Southern Vipers 115 for five (Adams 63, Villiers 3-15) beat Sunrisers 114 for 7 (Griffith 65, Smith 3-13) by 5 wickets

Southern Vipers romped in the direction of finals day of the Charlotte Edwards Cup after they defeated Sunrisers by 5 wickets on the 1st Central County Ground, Hove.

Even with out their England gamers they had been far too sturdy for a Sunrisers facet who've misplaced all seven of their matches within the competitors. Chasing a modest goal of 115 the Vipers received residence with 5.1 overs to spare.

The Vipers went into their final group stage match with the comfy data that solely heavy defeat would deny them a spot at New Road, Worcester, the place they are going to face Thunder.

The Vipers had been properly on their strategy to victory after simply 5 overs, having lowered Sunrisers to 18 for 4 in that point.

Struggling Sunrisers had given the captaincy to the skilled South African Dane van Niekerk and given a debut to spectacular medium pacer Esmae MacGregor, who took two wickets. But it wasn't sufficient.

From the second ball of the fifth over wicket-keeper Amara Carr was run out by Alice Monaghan, going for an optimistic second run and the innings appeared in ruins.

But the Sunrisers can by no means be written off whereas Griffith remains to be there and as soon as once more the aggressive right-hander counter-attacked in opposition to a Vipers facet who, as common, rotated their bowlers at each alternative. At the midway stage of the innings - which had featured six Vipers bowlers - Sunrisers had been 45 for 4.

Grifffith powered to her fifty from 44 balls when she pulled Elwiss to the midwicket boundary. But with the final ball of the over Elwiss yorked Florence Miller for 20 to finish the 65-run partnership. And, in essence, the innings was over within the 18th over when Griffith, aiming for the leg facet, was caught at extra-cover.