Vitality, Sussex Sharks (women) vs Glamorgan (women) (match 11, league two -‘stand-alone’ fixture) at The 1st Central County Ground, Hove on 31 May 2026
Glamorgan women chalked-up their third Vitality Blast t20 win (to date), leaving Sharks women with much ‘work to do,’ for their first win. Batting first, after losing two ‘power-play’ wickets, Mollie Adams [80 runs(from 59 balls)] partnered by Shristi Pati 28(22) banked 73 runs for Sharks’ third wicket. Best Glamorgan women’s bowler was Gemma Porter 3/22(4.) Glamorgam women replied convincingly, skipper Lauren Parfitt – pictured 37(34) staging a century second-wicket partnership with Bethan Ellis. Unusually, both batters combined scores were less than their partnership total because of gifted ‘wides.’ Separately, since Glamorgan women cruised home to win by eight wickets, Daisy Mullan who top-scored for Glamorgan during last years t20 clash (63*not out on 27 June 2025), did not need to bat. Weather: cloudy but as elsewhere ‘fairly dry,’ 17C.
Sharks women wearing new colours for 20 overs: sea-blue over black with white numbers *skipper Chaira Green *[Megan Sturge keeping wicket for Glamorgan];*with Nancy Harman & Poppy Tulloch (Hants loans);*Izzy Collis was caught at ‘cover’ by Daisy Mullan, from Gemma Porter; *Nancy Harman was caught aerial at ‘long-on’ by Daisy Jeanes, from Gemma Porter; *After 6 overs ‘power-play’ (vs 60/1) by ‘mid-way’ (after 10 overs); *Shristi Patil returned a ‘dolly,’ caught-and-bowled by Gemma Porter; *Chiara Green was caught at ‘mid-wicket’ by Jazz Westley, from Nicole Reid;*Mollie Adams was caught aerial at ‘backward-point’ by Gemma Porter, from Bethan L Ellis; Sharks women batting: Mollie Adams 80(59); Shristi Patil 28(22); Bella Johnson 24*not out(15); Poppy Tulloch 17*not out(8); Glamorgan women bowling: Gemma Porter 3/22(4); Nicole Reid 1/28(3); Bethan L Ellis 1/28(3);
Glamorgan women wearing yellow-splash shirts with black collars, black joggers and daffodil logos; skipper Lauren Parfitt – pictured left; *[Mollie Adams keeping wicket for Sharks]; *with Daisy Mullan (short-term Hants loan, previously with Thunder & Blaze); *also with Megan Sturge (Hants Academy graduate); *Daisy Jeanes was bowled by Poppy Tulloch;*After 6 overs ‘power-play’ 66/1; & *92/1 by ‘mid-way’ (after 10 overs); *Stepping down-pitch, Lauren Parfitt was stumped by Mollie Adams, from Eve O’Neill; Glamorgan women batting: Bethan L Ellis 71*not out(55); Lauren Parfitt 37(34); Megan Sturge 26*not out(22); Sharks women bowling: Eve O’Neill 1/21(4); Poppy Tulloch 1/36(3);
Match result: Glamorgan (women) 167/2 (@8.4 runs-per-over from 19.4 overs/target 167 from 20 ov.)beat Sussex Sharks (women) 166/5 (@8.3 r-p-o; from 20ov.) by eight wickets with 2 balls remaining
*Scorecard with video highlights, courtesy of ECB via nv play @url: https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_scorecard#mbcd444e1-678a-4aa0-abbe-5b72604fb712
*Upcoming League two fixtures 20ov (2026) @url: http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2025/12/17/vitality-blast-league-two-fixtures-for-season-2026-4-of-4/
*Upcoming League two fixtures 50ov (2026) @url: http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2026/04/25/metro-bank-one-day-cup-womens-tournament-for-50-overs-league-two-may-update-2026/
