RHF Trophy 2024, BLZ vs SUNR forty sixth Fit Fit File, August 31, 2024

The Blaze 249 for 4 (Okay Bryce 87*, Beaumont 59) beat Sunrisers 245 (Griffith 65) via six wickets

Double-chasers The Blaze saved alive their likelihood of qualifying for the knock-out level of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy with a six-wicket win over Sunrisers at Derby, the place they chased down a goal of 246 with 39 balls to spare.

The outcome used to be a setback for Sunrisers, who began the day in 3rd position within the team desk, even though the top-four end they wish to clinch their first semi-final look within the historical past of both of the ladies’s regional competitions stays of their palms with two fits left.

The Blaze have momentum after successful six in their ultimate 8 finished fits however will nonetheless want different effects to head of their favour although they win their two ultimate fixtures.

Having opted to bat first on a inexperienced wicket after successful the toss, Sunrisers reached a cast 38 with out loss sooner than medium-pacer Bryce then got rid of Scrivens stuck and bowled off a vanguard within the ultimate over of the outlet powerplay. Jo Gardner used to be then bowled off her entrance pad via Gordon as she sought to tug thru midwicket.

Griffith and 19-year-old Jodi Grewcock regained the initiative for Sunrisers, including 89 for the 3rd wicket, Griffith finishing a 55-ball fifty after hitting Groves for 6 and 4 because the leg-spinner conceded 14 from her opening over.

However Groves bounced again to have Grewcock leg sooner than and collected a 2d good fortune as Mady Villiers top-edged to mid-on. Alice Macleod used to be run out because of Cassidy McCarthy’s good paintings at the midwicket boundary.

Sunrisers had slipped from 135 for 2 to 162 for 6 as Gordon claimed the necessary wicket of Griffith when what should had been an constructive attraction for leg sooner than used to be upheld.

Grey and Flo Miller strengthened the Sunrisers innings via including an enterprising 60 in 11 overs sooner than Miller (26) used to be bowled via Ballinger, her dismissal sparking a flurry of wickets within the last 5 overs as Grey, Kate Coppack and Amara Carr discovered fielders within the deep, all off Bryce.

Beaumont and Scotland wicketkeeper-batter Sarah Bryce supplied a powerful platform for The Blaze answer, hanging 76 at the board sooner than the latter used to be leg sooner than taking part in again to off-spinner Villiers.

With the Sunrisers assault not able to construct sustained drive, Beaumont and Sarah Bryce had doubled the Blaze general virtually via the midway level in their innings, at which level some other 100 runs had been wanted precisely.

Beaumont departed lbw from 71 balls, having hit 3 fours and a six in a workmanlike efficiency, lacking a pull shot in opposition to a ball from Grey that struck her very prime at the left thigh.

However, with 88 wanted from 20 overs and 8 wickets in hand, The Blaze had been in keep an eye on, even with Grey and leg spinner Abtaha Maqsood, in her first look of this 12 months’s festival, starting to follow some drive. They misplaced Kelly, trapped in entrance as Grey claimed a 2d good fortune, however nonetheless had numerous batting to return.

Eire’s Orla Prendergast used to be stuck at the midwicket boundary however Claridge moved quickly issues together with 3 fours in an over off Grewcock sooner than Bryce, who had introduced her talent and enjoy to endure in a perfectly measured innings, hit the successful boundary.