Summary

  • Kathryn and Sarah Bryce both hit half-centuries as The Blaze beat South East Stars by seven wickets to win Charlotte Edwards Cup

  • Stars took 22 off first over in final but are then restricted to 141-9

  • The Blaze beat Central Sparks by five wickets in first semi-final

  • Courtney Webb's 45 helps Sparks to 140-9 but Kathryn Bryce (44) & Tammy Beaumont (39) guide Blaze into final at 142-5

  • South East Stars edge reigning champions Southern Vipers by five runs in thrilling second semi

  • Sophia Dunkley top-scores with 49 as Stars post 162-5 and Vipers fall just short on 157-9

Live Reporting

Harry Everett and Katie Holloway

  1. wicket

    WICKET Redmayne c Dean b Bell 39

    South East Stars 136-4 v Southern Vipers

    Lauren Bell begins with a no-ball. A welcome free hit for the Stars and Bell bowls a wide.

    Another free hit - and this one is hit for four by Paige Scholfield.

    Technically, seven off one legal delivery to start the over.

    Georgia Redmayne tries to find another boundary, but with Bell taking a bit of pace off, she only picks out Charlie Dean in the deep.

  2. South East Stars 124-3 v Southern Vipers

    Paige Scholfield batting for South East StarsGetty Images

    Paige Scholfield reverse sweeps Charlie Dean for four to start the 16th over.

    Scholfield finds another boundary with a club through midwicket past the fielders in the deep.

    Those make a big difference as the Stars pick up 12 from the over.

    Although Dean thinks she has Scholfield LBW off the last ball - not given though.

  3. 'Vipers are putting brakes on the Stars'

    South East Stars 112-3 v Southern Vipers

    Charlotte Taylor
    Southern Vipers spinner on BBC local radio

    Freya Davies has bowled brilliantly since the first over which was a little bit expensive but she's come back nicely from there.

    The Vipers are just putting the brakes on the Stars.

  4. South East Stars 112-3 v Southern Vipers

    Freya Davies has done the business for her team there with only four runs conceded and the wicket of Emma Jones.

    Suddenly 160 looks a long way away.

  5. wicket

    WICKET Jones b Davies 1

    South East Stars 109-3 v Southern Vipers

    Good stuff from Freya Davies as she cleans up Emma Jones with a slightly slower ball.

    Two wickets in quick time for the Vipers.

  6. South East Stars 108-2 v Southern Vipers

    Linsey Smith celebrates taking the wicket of Sophia DunkleyGetty Images

    Six overs to go.

    Linsey Smith has bowled out with 1-20 off four tidy overs.

  7. 'A much needed breakthrough for the Vipers'

    South East Stars 106-2 v Southern Vipers

    Nikki Chaudhuri
    Surrey bowler on BBC local radio

    Sophia Dunkley has had a really good innings, she's played a crucial role and she's played some lovely shots.

    A much needed breakthrough for the Vipers.

  8. wicket

    WICKET Dunkley st Southby b L Smith 49

    South East Stars 106-2 v Southern Vipers

    Is this going to be the first half-century of Finals Day?

    No, Sophia Dunkley falls one short.

    She is beaten by one from Linsey Smith as she tries to nurdle one through for the half-century and Rhianna Southby does the rest behind the stumps.

    A big wicket for the Vipers to end a stand of 74.

  9. 'Balls are aerial but not into the hands of fielders'

    South East Stars 103-1 v Southern Vipers

    Charlotte Taylor
    Southern Vipers spinner on BBC local radio

    There's a few balls that are going aerial but into the hands of fielders.

    They are sort of just placing them into the outfield.

  10. 100 runs

    100 up for Stars

    South East Stars 103-1 v Southern Vipers

    Sophia Dunkley batting for South East StarsGetty Images

    Charli Knott to bowl with her cap on. Georgia Redmayne is not distracted as she hits one straight for four.

    Sophia Dunkley clubs one out to midwicket for a single and that is the Stars' 100.

    Linsey Smith then pulls off a fabulous stop on the boundary to save two runs off the last ball of the over.

  11. South East Stars 92-1 v Southern Vipers

    Good stuff from Charlie Dean as she has Georgia Redmayne twice missing an attempted sweep.

    But just when Dean looks set for a fine over, Dunkley lofts one between two deep legside fielders for a welcome boundary.

    Seven off the over.

  12. 50 partnership

    South East Stars 85-1 v Southern Vipers

    Georgia Redmayne batting for South East StarsGetty Images

    A leg bye brings up a 50 partnership between Sophia Dunkley and Georgia Redmayne.

    This is setting up a good platform to attack.

    But Linsey Smith does a solid job for the Vipers to limit the over to just four runs.

  13. South East Stars 81-1 v Southern Vipers

    The captain is on to bowl and the third ball from Georgia Adams is beautifully slog-swept to the midwicket fence by Georgia Redmayne.

    A good over for the Stars as they collect 10 from it.

  14. South East Stars 71-1 v Southern Vipers

    Freya Davies' over is spoiled by the final ball as a legside delivery is dispatched over the ropes by Sophia Dunkley.

    Actually, it's a one-bounce four as the umpires change their mind and signal four after initially giving six.

    She moves to 33 off 21 as she sets the Stars up for a good total.

  15. 'A score of around 140 is not enough'

    South East Stars 63-1 v Southern Vipers

    Kevan James
    BBC local radio commentator

    Georgia Redmayne batting for South East Stars v Southern VipersGetty Images

    I think what we can safely say from the first semi-final is that a score of around 140 is not enough.

  16. South East Stars 63-1 v Southern Vipers

    Charli Knott is the new bowler.

    More good use of the feet from Sophia Dunkley as she gets to the pitch and hits a glorious shot for four over the top.

    Six off the over and the Stars ticking along at just eight an over.

    As we saw in the earlier game, wickets are the best way of slowing up the scoring.

  17. 50 runs

    50 up for the Stars

    South East Stars 57-1 v Southern Vipers

    Georgia Redmayne steers the first ball of Charlie Dean's latest over away for two.

    That is the 50 up for South East Stars.

    And a fine reverse sweep from Sophia Dunkley adds four more to the total.

    Nine off the over and the Stars going along quite nicely.

  18. End of powerplay

    South East Stars 48-1 v Southern Vipers

    Sophia Dunkley hits out against Southern VipersGetty Images

    Lauren Bell's extra pace is welcome for Georgia Redmayne as with a bit of width, she spears one through offside for her first boundary.

    And off the last ball of the powerplay, Sophia Dunkley uses her feet and that gives her the momentum to launch one over long-on for a huge six.

    12 off Bell's over and 22 off her two overs.

  19. 'A sense of fidgetiness from Smith'

    South East Stars 36-1 v Southern Vipers

    Nikki Chaudhuri
    Surrey bowler on BBC local radio

    That is a very important wicket for the Vipers.

    There was a sense of fidgetiness from Bryony Smith.

    She didn't get the right line and length judgement.

  20. South East Stars 36-1 v Southern Vipers

    Australian Georgia Redmayne is the new batter but Freya Davies holds up her and Sophia Dunkley.

    Only four off a good over - even more so in the powerplay.