Southern Vipers beat the Blaze by five wickets in the final of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy at Northampton on Sunday, chasing down their target of 201 with an unbeaten 57 from Emily Windsor.
The run chase was not without nerves: the Blaze’s 19-year-old leg-spinner Josie Groves took three wickets in eight balls straight after the drinks break to reduce the Vipers to 109 for five, including having Georgia Elwiss caught behind immediately after bringing up her 50.
