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.

2018 Women's Cricket Super League
Dates22 July 2018 (2018-07-22) – 27 August 2018 (2018-08-27)
Administrator(s)England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket formatTwenty20
Tournament format(s)Round robin and knock-out finals
ChampionsSurrey Stars (1st title)
Participants6
Matches played32
Player of the seriesSmriti Mandhana
Most runsSmriti Mandhana (421)
Most wicketsKirstie Gordon (17)
Official websiteecb.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

Team Home ground(s) Coach Captain
Lancashire Thunder Old Trafford, Manchester
Trafalgar Road Ground, Southport
Aigburth, Liverpool
Stanley Park, Blackpool
Danielle Hazell
Loughborough Lightning Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Georgia Elwiss
Southern Vipers Rose Bowl, Southampton
Arundel Castle, Arundel
Suzie Bates
Surrey Stars The Oval, London
Woodbridge Road, Guildford
Natalie Sciver
Western Storm County Ground, Taunton
College Ground, Cheltenham
Nevil Road, Bristol
Heather Knight
Yorkshire Diamonds Headingley, Leeds
Clifton Park, York
North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough
Lauren Winfield

Last updated: 17 July 2018[5]

Points Table

Pos Team Pld W L T NR BP Pts NRR
1 Loughborough Lightning 10 7 3 0 0 5 33 1.361
2 Western Storm 10 6 3 0 1 4 30 0.919
3 Surrey Stars 10 5 4 0 1 2 24 −0.404
4 Lancashire Thunder 10 5 5 0 0 1 21 −0.825
5 Yorkshire Diamonds 10 3 6 0 1 1 15 −0.290
6 Southern Vipers 10 2 7 0 1 0 10 −0.490
Source: [6][7]
  • The three top ranked teams qualified for the Knockouts.
  •   advanced to Final
  •   advanced to the Semi-final

