| Dates | 20 April 2024 – 21 September 2024 |
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| Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
| Cricket format | 50-over cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and knock-out finals |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 59 |
| Official website | Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy |
The 2024 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy is the ongoing fifth edition of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, an English women's cricket 50-over domestic competition, which is taking place between 20 April and 21 September 2024. [1] [2] It features eight teams playing in a double round-robin group stage, followed by a knock-out round. It will run alongside the Charlotte Edwards Cup. Southern Vipers are the defending champions. [3]
Teams play each other twice in a group of eight, with the top four qualifying for the knock-out stage. This represents the addition of a semi-finals stage compared to the previous edition, which had one play-off between second and third place. The final will be held at Grace Road, Leicester. [2]
The teams that compete in the tournament are listed below. [2]
Teams receive 4 points for a win. A bonus point will be given where the winning team's run rate was 1.25 or greater times that of the opposition. In case of a tie in the standings, the following tiebreakers are applied in order: highest net run rate, team that scored the most points in matches involving the tied parties, better bowling strike rate, drawing of lots.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | South East Stars | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 1.753 |
| 2 | Southern Vipers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1.010 |
| 3 | Sunrisers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | −0.056 |
| 4 | Northern Diamonds | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.174 |
| 5 | North West Thunder | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.064 |
| 6 | Western Storm | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | −0.110 |
| 7 | Central Sparks | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | −0.314 |
| 8 | The Blaze | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.118 |
advances to the Semi-finals
Source: [5]
Central Sparks 213/9 (50 overs) | v | The Blaze 135 (41 overs) |
North West Thunder 165 (43.1 overs) | v | Northern Diamonds 166/1 (34.3 overs) |
Southern Vipers 273/9 (50 overs) | v | South East Stars 274/6 (49.3 overs) |
Western Storm 114 (30.4 overs) | v | Sunrisers 116/2 (33.4 overs) |
Northern Diamonds 275/9 (50 overs) | v | Western Storm 265 (49.2 overs) |
Central Sparks 172/9 (50 overs) | v | Southern Vipers 173/3 (38.5 overs) |
The Blaze 126 (42 overs) | v | South East Stars 127/2 (23.3 overs) |
North West Thunder 292/5 (50 overs) | v | Sunrisers 150 (40.1 overs) |
South East Stars 268 (49.4 overs) | v | Central Sparks 119/6 (30 overs) |
Southern Vipers 287/9 (50 overs) | v | Northern Diamonds 162/7 (30 overs) |
The Blaze 87 (31.3 overs) | v | Sunrisers 91/3 (20.5 overs) |
Western Storm 252/6 (50 overs) | v | North West Thunder 186 (42.4 overs) |
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| 2 | 2nd Place | ||||||||
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