2018 Women's Cricket Super League
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.
| Dates | 22 July 2018 – 27 August 2018 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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
Location of WCSL teams
Last updated: 17 July 2018[5]
Points Table
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
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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) |
- 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) |
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Surrey Stars 136/3 (15.5 overs) |
- Surrey Stars won the toss and elected to field first.
- Points: Surrey Stars 5, Western Storm 0.
Lancashire Thunder 134/4 (20 overs) |
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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) |
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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.
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- No toss
- Points: Surrey Stars 2, Yorkshire Diamonds 2.
Lancashire Thunder 137/6 (20 overs) |
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Southern Vipers 133/9 (20 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) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to field first.
- Points: Western Storm 5, Southern Vipers 0.
Surrey Stars 148/5 (20 overs) |
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Lancashire Thunder 151/5 (19.5 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) |
- Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to bat first.
- Points: Loughborough Lightning 5, Yorkshire Diamonds 0.
Surrey Stars 95 (18 overs) |
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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) |
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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) |
- 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) |
- 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) |
- Yorkshire Diamonds won the toss and elected to field first.
- Points: Southern Vipers 4, Yorkshire Diamonds 0.
Loughborough Lightning 100/7 (13 overs) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Southern Vipers 153 (19.4 overs) |
Danielle Wyatt 36 (21) Sophie Ecclestone 4/20 (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) |
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Loughborough Lightning 145/6 (20 overs) |
- Yorkshire Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat first
- Points: Yorkshire Diamonds 4, Loughborough Lightning 0.
Western Storm 158/5 (20 overs) |
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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) |
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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:
- Most Wickets:
- Top Score by an individual:
- Best Bowling figures by an individual:
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.
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