Durham upset the shape e-book to beat Hampshire Hawks by 4 wickets and attain the ultimate of the Vitality Girls’s Blast on the Oval as Heather Graham performed a match-winning hand with the bat.
The Hawks had been favourites to arrange a showdown with The Blaze having completed high of the desk and 9 factors away from their fourth-placed opponents, however had been overshadowed by an excellent all-round efficiency from Durham.
After being requested to bat, Hampshire appeared to be constructing in the direction of a difficult complete at 49-1 within the sixth over, however the lack of 5 wickets for 40 runs, together with that of captain Georgia Adams (15) set the tone as Sophia Turner (3-21) and Katy Levick (1-18) chipped away.
Naomi Dattani was the mainstay of the Hampshire innings, scoring an unbeaten 28 from 22 balls, with Ella McCaughan (23) the one different batter to get into the 20s, however a complete of 129-8 at all times seemed properly inside attain of Durham.
That proved to be the case with skipper Hollie Armitage (23) and Mady Villiers (25) sharing a 52-run partnership for the opening wicket, however when each had been dismissed within the area of seven deliveries the nerves began appearing within the north-east aspect’s batting line-up.
Bess Heath (8), Emily Windsor (1) and Mia Rogers (8) all fell to cut back them to 93-5, leaving Hampshire sensing there was a chance to exert sufficient stress to get out of bother.
