South East Stars 126 for six (Davidson-Richards 43, Prendergast 2-12) beat Western Storm 121 (Luff 43*, Davies 2-14)
South East Stars produced a disciplined efficiency within the subject to beat Western Storm by six runs in a close-fought Charlotte Edwards Cup contest at Taunton’s Cooper Associates Floor.
Orla Prendergast returned miserly figures of two for 12 from 4 overs as Storm produced their most incisive new-ball bowling efficiency of the marketing campaign to cut back their opponents to 31 for 4. However Alice Davidson-Richards staged a rescue act, high scoring with 43 from 45 balls and dominating a stand of 52 for the fifth wicket with Phoebe Franklin, whereas Tash Farrant clubbed an unbeaten 32 to hoist Stars to 126 for six.
Needing to bounce again after being comfortably overwhelmed by Southern Vipers 48 hours earlier, Storm suffered a 3rd defeat in 4 outings and at the moment are adrift of the highest 4, whereas Stars registered their second win in 5 video games to maintain alive their hopes of progressing.
If Storm have been seeking to make a quick begin to calm any nerves, they have been made to suppose once more as they slipped to 37 for 4 in 6.1 overs, Franklin and Ryana MacDonald-Homosexual eradicating openers Nat Wraith and Dani Gibson for 12 apiece and Davies bowling Fran Wilson for 1. When Paige Scholfield had England captain Heather Knight caught on the wicket for 11, Stars should have fancied their possibilities of defending a modest complete towards opponents who’ve proved liable to batting collapses in current instances.
So typically Storm’s saviour in these conditions, Luff instantly set about repairing the injury, working the ball into gaps and working nicely between the wickets to maneuver shortly into double figures. Having initially performed a supporting position, Prendergast hoisted Scholfield over midwicket for an enormous six after which edged for 4 later in the identical over to afford the innings much-needed impetus.
These two had added 35 for the fifth wicket when Prendergast fluffed her strains, slapping a Gregory full toss straight to midwicket and falling for 17 within the twelfth over. Gregory made additional in-roads in her subsequent over, Alex Griffiths dancing down the monitor and being comprehensively stumped as Storm lurched to 78 for six
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