The Cricketer reviews the best of the action from the latest round of the T20 competition in 2024
Old Trafford: Central Sparks 121-8, Thunder 125-7 - Thunder won by three wickets
Lancashire Thunder achieved one of their best results of the season when they overcame the previously undefeated Central Sparks by three wickets in their Charlotte Edwards Cup match at Emirates Old Trafford.
Having won the toss and opted to bowl first, Thunder restricted Sparks to 121 for 8 in their 20 overs, with Phoebe Graham taking 3 for 16 and Fi Morris 3 for 22.
Thunder chased down that target with one over to spare, Fi Morris against catching the eye with 43, although Sparks made their opponents fight all the way for their spoils.
Related: Freya Kemp lights the blue touch paper as Southern Vipers beat Western Storm
Utilita Bowl: Southern Vipers 173-5, Western Storm 145-7 - Southern Vipers won by 28 runs
Australian Charli Knott put Western Storm in a spin to get Southern Vipers back to winning ways in the Charlotte Edwards Cup.
Off-spinner Knott tore through Storm with her best T20 figures of 4 for 23, with a helping hand from some electric wicket-keeping from Rhianna Southby.
Georgia Adams had struck 48 to lend herself as the backbone to Vipers' 173 for 5 – the side's second-highest score in the competition's history – with Georgia Elwiss (45) and Freya Kemp (34) also contributing. Storm could only manage 145 in response to give the hosts a 28-run victory.
It meant Vipers – who have now won two from four this season – continued their 100 per cent record over Storm in both competitions in the regional era, with their last defeat coming in the 2019 Kia Super League final.
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