Hampshire Hawks cruised to an eight-wicket victory towards struggling Lancashire Thunder with opening batter Maia Bouchier scoring an unbeaten 74 at a windy Blackpool.
Bouchier, who was neglected by the England selectors for the forthcoming Girls’s T20 World Cup, confirmed her class, together with Hampshire skipper Georgia Adams, because the pair placed on a second-wicket partnership of 114 runs to seal the win.
Australian star Meg Lanning had earlier scored 64 however her efforts had been in useless because the hosts slumped to their fifth defeat from the opening six video games with Hampshire registering their third win of the competitors.
Hampshire acquired off to an excellent begin with former Lancashire participant Naomi Dattani bowling Eve Jones with the third ball of the opening over earlier than skipper Adams accounted for Tilly Kesteven the identical manner along with her first ball to go away the hosts 23-2.
Within the fifth over of the sport rain pressured the gamers off the sector for simply over an hour with Dattani putting with the primary ball after the resumption as Grace Johnson was bowled for 2.
Lancashire wanted a partnership and so they acquired one between captain Ellie Threlkeld and the in-form Lanning, who counter-attacked in fashion with repeated sweeps and a few energetic working.
Lanning introduced her half-century up off 41 balls with 5 boundaries and one towering six earlier than she top-edged a Bex Tyson supply to wicketkeeper Rhianna Southby for 64 to finish the partnership on 80.
Danielle Collins was out first ball caught within the deep off Amanda-Jade Wellington, however Threlkeld noticed her aspect by way of to the ultimate over earlier than she was bowled by Poppy Tulloch for 45 with Fi Morris departing off the final ball of the innings.
Bouchier took the sport to Lancashire, hitting Kate Cross’ first over for 10, however Grace Potts struck along with her first ball to bowl Ella McCaughan for a duck.
Cross had Adams dropped within the deep by Johnson with the skipper on 5 and it proved pricey because the second-wicket pair started compiling the partnership that will win the sport.
Bouchier’s half-century got here off 37 balls with one six and 6 fours because the guests eased their method to the goal within the sixteenth over towards a demoralised trying Lancashire with the profitable runs coming quickly after Adams was run out for 48.
