Southern Vipers vs Sunrisers at Arundel Castle (W Sussex) on 27 May 2024 at 14h30 Double-defending champions Vipers were said by commentator to have ‘lost their way’ as they slid to their second defeat by Sunrisers. Commentator added that Sunrisers had only ever won one game before in the 20-overs contest. Newly transferred from Blaze,
Northern Diamonds vs Central Sparks at Leeds (Headingley Stadium) on 27 May 2024 at 14h30 (delayed start) Yet to open their account, Diamonds faced top-of-table Sparks in a rain-affected match. That started around two hours late and was reduced to 11 overs per side. Batting first, the hosts took ‘big swings’ without reward and ‘lost
South East Stars vs Western Storm at Beckenham (Kent County Ground) on 27 May 2024 at 13h30 Expectant commentators who were Mike McCann and Jamie Reid (Sports journalists) mentioned that both teams last met in a ‘low-scoring thriller,’ when ‘eight days ago,’ Stars beat Storm by a wafer-thin margin, at Bristol. Confident that the ground was ‘perfectly
The Blaze vs Lancashire Thunder at Loughborough (Haselgrave Ground) on 26 May 2024 at 14h30 Blaze chalked-up their third straight win, lying second only to Sparks, whereas Thunder faced their second successive defeat. England’s Emma Lamb carried her bat and made top-score (63*not out) for the visitors, adding 73 runs for Thunder’s fifth wicket with
Sunrisers vs Southern Vipers at Chelmsford, Essex (The Cloud County Ground) on 24 May 2024 at 18h30 (night match) An unbeaten match-winning century partnership for Vipers’ third wicket between Georgia Elwiss and Freya Kemp, gave Sunrisers little chance of recovery. Together the pair scored 66 runs from their last 30 balls, the final ball chalking-up Freya Kemp’s ‘fifty’
South East Stars vs Lancashire Thunder at Beckenham, Kent (The County Ground Kent) at 14h30 Stars made a strong start with their first home win of this year’s t20 season, following a back-to-back win away to Storm; only a few days ago. Although Thunder’s batters also made a strong start, only their top-three batters posted
Western Storm vs Central Sparks at Taunton on 22 May 2024 at 18h30 (night match) Sparks second straight win set Storm an achievable target, but despite best efforts, top-scorer (England’s) Dani Gibson said afterwards that it was a ‘frustrating’ night, both with bat-and-ball. Just after Sparks’ power-play, Fran Wilson (fielding) left the field for concussion, replaced on the scorecard by
The Blaze vs Northern Diamonds at Nottingham (Trent Bridge) on 23 May 2024 at 18h30 (night natch) Introducing the match, commentators announced that Blaze were seeking their second straight win, whereas Diamonds were starting their campaign. For Diamonds, Australian Erin Burns chalked-up a 5-fer, ironically for the losing-side, put down to a series of dropped
England v Pakistan – First ODI It’s the fashion to fasten on to a new national head coach and add “-ball” to whatever strategy he claims to be pursuing. So after “Baz-ball” we now have “Jon-ball”, but it’s difficult to decipher exactly what that entails. When England players claim it means an aggressive approach, we
England’s ODIs about to begin Once more it’s Heather Knight who previews England’s chances as they prepare to take on Pakistan in the first of three ODI’s. It is she, not the head coach, Jon Lewis, who maps out her team’s approach to switching from three unbeaten T20s to three ODIs. The batters need more
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