Fixtures

League stage

22 July 2018
14:30
Scorecard
Surrey Stars
141/9 (20 overs)
v
Southern Vipers
145/3 (17 overs)
Sophia Dunkley 66 (43)
Fi Morris 4/22 (4 overs)
Tammy Beaumont 62* (45)
Marizanne Kapp 2/21 (4 overs)
Southern Vipers won by 7 wickets
Woodbridge Road, Guildford
Umpires: Sue Redfern (Eng) and Mark Newell (Eng)
  • Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to field first.
  • Points: Southern Vipers 4, Surrey Stars 0.
22 July 2018
14:30
Scorecard
Lancashire Thunder
72 (16.5 overs)
v
Loughborough Lightning
74/4 (15.1 overs)
Evelyn Jones 19 (20)
Jenny Gunn 3/10 (3 overs)
Georgia Adams 22 (19)
Alex Hartley 2/12 (4 overs)
Loughborough Lightning won by 6 wickets
Trafalgar Road Ground, Southport
Umpires: Rob White (Eng) and Ian Ramage (Scotland).
  • Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to field first.
  • Points: Loughborough Lightning 5, Lancashire Thunder 0.
22 July 2018
14:30
Scorecard
Yorkshire Diamonds
162/5 (20 overs)
v
Western Storm
166/3 (15.3 overs)
Delissa Kimmince 55*(41)
Helen Fenby 1/16 (2 overs)
Heather Knight 97 (62)
Alice Davidson-Richards 2/31 (3.3 overs)
Western Storm won by 7 wickets
Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Tim Robinson (Eng) and Martin Saggers (Eng)
  • Western Storm won the toss and elected to field first.
  • Points: Western Storm 5, Yorkshire Diamonds 0.
25 July 2018
14:30
Scorecard
Southern Vipers
105 (19.3 overs)
v
Loughborough Lightning
109/4 (18.5 overs)
Tammy Beaumont 37 (39)
Sophie Devine 3/21 (4 overs)
Elyse Villani 35 (33)
Amelia Kerr 1/6 (4 overs)
Loughborough Lightning won by 6 wickets
Rose Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: Steve O'Shaughnessy (Eng) and Neil Mallender (Eng)
  • Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to field first.
  • Points: Loughborough Lightning 4, Southern Vipers 0.
26 July 2018
14:30
Scorecard
Western Storm
132/9 (20 overs)
v
Surrey Stars
136/3 (15.5 overs)
Smriti Mandhana 37 (21)
Sophia Brown 3/18 (2 overs)
Sarah Taylor 50 (34)
Danielle Gibson 2/34 (4 overs)
Surrey Stars won by 7 wickets
College Ground, Cheltenham
Umpires: Sue Redfern (Eng) and Mark Newell (Eng)
  • Surrey Stars won the toss and elected to field first.
  • Points: Surrey Stars 5, Western Storm 0.
27 July 2018
14:30
Scorecard
Lancashire Thunder
134/4 (20 overs)
v
Yorkshire Diamonds
101 (18.2 overs)
Lauren Winfield 28 (23)
Sophie Ecclestone 3/11 (3.2 overs)
Lancashire Thunder won by 33 runs
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: Mike Burns (Eng) and Rob Bailey (Eng)
Player of the match: Eleanor Threlkeld
  • Yorkshire Diamonds won the toss and elected to field first.
  • Points: Lancashire Thunder 5, Yorkshire Diamonds 0.
29 July 2018
10:30
Scorecard
Western Storm
85/2 (6 overs)
v
Smriti Mandhana 52* (19)
Georgia Elwiss 1/17 (1 over)
Western Storm won by 18 runs
Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Mike Burns (Eng) and Ian Gould (Eng)
Player of the match: Smriti Mandhana
  • 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.
29 July 2018
14:30
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned without a ball bowled
Woodbridge Road, Guildford
Umpires: Mark Newell (Eng) and Tom Lungley (Eng)
  • No toss
  • Points: Surrey Stars 2, Yorkshire Diamonds 2.
29 July 2018
14:30
Scorecard
Lancashire Thunder
137/6 (20 overs)
v
Southern Vipers
133/9 (20 overs)
Evelyn Jones 69 (65)
Natasha Farrant 3/24 (4 overs)
Suzie Bates 40 (36)
Emma Lamb 4/17 (4 overs)
Lancashire Thunder won by 4 runs
Aigburth, Liverpool
