Luff praises Somerset's effort after tied game with Lancashire

ALANA King hit the last ball of the match for six as Lancashire Thunder and Somerset Women signed off their Vitality Blast campaign with a thrilling tie at Blackpool CC.

- By KEN GRIME

Mahika Gaur produced a T20 career-best of 3-15 to spearhead a destructive start by the Thunder which reduced Somerset to 43-5 in a 17-overs-per-side game that started an hour late after some Thunder players became caught up in severe traffic congestion on the motorways. Sophie Luff and Alex Griffiths mounted a rescue act with a 56-run partnership which took the visitors to a more prosperous 114-7, with Somerset skipper Luff making 36 and Griffiths finishing 29 not out.