2018 Women's Cricket Super League
Dates | 22 July 2018 | – 27 August 2018
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Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
Cricket format | Twenty20 |
Tournament format(s) | Round robin and knock-out finals |
Champions | Surrey Stars (1st title) |
Participants | 6 |
Matches | 32 |
Player of the series | Smriti Mandhana |
Most runs | Smriti Mandhana (421) |
Most wickets | Kirstie Gordon (17) |
Official website | ecb.co.uk |
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.
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
Last updated: 17 July 2018[5]
Points Table
Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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Loughborough Lightning | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | +1.361 |
Western Storm | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 30 | +0.919 |
Surrey Stars | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 24 | −0.404 |
Lancashire Thunder | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 | −0.825 |
Yorkshire Diamonds | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 15 | −0.290 |
Southern Vipers | 10 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 10 | −0.490 |
- The three top ranked teams qualified for the Knockouts.
- advanced to Final
- advanced to the Semi-final
Fixtures
League stage
Surrey Stars
141/9 (20 overs) |
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Southern Vipers
145/3 (17 overs) |
- Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to field first.
- Points: Southern Vipers 4, Surrey Stars 0.
Lancashire Thunder
72 (16.5 overs) |
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Loughborough Lightning
74/4 (15.1 overs) |
- Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to field first.
- Points: Loughborough Lightning 5, Lancashire Thunder 0.
Yorkshire Diamonds
162/5 (20 overs) |
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Western Storm
166/3 (15.3 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to field first.
- Points: Western Storm 5, Yorkshire Diamonds 0.
Southern Vipers
105 (19.3 overs) |
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Loughborough Lightning
109/4 (18.5 overs) |
- Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to field first.
- Points: Loughborough Lightning 4, Southern Vipers 0.
Western Storm
132/9 (20 overs) |
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Surrey Stars
136/3 (15.5 overs) |
- Surrey Stars won the toss and elected to field first.
- Points: Surrey Stars 5, Western Storm 0.
Lancashire Thunder
134/4 (20 overs) |
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Yorkshire Diamonds
101 (18.2 overs) |
- Yorkshire Diamonds won the toss and elected to field first.
- Points: Lancashire Thunder 5, Yorkshire Diamonds 0.
Western Storm
85/2 (6 overs) |
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Loughborough Lightning
67/0 (6 overs) |
Sophie Devine 46* (21)
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- 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.
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- No toss
- Points: Surrey Stars 2, Yorkshire Diamonds 2.
Lancashire Thunder
137/6 (20 overs) |
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Southern Vipers
133/9 (20 overs) |
- Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to field first.
- Points: Lancashire Thunder 4, Southern Vipers 0.
Southern Vipers
91 (18.1 overs) |
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Western Storm
93/1 (9.3 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to field first.
- Points: Western Storm 5, Southern Vipers 0.
Surrey Stars
148/5 (20 overs) |
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Lancashire Thunder
151/5 (19.5 overs) |
- Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to field first.
- Points: Lancashire Thunder 4, Surrey Stars 0.
Loughborough Lightning
143/6 (20 overs) |
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Yorkshire Diamonds
102/9 (20 overs) |
- Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to bat first.
- Points: Loughborough Lightning 5, Yorkshire Diamonds 0.
Surrey Stars
95 (18 overs) |
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Loughborough Lightning
96/1 (10 overs) |
- Surrey Stars won the toss and elected to bat first.
- Points: Loughborough Lightning 5, Surrey Stars 0.
Yorkshire Diamonds
175/5 (20 overs) |
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Southern Vipers
163/9 (20 overs) |
- Yorkshire Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat first.
- Points: Yorkshire Diamonds 4, Southern Vipers 0.
Lancashire Thunder
153/7 (20 overs) |
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Western Storm
154/3 (18.2 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to field first.
- Points: Western Storm 4, Lancashire Thunder 0.
Southern Vipers
172/6 (20 overs) |
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Loughborough Lightning
174/7 (19.4 overs) |
- Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bat first.
- Points: Loughborough Lightning 4, Southern Vipers 0.
Yorkshire Diamonds
172/5 (20 overs) |
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Western Storm
174/3 (19.2 overs) |
- Yorkshire Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat first.
