The match was tied between Lancashirs and Summerset. (Photo-screenshot/x)
The Women’s T20 blast saw an exciting match on 18 July. In this match that stopped the heartbeat, the Australian player, known as ‘Lady Warne’, saved his team from defeat by hitting a six off the last ball. With this, his team’s journey from this league also ended. The match was played between the Summerset and the Lancashere. On the last ball of this match, Australia all -rounder Alana King tied the match with a brilliant six. The match was played for 17–17 overs.
Alana King surprised everyone
A match of the roundup of the Women’s T20 Blast was played between the Summerset and Lancashire. The match started an hour late due to Lancasher being stuck in a jam. Due to which this match was reduced to 17-17 overs. Chasing a target of 115 runs, Lancashere needed seven runs to win on the last ball. Lancashere’s defeat looked confirmed, but Australian player Alana King shocked everyone by hitting a brilliant six off Moli Robins. Earlier, Samarset started very poorly.
Summerset’s poor start
Batting first against Lancashere, Samarset started a lot. His five wickets were spent for only 43 runs. This was followed by captain Sophie Laf (36 runs off 30 balls) and Alex Griffiths (29 not out) to share the team by sharing 56 runs. In this way, Samarset scored 114 runs for 6 wickets in 17 overs. Mahika Gaur bowled brilliantly on behalf of Lancashere. He took three wickets for only 15 runs in 4 overs.
Lancasher’s team after a good start
Chasing the target, Lancasher started well. Opener Eve Jones and Seren Smell shared 34 runs off 28 balls for the first wicket. After this, Amanda-Z Wellington of Sumaraset took 3 wickets and overturned the match. This Australian spinner took two wickets from two balls in the 13th over, causing Lancashire to score 78/4.
The thrill of the last over
The drama increased further in the last over when Lancasher needed 13 runs in 6 balls to win. In this over, Moli Robins dismissed Eli Threelkel and Tara Noris on consecutive balls and sent them to the pavilion. After this, two catches were missed, which scored six runs by Alana King and Darcy Carter. Lancashere wanted seven runs on the last ball. Alana King forced to distribute the points of the Samarset by hitting a brilliant six off the last ball.
