Women's Cricket Super League 2018
The 2018 Women's Cricket Super League was the third season of England's Twenty20 Women's Cricket Super League - franchise cricket league for women. The season took place between July 22nd and August 27th, 2018. In the final, the Surrey Stars beat Loughborough Lightning with 66 runs.
Franchises
 
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Venues of the 6 teams (2018) |
Six franchises took part in the third Super League.
| Teams | Home stadium |
|---|---|
| Lancashire Thunder | Old Trafford Cricket Ground , Stanley Park , Aigburth , Trafalgar Road Ground |
| Loughborough Lightning | Haslegrave Ground , Edgbaston Cricket Ground |
| Southern Vipers | Ageas Bowl , Arundel Castle |
| Surrey Stars | The Oval , Woodbridge Road |
| Western Storm | County Ground , Bristol County Ground , College Ground |
| Yorkshire Diamonds | Headingley Stadium , Clifton Park , North Marine Road Ground |
format
The six teams played in a group twice against each other team. There were two points for a win and one point for a draw. If a team's run rate was more than 1.25 times that of the opponent, a bonus point was awarded. The first-placed team qualified directly for the final, while the second and third-placed teams previously played a semi-final.
Group stage
- table
| Direct entry into the final |
|---|
| Qualified for the semifinals |
| Teams | Sp. | S. | N | U | R. | NO | BP | Points | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loughborough Lightning | 10 | 7th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 33 | +1,361 |
| Western Storm | 10 | 6th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4th | 30th | +0.919 |
| Surrey Stars | 10 | 5 | 4th | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 24 | −0.404 |
| Lancashire Thunder | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21st | −0.825 |
| Yorkshire Diamonds | 10 | 3 | 6th | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15th | −0.290 |
| Southern Vipers | 10 | 2 | 7th | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | −0.490 |
- Games
| July 22nd scorecard |
Guildford | Surrey Stars 141-9 (20) |
- |
Southern Vipers 145-3 (17) |
| Southern Vipers wins with 7 wickets | ||||
| July 22nd scorecard |
Southport | Lancashire Thunder 72 (16.5) |
- |
Loughborough Lightning 74-4 (15.1) |
| Loughborough Lightning wins with 6 wickets | ||||
| July 22nd scorecard |
Taunton | Yorkshire Diamonds 162-5 (20) |
- |
Western Storm 166-3 (15.3) |
| Western Storm wins with 7 wickets | ||||
| July 25th scorecard |
Southampton | Southern Vipers 105 (3/19) |
- |
Loughborough Lightning 109-4 (18.5) |
| Loughborough Lightning wins with 6 wickets | ||||
| July 26th scorecard |
Cheltenham | Western Storm 132-9 (20) |
- |
Surrey Stars 136-3 (15.5) |
| Surrey Stars wins with 7 wickets | ||||
| July 27th scorecard |
Leeds |
Lancashire Thunder 134-4 (20) |
- | Yorkshire Diamonds 101 (18.2) |
| Lancashire Thunder wins with 33 runs | ||||
| July 29 scorecard |
Taunton |
Western Storm 85-2 (6) |
- | Loughborough Lightning 67-0 (6) |
| Western Storm wins with 18 runs | ||||
| July 29 scorecard |
Guildford | Surrey Stars |
- | Yorkshire Diamonds |
| Called off | ||||
| July 29 scorecard |
Liverpool |
Lancashire Thunder 137-6 (20) |
- | Southern Vipers 133-9 (20) |
| Lancashire Thunder wins by 4 runs | ||||
| July 31 scorecard |
Arundel | Southern Vipers 91 (18.1) |
- |
Western Storm 93-1 (9.3) |
| Western Storm wins with 9 wickets | ||||
| July 31 scorecard |
London | Surrey Stars 148-5 (20) |
- |
Lancashire Thunder 151-5 (19.5) |
| Lancashire Thunder wins with 5 wickets | ||||
| July 31 scorecard |
Loughborough |
Loughborough Lightning 143-6 (20) |
- | Yorkshire Diamonds 102-9 (20) |
| Loughborough Lightning wins with 41 runs | ||||
| August 2nd scorecard |
Loughborough | Surrey Stars 95 (18) |
- |
Loughborough Lightning 96-1 (10) |
| Loughborough Lightning wins with 9 wickets | ||||
