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.
| 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) |
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]
Competition format
editSix 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]
Teams
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Last updated: 17 July 2018[5]
Points Table
edit| 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 |
- The three top ranked teams qualified for the Knockouts.
- advanced to Final
- advanced to the Semi-final
Fixtures
editLeague stage
editSurrey Stars
141/9 (20 overs) |
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Southern Vipers
145/3 (17 overs) |
- Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to field.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Match reduced to 6 over per side due to rain.
- Points: Western Storm 5, Loughborough Lightning 0
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- No toss
- No play possible due to rain.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Match reduced to 13 overs per side 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.
- Points: Loughborough Lightning 5, Lancashire Thunder 0
Southern Vipers
62/2 (8.5 overs) |
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- Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Points: Surrey Stars 4, Western Storm 0
Last updated: 18 August 2018[8]
Semi-final
editSurrey Stars
162/5 (20 overs) |
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Western Storm
153/6 (20 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
Final
editSurrey Stars
183/6 (20 overs) |
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Loughborough Lightning
117 (18.3 overs) |
- Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
Statistics
edit- Highest score by a team: Western Storm – 185/4 (20 overs) v Lancashire Thunder (9 August).[9]
- Lowest score by a team: Surrey Stars – 66 (16.4 overs) v Yorkshire Diamonds (12 August).[9]
- Top score by an individual: Lizelle Lee – 104 (58) v Loughborough Lightning (27 August).[10]
- Best bowling figures by an individual: Katherine Brunt – 5/26 (4 overs) v Southern Vipers (2 August).[11]
Most runs
edit| 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]
Most wickets
edit| 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]
References
edit- ^ "Kia Women's Super League 2018". ECB.co.uk. Archived from the original on 29 January 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ Williams, Adam (27 August 2018). "Women's Super League: Surrey Stars' Lizelle Lee scores 104 against Loughborough in final". BBC. Archived from the original on 6 August 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ "Smriti Mandhana is the Kia Super League player of the tournament". The Indian Express. 29 August 2018. Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ "Kia Super League 2018 matches". Cricbuzz. Archived from the original on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ "Super League 2018 squads". Cricbuzz. Archived from the original on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ "Women's Cricket Super League Table - 2018-19". Archived from the original on 7 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ "Super League 2018 points table". Archived from the original on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ "Super League 2018 fixtures and results". Cricbuzz. Archived from the original on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2018/Highest Totals". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2018/Highest Scores". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2018/Best Bowling Figures in an Innings". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2018/Most Runs". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2018/Most Wickets". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 3 October 2021.