9.3 overs The Blaze 53 for 4 vs Southern Vipers - Play suspended

Southern Vipers and The Blaze must come again on Sunday to finish the Charlotte Edwards Cup remaining after heavy rain saturated the outfield at New Road, Worcester.

Anya Shrubsole had impressed Vipers to sentence The Blaze to 53 for 4 in 9.3 overs earlier than lightning within the space took the groups off at 4:35pm, then rain made positive they did not come again.

Play was formally deserted at simply after 6pm with the choice to come back again on Sunday for the reserve day - with the beginning time but to be confirmed.

Any motion will restart on the midway level of The Blaze innings, and if there is no such thing as a probability of play due to rain then The Blaze will win by advantage of ending prime of the group - the place they boasted a 100 per cent report.

The reserve day is unhealthy news for a number of the Vipers gamers who have been because of reap the benefits of the brief break within the season by taking a vacation.

In the 57 balls potential earlier than the storm breezed in, former England quick bowler Shrubsole pinned her former worldwide team-mate Tammy Beaumont lbw with a trademark inswinger with the third ball of the innings.

She then discovered Sarah Bryce swinging straight up into the air within the following over as The Blaze slumped to 19 for 2, and solely reached 34 for 2 by the top of the powerplay.

Spinners Lauren Smith and Georgia Adams then put the batting facet into extra hassle, with Georgie Boyce caught behind with one which popped, and Kathryn Bryce was bowled by means of the gate.

The Vipers had earlier gained their Eliminator in opposition to Thunder by 18 runs after half-centuries from Danni Wyatt and Maia Bouchier - with Thunder arising brief within the chase of 191.