Over 20. 10 runs. Bowler: Esmae MacGregor. Durham Women: 6-150(rr 7.5) Over the wicket. Yorker, down leg, back foot, flick along the ground to Liberty Heap at fine leg. 2 runs.
Grace Thompson elegantly drives a length ball outside off, timing it perfectly to sneak a single through the infield. Thompson gets off the mark and sets the tone for Durham Women.
Esmae MacGregor bowls a full-length no movement delivery just outside off, and Mia Rogers goes for an ambitious drive but fails to control the shot. She is caught by the extra cover fielder, Jodi Grewcock. Mia Rogers departs for a quick 27 off 15 balls.
Over 19. 11 runs. Bowler: Eva Gray. Durham Women: 5-140(rr 7.37) Mia Rogers executes a well-timed cut through the off side off a back of a length slower ball, racing away for two runs. Durham Women need 23 from the final over with five wickets in hand, the chase hanging in the balance.
Emma Marlow pulls a back-of-a-length delivery just outside off, keeping it down and allows herself a sharp single. Emma Marlow gets off the mark for Durham Women.
A full delivery on the outside off stump with no movement, Heather Graham goes for a drive but mistimes it badly, resulting in a catch at extra cover. Heather Graham departs after scoring 36 runs off 23 balls, a key wicket for Essex Women.
A slower ball pitched just outside off, nicely timed by the batter as she sweeps it cleanly along the ground, racing away fine leg for four. Heather Graham continues her strong form with another boundary in this over.
The no movement delivery outside off, pitched back of a length, sees Heather Graham's inside edge sneak away for four. A daring slog shot that finds the fine leg boundary perfectly. Heather Graham moves past thirty runs off just 20 balls at a blistering strike rate of 160.
Over 18. 11 runs. Bowler: Grace Scrivens. Durham Women: 4-129(rr 7.17) Grace Scrivens bowls a back of a length off break outside off, but Mia Rogers shifts swiftly and pulls it crisply. The well-timed shot races through fine leg for four runs. Durham Women face a challenging chase needing 34 from 12 balls with six wickets in hand.
Grace Scrivens delivers a back of a length off break on off stump, and Mia Rogers cleverly plays a well-timed, controlled pull through the square leg region, picking up two runs with precision.
An off break floated outside off, pitching back of a length. Mia Rogers swings an uncontrolled drive, nudging the ball through the off side for a quick single.
Grace Scrivens bowls a back-of-a-length off break outside off, but Mia Rogers reads it well and unfurls a controlled, well-timed pull through midwicket for a quick two.
Over 17. 9 runs. Bowler: Sophia Smale. Durham Women: 4-118(rr 6.94) Heather Graham steps forward to meet the stock ball on off stump with a crisp drive, sneaking a single through the infield. Durham Women require 45 runs off 18 balls, holding six wickets and facing a tough chase ahead.
Over 16. 10 runs. Bowler: Esmae MacGregor. Durham Women: 4-109(rr 6.81) Mia Rogers delicately scoops a no-movement length ball outside off, guiding it finely for a controlled two runs. Durham Women require 54 from 24 balls with six wickets in hand, still facing a steep climb.
Esmae MacGregor bowls a length ball outside off, and Mia Rogers unleashes a clever scoop off the inside edge. The ball races fine leg for four. Durham Women move to 103 for 4 in their chase.
A length ball on middle stump from no movement pitch, the batter works it but misses cleanly; the ball strikes the pads and is promptly collected by the keeper for no run.
