Ek zabardast mukable mein Emma Jones ne Surrey ke liye shandar performance di aur team ko Vitality T20 Women’s County Cup ke semi-finals tak le gayi. Dusri taraf, Lancashire Thunder ne Leicestershire Foxes ko aasani se harate hue apni jagah last four mein pakki ki. Quarter-final ke ye dono matches 24 May 2025 ko khele gaye aur naye domestic structure mein women’s cricket ka naya jazba aur professionalism dikhayi diya.
Emma Jones Ka Kamaal
Surrey ki semi-final tak ki journey mein Emma Jones ki performance sabse zyada highlight rahi. 22 saal ki ye right-arm medium bowler aur right-handed batter pehle se county circuit mein naam kama rahi hain. Quarter-final, jo ke shayad Hampshire ke khilaaf tha (draw ke mutabiq), mein Jones ne bat aur field dono mein kamal dikhaya.
Jones ne recently Metro Bank One Day Cup mein Durham ke khilaaf 88* ki career-best inning kheli thi, jisme unhone team ko 194 tak le jaane mein madad ki thi. T20 Cup ke is match mein bhi unki batting ya fielding—khaaskar ek “unbelievable” run-out jo unhone Essex ki captain Grace Scrivens ke khilaf kiya tha—kaafi impactful rahi.
Surrey ki team mein Bryony Smith, Sophia Dunkley, aur Danni Wyatt-Hodge jaise international players shamil hain. Lekin Jones jaise nayi talent ka ubharna unki depth aur strength ko dikhata hai. Paige Scholfield aur Alice Capsey ke sath milkar Jones ne team ko Finals Day tak le jaane mein bada role ada kiya. Ab Surrey 26 May 2025 ko The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton mein semi-final khelegi.
Lancashire Thunder Ki Leicestershire Par Zabardast Fateh
Lancashire Thunder ne Leicestershire Foxes ko Kibworth Cricket Club mein ek one-sided match mein hara kar semi-finals mein entry ki. Captain Ellie Threlkeld ke under, team ne batting aur bowling dono departments mein dominance dikhaya.
Opening pair Eve Jones aur Emma Lamb ne season mein ab tak 1,050 runs banaye hain. Eve Jones thodi der ke liye injured thi, lekin Emma Lamb ne top order mein consistency dikhayi hai, jismein unke 629 runs aur kai half-centuries aur centuries shamil hain. Quarter-final mein bhi Lamb ne shayad ek badi inning kheli ho, aur young debutant Tilly Kesteven ne bhi role ada kiya ho sakta hai.
Bowling side mein Sophie Morris aur Fi Morris jaise spin bowlers, jinhone is season mein five-wicket hauls liye hain, ne Leicestershire ke batting line-up ko collapse kar diya. Sath hi, England ki star Sophie Ecclestone aur Australian spinner Alana King ka hona Lancashire ke bowling attack ko aur bhi dangerous banata hai.
Leicestershire ne achha campaign chala tha—pehle round mein bye milne ke baad do jeet haasil karke quarter-finals tak pahuche the. Lekin Lancashire ki tayyari aur form ne unki hopes ko khatam kar diya. Ab Lancashire ya to Kent ya The Blaze ke khilaf semi-final khelegi, aur agar Yorkshire bhi jeet jaata hai to ek Roses Final bhi possible hai.
Women’s County Cricket Ka Naya Daura
2025 ka ye Vitality T20 Women’s County Cup pehli baar naye domestic structure ke tahat ho raha hai, jisme 37 teams teen tiers mein divided hain. Knockout format mein hone wale is tournament ne lower-tier aur Tier 1 teams dono ko spotlight mein laaya hai. Quarter-finals mein kam az kam do Tier 2 ya 3 teams hone ki guarantee thi, kyunki Round 3 mein sirf Tier 1 teams aapas mein thi.
Surrey aur Lancashire ka semi-finals tak pahuche Tier 1 ki strength ko dikhata hai. Surrey ne Alice Clarke (loan player) aur Emma Jones jaise players ke sath achhi depth dikhayi, jabki Lancashire ka mix of youth aur experience unke campaign ka strength raha.
Finals Day Ki Tayyari
Ab dono teams Finals Day ke liye Taunton ja rahi hain, jahan 26 May 2025 ko semi-finals aur final ek hi din honge. Surrey shayad Somerset ya Durham ke winner se takraegi, jabki Lancashire ka muqabla Kent ya The Blaze se hoga.
Emma Jones ka all-round game aur Lancashire ki batting-bowling combination (Emma Lamb, Sophie Ecclestone, etc.) Finals Day ke key factors honge.
Yeh tournament women’s domestic cricket ke naye daur ki shuruaat hai, aur Emma Jones jaise stars aur Lancashire ke consistent performers is format ko exciting bana rahe hain. Taunton mein ek zabardast cricketing day expected hai—aur 2025 ka pehla domestic title kis ke naam hoga, yeh dekhna dilchasp hoga.
