‘Sunrisers’ vs ‘Western Storm’ at Fenner’s, Cambridge on 30 August (Charlotte Edwards Cup – Regional T20 – Group B)
Previously ‘Sunrisers’ won by 7 wickets with 13 balls remaining (on June 26th)
*Topping their group table from the previous match, ‘Storm’ needed more than a convincing win to remain in the tournament (to qualify for the semi-final if ‘Diamonds’ won); whereas either way, ‘Sunrisers’ were looking to spoil the party.
*In a closely fought match, ‘Storm’s’ opener Georgia Hennessy (62 runs from 62 balls) made top score of the day, with support from skipper Sophie Luff (34 from 26) who put in another winning performance.
*After 6 overs power-play, ‘Sunrisers’ were in front on 47/0 (compared to ‘Storm’ who were 36/0)
*By midway ‘Sunrisers’ were level-pegging on 65/2 (vs 67/0); and 110/5 after 100 balls (16.4ov); compared to ‘Storms’ 119/1 after 100 balls (16.4ov)
*The match went down to each team’s final over. Earlier, ‘Storm’ had scored 14 runs from Sonali Patel’s death over, including two crowd-pleasing ‘sixes’ – the only ‘sixes’ from the entire match. Sonia Patel was on a hat-trick firstly when Alex Griffith was out next ball after hitting Sonali for ‘six.’ Secondly, Natasha Wraith was ‘run out’ by Naomi Dattani for a golden duck.
*Batters having crossed, Danielle Gibson (15* from 7) belted Sonali Patel’s final ball for another ‘six.’
*‘Sunrisers’ found themselves in exactly the same position, mustering only 8 runs from their death over when 14 were needed. ‘Separately, ‘Sunrisers’ were unable to hit any ‘sixes’ for the entire match.
In summary, ‘Storm’ won by the narrowest of margins. Both ‘Storm’ and ‘Sunrisers’ find their tournament is over at the Group Stage. ‘Storm’ finish level on points with ‘Diamonds.’ ‘Diamonds’ superior ‘nrr’ qualifies them for the Tournament’s Semi-Final.
Result: ‘Western Storm’ 147/5 beat ‘Sunrisers’ 142/7 by 5 runs
‘Western Storm’ 147/5 (20 ov. 7.35 runs-per-over) Georgia Hennessy 62 runs (from 62 balls), Sophie Luff 34(26), Fi Morris 21(19), Danielle Gibson 15*(7); ‘Sunrisers’ bowling: Grace Scrivens 2/23, Naomi Dattani 1/31, Sonali Patel 1/40; Fow 1-68, 2-119, 3-125, 4-140, 5-141;
‘Sunrisers’ 142/7 (20 ov. 7.12 r.p.o) Cordelia Griffith 32(25), Alice Macleod 17(18), Naomi Dattani 16(16), Kelly Castle 15(15), Grace Scrivens 13(24), Mia Rogers 11*(9); ‘Storm’ bowling: Nicole Harvey 3/17, Danielle Gibson 1/26, Claire Nicholas 1/26, Fi Morris 1/28; Fow 1-49, 2-60, 3-71, 4-84, 5-101, 6-112, 7-134;
https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/charlotte-edwards-cup-2021-1252410/sunrisers-vs-western-storm-group-b-1252433/full-scorecard
Match via Social Media (JV Games) at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEeZC9NYtV4
