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Sophie Ecclestone is star turn as Lancashire lift inaugural T20 County Cup
England spinner claims 4 for 12 to cement dominance set in motion by Kestevan's 77 from 60 balls
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26-May-2025
Lancashire 172 for 6 (Kesteven 77, Moore 4-27) beat Surrey 140 for 7 (Franklin 41, Ecclestone 4-12) by 32 runs
A star-studded Lancashire Thunder side made history as they claimed the first silverware of women's cricket's new era, overcoming fellow Tier One side Surrey with a 32-run victory at the inaugural Vitality T20 Women's County Cup Final in Taunton.
Lancashire appeared to be in pole position at the halfway stage of the match, scoring 172 for 6 from their 20 overs. Opening duo Emma Lamb and Tilly Kesteven put on 48 from the powerplay, hitting eight fours in the process. A brief rain delay at the start of the seventh over failed to halt their momentum, as the pair went on to add 38 runs by the end of the tenth over, reaching 86 for 0. Tilly Corteen-Coleman then provided much-needed relief for Surrey, breaking the 86-run partnership with the wicket of Lamb for 27 (25).
Full postArya and Inglis take PBKS to Qualifier 1 and send MI to the Eliminator
Josh Inglis and Priyansh Arya shared a 109-run stand for the second wicket to help PBKS chase down 185 with ease
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26-May-2025
Punjab Kings 187 for 3 (Inglis 73, Arya 62, Santner 2-41) beat Mumbai Indians 184 for 7 (Suryakumar 57, Arshdeep 2-28, Jansen 2-34, Vyshak 2-44) by seven wickets
Priyansh Arya and Josh Inglis were at the heart of a statement win for Punjab Kings (PBKS), a seven-wicket demolition of Mumbai Indians (MI) that sealed a top-two finish and gave them a shot at a direct entry into the IPL 2025 final.
Chasing a potentially tricky target, the pair added 109 for the second wicket en route stunning half-centuries each to turn what could have been a tense contest into a canter. It meant Suryakumar Yadav's 57 - a record consecutive 14th score of 25 or more in T20s - wasn't anywhere near enough.
Full postLancashire spinners extinguish The Blaze in rain-affected semi-final
Ecclestone, Morris claim five wickets between them as Lancashire take charge in low-scoring contest
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26-May-2025
Lancashire 91 for 3 (Smale 35*, Threlkeld 34*) beat The Blaze 86 for 8 (Ecclestone 3-19) by seven wickets (DLS)
Lancashire overpowered fellow Tier One side The Blaze in a rain-affected second semi-final of the Vitality T20 Women's County Cup Finals Day. Following their seven-wicket victory, they will join Surrey in an all-Tier One final under the floodlights in Taunton, as they look to lift the first silverware of the new women's era.
The Blaze looked to be on top of an international-studded Lancashire bowling line-up before the rain delay, reaching 73 for 5 from 13.2 overs. After losing the toss and being put into bat first, the East Midlands outfit got off to a flyer as opener Marie Kelly scored a quick-fire 23 from 12, including five fours, before being bowled by Sophie Morris. Sarah Bryce was second top-scorer for The Blaze, hitting 18 from 22 before being caught and bowled by England international Kate Cross.
Full postSam Curran leads Surrey rearguard, Jamie Porter five-for in vain
Rain delays and stubborn batting combine to deny Essex on final day
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26-May-2025
Surrey 279 (Curran 70, Clark 54, Patterson 51, Rajitha 5-87) and 279 for 7 (Curran 77, Porter 5-88) drew with Essex 217 (Pepper 75, Smith 3-53) and 479 (Allison 140, Walter 118, Elgar 64, Westley 50, Thain 50, Worrall 4-77)
Sam Curran added 77 to a first-innings 70, in his first red-ball appearance since last September, as Surrey saw out a rain-hit final day on 289 for 7 to secure a draw against Essex at the Kia Oval.
Curran's 121-ball effort held Surrey's batting together as seamer Jamie Porter and offspinner Simon Harmer threatened to bowl Essex to a second Rothesay County Championship win of the season.
Full postHamstrung Knight makes it 3-0 despite Matthews' latest heroics
West Indies captain takes three wickets and scores 71 off 54 but tourists fall short again
Valkerie Baynes
26-May-2025
England 144 for 5 (Knight 66*, Sciver-Brunt 37, Matthews 3-32) beat West Indies 127 for 8 (Matthews 71, Bell 2-11, Smith 2-25) by 17 runs
Heather Knight's unbeaten half-century steered England to a 17-run victory and a 3-0 sweep of the T20I series against West Indies.
