Date: 26 May 2025
Location: Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton
Full Paisa Vasool Match
Arey bhai, kya match tha yeh! Lancashire Thunder ne Surrey ko 32 run se dhula diya final mein aur ban gaye pehle champions of the Vitality T20 Women’s County Cup. Aur match ka asli boss kaun? Sophie Ecclestone! Left-arm spinner ne maar diya 4 wicket sirf 12 run mein – pura Surrey ka batting line-up hil gaya.
Par asli shuruaat hui jab Tilly Kesteven ne full fire mode on karke 60 ball pe 77 run jod diye – usi ne base set kiya tha pura match ka.
Lancashire ki Batting: Kesteven ka dhamaka
Toss jeetke Surrey ke captain Bryony Smith ne bola, “Hum fielding karenge.” Lekin bhai, Tilly Kesteven ne aate hi bol diya, “Chalo, dikhaata hoon game ka asli maza!”
- Emma Lamb ne 27 run maar ke solid start diya.
- Kesteven aur Lamb ne milke 86 run ki opening partnership banayi.
- Uske baad aayi Fi Morris, jinhone sirf 12 ball pe 27 run jod ke total ko rocket banaya.
- Surrey ke liye Kalea Moore ne achha bowling kiya – 4 wicket nikaale, including Kesteven ka bhi.
Final score: 172-6 – matlab tight target set kiya tha.
Surrey ki Chase: Ecclestone ne kar diya bhasm
Chase mein Surrey ne bhi shuruaat zabardast ki – Bryony Smith (25) aur Kira Chathli (21) ne Cross ko pel diya pehle over mein. But fir game badla…
Kate Cross ne Chathli ko out kiya, aur uske baad aaye queen of spin – Sophie Ecclestone.
- 4 wicket – 12 run – 15 dot balls.
- Unhone Paige Scholfield, Emma Jones, aur set Phoebe Franklin (41 off 36) ko out kiya.
- Surrey ka pura middle order freeze ho gaya.
- Moore (22*) aur Macdonald-Gay (18) ne thoda fight diya, but Ecclestone ne last mein Macdonald-Gay ko out karke match finish kar diya.
Surrey all out: 140
Lancashire jeeta: 32 run se.
Star Performers:
- Tilly Kesteven (Lancashire) – 77 (60), total ka base banaya.
- Sophie Ecclestone (Lancashire) – 4/12, match palat diya.
- Fi Morris (Lancashire) – 27 (12), late firepower.
- Kalea Moore (Surrey) – 4/27, fight back in bowling.
- Phoebe Franklin (Surrey) – 41 (36), akeli ladi.
Kya Scene Hai?
Lancashire ne 2017 ke baad pehli baar koi major trophy jeeti hai. Captain Ellie Threlkeld ke under, team ne solid game dikhaya. Ecclestone, Cross, aur Lamb jaise England ke stars ne pura game turn kar diya. Kesteven jaisi naye talent ne bhi sabka dil jeet liya.
Yeh tournament – Vitality T20 Women’s County Cup – naye players ko mauka deta hai aur Tier 1 vs Tier 2 waale matches mein competition full tight hota hai.
Aakhri Baat:
Lancashire Thunder ne sirf trophy nahi jeeti – unhone naya standard set kiya. Kesteven ne bat se game set kiya, aur Ecclestone ne spin se khatam. Aur haan, yeh cup ek naye era ka start hai women’s domestic cricket ke liye – full josh, full competition, aur full talent!
Bollywood style mein bole toh:
“Picture abhi baaki hai mere dost, par yeh match toh blockbuster tha!”
