Surrey Women v Essex Women
Vitality Blast
Kia Oval, Kennington
Sunday 06 July 2025 | 12pm start
Team News
Surrey Women: Bryony Smith (c), Rachel King, Kira Chathli (wk), Grace Harris, Alice Monaghan, Alice Davidson-Richards, Phoebe Franklin, Kalea Moore, Emily Burke, Priyanaz Chatterji, Dani Gregory.
Essex Women: Lissy Macleod, Lauren Winfield-Hill (wk), Cordelia Griffith, Maddie Penna, Amara Carr, Eva Gray (c), Sophia Smale, Jo Gardner, Esmae MacGregor, Kate Coppack, Abtaha Maqsood.
Match Details
Umpires: Gabi Brown & Neil Bainton
Match Referee: Peter Such
Toss: Essex Women win the toss and elected to bowl first
Result:
Scorecard: View Here
Match Reaction: Lauren Winfield-Hill
Match Highlights
Match Report
Essex Women were denied a memorable Vitality Blast victory by the narrowest of margins as the rain-affected clash with Surrey Women ended in a dramatic tie at the Kia Oval.
Chasing a revised target of 94 from 10 overs, Lauren Winfield-Hill led the charge with a powerful 49 off 27 balls, putting Essex Women in a commanding position. But with two runs needed from the final delivery, Jo Gardner was run out attempting a second run, and the match was shared.
Earlier, Essex Women had made an excellent start with the ball, reducing Surrey Women to 45 for four. Former Surrey Women seamer Eva Gray impressed against her old side, returning figures of 2 for 18, while Gardner’s direct-hit from extra cover ran out Alice Monaghan. Grace Harris was dismissed for a second-ball duck, caught in the deep.
However, a late counterattack from Surrey Women saw Phoebe Franklin (48* off 23) and Kira Chathli (44* off 38) share an unbroken 72-run partnership from just 35 deliveries. Their explosive finish pushed the hosts to 159 for five, with Franklin striking consecutive sixes in the final over to take Surrey Women well past the 150 mark.
A rain shower during the interval left Essex Women needing 94 from 10 overs—a tough ask but one the visitors approached fearlessly.
Despite losing Lissy MacLeod to Priyanaz Chatterji’s first delivery, Winfield-Hill set the tone with a flurry of boundaries, including three in a row off Kalea Moore. She dominated a 54-run second-wicket stand with Maddie Penna, who added 22 from 19 balls.
Chatterji returned to claim the vital wicket of Winfield-Hill, who was caught at long off just one run short of a second tournament half-century. Penna and Cordelia Griffith kept Essex Women in the hunt, but both fell in the final over to Harris (2 for 22).
With two needed to win off the final ball, Gardner attempted a second run after pushing to the deep, but a sharp throw from Franklin found her short of her ground, sealing a thrilling tie.
Despite the frustration of coming so close to victory, Essex Women can take pride in a spirited all-round performance, particularly given the challenging DLS equation and the quality of the opposition’s late batting.
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