Liberty Heap top-scored on the day with a 49-ball 46 to tee up victory for ThunderCharlotte Edwards Cup, Emirates Outdated Trafford:Sunrisers 116-8 (20 overs): Griffith 36; Cross 2-20, Lamb 2-24Thunder 119-3 (16.3 overs): Heap 46, Lamb 31; Villiers 1-12Thunder gained by seven wickets Match scorecard

Liberty Heap starred with the bat as Thunder eased to a seven-wicket win over Sunrisers within the Charlotte Edwards Cup at Emirates Outdated Trafford.

Chasing 117 for victory, Heap (46) and Emma Lamb (31) ensured a terrific begin.

And though Fi Morris departed quickly after Lamb’s exit, Heap bought her aspect to inside touching distance and Deandra Dottin’s harmful 26 secured a primary win in three makes an attempt this season.

Each side have been and not using a victory of their first two video games.

However Thunder confirmed no indicators of a insecurity as they dominated from the outset, regardless of having didn’t win any of the seven 50-over and Twenty20 matches that they had performed to this point in 2023.

England trio Kate Cross (2-20), Lamb (2-24) and Sophie Ecclestone (1-14) laid the foundations with the ball as all of them impressed to limit Sunrisers to 116-8 from their 20 overs.

Cross set the tone, dismissing South Africa legend Dane van Niekerk for nought with the second ball of the innings, a surprising away-swinger that crashed into off stump.

Cordelia Griffith performed positively for 36 off 35 balls however wickets fell steadily after she departed at 64-3 and a rating of 116 by no means regarded sufficient – particularly after Heap and Lamb’s advantageous opening stand.

Heap, 19, carried on to succeed in a career-best T20 rating after Lamb had been trapped lbw sweeping at captain Kelly Fortress’s off-spin, which left Thunder 64-1 within the tenth over.

However though Morris quickly adopted and Heap was bowled by Eva Grey simply shy of fifty with solely 10 to win, the unbeaten Dottin crashed two large straight sixes in her cameo to get Thunder over the road with 21 balls remaining.

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