Summary

  • Surrey Stars beat Loughborough Lightning by 66 runs to win first title

  • Surrey Stars made 183-6 batting first

  • Opener Lizelle Lee smashed 104 from 58 balls, with six sixes

  • Loughborough bowled out for just 117 in reply

  • The Stars beat Western Storm by nine runs in earlier semi-final

  1. Surrey Stars make 183-6published at 20 overs

    A sloppy end to the Loughborough Lightning fielding display as Georgia Elwiss' last ball to Laura Marsh trickles through for four byes.

    Surrey Stars finish on 183-6 in their innings and make the second highest total in the competition this season.

    Loughborough will need 184 if they're going to win this trophy for the first time.

  2. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 19.4 overs

    Kapp c Haynes b Elwiss 1 (Surrey Stars 178-6)

    Rachael Haynes pouches a third catch of this Surrey innings as she clings on to a pull shot by Marizanne Kapp on the deep square leg boundary.

  3. 6 runs

    Van Niekerk strikes a maximumpublished at 19.1 overs

    Surrey Stars 177-7

    First ball of the last over and Dane van Niekerk gets in on the six-hitting action.

    She smashes Georgia Elwiss almost one-handed down over the long-off rope.

  4. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 18.4 overs

    Dunkley c Adams b Gunn 2 (Surrey Stars 168-5)

    More wickets fall towards the end of this Surrey innings. Dane van Niekerk nearly fell the ball before to Jenny Gunn but there was a spilled catch in the deep.

    This time Georgia Adams clings on to a sharp shot from Sophia Dunkley who can't pierce the infield.

    Surrey have already passed their highest KSL total of 167-8 which came against Lancashire Thunder earlier this season.

  5. 'Surrey have got nothing to lose'published at 17:14 British Summer Time 27 August 2018

    Isabelle Westbury
    Former Middlesex captain on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

    Surrey have got nothing to lose, it's almost a shrug of the shoulders, the fact that Nat Sciver has gone, but you've got Sophia Dunkley and Marizanne Kapp who can come in.

    They've already scored more runs than they did in the first match.

  6. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 17.5 overs

    Sciver c Adams b Smith 40 (Surrey Stars 164-4)

    Get one, get two as the old cricketing adage goes.

    Nat Sciver falls for 40 as Georgia Adams snaffles a sharp catch at mid-off off Linsey Smith.

    Decent day with the bat for Sciver who adds nicely to her earlier 72 not out in the semi-final.

  7. Surrey Stars 161-3published at 17 overs

    Sciver 39, Van Niekerk 1

    Three overs to go in this Surrey innings and they're already just a run shy of whatthey scored against Western Storm in the semi-final.

    Could be an absolute monster of a target for Loughborough to chase.

  8. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 16.3 overs

    Lee c Haynes b Gordon 104 (Surrey Stars 155-3)

    Lizelle Lee's huge innings is finally over.

    She attempts to register her seventh sixth of the day as she takes on Kirstie Gordon down the ground but Rachael Haynes sprints to take another catch diving forward.

    Lee finally departs for 104 off just 58 balls and she put on 111 with her skipper Nat Sciver for that third wicket. The second highest partnership in the KSL this season.

    Lizelle LeeImage source, Rex Features
  9. 'Lee is striking the ball so well'published at 17:06 British Summer Time 27 August 2018

    Alex Hartley
    England spin bowler on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

    Lizelle Lee is striking the ball so well, the spinners have bowled incredibly well but she still managing to find ways to hit boundaries.

  10. 100 runs

    100 for Lizelle Leepublished at 15.5 overs

    Surrey Stars 152-2

    There it is, a first century in a KSL final goes to Surrey Stars' Lizelle Lee.

    Her 13th four of this superb innings brings up her hundred from just 55 balls. There's also been six sixes in this knock.

    It's the second century of this KSL campaign after Smriti Mandhana hit 102 for Western Storm against Lancashire Thunder from 61 balls.

  11. Surrey 137-2published at 15 overs

    Lee 89, Sciver 32

    Jenny Gunn back on for her third over but there's no respite for the experienced campaigner as Nat Sciver crashes her for four more to extra cover.

    Another poor ball from Gunn is pulled away with ease down to long leg by Sciver.

    Absolutely nothing going right for Loughborough here.

  12. Surrey Stars 127-2published at 14 overs

    Lee 88, Sciver 23

    Georgia Elwiss next in line to be punished to all parts by Lizelle Lee as she moves towards the 90s.

    Nat Sciver tries not to be left behind as she crashes a boundary to the point rope.

  13. Surrey Stars 116-2published at 13 overs

    Lee 84, Sciver 17

    Lizelle Lee passes the highest individual score in a KSL final as she smashes Linsey Smith for two fours through the offside.

    Follows those two fours with a third in the over as she swivels to the legside for another boundary behind square leg.

    A century in her sights for sure now.

  14. 6 runs

    Lee smashes another six!published at 12 overs

    Surrey Stars 103-2

    Runs, runs and more runs for Lizelle Lee. A sixth six of this destructive innings!

    Sarah Glenn on the receiving end this time as she moves to 72 off just 42 balls.

    Lee launches her over deep mid-wicket and Stars bring up their 100 at the end of the 12th over.

  15. 6 runs

    Six again for Lizelle Lee!published at 10.5 overs

    Surrey Stars 90-2

    Lizelle Lee has a fifth six of this knock as she moves up to 64.

    Almost a catch taken on the boundary by Elyse Villani but the power of that shot takes her and the ball over the long-on rope off Kirstie Gordon.

  16. ouch!

    Devine heads offpublished at 16:44 British Summer Time 27 August 2018

    More injury concern for Sophie Devine and she's heading off the field to get that injury to her arm looked at more closely.

    Will mean Georgia Elwiss will have to find some overs from her other bowlers.

  17. Surrey Stars 81-2published at 10 overs

    Lee 57, Sciver 9

    Spinner Sarah Glenn becomes the sixth Loughborough bowler to be used and she sends down a filthy full toss that's called for a no ball by umpire Neil Bainton.

    Lizelle Lee can't get the free hit away though as Glenn bowls a decent yorker.

    Surrey 81-2 at the halfway stage of this innings.

    Lizelle LeeImage source, Rex Features
  18. Surrey Stars 76-2published at 9 overs

    Lee 55, Sciver 7

    All going Surrey's way in this final so far.

    Loughborough struggling to arrest their momentum and there's some concern still for Sophie Devine after that earlier blow to her arm.

    Can Lightning skipper Georgia Elwiss find a wicket-taker in her bowling attack?

  19. 50 runs

    50 for Lizelle Leepublished at 8.3 overs

    Surrey Stars 69-2

    And there is Lizelle Lee's half-century.

    It's come off just 30 balls with a sixth four as she paddles it behind square on the legside off Jenny Gunn.

    There's also been four sixes in this 50 so far.

  20. Surrey Stars 64-2published at 8 overs

    Lee 48, Sciver 2

    More class batting here from Lizelle Lee as she lofts a four off Georgia Elwiss over the infield and one bounce to the extra cover boundary.

    Lee just two shy of a half-century already.

    Surrey Stars ticking over nicely here as they look to post another big total batting first.