Jodie Grewcock again to hang-out Vipers as Sunrisers notch up second upset of season
Sunrisers 254 (Grewcock 76) beat Southern Vipers 226 (Windsor 84, Grewcock 4-45) by 28 runs
Jodie Grewcock haunted Southern Vipers for the second time this season as Sunrisers accomplished a double over the south coast franchise on this season’s Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.
Grewcock, whose half-century was pivotal to the primary win on the Ageas Bowl again in April, this time starred with bat and ball, scoring 76 earlier than taking 4 for 45 as they gained by 28 runs at Chelmsford.
Emily Windsor threatened to undo Grewcock’s good work with 84 within the Vipers’ run chase, however Alice Monaghan, who earlier taken three wickets was left stranded on 34 not out as Sunrisers recorded simply their second win on this competitors.
Both sides have been understrength for the competition on account of England call-ups and bloodied a lot of children.
Grewcock and Lissy MacLeod started circumspectly earlier than the previous threw off the shackles with three boundaries in a single over off Monaghan and a pair of beautiful cowl drives off Elwiss within the subsequent.
MacLeod briefly caught the temper, pummelling successive balls from Monaghan to the fence at mid-on and mid-wicket respectively, solely to be trapped in entrance by Elwiss with the rating on 66.
The wicket did not stall Sunrisers’ progress as Cordelia Griffith scored at near a run a ball and it got here as one thing of a shock when the right-hander was stumped for 29 by Rhiana Southby – a primary wicket in Vipers’ colors for spinner Lee.
Skipper Dane Van Niekerk did not keep lengthy, however Grewcock, dropped on 38, moved to 50, courtesy of a seventh 4, and with Mady Villiers, again from England An obligation bedding in effectively the hosts seemed set for an enormous rating at 164 for 3.
However, Villiers slog-swept Lee to deep mid-wicket and the tide of the innings turned. Grewcock’s glorious vigil ended when she despatched a half-tracker from Nancy Harman straight to mid-wicket and wickets fell steadily earlier than debutant Amu Surenkumar steered the hosts past 250 in firm with Kate Coppack.
There was pleasure for an additional debutant early within the Vipers’ reply as Esmae MacGregor castled Ella McCaughan. And the Colchester medium pacer may need had a second had Amara Carr clung on to an edge from the guests’ personal debutant Abigail Norgrove. The reprieve was short-lived because the teenager was quickly bowled by Kelly Castle.
Windsor although latched onto something unfastened to maintain the scoreboard transferring and Elwiss proved a wonderful foil, forcefully driving one from Grewcock to the mid-off boundary because the 50-partnership got here up in 56 balls.
Windsor caressed a sixth 4 via vast mid-off to achieve 50 in 69 balls and one other imperious drive was unfurled quickly after the drinks break.
Grewcock took a return catch to ship Elwiss on her manner, so ending a stand of 70 and later eliminated Freya Kemp, who injured her shoulder whereas batting, with the assistance of a catch within the deep, for a breezy 22.
With 91 wanted from the ultimate 14 Windsor’s was the wicket Sunrisers wished and Grewcock obliged right here too, yorking her with the primary ball of her subsequent over and she or he wasn’t completed but as Southby chipped again the only of caught and bowled possibilities in a double wicket maiden.
Monaghan and Harman threatened/produced one other twist, the previous hitting successive fours off MacGregor in a stand of 48. However, Coppack returned to have Harman caught after which ran out Taylor with a throw from the deep, earlier than Surenkumar struck with successive balls to seal victory.