A length ball down the wide outside off, fired in with no movement. Skye Thomas meets it with a well-timed drive, sending it crisply through extra cover for four.
Over 19. 13 runs. Bowler: Heather Graham. Lancashire Women: 6-129(rr 6.79) Heather Graham bowls a full-length delivery outside off, and the batter attempts an ambitious slog but misses completely, resulting in no run. Lancashire Women need 4 runs from the last 6 balls, holding a strong 91% chance to win with four wickets in hand.
The slower ball, delivered on off stump at full length, is met with a powerful slog by Kate Cross. She times it perfectly, sending the ball soaring over mid wicket for a majestic six. This impressive strike raises the partnership to 54 runs from just 36 balls.
Heather Graham bowls a back of a length delivery on off stump with no movement; Kate Cross works at it but misses, the ball striking her pad and staying down for no run.
Skye Thomas works a length ball on off stump neatly into the ground, making a quick single with the fielding close at mid-on. Skye Thomas reaches a brilliant fifty off just 36 balls, striking at 139.
Heather Graham bowls a back of a length delivery outside off, and Skye Thomas pulls it with exquisite control. The well-timed shot sails cleanly over deep mid wicket for a maximum. Lancashire Women get their first six of the innings.
Over 18. 7 runs. Bowler: Katie Levick. Lancashire Women: 6-116(rr 6.44) A full-length leg spinner on leg stump, this one is slogged with a top edge, running away for a crucial single. Lancashire Women face a tense chase, needing 17 from the last 12 balls with four wickets in hand.
A length ball on leg stump from the leg spinner. Skye Thomas dispatches a well-timed slog-sweep low and fast, sending it racing away fine leg for four. Lancashire Women make a big leap, their win probability rising sharply from 22% to 41%.
On a full-length leg spinner drifting on middle stump, Skye Thomas drives crisply with bat-pad contact, but there's no run as the keeper quickly fields up.
Over 17. 9 runs. Bowler: Sophia Turner. Lancashire Women: 6-109(rr 6.41) Cross expertly pulls the back of a length slower ball outside off, sneaking it through mid-wicket for a quick two. Lancashire Women need 24 from 18 balls with four wickets in hand in this tough chase.
A full delivery just outside off, bowled with no movement. Skye Thomas leans into a beautifully middled drive, sending the ball racing through extra cover for four.
Over 16. 11 runs. Bowler: Katherine Fraser. Lancashire Women: 6-100(rr 6.25) An off break pitched length outside off, cut crisply by Skye Thomas who keeps it down and races through for a quick single. Lancashire Women reach 100 for 6, needing 33 runs off 24 balls with four wickets left, the chase heats up.
A full-length off break on off stump is worked crisply and well timed through mid wicket for four. Skye Thomas moves to thirty runs off 26 balls, maintaining a healthy strike rate.
Off break pitched outside off and full, driven crisply by the batter. Kate Cross finds the sweet spot, sending the ball racing through extra cover for four.
