knott attempts a cut but mis-times it, giving an easy catch to cover.
The leg spinner floats a length ball on off stump, and Tammy Beaumont drives it crisply along the ground for a well-timed single.
Summary
Over 12: 12 runs. Bowler: Dani Gregory. The Blaze: 95/2 (rr 7.92)
A back of a length leg spinner drifts outside off, and Charli Knott uses exquisite timing to late cut the ball crisply. It races away through backward point for four runs. Another boundary for Charli Knott, her second this over. The Blaze require 61 from 48 balls with eight wickets in hand.
The leg spinner drifts the length ball just outside off, but Beaumont times a controlled flick gracefully down to deep mid-wicket for a single.
The leg spinner delivers a length ball on off stump, met with a well-timed drive through the covers for a quick single.
Charli Knott steps forward to a length ball outside off and drives it cleanly, timing it well through the covers for a crisp two runs.
On a length outside off stump, the leg spinner tempts the batter to cut but the shot is played with controlled precision, kept firmly on the ground and stopped quickly by the extra cover fielder. No run comes from this tidy delivery.
Dani Gregory floats in a leg spinner on a length just around off stump. Charli Knott middle-edges a controlled slog-sweep with precision, sending it crashing past fine leg for four runs.
Summary
Over 11: 8 runs. Bowler: Priyanaz Chatterji. The Blaze: 83/2 (rr 7.55)
A length ball angled just outside off, met with a mis-timed cut that stays grounded and is comfortably fielded at extra cover for no run. The Blaze face a chase needing 73 from 54 balls with eight wickets in hand, requiring a run rate of 8.1.
A back of a length delivery on middle stump with no movement is met with a well-timed flick from Beaumont. She sends it racing elegantly through fine leg for four. Tammy Beaumont reaches thirty runs off 28 balls, maintaining a strike rate of 118.
A length ball outside off, met with a well-timed drive that stays along the ground, allowing Charli Knott to sneak through a quick single.
Beaumont goes for a slog-sweep off a length ball on middle stump but mistimes it, managing just a single down to deep square leg.
Charli Knott plays a well-timed cut shot off a length ball outside off, steering it crisply for one run.
Tammy Beaumont plays a well-timed flick off a back-of-a-length delivery on off stump, steering it neatly to deep square leg for a quick single.
Summary
Over 10: 4 runs. Bowler: Dani Gregory. The Blaze: 75/2 (rr 7.5)
The leg spinner pitches it length on off stump, and Tammy Beaumont plays a well-timed flick through mid-wicket for a single. The Blaze are chasing 81 from 60 balls with 8 wickets in hand, keeping the pressure alive.
The leg spinner drifts a back of a length delivery just outside off, and Charli Knott drives a well-timed pull to deep mid-wicket, picking up a single comfortably.
A full toss on middle stump from the leg spinner, guided with a controlled flick through square leg for a well-timed single.
The leg spinner bowls a length ball just outside off, and Charli Knott elegantly scoops it with fine control, picking up a smart single.
A length ball spinning on leg stump, expertly swept by Charli Knott into the short fine leg region but well fielded, resulting in no run.
The leg spinner bowls a length ball just outside off, and the batter drops the ball near the pitch but offers no run.
Summary
Over 9: 11 runs. Bowler: Kalea Moore. The Blaze: 71/2 (rr 7.89)
Kalea Moore bowls a length off break on off stump, and Charli Knott works it with timing through the off side for a neat single. The Blaze are chasing 85 from 66 balls with plenty of wickets left in hand, keeping the required run rate around 7.7.
An off break pitched at length on middle stump, gracefully flicked by Tammy Beaumont for a well-timed single towards deep square leg.
Kalea Moore bowls an off break pitching on off stump and at length. Charli Knott works the ball deftly on the ground with perfect timing to pick up a well-earned single towards long on.
An off break floats just outside off on a length, and Charli Knott gracefully cuts it. She times it splendidly, sending the ball racing through extra cover for four. Charli Knott continues her fine form, adding another boundary to her tally in this innings.
Kalea Moore delivers an off break just outside off, pitching back of a length. Charli Knott times a crisp pull shot perfectly, sending it racing to the deep square leg boundary for four.
An off break tossed up just outside off, inviting a drive that’s a bit mistimed and stays low, easily gathered by the bowler.
Summary
Over 8: 4 runs. Bowler: Dani Gregory. The Blaze: 60/2 (rr 7.5)
The leg spinner bowls a length ball just on middle stump, carefully pushed by Charli Knott. It's a well-timed single, keeping the scoreboard ticking. The Blaze require 96 runs from 72 balls, with eight wickets in hand as they chase.
The leg spinner tosses up a length ball outside off, and Charli Knott confidently drives it straight back to mid off for no run.
On a length, the leg spinner drifts in on off stump, but Tammy Beaumont works it neatly along the ground for a well-timed single.
Charli Knott plays a well-timed reverse sweep off a length ball on middle stump from the leg spinner, sneaking a single through the slip cordon. Charli Knott gets off the mark.
