Over 20. 6 runs. Bowler: Mary Taylor. Lancashire Women: 8-159(rr 7.95) The slower full toss wide outside off invites a drive, and Venus connects with a bottom edge, sneaking a single down to first slip. Venus Weerappuli gets off the mark as Lancashire Women edge closer, needing just 2 runs from the last ball with 2 wickets in hand.
A full, no movement delivery on the outside off, Kate Cross carefully drives it along the ground for a single but is run out on a precise direct hit. Kate Cross departs after scoring 4 runs off 4 balls.
Tara Norris reads the slower ball outside off perfectly, driving it along the ground for a well-timed single. Norris gets off the mark and the innings starts to take shape.
Mary Taylor bowls a full-length slower ball down leg, tempting Tilly Kesteven into a well-timed flick. However, it's caught at backward square leg, and Kesteven departs after a solid 73. Kesteven's wicket shifts momentum sharply, boosting Warwickshire's win probability from 12% to 40%.
Mary Taylor bowls a slower full-toss just outside off, and Tilly Kesteven leans into a controlled slog, nudging it past long on for two runs. Lancashire Women's win probability jumps from 70% to 77%.
Over 19. 6 runs. Bowler: Amu Surenkumar. Lancashire Women: 6-153(rr 8.05) Tilly Kesteven drives this no-movement full ball on off stump with controlled precision, sending it elegantly away for two runs. Lancashire Women require 8 runs from 6 balls with four wickets in hand, holding a 72% chance to chase it down.
A full toss outside off, Kate Cross leans in and drives with precision, timing it well to sneak a single through the infield. Kate Cross gets off the mark, adding a valuable run for Lancashire Women.
The slower ball length on off stump tempts a wild slog from the batter who misses completely, and the ball crashes into the stumps. A clean bowled dismissal as the batter fails to connect. Darcey Carter departs for a duck after facing just one ball.
Over 18. 4 runs. Bowler: Hannah Baker. Lancashire Women: 5-147(rr 8.17) A full-length leg spinner pitches on middle stump and Seren Smale attempts a flick but misses completely, beaten as the ball crashes into the stumps. Smale departs after a patient 23 from 23. Lancashire Women require 14 runs from 12 balls with five wickets in hand, holding an 88% chance to win.
Over 17. 12 runs. Bowler: Georgia Davis. Lancashire Women: 4-143(rr 8.41) The off break pitches just outside off length, and Tilly Kesteven attempts a drive but misses, resulting in no run. Lancashire Women require 18 runs from the final 18 balls, holding six wickets in hand in this tense chase.
An off break delivered as a full toss right on middle stump. Tilly Kesteven pulls off a well-timed slog, sending the ball racing to deep backward square leg for four. That makes it another boundary for Kesteven, her second in this over.
Georgia Davis floats a full toss off break just outside off stump. Tilly Kesteven steps in and unleashes a well-timed, controlled slog that races away to long on for four.
On a full length, middle stump line, the off break was met with a crisp, well-timed drive by Seren Smale who keeps it along the ground for a smart single. This partnership has now reached 50 runs from just 43 balls.
Over 16. 5 runs. Bowler: Hannah Baker. Lancashire Women: 4-131(rr 8.19) Tilly Kesteven drives a full-toss leg spinner outside off, but it's mis-timed and races away due to a misfield at mid-off, earning a single. Lancashire Women require 30 runs from 24 balls with 6 wickets in hand as the chase intensifies.
