2018 Women's Cricket Super League
Dates | 22 July 2018 –27 August 2018 |
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Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
Cricket format | Twenty20 |
Tournament format(s) | Round robin and knock-out finals |
Champions | Surrey Stars (1st title) |
Participants | 6 |
Matches played | 32 |
Player of the series | Smriti Mandhana |
Most runs | Smriti Mandhana (421) |
Most wickets | Kirstie Gordon (17) |
Official website | ecb.co.uk |
The 2018 Women's Cricket Super League, or 2018 Kia Super League for sponsorship reasons, was the third season of the Women's Cricket Super League (WCSL), the semi-professional women's cricket competition in England and Wales. The competition, run by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), consisted of six franchise teams playing in a Twenty20 format.[1] The Western Storm were the defending champions.
Surrey Stars won the competition defeating Loughborough Lightning by 66 runs in the final.[2] Smriti Mandhana, an Indian player for the Western Storm, was named player of the tournament, after she finished as the tournament's top run-scorer.[3]
Competition format
Six teams competed for the T20 title which took place between 22 July and 27 August 2018. The six teams will play each other twice in a round robin format; followed by semi finals a finals day at the County Cricket Ground in Hove, Sussex.[4]
Teams
Last updated: 17 July 2018[5]
Points Table
Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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Loughborough Lightning | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | +1.361 |
Western Storm | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 30 | +0.919 |
Surrey Stars | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 24 | −0.404 |
Lancashire Thunder | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 | −0.825 |
Yorkshire Diamonds | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 15 | −0.290 |
Southern Vipers | 10 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 10 | −0.490 |
- The three top ranked teams qualified for the Knockouts.
- advanced to Final
- advanced to the Semi-final
Fixtures
League stage
Surrey Stars 141/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Southern Vipers 145/3 (17 overs) |
Sophia Dunkley-Brown 66 (43) Fi Morris 4/22 (4 overs) |
- Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to field first.
- Points: Southern Vipers 4, Surrey Stars 0.
Lancashire Thunder 72 (16.5 overs) |
v |
Loughborough Lightning 74/4 (15.1 overs) |
Evelyn Jones 19 (20) Jenny Gunn 3/10 (3 overs) |
Georgia Adams 22 (19) Alex Hartley 2/12 (4 overs) |
- Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to field first.
- Points: Loughborough Lightning 5, Lancashire Thunder 0.
Yorkshire Diamonds 162/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Western Storm 166/3 (15.3 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to field first.
- Points: Western Storm 5, Yorkshire Diamonds 0.
Southern Vipers 105 (19.3 overs) |
v |
Loughborough Lightning 109/4 (18.5 overs) |
- Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to field first.
- Points: Loughborough Lightning 4, Southern Vipers 0.
Western Storm 132/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Surrey Stars 136/3 (15.5 overs) |
Smriti Mandhana 37 (21) Sophia Brown 3/18 (2 overs) |
Sarah Taylor 50 (34) Danielle Gibson 2/34 (4 overs) |
- Surrey Stars won the toss and elected to field first.
- Points: Surrey Stars 5, Western Storm 0.
Lancashire Thunder 134/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Yorkshire Diamonds 101 (18.2 overs) |
- Yorkshire Diamonds won the toss and elected to field first.
- Points: Lancashire Thunder 5, Yorkshire Diamonds 0.
Western Storm 85/2 (6 overs) |
v |
Loughborough Lightning 67/0 (6 overs) |
Sophie Devine 46* (21) |
- Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to field first.
- Match reduced to 6 over per side due to rain.
- Points: Western Storm 5, Loughborough Lightning 0.
v |
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- No toss
- Points: Surrey Stars 2, Yorkshire Diamonds 2.
Lancashire Thunder 137/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Southern Vipers 133/9 (20 overs) |
Evelyn Jones 69 (65) Natasha Farrant 3/24 (4 overs) |
Suzie Bates 40 (36) Emma Lamb 4/17 (4 overs) |
- Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to field first.
- Points: Lancashire Thunder 4, Southern Vipers 0.
Southern Vipers 91 (18.1 overs) |
v |
Western Storm 93/1 (9.3 overs) |
Sara McGlashan 31 (30) Claire Nicholas 2/17 (4 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to field first.
- Points: Western Storm 5, Southern Vipers 0.
Surrey Stars 148/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Lancashire Thunder 151/5 (19.5 overs) |
Natalie Sciver 95 (57) Emma Lamb 3/34 (4 overs) |
- Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to field first.
- Points: Lancashire Thunder 4, Surrey Stars 0.
Loughborough Lightning 143/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Yorkshire Diamonds 102/9 (20 overs) |
Rachael Haynes 50 (41) Katie Levick 2/24 (4 overs) |
Thea Brookes 30 (19) Kirstie Gordon 2/10 (3 overs) |
- Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to bat first.
- Points: Loughborough Lightning 5, Yorkshire Diamonds 0.
Surrey Stars 95 (18 overs) |
v |
Loughborough Lightning 96/1 (10 overs) |
- Surrey Stars won the toss and elected to bat first.
- Points: Loughborough Lightning 5, Surrey Stars 0.
Yorkshire Diamonds 175/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Southern Vipers 163/9 (20 overs) |
- Yorkshire Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat first.
- Points: Yorkshire Diamonds 4, Southern Vipers 0.
