Teams
Last updated: 17 July 2018 [5]
| Dates | 22 July 2018 – 27 August 2018 |
|---|---|
| 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) |
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] 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 Western Storm, was named player of the tournament, after she finished as the tournament's top run-scorer. [3]
Six teams competed for the T20 title which took place between 22 July and 27 August 2018. The six teams played each other twice in a round robin format, with the top three teams progressing to a Finals Day at the County Ground, Hove. [4]
Last updated: 17 July 2018 [5]
| 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 |
Surrey Stars 141/9 (20 overs) | v | Southern Vipers 145/3 (17 overs) |
Lancashire Thunder 72 (16.5 overs) | v | Loughborough Lightning 74/4 (15.1 overs) |
Yorkshire Diamonds 162/5 (20 overs) | v | Western Storm 166/3 (15.3 overs) |
Southern Vipers 105 (19.3 overs) | v | Loughborough Lightning 109/4 (18.5 overs) |
Western Storm 132/9 (20 overs) | v | Surrey Stars 136/3 (15.5 overs) |
Lancashire Thunder 134/4 (20 overs) | v | Yorkshire Diamonds 101 (18.2 overs) |
Western Storm 85/2 (6 overs) | v | Loughborough Lightning 67/0 (6 overs) |
Sophie Devine 46* (21) |
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Lancashire Thunder 137/6 (20 overs) | v | Southern Vipers 133/9 (20 overs) |
Southern Vipers 91 (18.1 overs) | v | Western Storm 93/1 (9.3 overs) |
Surrey Stars 148/5 (20 overs) | v | Lancashire Thunder 151/5 (19.5 overs) |
Loughborough Lightning 143/6 (20 overs) | v | Yorkshire Diamonds 102/9 (20 overs) |
Surrey Stars 95 (18 overs) | v | Loughborough Lightning 96/1 (10 overs) |
Yorkshire Diamonds 175/5 (20 overs) | v | Southern Vipers 163/9 (20 overs) |
Lancashire Thunder 153/7 (20 overs) | v | Western Storm 154/3 (18.2 overs) |
Southern Vipers 172/6 (20 overs) | v | Loughborough Lightning 174/7 (19.4 overs) |
Yorkshire Diamonds 172/5 (20 overs) | v | Western Storm 174/3 (19.2 overs) |
Surrey Stars 167/8 (20 overs) | v | Lancashire Thunder 112 (19.2 overs) |
Southern Vipers 159/7 (20 overs) | v | Yorkshire Diamonds 143 (19.5 overs) |
Loughborough Lightning 100/7 (13 overs) | v | Surrey Stars 106/3 (11.2 overs) |
Western Storm 185/4 (20 overs) | v | Lancashire Thunder 109 (18.2 overs) |
Lancashire Thunder 136/7 (20 overs) | v | Loughborough Lightning 137/1 (14.3 overs) |
Southern Vipers 62/2 (8.5 overs) | v | |
Surrey Stars 66 (16.4 overs) | v | Yorkshire Diamonds 67/1 (9.3 overs) |
Southern Vipers 147/9 (20 overs) | v | Surrey Stars 148/6 (19.3 overs) |
Lancashire Thunder 154/9 (20 overs) | v | Yorkshire Diamonds 145/8 (20 overs) |
Western Storm 124/6 (20 overs) | v | Loughborough Lightning 125/1 (12.3 overs) |
Lancashire Thunder 162/3 (20 overs) | v | Southern Vipers 153 (19.4 overs) |
Yorkshire Diamonds 148/6 (20 overs) | v | Loughborough Lightning 145/6 (20 overs) |
Western Storm 158/5 (20 overs) | v | Surrey Stars 160/5 (19.4 overs) |
Last updated: 18 August 2018 [8]
Surrey Stars 162/5 (20 overs) | v | Western Storm 153/6 (20 overs) |
Surrey Stars 183/6 (20 overs) | v | Loughborough Lightning 117 (18.3 overs) |
| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smriti Mandhana | Western Storm | 10 | 9 | 421 | 60.14 | 102 | 1 | 2 |
| Heather Knight | Western Storm | 11 | 10 | 368 | 46.00 | 97 | 0 | 3 |
| Nat Sciver | Surrey Stars | 11 | 11 | 362 | 45.25 | 95* | 0 | 2 |
| Lizelle Lee | Surrey Stars | 11 | 11 | 352 | 32.00 | 104 | 1 | 1 |
| Rachael Haynes | Loughborough Lightning | 11 | 10 | 324 | 46.28 | 66* | 0 | 3 |
Source: ESPNCricinfo [12]
| Player | Team | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirstie Gordon | Loughborough Lightning | 35.0 | 17 | 12.47 | 3/13 | 0 |
| Sophie Devine | Loughborough Lightning | 35.5 | 16 | 16.18 | 3/15 | 0 |
| Sophie Ecclestone | Lancashire Thunder | 36.0 | 15 | 15.40 | 4/20 | 0 |
| Jenny Gunn | Loughborough Lightning | 33.0 | 14 | 16.14 | 3/10 | 0 |
| Dane van Niekerk | Surrey Stars | 29.0 | 13 | 14.76 | 3/20 | 0 |
Source: ESPNCricinfo [13]
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The 2019 season was Loughborough Lightning's fourth and final season, in which they competed in the final edition of the Women's Cricket Super League, a Twenty20 competition. The side finished second in the group stage, winning seven of their ten matches, therefore progressing to the semi-final. However, they lost to Southern Vipers in the semi-final by 5 wickets.
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