Umpires: Sue Redfern (Eng) and James Middlebrook (Eng)
  • Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to field first.
  • Points: Lancashire Thunder 4, Southern Vipers 0.
31 July 2018
14:30
Scorecard
Southern Vipers
91 (18.1 overs)
v
Western Storm
93/1 (9.3 overs)
Sara McGlashan 31 (30)
Claire Nicholas 2/17 (4 overs)
Smriti Mandhana 43* (27)
Arran Brindle 1/13 (2 overs)
Western Storm won by 9 wickets
Arundel Castle, Arundel
Umpires: Chris Watts (Eng) and Rob White (Eng)
Player of the match: Smriti Mandhana
  • Western Storm won the toss and elected to field first.
  • Points: Western Storm 5, Southern Vipers 0.
31 July 2018
14:30
Scorecard
Surrey Stars
148/5 (20 overs)
v
Lancashire Thunder
151/5 (19.5 overs)
Natalie Sciver 95 (57)
Emma Lamb 3/34 (4 overs)
Nicole Bolton 87 (61)
Natalie Sciver 2/26 (4 overs)
Lancashire Thunder won by 5 wickets
The Oval, London
Umpires: Graham Lloyd (Eng) and Nick Cook (Eng)
  • Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to field first.
  • Points: Lancashire Thunder 4, Surrey Stars 0.
31 July 2018
14:30
Scorecard
Loughborough Lightning
143/6 (20 overs)
v
Yorkshire Diamonds
102/9 (20 overs)
Rachael Haynes 50 (41)
Katie Levick 2/24 (4 overs)
Thea Brookes 30 (19)
Kirstie Gordon 2/10 (3 overs)
Loughborough Lightning won by 41 runs
Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough
Umpires: Tom Lungley (Eng) and Sue Redfern (Eng)
  • Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to bat first.
  • Points: Loughborough Lightning 5, Yorkshire Diamonds 0.
2 August 2018
14:30
Scorecard
Surrey Stars
95 (18 overs)
v
Loughborough Lightning
96/1 (10 overs)
Natalie Sciver 45 (35)
Kirstie Gordon 3/13 (4 overs)
Sophie Devine 61* (32)
Marizanne Kapp 1/17 (4 overs)
Loughborough Lightning won by 9 wickets
Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough
Umpires: Chris Watts (Eng) and Rob White (Eng)
  • Surrey Stars won the toss and elected to bat first.
  • Points: Loughborough Lightning 5, Surrey Stars 0.
2 August 2018
14:30
Scorecard
Yorkshire Diamonds
175/5 (20 overs)
v
Southern Vipers
163/9 (20 overs)
Lauren Winfield 64 (38)
Amelia Kerr 2/27 (4 overs)
Suzie Bates 34 (22)
Katherine Brunt 5/26 (4 overs)
Yorkshire Diamonds won by 12 runs
Clifton Park, York
Umpires: Tom Lungley (Eng) and Sue Redfern (Eng)
  • Yorkshire Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat first.
  • Points: Yorkshire Diamonds 4, Southern Vipers 0.
3 August 2018
14:30
Scorecard
Lancashire Thunder
153/7 (20 overs)
v
Western Storm
154/3 (18.2 overs)
Amy Satterthwaite 85* (57)
Anya Shrubsole 2/36 (4 overs)
Smriti Mandhana 102 (61)
Amy Satterthwaite 1/7 (1.2 overs)
Western Storm won by 7 wickets
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Paul Baldwin (Eng) and Sue Redfern (Eng)
Player of the match: Smriti Mandhana
  • Western Storm won the toss and elected to field first.
  • Points: Western Storm 4, Lancashire Thunder 0.
4 August 2018
14:30
Scorecard
Southern Vipers
172/6 (20 overs)
v
Loughborough Lightning
174/7 (19.4 overs)
Sara McGlashan 55* (28)
Georgia Elwiss 2/46 (4 overs)
Elyse Villani 61* (38)
Danielle Wyatt 1/4 (1 over)
Loughborough Lightning won by 3 wickets
Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough
Umpires: Sue Redfern (Eng) and Ian Ramage (Scotland)
Player of the match: Elyse Villani
  • Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bat first.
  • Points: Loughborough Lightning 4, Southern Vipers 0.
5 August 2018
14:30
Scorecard
Yorkshire Diamonds
172/5 (20 overs)
v
Western Storm
174/3 (19.2 overs)
Beth Mooney 69 (42)
