Thunder slipped to 33-4 inside six overs as openers Eve Jones and Darcey Carter, plus captain Ellie Threlkeld, have been all caught making an attempt to clear the interior ring, whereas Seren Smale was stumped.
New-ball seamers Grace Ballinger and Charley Phillips eliminated Jones and Carter earlier than the off-spin of Australian abroad all-rounder Charli Knott accounted for Smale and Threlkeld within the area of three balls within the sixth over.
However abroad star Lanning set the ball rolling on a restoration, first in partnership with Fi Morris after which Lister.
Lanning shared 29 for the fifth with Morris, who fell caught at brief third for 14, off a top-edged pull at Ballinger, after which added 100 in 9.5 overs with Scottish worldwide Lister.
The sixth-wicket pair shared 4 sixes. Lanning hit three of all of them across the wicket within the final two overs, which price 33 mixed.
One was slog-swept off Kathryn Bryce’s seam within the penultimate over, the opposite two hit over long-off and midwicket in opposition to Phillips within the final.
The Blaze misplaced Marie Kelly to Grace Potts early of their chase, however Beaumont hoisted Tara Norris for 2 sixes over midwicket and long-on within the third over to get issues shifting
She then slog-swept her former England team-mate Kate Cross for a 3rd six and was punishing as the house bowlers struggled to discover a constant size.
Beaumont reached her fifty off 24 balls simply outdoors the powerplay, however then got here Thunder’s second restoration as spin prospered.
She was bowled pulling at Carter’s off-spin earlier than Kathryn Bryce dragged a Morris full toss to long-on.
Georgia Elwiss was bowled by the left-arm spin of Hannah Jones, following two deflections off physique and bat as she aimed to brush, and Knott skewed the identical bowler to backward level, leaving Blaze 5 down and 63 in need of victory.
Emma Jones additionally holed out to long-off in opposition to Morris (3-25), however Scotland worldwide Bryce was helped alongside by captain Kirstie Gordon, who contributed 20 to a 45-run seventh-wicket stand.
Bryce was caught behind off Potts with the primary ball of the final over and 4 nonetheless wanted, however it was too little, too late for Lancashire.
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