Summary

  • South East Stars reach 139-5 to win final by five wickets

  • Alice Capsey's 40 not out sees them home after slump from 71-0 to 85-4

  • Northern Diamonds totalled 138-4 in the final after opting to bat first

  • Skipper Hollie Armitage top scored for Diamonds with 59 not out off 48 balls

  • Earlier, Diamonds beat Southern Vipers by 18 runs in eliminator game

  • England's Lauren Winfield-Hill hit 65 off 49 balls for Diamonds

  • Jenny Gunn made 22 not out in their score of 135-6

  • Vipers were bowled out for 117; Gunn taking 4-26

Live Reporting

Adam Williams and Paul Grunill

  1. Charlotte Taylor comes on for her last over from the Hotel End...

  2. Robbie James
    BBC Radio Solent commentator

    Lauren Winfield-Hill has to show her experience here. She's read the pitch, she's in prime position to go (for it) now."

  3. Diamonds 88-4

    Winfield-Hill 42, Gunn 1

    Terrific straight drive from Lauren Winfield-Hill who realises the importance on her shoulders now.

    Times it magnificently for four between the two fielders on the rope.

    Diamonds needed that.

  4. wicket

    WICKET Kalis b Elwiss 3

    Diamonds 82-4

    Sterre Kalis tries to be inventive against Georgia Elwiss but it doesn't pay off for her.

    She misses her attempted lap sweep and is bowled.

    In comes Jenny Gunn for the Diamonds at six to join Winfield-Hill.

    Georgia ElwissRex Features

  5. Diamonds 81-3

    Norris 3-0-13-0

    Another tidy over for the Vipers as Tara Norris concedes just three runs.

    Diamonds will need to try and up the ante in these last six overs to get up to around 120.

  6. Tara NorrisRex Features

    Tara Norris returns for a third over for Vipers with her left-armers from the Hotel End this time...

  7. Henry Moeran
    BBC Sport commentator

    A degree of pressure now on Winfield-Hill....she has to try to work out the right balance between risk and reward."

  8. Diamonds 77-3

    Taylor 3-0-20-1

    Sterre Kalis the new batter in five for Diamonds.

    She gets off the mark with a shot down to long-on to keep strike.

  9. Henry Moeran
    BBC Sport commentator

    The Diamonds are heading towards that moment where they have to decide 'are we going to give it some?'."

  10. wicket

    WICKET Armitage c Norris b Taylor 24

    Diamonds 75-3

    Vital wicket for Vipers.

    Hollie Armitage tries to hit Charlotte Taylor down the pitch once again but this time finds the waiting hands of Tara Norris at long-off.

  11. Diamonds 72-2

    Winfield-Hill 30, Armitage 25

    Ticking along nicely now Diamonds as this third-wicket partnership goes past 50 and Lauren Winfield-Hill moves on to 30 after a commanding cover drive for four off Paige Scholfield.

  12. Paige Scholfield returns for her second over, from the Hotel End this time as this partnership between Armitage and Winfield-Hill creeps towards 50...

  13. Robbie James
    BBC Radio Solent commentator

    I'm struggling to work out this pitch. One ball it looks flat and the next it's moving around a little bit. It is sometimes a little bit two-paced at the Ageas Bowl."

  14. Diamonds 62-2

    Winfield-Hill 24, Armitage 21

    Positive intent shown by Hollie Armitage as she skips down the pitch and hits Charlotte Taylor aerially for four through extra cover.

    Taylor took 6-34 from her 10 overs in last year's Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Trophy final against the Diamonds.

    She will no doubt have been spoken about a lot in the Diamonds' pre-match conversations.

  15. Diamonds 54-2

    Winfield-Hill 22, Armitage 15

    Halfway stage of the Diamonds innings as they collect three off Georgia Elwiss' second over.

    Charlotte Taylor meanwhile returns for a second over from the Pavilion End.

  16. Jemma Green
    Former Hampshire Women player

    I think the Vipers would be happy chasing anything this side of 120."

  17. Charlotte Edwards Cup - top performers

    These stats were of course correct before the start of this match:

    MOST RUNS

    • Evelyn Jones (Sparks) 276
    • Emma Lamb (Thunder) 218
    • Georgia Adams (Vipers) 201
    • Marie Kelly (Sparks) 170
    • Alice Capsey (Stars) 163
    • Abi Freeborn (Lightning) 161

    MOST WICKETS

    • Bryony Smith (Stars) 13
    • Nicole Harvey (Storm) 12
    • Tara Norris (Vipers) 12
    • Emma Lamb (Thunder) 9
    • Jenny Gunn (Diamonds) 9
    • Georgia Elwiss (Vipers) 9

  18. Diamonds 51-2

    Winfield-Hill 20, Armitage 14

    Hollie Armitage tucks into Georgia Adams' first ball which is too full and it races away to the extra cover rope for four.

    She also drops short a couple more times as Lauren Winfield-Hill nudges a couple more singles to take Diamonds past 50.

  19. Vipers skipper Georgia Adams brings herself on for a first bowl of the match from the Pavilion End as she continues to mix things up...

  20. Diamonds 43-2

    Winfield-Hill 18, Armitage 8

    Run a ball for the Diamonds off Elwiss' first over as they keep the board ticking in the middle overs.