Knight arrived at the crease with England 21 for 2 batting first for the first time in the series after being sent in by West Indies captain Hayley Matthews.
Full postRushworth, Woakes denied as rain saves Worcestershire from fifth defeat
Warwickshire needed two wickets when rain arrived at tea, and washed out the remaining 47 overs
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26-May-2025
Warwickshire 227 (Hain 86, Latham 59, Taylor 4-37) and 280 (Hain 87*, Woakes 42, Duffy 5-75) drew with Worcestershire 181 (Libby 45, Rushworth 4-37) and 181 for 8
Warwickshire tasted deep frustration at Visit Worcestershire New Road as persistent rain ended the Rothesay County Championship derby when they needed just two more wickets to beat Worcestershire.
Chasing 327 for victory, Worcestershire were 181 for eight when the players went off for bad light just before tea. Much to the Bears' anguish, rain then arrived to wash out the last 47 overs.
Full postRain puts paid to tense finish with Northants in command
Hammond and Bancroft make half-centuries but Gloucestershire the happier with washout
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26-May-2025
Northamptonshire 469 (Zaib 159, Sales 81, Harrison 63) and 259 for 6 (Sales 70, Zaib 56, Bailey 3-55) drew with Gloucestershire 379 for 8 dec (Green 118*, Bancroft 60, Hammond 51, Harrison 4-94) and 214 for 6 (Hammond 80, Bancroft 60)
Rain put paid to the prospect of an exciting finish at Wantage Road as Northamptonshire and Gloucestershire were eventually forced to settle for a draw in the Rothesay County Championship.
The contest had been nicely poised when the weather intervened, edging in favour of the home side with Gloucestershire on 214 for six, needing another 136 from a minimum of 24.2 overs.
Full postPennington five-for breaks down stubborn Yorkshire to extend Championship lead
Revis fights hard on final day but McCann, Patterson-White prise key openings for rare Headingley win
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26-May-2025
Nottinghamshire 228 (Clarke 64, Slater 52, Hill 5-40) and 393 for 8 dec (Clarke 94, Slater 78) beat Yorkshire 159 (Malan 64, Abbas 6-45) and 299 (Wharton 58, Pennington 5-106, Patterson-White 3-40) by 163 runs
Five-wicket pacer Dillon Pennington helped Nottinghamshire complete a fourth win in seven matches, this one against Yorkshire at Headingley shortly before tea on day four, to strengthen their position at the Division One summit in the Rothesay County Championship.
Struggling Yorkshire were set a 463-target during the third afternoon and closed on 176 for five, losing four of those wickets in the evening session, including one in the day's final over to Pennington.
Full postRyana MacDonald-Gay stars with bat and ball to put Surrey in final
Hannah Baker takes 3 for 23 but Warwickshire unable to defend 134 target
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26-May-2025
Surrey 135 for 7 (Moore 35, Baker 3-23) beat Warwickshire 133 for 9 (Surenkumar 26, Stonehouse 4-29) by three wickets
Surrey Women took a crucial step towards winning the first silverware of the new women's era, coming out on top against fellow Tier 1 side Warwickshire with a three-wicket victory in the first semi-final of the inaugural Vitality T20 Women's County Cup Finals Day in Taunton.
Surrey appeared to be on top of an inexperienced Warwickshire side at the halfway stage of the game, after restricting the Bears to just 133 for 9 from their 20 overs. An impressive powerplay saw the side's young pace duo take four wickets, Alexa Stonehouse eventually ending with figures of 4 for 29 and Ryana MacDonald-Gay reaping similar rewards with 2 for 25. Legspinner Dani Gregory also impressed with 3 for 20 from her four-over allocation.
Full postKent fold on fourth morning as Derbyshire maintain top-two form
Luis Reece claims 3 for 21 to help wrap up comprehensive innings victory for home side
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26-May-2025
Derbyshire 587 for 5 dec (Jewell 232, Madsen 100, Came 89, Lloyd 50, Reece 50*) beat Kent 326 (Compton 156, Bell-Drummond 61, Dal 4-50) and 247 (Muyeye 55, Reece 3-21) by an innings and 14 runs
Luis Reece led Derbyshire's victory charge as they rolled over Kent before lunch on the final day of the Rothesay County Championship Division Two match at Derby. The allrounder picked up two wickets to claim outstanding figures of 3 for 21 from 10 overs with Derbyshire beating the visitors by an innings and 14 runs
After Zak Chappell struck with the first ball of the day, Kent folded in feeble fashion, losing four wickets in eight overs, to slump to 247 for 9, the injured Jake Ball unable to bat.
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