Women’s Vitality Blast (2026): top-ten batters strike-rates ‘sr’ at group-stage from ‘league one’ *History was made when Laura Harris – pictured scored the fastest competition ‘fifty’ for Surrey women from fifteen balls, on July 8. *For new readers, understanding a batter’s impact is not a case of simply taking those who slogged the most runs
‘Vitality blast’ Cricket Tournament (for 20 overs) played between 22 May and 17 July 2026. Women’s ‘league one’ results are listed below, arranged by venue:- *Blackpool, Stanley Park (Lancs) 9 June Hampshire Hawks (women) 126/5 beat Lancashire Thunder (women) 123/8 by five wickets (match 27) @url: http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2026/06/26/vitality-blast-women-t20-league-one-match-27-2/ 28 June: Warwickshire Bears (women) 160/9 beat Lancashire Thunder
Hampshire Hawks (women) vs Lancashire Thunder (women) (match 32, league one – ‘double-header’ fixture) at the Southampton Utilita Bowl, on 5 July 2026 Hawks booked their ‘finals day’ place, restored to ‘top-of-table’ after after bowling-out Thunder for a barely defendable score. Thunders’ best batters Emma Lamb [30runs(from26 balls)] mounted a face-saving fifth wicket partnership
Durham Cricket (women) vs Lancashire Thunder (women)(match 39, league one – ‘stand-alone’ fixture) at Chester-le-Street, Bank Homes Riverside (floodlit evening match) on 3 July 2026 DC women boosted their chances to appear on ‘finals day’ at the expense of Thunder: who’ve been ‘knocked-out’ with insufficient points to qualify beyond the t20 ‘group-stage.’ Records tumbled in
Yorkshire (White Rose) (women) vs Lancashire Thunder (women) (match 36, league one – ‘stand-alone’ fixture) at York, Clifton Park on 1 July 2026 Meeting for their first roses rivalry match in ‘league one,’ Thunder as ‘Reds’ convincingly won by almost three overs leaving host commentators disappointed – ‘White Rose’ still without a solitary t20 win.
Warwickshire Bears (women) vs Lancashire Thunder (women) (match 33, league one – ‘stand-alone’ fixture) at Blackpool Cricket Club (Stanley Park) on 28 June 2026 Thriller match that went down-to-the-wire, decided by the final ball. Beforehand, Umpires ordered ground staff to adjust the inner circle markers to the correct diameter, causing ‘ground delay’ on account of
Lancashire Thunder (women) vs Hampshire Hawks (women) (match 27, league one – ‘stand-alone’ fixture) at Blackpool Cricket Club (Stanley Park) on 9 June 2026 Opening for Hawks, Maia Bouchier carried-her-bat, unbeaten on 74; having staged a century second-wicket partnership with skipper Georgia Adams of 114 runs. Batting first, Thunder womens’ fifth over was marked by
Lancashire Thunder (women) vs The Blaze (women) (match 8, league one – ‘double-header’ fixture) at Emirates Old Trafford on 25 May 2026 Beefed-up by guest Australian Meg Lanning 81*not out[(from 49 balls)], Thunder lost four early wickets, but recovered with a century partnership between Meg Lanning and Ailsa Lister 39*not out(28.) Blaze countered with 71-run
The Blaze (women) vs Lancashire Thunder (women) (match 25, league one – ‘double-header’ fixture) at Trent Bridge, Nottingham on 7 June 2026 Summarising a ‘watchable contest,’ commentators said that Tammy Beaumont [59 runs (from 40 balls)] accounted for almost half of The Blaze women’s ‘under-par’ score. Thunder women’s seamer Grace Potts bagged a t20 career-best 5-fer
Essex (women) vs Lancashire Thunder (women) (match 17, league one – ‘double-header’ fixture) at Ambassador Cruise Line Ground, Chelmsford (Essex) on 31 May 2026 Commentators described a ‘brilliant’ performance by Essex women, beating last season’s double winners Lancs, also chalking-up their third win. Batting first, Lancs women were ‘going very nicely’ until the shock departure
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