Heather Knight 1/27 (4 overs)
Smriti Mandhana 56 (36)
Katie Levick 1/16 (3 overs)
Western Storm won by 7 wickets
North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough
Umpires: James Middlebrook (Eng) and Chris Watts (Eng)
Player of the match: Smriti Mandhana
  • Yorkshire Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat first.
  • Points: Western Storm 4, Yorkshire Diamonds 0.
7 August 2018
14:30
Scorecard
Surrey Stars
167/8 (20 overs)
v
Lancashire Thunder
112 (19.2 overs)
Lizelle Lee 70 (37)
Emma Lamb 2/12 (3 overs)
Evelyn Jones 40 (48)
Dane van Niekerk 3/20 (4 overs)
Surrey Stars won by 55 runs
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Mike Burns (Eng) and Jeff Evans (Eng)
Player of the match: Lizelle Lee
  • Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to field first
  • Points: Surrey Stars 5, Lancashire Thunder 0.
8 August 2018
14:30
Scorecard
Southern Vipers
159/7 (20 overs)
v
Yorkshire Diamonds
143 (19.5 overs)
Tammy Beaumont 64 (37)
Katie Levick 3/35 (4 overs)
Thea Brookes 45 (36)
Suzie Bates 4/26 (3.5 overs)
Southern Vipers won by 16 runs
Rose Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: Neil Bainton (Eng) and Tim Robinson (Eng)
Player of the match: Tammy Beaumont
  • Yorkshire Diamonds won the toss and elected to field first.
  • Points: Southern Vipers 4, Yorkshire Diamonds 0.
9 August 2018
14:30
Scorecard
Loughborough Lightning
100/7 (13 overs)
v
Surrey Stars
106/3 (11.2 overs)
Georgia Elwiss 26 (21)
Marizanne Kapp 1/4 (3 overs)
Lizelle Lee 48 (28)
Georgia Elwiss 2/20 (2.2 overs)
Surrey Stars won by 7 wickets
Woodbridge Road, Guildford
Umpires: James Middlebrook (Eng) and Rob White (Eng)
Player of the match: Lizelle Lee
  • 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.
9 August 2018
14:30
Scorecard
Western Storm
185/4 (20 overs)
v
Lancashire Thunder
109 (18.2 overs)
Heather Knight 76 (50)
Sophie Ecclestone 2/27 (4 overs)
Eleanor Threlkeld 33 (32)
Claire Nicholas 3/11 (3 overs)
Western Storms won by 76 runs
Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Billy Taylor (Eng) and Sue Redfern (Eng)
  • Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Western Storm 5, Lancashire Thunder 0.
11 August 2018
14:30
Scorecard
Lancashire Thunder
136/7 (20 overs)
v
Loughborough Lightning
137/1 (14.3 overs)
Amy Satterthwaite 47 (41)
Sophie Devine 2/22 (4 overs)
Rachael Haynes 40* (37)
Alex Hartley 0/16 (2 overs)
Loughborough Lightning won by 9 wickets
Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough
Umpires: Mark Newell (Eng) and Ian Ramage (Sco)
  • Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to bat first.
  • Points: Loughborough Lightning 5, Lancashire Thunder 0.
11 August 2018
14:30
Scorecard
Southern Vipers
62/2 (8.5 overs)
v
Danielle Wyatt 27 (20)
Danielle Gibson 1/8 (1.5 overs)
No result
Nevil Road, Bristol
Umpires: Rob White (Eng) and Chris Watts (Eng)
  • Western Storm wonn the toss and elected to field first.
  • Points: Western Storm 2, Southern Vipers 2.
12 August 2018
14:30
Scorecard
Surrey Stars
66 (16.4 overs)
v
Yorkshire Diamonds
67/1 (9.3 overs)
Marizanne Kapp 13 (14)
Beth Langston 3/14 (3.4 overs)
Beth Mooney 44* (30)
Laura Marsh 1/20 (3 overs)
Yorkshire Diamonds won by 9 wickets
Clifton Park, York
Umpires: Sue Redfern (Eng) and James Middlebrook (Eng)
Player of the match: Beth Mooney
  • Yorkshire Diamonds won the toss and elected to field first.
  • Points: Yorkshire Diamonds 5, Surrey Stars 0.
14 August 2018
14:30
Scorecard
Southern Vipers
147/9 (20 overs)
v
Surrey Stars
148/6 (19.3 overs)