| August 2nd scorecard |
York |
Yorkshire Diamonds 175-5 (20) |
- | Southern Vipers 163-9 (20) |
| Yorkshire Diamonds wins by 12 runs | ||||
| August 3rd scorecard |
Manchester | Lancashire Thunder 153-7 (20) |
- |
Western Storm 154-3 (18.2) |
| Western Storm wins with 7 wickets | ||||
| August 4th scorecard |
Loughborough | Southern Vipers 172-6 (20) |
- |
Loughborough Lightning 174-7 (19.4) |
| Loughborough Lightning wins with 3 wickets | ||||
| August 5th scorecard |
Scarborough | Yorkshire Diamonds 172-5 (20) |
- |
Western Storm 174-3 (19.2) |
| Western Storm wins with 7 wickets | ||||
| August 7th scorecard |
Manchester |
Surrey Stars 167-8 (20) |
- | Lancashire Thunder 112 (19.2) |
| Surrey Stars wins with 55 runs | ||||
| August 8 scorecard |
Southampton |
Southern Vipers 159-7 (20) |
- | Yorkshire Diamonds 143 (19.5) |
| Southern Vipers wins with 16 runs | ||||
| August 9 scorecard |
Guildford | Loughborough Lightning 100-7 (13) |
- |
Surrey Stars 106-3 (11.2) |
| Surrey Stars wins with 7 wickets | ||||
| August 9 scorecard |
Taunton |
Western Storm 185-4 (20) |
- | Lancashire Thunder 109 (18.2) |
| Western Storm wins with 76 runs | ||||
| August 11th scorecard |
Loughborough |
136-7 (20) |
- |
137-1 (14.3) |
| Loughborough Lightning wins with 9 wickets | ||||
| August 11th scorecard |
Bristol | Southern Vipers 62-2 (8.5) |
- | Western Storm |
| No result | ||||
| August 12th Scorecard |
York | Surrey Stars 66 (16.4) |
- |
Yorkshire Diamonds 67-1 (9.3) |
| Yorkshire Diamonds wins with 9 wickets | ||||
| August 14th scorecard |
Brighton | Southern Vipers 147-9 (20) |
- |
Surrey Stars 148-6 (3/19) |
| Surrey Stars wins with 4 wickets | ||||
| August 14th scorecard |
Blackpool |
Lancashire Thunder 154-9 (20) |
- | Yorkshire Diamonds 145-8 (20) |
| Lancashire Thunder wins by 9 runs | ||||
| August 15th scorecard |
Birmingham | Western Storm 124-6 (20) |
- |
Loughborough Lightning 125-1 (12.3) |
| Loughborough Lightning wins with 9 wickets | ||||
| August 18 scorecard |
Southampton |
Lancashire Thunder 162-3 (20) |
- | Southern Vipers 153 (19.4) |
| Lancashire Thunder wins by 9 runs | ||||
| August 18 scorecard |
Leeds |
Yorkshire Diamonds 148-6 (20) |
- | Loughborough Lightning 145-6 (20) |
| Yorkshire Diamonds wins by 3 runs | ||||
| August 18 scorecard |
London | Western Storm 158-5 (20) |
- |
Surrey Stars 160-5 (19.4) |
| Surrey Stars wins with 5 wickets | ||||
Play-offs
Semifinals
| August 27th scorecard |
Hove |
Surrey Stars 162-5 (20) |
- | Western Storm 153-6 (20) |
| Surrey Stars wins by 9 runs | ||||
final
| August 27th scorecard |
Hove |
Surrey Stars 183-6 (20) |
- | Loughborough Lightning 117 (3/18) |
| Surrye Stars wins with 66 runs | ||||
statistics
The following cricket statistics were obtained during the season.
| Twenty20 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting | ||||||||
| player | team | Games | 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 |
| Natalie 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 |
| bowling | ||||||||
| player | team | Games | Balls | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5W | 10W |
| Kirstie Gordon | Loughborough Lightning | 11 | 210 | 17th | 12.47 | 3/13 | 0 | 0 |
| Sophie Devine | Loughborough Lightning | 11 | 215 | 16 | 16.18 | 3/15 | 0 | 0 |
| Sophie Ecclestone | Lancashire Thunder | 10 | 216 | 15th | 15.40 | 4/20 | 0 | 0 |
| Jenny Gunn | Loughborough Lightning | 11 | 198 | 14th | 16.14 | 3/10 | 0 | 0 |
| Dane van Niekerk | Surrey Stars | 9 | 173 | 13 | 14.76 | 3/20 | 0 | 0 |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Women's Cricket Super League - Points Table ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- ↑ Records / Women's Cricket Super League, 2018 / Most Runs ( English ) ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- ↑ Records / Women's Cricket Super League, 2018 / Most Wickets ( English ) ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved February 16, 2019.