Both ‘Stars’ Called Alice Were Confident Of A Win

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‘SE Stars’ vs ‘Lightning’ at Guildford on 25 August (Charlotte Edwards Cup – Regional T20 – Group A)

Previous match was on 26 June when SE Stars won at Nottingham by 6 wickets (with 41 balls remaining)

*‘Stars’ Bryony Smith (16 runs from 12 balls) joined by Alice Capsey (38 from 28) kept the run-rate ticking around 7 runs-per-over

*After 10 overs (mid-way) ‘Stars’ were 71/2

*Second partnership was built between Alice Davidson-Richards and Tash Farrant, until Farrant was stumped after the 100-ball benchmark at 131/5

*Alice Davidson Richards finished on 41*(25) launching two crowd-pleasing ‘sixes’ from Grace Ballinger’s ‘death’ over.

*’Lightning’ lost both openers to catches by both Alice’s: firstly opener Bethany Harmer was caught for a second ball duck by Alice Capsey, off Tash Farrant

*Secondly, Sonia Odera (12) was caught by Alice Davidson-Richards.

*’Lightning’s’ 1st ‘fifty’ came in 43 balls

*Bowling her 2nd over, Alice Capsey’s first ball clean-bowled Lucy Higham (4); at which point the required-run-rate started to escalate from 10 runs-per-over

*At the half-way point, ‘Lightning’ were 65/3, slipping back to 115/5 by the 100 ball benchmark

*Beyond that point, ‘Stars’ could be confident of a win.

*Bowling the ‘death over’ Alice Capsey was hit defiantly for ‘six’ by Sophie Munro (17)

*Munro was judged ‘leg before’ to Capsey’s penultimate ball, handing Alice Capsey her bonus wicket

Result: ‘SE Stars’ 175/6 beat ‘Lightning’ 147/7 by 28 runs

‘Stars’ 175/6 (20 ov. 8.75 runs-per-over) Alice Davidson Richards 41*runs (from 25 balls), Alice Capsey 38(28), Tash Farrant 35(18), Bryony Smith 16(12); ‘Lightning’ bowling: Sonia Odera 2/20, Sophie Munro 2/30, Lucy Higham 1/17, Grace Ballinger 1/31; Fow 1-22, 2-49, 3-72, 4-80, 5-132, 6-144

‘Lightning’ 147/7 (20 ov. 7.35 r.p.o) Abigail Freeborn 61(50), Shachi Pai 24(18), Sophie Munro 17(8); ‘Stars’ bowling: Bryony Smith 2/18, Tash Farrant 2/25, Alice Capsey 2/28, Kalea Moore 1/7; Fow 1-1, 2-25, 3-54, 4-79, 5-109, 6-119, 7-146

https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/charlotte-edwards-cup-2021-1252410/south-east-stars-vs-lightning-group-a-1252423/full-scorecard