Summary

  • Northern Diamonds beat Southern Vipers by two runs at Lord's

  • Vipers won toss and put Diamonds in

  • Opener Lauren Winfield-Hill makes 65 off 87 balls before being run out

  • Bess Heath made 44 as Diamonds posted a total of 215-9

  • Captain Georgia Adams top-scored with 70 for Vipers

  • Needing 13 off the final over, they finished on 213-9 to lose by two runs

  • Vipers were seeking hat-trick after 2020 and 2021 victories

Live Reporting

Ben Kosky and Paul Grunill

  1. Heyhoe Flint Trophy comes home

    Northern Diamonds v Southern Vipers (play starts 10:30)

    Rachael Heyhoe FlintGetty Images

    The Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy final is being played at the home of cricket for the first time today.

    The inaugural final was staged at Edgbaston in 2020 before moving to the County Ground in Northampton 12 months ago.

    It is fitting, though, for Lord's to host the match, with the competition having been named after the late Baroness Heyhoe Flint, who captained England between 1966 and 1978 and was inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame in 2010, at its inception.

    She was also one of the first 10 women to become a member of the MCC and the East Gate was renamed in her honour last month.

    Ben Heyhoe Flint and MCC president Clare ConnorMCC/Jed Leicester

  2. Good morning

    Northern Diamonds v Southern Vipers (play starts 10:30)

    Lord's on a Sunday morning - what could be better? How about a cup final on a Sunday morning at Lord's?

    Following England's loss to India at the same ground yesterday, will Northern Diamonds and Southern Vipers conjure up a thriller to lift the spirits in the women's game?

    One thing we can say with some certainty - we are unlikely to see any Mankading today.

    Welcome to our coverage of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. Play starts at 10:30.

    Lord's Cricket GroundGetty Images