Contemporary Fit File – Diamonds vs Sunrisers 2023
Northern Diamonds 172 for 7 (Dobson 47) beat Sunrisers 137 (Scrivens 50, Levick 5-19) via 35 runs
Having received the toss and selected to bat, the in-form Diamonds made a robust begin to their innings. Lauren Winfield-Hill crunched two fours within the opening over because the skilled opener seemed to set the tempo. She had moved to 19 from 13 balls prior to lofting Kelly Fortress directly to Abtaha Maqsood.
Holly Armitage, contemporary off back-to-back career-best rankings of 74 and 82, were given her innings beneath means with every other superb 4 prior to opener Dobson struck 4 barriers in a row to push Diamonds directly to 48 for 1 on the finish of the powerplay. However their momentum was once checked within the 7th over as Armitage picked out Fortress at hand Grace Scrivens her first wicket.
Dobson seemed in just right contact, then again, shifting onto 29 on the midway degree of the Diamonds’ innings to take their overall to 79 for two.
Along Sterre Kalis, Dobson stored the Diamonds’ overall ticking together with a few superbly-timed barriers and seemed neatly set to achieve her half-century. However she fell for 47 after selecting out Scrivens at long-on off the bowling of Joanne Gardner and with 5 overs last, the hosts have been 113 for three.
Bess Heath got here in and began with a bang, hammering Maqsood for a six adopted via a 4 to present the innings some impetus.
The guiding knock performed via Kalis got here to an finish on 29, stumped off a large bowled via Mady Villiers, however Heath marched on undeterred. She introduced Fortress for successive sixes – the primary a large hit over midwicket – prior to being stumped for 31 from simply 14 balls as Fortress hit again with a very good yorker.
After Katharine Fraser fell for 4, Chloe Tryon and Abi Glen scored 14 from the overall over to boost the Diamonds to 172.
A lot of Sunrisers’ hopes of chasing that implementing goal rested with South African Dane van Niekerk and she or he started in advantageous model.
The 30-year-old hit 15 from the hole over, together with a large six off Fraser. However Lizzie Scott were given the prized wicket in the second one over as van Niekerk edged in the back of to go away for 14.
Diamonds had their 2nd wicket within the subsequent over, Tryon trapping Villiers lbw for six, and had their 3rd via the top of the powerplay when Levick bowled Lizzie MacLeod for a breezy 21. After six overs, Sunrisers have been 41 for three and Diamonds have been firmly in regulate.
Scrivens and Cordelia Griffith set about looking to exchange that with two barriers off Grace Corridor, however on the midway degree the guests have been 70 for 3, desiring every other 103 to win. That activity was once made all of the tougher when Griffith was once stuck via Tryon for 18 to present Levick her 2nd wicket.
Gardner hit Grace Corridor for successive barriers however fell to the following supply as she picked out Winfield-Hill whilst looking to transparent the ropes.
Scrivens was once enjoying a lone hand for Sunrisers and unfurled a trio of barriers, together with a formidable six, off Fraser prior to mentioning a half-century from 34 balls. However companions fell round her as Levick took rate with 3 wickets in her ultimate over. Eva Grey and Florence Miller have been each stumped prior to Amara Carr was once stuck via Glen.
Scrivens fell one ball after attaining her fifty and Maqsood was once the final wicket to head as Diamonds wrapped up every other dominant win.
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