Thunder 262 for 8 (Threlkeld 60, Norris 51*) tied with Southern Vipers 262 for 8 (Windsor 48, Norgrove 48)
Thunder secured their second tie on this season’s Rachel Heyhoe Flint Trophy in probably the most dramatic vogue when Ellie Threlkeld’s 60 and Tara Norris’s unbeaten 51 introduced their facet inside one run of chasing all the way down to 262 to defeat Southern Vipers.This end result appeared unlikely within the excessive when Georgia Adams’ bowlers had been limiting the house facet’s reply and the match featured a high quality debut by Australian quick bowler Maitlan Brown, who took 3 for 52 from ten overs.
However in all different respects, an outstanding match will probably be remembered for Threlkeld’s extraordinary assault and for Norris’s fearless hitting as Thunder scored 66 runs off their final 5 overs. The house facet’s No. 9 hit a six off Adams’ penultimate ball of the match earlier than being restricted to 2 runs off the ultimate supply.
Within the opening hour of the day, the guests’ openers, Ella McCaughan and Abi Norgrove gave their facet’s innings a fluent and productive begin, 42 runs being scored within the first ten overs. The true wicket and glassy outfield ensured that batters acquired full worth for his or her attacking photographs all through the day and Norgrove, specifically, warmed to her process, hitting successive boundaries off each Mahika Gaur and Norris.
It was no shock that Thunder skipper Threlkeld known as on her battery of spinners early within the innings however they made no breakthroughs till the twenty first over when Emma Lamb had Norgrove stumped by Threlkeld for 48, thus ending her 85-run stand with McCaughan. Within the subsequent over Adams was bowled by way of the gate by an off-spinner from Fi Morris however the lack of wickets did little to curb a run charge than cantered alongside at a minimal of 4 an over all through the innings.
Emily Windsor continued the assault however was caught behind by Threlkeld off Laura Jackson for 49 when trying the minimize that might have introduced her a half-century. Linsey Smith maintained the cost and was unbeaten on 42 when the innings closed.
None of Thunder’s bowlers escaped punishment however Morris returned the respectable figures of 1 for 34 from eight overs and Lamb took 2 for 35 from seven and Jackson 2 for…
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