The Blaze 212 for five (Sciver-Brunt 96*) beat Central Sparks 156 for six (A. Jones 55, de Klerk 2-26) by 56 runs

England batter Nat Sciver-Brunt confirmed she is warming up properly for this summer time’s Ashes with a brutal unbeaten 96 as The Blaze crushed Central Sparks by 56 runs within the Charlotte Edwards Cup in Leicester.

It is three wins from three within the match for Blaze after a powerhouse efficiency with the bat noticed them pile up 212 for five. Sciver-Brunt led the way in which along with her high-class knock from 50 balls and it was her third-wicket partnership of 94 off 49 with Georgie Boyce that took the sport away from Sparks.

The move of the match by no means modified after that as correct bowling restricted Sparks to 156 for six. Sciver-Brunt’s England team-mate Amy Jones made a sprightly 55 however Kirstie Gordon’s 1 for 19 from her 4 overs and Lucy Higham’s 1 for 12 off three saved a brake on the scoring whereas Nadine de Klerk picked up 2 for 26.

Blaze had been put in however imposed themselves from the beginning. Tammy Beaumont chipped the fourth ball of the innings over mid-wicket for six and former Sparks batter Marie Kelly struck three successive fours within the second over.

The openers added 35 in 4 overs however then fell within the area of three balls. Grace Potts bowled Beaumont by means of a quixotic ramp and Kelly chipped Georgia Davis’s second ball to mid-off.

Sciver-Brunt and Boyce had been sooner scoring quickly in opposition to bowling which provided them an excessive amount of width. The previous greeted Hannah Baker into the assault with a candy six over long-off on the way in which to a 28-ball half-century.

Issy Wong broke by means of with a slower ball that bowled Boyce however Kathryn Bryce and Sarah Glenn batted brightly for a short time to supply Sciver-Brunt invaluable help and preserve the momentum excessive.

With 200 on the board already, the query going into the final over was whether or not the England star may attain 100. She started the over on 90 and hit the primary ball for 4, her fifteenth to go together with two sixes, however then misplaced the strike for 3 of the final 4 balls.

Below immense scoreboard stress, Sparks misplaced Bethan Ellis within the third over when she chipped Higham to mid-off. Higham conceding simply 4 runs from two overs to disclaim the Sparks the…

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