A length ball drifting outside off from the leg spinner, flicked neatly with good timing by the batter, running a quick single.
The leg spinner delivers a length ball just outside off, and the batter blocks it down firmly with controlled defense, leaving no runs.
Summary
Over 7: 8 runs. Bowler: Ryana MacDonald-Gay. The Blaze: 56/2 (rr 8.0)
On a length just on off stump, the batter calmly blocks it down to mid wicket, no run coming from this disciplined defence. The Blaze are on the chase needing 100 runs from 78 balls with 8 wickets in hand, the required rate at 7.7.
A length delivery on the leg side, Kathryn Bryce tries a flick but misses completely, getting stumped by the wicketkeeper. Kathryn Bryce departs for 31 off 21.
The bowler delivers a no movement back of a length ball on off stump. Kathryn Bryce rocks back and pulls it confidently. She connects perfectly, sending the ball racing to the deep square leg boundary for four. Kathryn Bryce reaches thirty runs off just twenty balls, maintaining a strong strike rate of 155.
Beaumont downs a back of a length delivery outside off with a crisp, well-timed cut, racing away for a single.
A slower ball pitched short and wide outside off, left alone by the batter. The ball drifts wide, and a wide is signaled, adding an extra run.
A length ball targeting middle stump, worked crisply and well-timed for a smart single. The partnership moves to 50 off 37 balls as The Blaze reach 50 for 1.
A full delivery just outside off, and Beaumont drives it crisply along the ground, picking up a well-run single.
Summary
Over 6: 3 runs. Bowler: Laura Harris. The Blaze: 48/1 (rr 8.0)
A length ball from the leg spinner just outside off stump, smoothly cut along the off side but stopped quickly by the extra cover fielder for no run. The Blaze face a challenging chase needing 108 from 84 balls with nine wickets in hand.
Laura Harris delivers a length leg spinner outside off, and Tammy Beaumont works a well-timed flick to the leg side for a single, comfortably placed and controlled along the ground.
Laura Harris tosses up a leg spinner just outside off, and Kathryn Bryce times a neat pull shot, keeping it grounded and picking up a quick single.
The leg-spinner floats a full toss on middle stump, and Tammy Beaumont attempts a flick but mistimes it, managing just a single through backward square leg.
A back of a length leg spinner drifting outside off, met with a neat cut shot that stays low and is quickly fielded at cover. No run added.
A length ball outside off from the leg spinner is met with a crisp cut shot, well-controlled along the off side, but no run comes off it.
Summary
Over 5: 8 runs. Bowler: Priyanaz Chatterji. The Blaze: 45/1 (rr 9.0)
A length ball outside off, and Kathryn Bryce deftly cuts it low and controlled towards backward point, but no run comes off this delivery. The Blaze chase 111 from 90 balls needing to keep the momentum with 9 wickets in hand.
Beaumont pushes a well-timed shot confidently outside off, sneaking a single through the infield.
Kathryn Bryce deftly cuts a no movement ball back of a length outside off, timing it perfectly to sneak a single past deep backward point.
A length ball on leg stump, the batter attempts a glance but misses, as a wide is called and a misfield adds an extra run.
Tammy Beaumont mis-times a cut shot off a back of a length ball outside off, but manages to sneak a single through the gap.
A length ball outside off without any movement. Beaumont expertly cuts the ball, timing it well and sending it racing through extra cover for four.
A length ball outside off, and Beaumont cuts it crisply, keeping the ball low and well-placed. The backward point fielder, Laura Harris, collects it cleanly for no run.
Summary
Over 4: 13 runs. Bowler: Alice Monaghan. The Blaze: 37/1 (rr 9.25)
The bowler pitches a back of a length delivery outside off stump with no movement. Kathryn Bryce uses superb timing to carve a crisp late cut, the outside edge racing away through third man for four. Kathryn Bryce moves to 4 more this over. The Blaze need 119 from 96 balls at 7.4 with 9 wickets intact.
Alice Monaghan bowls a back of a length delivery outside off, but Kathryn Bryce pulls it with perfect timing. The ball races along the ground through mid wicket for a boundary.
A length ball outside off, played with a solid defensive stroke, keeping the scoreboard quiet.
On a back of a length no-movement delivery outside off, Tammy Beaumont carves a well-timed cut shot, racing the ball along the ground to deep backward point, picking up a quick single.
A length ball drifting outside off, neatly flicked off the pads by the batter. She connects sweetly, sending it racing to the deep square leg boundary for four.
A back of a length delivery on off stump, the batter attempts a flick but misses, the ball striking her pad and staying low for a dot ball.
Summary
Over 3: 13 runs. Bowler: Ryana MacDonald-Gay. The Blaze: 24/1 (rr 8.0)
A length ball outside off with no movement, driven crisply off the back foot. Kathryn Bryce cuts it with perfect timing, sending it racing through backward point for four. That's another boundary for Kathryn Bryce, her second this over. The Blaze need 132 runs from 102 balls with nine wickets in hand, keeping the chase alive.
A length delivery just outside off, calmly defended by Bryce who keeps it low and well controlled, resulting in no run.