Triumphant Yorkshire Blast their way to Finals Day

VITAL contributions from Maddie Ward and Ria Fackrell helped Yorkshire secure their place in Vitality Blast Finals Day with a five-wicket win over Northamptonshire Steelbacks at Peterborough Town.

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Steelbacks, who lost their captain Gemma Marriott to Rachel Slater in the opening over, had a good powerplay, reaching 59-1.

However, a four-wicket return for Fackrell, who now has 13 wickets in the competition, helped Yorkshire restrict Steelbacks to a total of 150-9.

Yorkshire got their chase off to a good start, with Lauren Winfield-Hill blasting 32 in the powerplay, but Steelbacks' own off-spinner Ella Phillips reined Yorkshire in with a four-wicket spell.

However, a good partnership between Yorkshire skipper Ward and Rebecca Duckworth provided a platform for Olivia Thomas to seal the win, which secured Rich Pyrah's side a place in Finals Day at Northampton on July 26 with three games to spare.