Suzie Bates 82 (57)
Natalie Sciver 4/32 (4 overs)
Natalie Sciver 46 (33)
Suzie Bates 2/22 (4 overs)
Surrey Stars won by 4 wickets
County Cricket Ground, Hove
Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Sue Redfern (Eng)
Player of the match: Natalie Sciver
  • Surrey Stars won the toss and elected to field first.
  • Points: Surrey Stars 4, Southern Vipers 0.
14 August 2018
14:30
Scorecard
Lancashire Thunder
154/9 (20 overs)
v
Yorkshire Diamonds
145/8 (20 overs)
Harmanpreet Kaur 74 (44)
Katherine Brunt 3/22 (4 overs)
Katherine Brunt 44* (25)
Alex Hartley 2/27 (4 overs)
Lancashire Thunder won by 9 runs
Stanley Park, Blackpool
Umpires: James Middlebrook (Eng) and Rob White (Eng)
Player of the match: Harmanpreet Kaur
  • Yorkshire Diamonds won the toss and elected to field first.
  • Points: Lancashire Thunder 4, Yorkshire Diamonds 0.
15 August 2018
14:30
Scorecard
Western Storm
124/6 (20 overs)
v
Loughborough Lightning
125/1 (12.3 overs)
Smriti Mandhana 29 (27)
Kirstie Gordon 3/19 (4 overs)
Rachael Haynes 66* (40)
Heather Knight 1/24 (2 overs)
Loughborough Lightning won by 9 wickets
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Nick Cook (Eng) and Graham Lloyd (Eng)
Player of the match: Rachael Haynes
  • Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to field first.
  • Points: Loughborough Lightning 5, Western Storm 0.
18 August 2018
14:30
Scorecard
Lancashire Thunder
162/3 (20 overs)
v
Southern Vipers
153 (19.4 overs)
Harmanpreet Kaur 44* (20)
Paige Scholfield 1/28 (4 overs)
Danielle Wyatt 36 (21)
Sophie Ecclestone 4/20 (4 overs)
Lancashire Thunder won by 9 runs
Rose Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: Mark Newell (Eng) and Chris Watts (Eng)
Player of the match: Sophie Ecclestone
  • Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to field first.
  • Points: Lancashire Thunder 4, Southern Vipers 0.
18 August 2018
14:30
Scorecard
Yorkshire Diamonds
148/6 (20 overs)
v
Loughborough Lightning
145/6 (20 overs)
Beth Mooney 76 (50)
Linsey Smith 2/18 (4 overs)
Yorkshire Diamonds won by 3 runs
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: James Middlebrook (Eng) and Tom Lungley (Eng)
  • Yorkshire Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat first
  • Points: Yorkshire Diamonds 4, Loughborough Lightning 0.
18 August 2018
14:30
Scorecard
Western Storm
158/5 (20 overs)
v
Surrey Stars
160/5 (19.4 overs)
Heather Knight 62 (47)
Dane van Niekerk 2/20 (4 overs)
Lizelle Lee 48 (28)
Heather Knight 1/18 (2 overs)
Surrey Stars won by 5 wickets
The Oval, London
Umpires: Nick Cook (Eng) and Ian Gould (Eng)
Player of the match: Lizelle Lee
  • 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

27 August 2018
12:00
Scorecard
Surrey Stars
162/5 (20 overs)
v
Western Storm
153/6 (20 overs)
Natalie Sciver 72* (43)
Heather Knight 1/16 (2 overs)
Fran Wilson 58* (45)
Natalie Sciver 2/21 (4 overs)
Surrey Stars won by 9 runs
County Cricket Ground, Hove
Umpires: Jeremy Lloyds and Neil Bainton
Player of the match: Natalie Sciver
  • Western Storm won the toss and elected to field first.

Final

27 August 2018
16:00
Scorecard
Surrey Stars
183/6 (20 overs)
v
Loughborough Lightning
117 (18.3 overs)
Lizelle Lee 104 (58)
Georgia Elwiss 2/29 (4 overs)
Jenny Gunn 23* (21)
Mady Villiers 3/22 (4 overs)
Surrey Stars won by 66 runs
County Cricket Ground, Hove
Umpires: Neil Bainton and Sue Redfern
Player of the match: Lizelle Lee
  • Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to field first.

Statistics

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