Fit Record – VP vs ND twelfth Fit, April 27, 2024

Southern Vipers 287 for 9 (McCaughan 83) beat Northern Diamonds 162 for 7 (Winfield-Hill 63, Dean 4-34) by way of 70 runs (DLS way)

Opener McCaughan was once belligerent in her 97-ball 83, with Charli Knott proceeding her tremendous begin to lifestyles in the United Kingdom with 40 – as Vipers totted up 287.

Rain ended complaints with Diamonds 70 runs in need of the DLS goal of 232 and put an finish to Diamonds’ profitable begin to the season.

Diamonds skipper Hollie Armitage caught Vipers in – with climate round and the advantages of chasing with DLS – however McCaughan and Maia Bouchier started like they had been up towards some rain.

The duo had 50 up inside of 8 overs, with McCaughan the not likely aggressor of the partnership, whilst enjoying a sequence of luxurious photographs – none extra so than the minimize, on power and canopy power combo within the 3rd over off Lizzie Scott.

The 21-year-old had a strike-rate of 55.77 in Record A fits earlier than this fit however blasted her approach to her 6th Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy half-century.

Bouchier have been dropped on 14 at gully, certainly one of 4 drops around the Vipers innings, however fell for an entertaining 26 when she top-edged Phoebe Turner – giving the medium pacer her first.

Knott persevered the short tempo with some well-judged dabs to the 3rd boundary, because the Australian adopted up her 41 and 58 now not out in her opening two Viper appearances with a run-a-ball 40.

The tip of her 93-run stand with McCaughan, coupled with the pair departing in back-to-back overs, started a fightback for Diamonds which stopped Vipers from attaining 300.

Emily Windsor, Freya Kemp, Charlie Dean and Georgia Adams all were given begins however could not blow the guests away like the highest order had.

Australian Burns began discovering just right flip, which did for Windsor and Kemp, for her 2 for 56, whilst Phoebe Turner finished her back-to-back three-wicket hauls when she had Adams stuck in the back of.

Vipers’ 287 for 9 felt not up to it would were however Linsey Smith bowling Emma Marlow within the 6th over gave them early regulate of the answer.

In answer, Marlow – opening within the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy for the primary time with Sterre Kalis on world responsibility – had her center stump knocked again by way of Smith.

Dean had Armitage leg-before and Bess Heath stumped in fast succession because the chase struggled to get going.

Winfield-Hill and Burns were given issues pointing in the appropriate path with a punchy partnership for the fourth wicket.

Former England opener Winfield-Hill discovered the gaps comfortably to turn her high quality in her 2nd fifty of the marketing campaign – coming in 54 – albeit having been dropped on 9.

The stand with Burns reached 82, and had virtually stuck up with the DLS goal, earlier than a flurry of wickets ended the Diamonds’ hopes.

Burns was once brilliantly stuck at brief 3rd, Winfield-Hill picked out deep midwicket, Phoebe Turner was once castled and Leah Dobson neglected a immediately one to provide Dean her fourth.

Rain, which have been gentle for some time, began to return down heavier simply after 4pm to take the avid gamers off, with the DLS goal 232.