Ladies’s One-Day Cup 2026, BLZ-W vs SOM-W 63rd Match Match Report, September 06, 2026

The Blaze 193 for 4 (S Bryce 54*, Jones 53*) beat Somerset 192 (Luff 52, Higham 4-28) by six wickets

The Blaze stored on the right track for a clear sweep of home trophies as a six-wicket bonus level victory over Somerset maintained their grip on high spot within the Metro Financial institution One-Day Cup ladies’s competitors, needing one win from their final two fixtures to ensure their place within the closing on September 19.

Somerset captain Sophie Luff made her fourth half-century of the 50-over season, Alex Griffiths 38 and Niamh Holland 32 however her aspect’s 192 all out in 46.1 overs all the time felt like too little in opposition to a crew that had received seven run chases out of 9 earlier than this one.

So it proved as unbeaten half-centuries from Sarah Bryce (54 from 65 balls) and Emma Jones (53 off 44) noticed The Blaze dwelling with 11.3 overs to spare after Tammy Beaumont had earlier made 39.

Spinner Lucy Higham impressed with 4 for 28 for The Blaze and there have been two wickets every for Grace Ballinger and Kirstie Gordon after The Blaze had received the toss.

Second-placed Hampshire, who meet The Blaze on the Utilita Bowl on Wednesday of their closing group sport, stored up the stress with a bonus-point win over Yorkshire, however The Blaze have the benefit of a sport in hand in opposition to bottom-of-the-table Essex at Chesterfield subsequent Friday.

Somerset are nonetheless in a race with Warwickshire for third spot within the desk and a spot within the eliminator spherical, going into the final week only one level behind the Edgbaston-based aspect. Each have two matches left.

The Blaze have already lifted silverware twice this season, successful each the Vitality Blast and Vitality T20 County Cup competitions.

On the pitch used for Nottinghamshire’s four-day match in opposition to Leicestershire that ended on Saturday, Somerset managed solely two boundaries within the opening powerplay, shedding Bex Odgers and Emma Corney as they struggled to 22 for two from 10.

Luff often stepped down the pitch to drive profitably, her half-century from 55 deliveries with seven fours dominating a 66-run partnership with Holland. However she missed a ball pushed extensive by Kathryn Bryce and was stumped.

Wickets then fell at common intervals. After Holland was bowled by a grubber, Jess Hazell discovered additional cowl earlier than Higham’s skilful, crazy offspin accounted for Katie Jones (stumped), Jazz Westley (caught long-on), Chloe Skelton and Griffiths (bowled) earlier than Ballinger bowled Lola Harris to complete the innings.

In pursuit of their goal, The Blaze likewise misplaced two wickets within the powerplay, Prisha Thanawala (caught at slip) and Kathryn Bryce (caught behind) as Ellie Anderson twice discovered the sting of the bat. Georgia Elwiss fell to a leaping, one-handed catch at tremendous leg as Somerset’s spinners stored a decent rein on the scoring price however at 95 for 3 on the midway level, The Blaze had been on the right track.

The lack of Beaumont at 105 for 4 within the twenty seventh over raised Somerset’s hopes, the previous England worldwide departing as Hazell, diving ahead, made an outstanding one-handed seize at deep midwicket.

However Sarah Bryce and Jones then took cost, persistently rotating the strike and judging the proper moments to be aggressive. Bryce accomplished a half-century off 62 balls with three fours, Jones getting there from simply 43 balls with seven fours.

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