Blaze suffer first defeat of campaign

WARWICKSHIRE handed The Blaze their first defeat of the Women's Vitality Blast campaign by 25 runs, in a clash of two of the competition's front-runners at Edgbaston.

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Warwickshire's total of 172 for six was built upon strong contributions from their top three, with Sterre Kalis hitting 54 (41 balls), Meg Austin 39 (30) and Davina Perrin 25 (18). Thereafter runs came less freely as Kathryn Bryce dismissed those three on the way to an excellent four for 21.

The Blaze replied with a scrappy 147 for eight. Tammy Beaumont hit 44 (29) but the rest of the powerful batting line-up misfired against the home side's excellent and varied attack led by the pace of Em Arlott (three for 33) and the spin of Millie Taylor (two for 23).