- Points: Western Storm 4, Yorkshire Diamonds 0.
Surrey Stars
167/8 (20 overs) |
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Lancashire Thunder
112 (19.2 overs) |
- Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to field first
- Points: Surrey Stars 5, Lancashire Thunder 0.
Southern Vipers
159/7 (20 overs) |
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Yorkshire Diamonds
143 (19.5 overs) |
- Yorkshire Diamonds won the toss and elected to field first.
- Points: Southern Vipers 4, Yorkshire Diamonds 0.
Loughborough Lightning
100/7 (13 overs) |
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Surrey Stars
106/3 (11.2 overs) |
- 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.
Western Storm
185/4 (20 overs) |
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Lancashire Thunder
109 (18.2 overs) |
- Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Western Storm 5, Lancashire Thunder 0.
Lancashire Thunder
136/7 (20 overs) |
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Loughborough Lightning
137/1 (14.3 overs) |
- Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to bat first.
- Points: Loughborough Lightning 5, Lancashire Thunder 0.
Southern Vipers
62/2 (8.5 overs) |
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- Western Storm wonn the toss and elected to field first.
- Points: Western Storm 2, Southern Vipers 2.
Surrey Stars
66 (16.4 overs) |
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Yorkshire Diamonds
67/1 (9.3 overs) |
- Yorkshire Diamonds won the toss and elected to field first.
- Points: Yorkshire Diamonds 5, Surrey Stars 0.
Southern Vipers
147/9 (20 overs) |
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Surrey Stars
148/6 (19.3 overs) |
- Surrey Stars won the toss and elected to field first.
- Points: Surrey Stars 4, Southern Vipers 0.
Lancashire Thunder
154/9 (20 overs) |
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Yorkshire Diamonds
145/8 (20 overs) |
- Yorkshire Diamonds won the toss and elected to field first.
- Points: Lancashire Thunder 4, Yorkshire Diamonds 0.
Western Storm
124/6 (20 overs) |
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Loughborough Lightning
125/1 (12.3 overs) |
- Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to field first.
- Points: Loughborough Lightning 5, Western Storm 0.
Lancashire Thunder
162/3 (20 overs) |
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Southern Vipers
153 (19.4 overs) |
- Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to field first.
- Points: Lancashire Thunder 4, Southern Vipers 0.
Yorkshire Diamonds
148/6 (20 overs) |
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Loughborough Lightning
145/6 (20 overs) |
- Yorkshire Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat first
- Points: Yorkshire Diamonds 4, Loughborough Lightning 0.
Western Storm
158/5 (20 overs) |
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Surrey Stars
160/5 (19.4 overs) |
- 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
Surrey Stars
162/5 (20 overs) |
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Western Storm
153/6 (20 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to field first.
Final
Surrey Stars
183/6 (20 overs) |
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Loughborough Lightning
117 (18.3 overs) |
- Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to field first.
Statistics
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- Highest Score by a team: Western Storm − 185/4 (20 overs) vs Lancashire Thunder
- Lowest Score by a team: Surrey Stars − 66/7 (16.4 overs) vs Yorkshire Diamonds
- Maximum runs: Smriti Mandhana (Western Storm) − 421 runs in 9 innings (10 matches)
- Most Wickets: Kirstie Gordon (Loughborough Lightning) − 17 wickets in 11 innings (11 matches)
- Top Score by an individual: Lizelle Lee (Surrey Stars) − 104 (58) vs Loughborough Lightning
- Best Bowling figures by an individual: Katherine Brunt (Yorkshire Diamonds) − 5/26 (4 overs) vs Southern Vipers
References
- ^ "Kia Women's Super League 2018". ECB.co.uk. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ Williams, Adam (27 August 2018). "Women's Super League: Surrey Stars' Lizelle Lee scores 104 against Loughborough in final". BBC. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ "Smriti Mandhana is the Kia Super League player of the tournament". The Indian Express. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ "Kia Super League 2018 matches". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ "Super League 2018 squads". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ "Women's Cricket Super League Table - 2018-19".
- ^ "Super League 2018 points table".
- ^ "Super League 2018 fixtures and results". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 18 August 2018.