Lancashire Thunder 153/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Western Storm 154/3 (18.2 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to field first.
- Points: Western Storm 4, Lancashire Thunder 0.
Southern Vipers 172/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Loughborough Lightning 174/7 (19.4 overs) |
- Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bat first.
- Points: Loughborough Lightning 4, Southern Vipers 0.
Yorkshire Diamonds 172/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Western Storm 174/3 (19.2 overs) |
Smriti Mandhana 56 (36) Katie Levick 1/16 (3 overs) |
- Yorkshire Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat first.
- Points: Western Storm 4, Yorkshire Diamonds 0.
Surrey Stars 167/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Lancashire Thunder 112 (19.2 overs) |
Lizelle Lee 70 (37) Emma Lamb 2/12 (3 overs) |
Evelyn Jones 40 (48) Dane van Niekerk 3/20 (4 overs) |
- Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to field first
- Points: Surrey Stars 5, Lancashire Thunder 0.
Southern Vipers 159/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Yorkshire Diamonds 143 (19.5 overs) |
Tammy Beaumont 64 (37) Katie Levick 3/35 (4 overs) |
Thea Brookes 45 (36) Suzie Bates 4/26 (3.5 overs) |
- Yorkshire Diamonds won the toss and elected to field first.
- Points: Southern Vipers 4, Yorkshire Diamonds 0.
Loughborough Lightning 100/7 (13 overs) |
v |
Surrey Stars 106/3 (11.2 overs) |
- Surrey Stars won the toss and elected to field first.
- Match reduced to 13 overs per team due to rain.
- Points: Surrey Stars 4, Loughborough Lightning 0.
Western Storm 185/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Lancashire Thunder 109 (18.2 overs) |
Eleanor Threlkeld 33 (32) Claire Nicholas 3/11 (3 overs) |
- Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Western Storm 5, Lancashire Thunder 0.
Lancashire Thunder 136/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Loughborough Lightning 137/1 (14.3 overs) |
- Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to bat first.
- Points: Loughborough Lightning 5, Lancashire Thunder 0.
Southern Vipers 62/2 (8.5 overs) |
v |
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Danielle Wyatt 27 (20) Danielle Gibson 1/8 (1.5 overs) |
- Western Storm wonn the toss and elected to field first.
- Points: Western Storm 2, Southern Vipers 2.
Surrey Stars 66 (16.4 overs) |
v |
Yorkshire Diamonds 67/1 (9.3 overs) |
- Yorkshire Diamonds won the toss and elected to field first.
- Points: Yorkshire Diamonds 5, Surrey Stars 0.
Southern Vipers 147/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Surrey Stars 148/6 (19.3 overs) |
- Surrey Stars won the toss and elected to field first.
- Points: Surrey Stars 4, Southern Vipers 0.
Lancashire Thunder 154/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Yorkshire Diamonds 145/8 (20 overs) |
- Yorkshire Diamonds won the toss and elected to field first.
- Points: Lancashire Thunder 4, Yorkshire Diamonds 0.
Western Storm 124/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Loughborough Lightning 125/1 (12.3 overs) |
- Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to field first.
- Points: Loughborough Lightning 5, Western Storm 0.
Lancashire Thunder 162/3 (20 overs) |
v |
Southern Vipers 153 (19.4 overs) |
- Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to field first.
- Points: Lancashire Thunder 4, Southern Vipers 0.
Yorkshire Diamonds 148/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Loughborough Lightning 145/6 (20 overs) |
Beth Mooney 76 (50) Linsey Smith 2/18 (4 overs) |
- Yorkshire Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat first
- Points: Yorkshire Diamonds 4, Loughborough Lightning 0.
Western Storm 158/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Surrey Stars 160/5 (19.4 overs) |
- Surrey Stars won the toss and elected to bat first.
- Points: Surrey Stars 4, Western Storm 0.
Last updated: 18 August 2018[8]
Semi-final
Surrey Stars 162/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Western Storm 153/6 (20 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to field first.
Final
Surrey Stars 183/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Loughborough Lightning 117 (18.3 overs) |
- Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to field first.
Statistics
- Highest Score by a team: Western Storm − 185/4 (20 overs) vs Lancashire Thunder
- Lowest Score by a team: Surrey Stars − 66/7 (16.4 overs) vs Yorkshire Diamonds
- Maximum runs:
Smriti Mandhana (Western Storm) − 421 runs in 9 innings (10 matches) - Most Wickets:
Kirstie Gordon (Loughborough Lightning) − 17 wickets in 11 innings (11 matches) - Top Score by an individual:
Lizelle Lee (Surrey Stars) − 104 (58) vs Loughborough Lightning - Best Bowling figures by an individual:
Katherine Brunt (Yorkshire Diamonds) − 5/26 (4 overs) vs Southern Vipers
References
- ↑ "Kia Women's Super League 2018". ECB.co.uk. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ↑ Williams, Adam (27 August 2018). "Women's Super League: Surrey Stars' Lizelle Lee scores 104 against Loughborough in final". BBC. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ↑ "Smriti Mandhana is the Kia Super League player of the tournament". The Indian Express. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ↑ "Kia Super League 2018 matches". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ↑ "Super League 2018 squads". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ↑ "Women's Cricket Super League Table - 2018-19".
- ↑ "Super League 2018 points table".
- ↑ "Super League 2018 fixtures and results". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 18 August 2018.