| Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Eliminator, Beckenham |
| South East Stars 148 (43.5 overs): MacDonald-Homosexual 26; Kelly 2-7, Gordon 2-14, Higham 2-20, Okay Bryce 2-36 |
| The Blaze 52-2 (8.4 overs): S Bryce 34 |
| The Blaze win by 8 wickets (DLS) |
| Match scorecard |
The Blaze beat the climate to achieve the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy ultimate with a rain-affected eight-wicket eliminator win over South East Stars at Beckenham.
After bowling out the Stars for 148, a three-and-a-half-hour rain break left The Blaze chasing a DLS-revised goal of 52 from 10 overs.
However Sarah Bryce hit three fours earlier than ending it off when she hit Bryony Smith for a six that simply cleared the long-off boundary to win with eight balls to spare.
Earlier, 4 Blaze bowlers claimed two wickets because the Stars recovered from 77-7, Ryana MacDonald-Homosexual main the rearguard motion to high rating with 26.
The lengthy rain break threatened the result of the match being determined by a ‘bowl-out’.
However Bryce bought the job performed correctly to steer The Blaze by means of to Sunday’s ultimate with the Southern Vipers at Wantage Highway, Northampton.
The Blaze wicketkeeper Sarah Bryce:
“It was an odd day. The rain hung round for longer than we’d have preferred and the considered a bowl-off was a bit nerve-wracking, so we’re truly delighted that we had been capable of get on the market and end it.
“We simply went on the market with a constructive mindset and trusted ourselves. It was an honest pitch and with 9 wickets within the shed you have bought that little bit of freedom. I wasn’t positive if I would bought maintain of that six, so when it went over the road and I heard the cheers I used to be completely buzzing.
“The Vipers are crew and we have a rematch of the 20 ultimate however we additionally beat them on this competitors within the first group recreation so we have know we have that perception behind us.”
South East Stars skipper Bryony Smith:
“It is disappointing – not simply the top end result, however the entire day. To return right into a semi-final and solely get 148 is clearly not preferrred, however the ladies scrapped and I am happy with how we did that.
“It wasn’t simple to bat however we additionally knew that the crew chasing, there was going to be stress on them, so we tried to do all the pieces we might.
“You do not actually need a semi-final to be determined by a bowl-out. I’ve not had one since about under-11s. That was going to the case if it did rain, however credit score to the bottom workers. They have been unbelievable for us all season with the quantity of rain we have had.”
