Summary

  • Western Storm beat Southern Vipers by six wickets to win Super League title

  • England skipper Heather Knight hits unbeaten 78 to see them to victory

  • Danni Wyatt made 73 off 42 balls for the Vipers as they made 172-7 from 20 overs

  • Vipers earlier beat Loughborough Lightning in the semi-final

  • Competition will make way for The Hundred next year

Live Reporting

James Law and Paul Grunill

  1. dropped catch

    Vipers 45-0 (target 144)

    Bates 20, Wyatt 18

    Suzie Bates dropped at mid-wicket - the Loughborough fielder gets both hands to it but the ball goes straight through and for four.

    They need to be taking those chances with the scoreboard like it is.

    It's 11 from the over as New Zealand batter Bates finds the rope once more, and all of a sudden Southern Vipers require 99 to win.

  2. Vipers 34-0 (target 144)

    Bates 9, Wyatt 18

    Suzie Bates gets the only boundary of the third over, a fine nick which dribbles its way to the rope.

    A better over from Sarah Glenn, who concedes five runs.

    But Southern Vipers look well in control already.

  3. Wyatt's ball-striking 'incredible'

    Isabelle Westbury
    Cricket writer and ex-Middlesex captain on BBC 5 Live Sports Extra

    That's exactly the up and under that is her forte. It's such a technically difficult shot to play. Her strike rate is 15 runs more than the next best, which is pretty incredible really.

  4. 6 runs

    Vipers 29-0 (target 144)

    Bates 8, Wyatt 18

    BIG hitting from Danni Wyatt - can she rip this semi-final apart single-handedly?

    Two sixes and a four from the England player mean Southern Vipers take 19 from the over.

    Jenny Gunn bowls a couple loose balls and that's meat and drink for Wyatt, who effortlessly swats it to the boundary before hoisting one back over the bowler for six.

  5. Watch the last five wickets

    Here are the last five wickets to fall in the Lightning innings as they slipped from 118-5 to 143 all out.

  6. Vipers 10-0 (target 144)

    Bates 8, Wyatt 0

    A strong opening over for Southern Vipers, with Suzie Bates producing two boundaries.

    There's a nicely struck four as Chamari Atapattu overpitches, and a slightly fortuitous slog which dribbles its way to the rope off the edge.

    Another 134 needed to beat Lightning.

  7. Gunn hopeful of victory

    Loughborough 143 all out v Southern Vipers

    Asked how confident she is, Loughborough and England all-rounder Jenny Gunn replies simply: "Runs on the board."

    There's a lot of experience at the top of the Southern Vipers order, though.

  8. Vipers out to start run-chase

    So... Southern Vipers need 144 to beat Loughborough Lightning and earn the right to face Western Storm in the Super League final later.

    Danni Wyatt and Suzie Bates are out to open the batting, with Chamari Atapattu to open the bowling for Lightning.

  9. 'I don't mind who we face'

    It's quite a strange feeling not really knowing what to do with yourself, but nice to come here and soak up the atmosphere early, before the final. I don't mind who we face in the final, both teams have got match winners.

    Heather Knight, Western Storm captain

  10. Watch some of the best shots as Lightning post 143

  11. Vipers favourites to make final?

    Isabelle Westbury
    Cricket writer and ex-Middlesex captain on BBC 5 Live Sports Extra

    I would say Loughborough's score is below par.

    If any of the Vipers top three get into gear I reckon it's theirs to lose.

  12. Watch: Elwiss & Adams fall in quick succession

    Here's how Georgia Elwiss and Georgia Adams fell in quick succession as Lightning slipped from 79-2 to 85-4.

  13. 'Vipers wrestled that back'

    Kate Cross
    England seam bowler on BBC 5 Live Sports Extra

    It ebbed and flowed quite significantly.

    I think Southern Vipers just wrestled it back towards the end of that innings - they'll feel they've done the first half, especially having lost the toss.

  14. wicket

    WICKET

    Gordon b Bates (Loughborough 143 all out)

    Three wickets in five balls for Suzie Bates as Kirstie Gordon swings across the line and is bowled.

    Not the right shot, she should have been looking to get Jenny Gunn on strike for the final ball of the innings and she is left on 14 not out.

    Bates' final figures are 3-22 and she will now have a key role as a top-order batter for the Vipers as they look to chase down this target.

  15. wicket

    WICKET

    Higham c Wyatt b Bates 0 (Loughborough 142-9)

    Loughborough really should have learned by now that hitting the ball in the air anywhere near Danni Wyatt is a bad tactic. Lucy Higham doesn't heed the lesson and she's gone for a golden duck.

  16. '150 is a good par score'

    Kate Cross
    England seam bowler on BBC 5 Live Sports Extra

    We spoke about 150 being a good par score in women's cricket.

    We backed ourselves to defend it and especially on Finals Day - you get a couple early wickets and you see the pressure building on the lower order.

  17. wicket

    WICKET

    Glenn c Morris b Bates 4 (Loughborough 141-8)

    Sarah Glenn goes for a big hit and strikes it well, but doesn't have the power to clear the rope and Fi Morris takes a comfortable catch. Bad start to the last over for Loughborough.

  18. dropped catch

    Loughborough 140-7

    Gunn 12, Glenn 4

    Bad miss by Vipers skipper Tammy Beaumont, who puts down Sarah Glenn at cover and gives up two runs.

    The rest of the over is boundary free as Tash Farrant ends her stint with 0-32.

  19. Loughborough 133-7

    Gunn 10, Glenn 1

    Jenny Gunn ends the over with a well-placed boundary off Danni Wyatt - and Loughborough need her knowhow for the final couple with only the tail for company.

  20. wicket

    WICKET

    Gardner run out 0 (Loughborough 127-7)

    Jo Gardner sweeps to mid-wicket and calls for a run that isn't there.

    Tammy Beaumont throws to bowler Danni Wyatt and that's a gift of a wicket.