Brunt hat-trick routs Lancashire Thunder

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Yorkshire Diamonds 166 for 6 (Blackwell 59) beat Lancashire Thunder 71 (Hazell 4-10, Brunt 3-6) by 95 runsScorecard

England seamer Katherine Brunt took a hat-trick as Yorkshire brushed Lancashire aside to claim their first Kia Women’s Super League win.

Brunt mopped up the Thunder tail as they were 71 all out in 15 overs chasing 167, after Alex Blackwell’s 59 had underpinned the Diamonds’ 166 for 6 at Emirates Old Trafford.

Unfortunately, neither side will be at Finals Day, after slow starts to the competition. Yorkshire have one fixture remaining.

Brunt had Laura Newton caught at mid-on before trapping Kate Cross and Nalisha Patel lbw in a 95-run bonus point win, having also hit a breezy 36 in Yorkshire’s total, the second highest score of the competition.

Blackwell shared 47 and 69 for the third and fourth wickets with compatriot Beth Mooney and Ashes rival Brunt as the Diamonds recovered from 16 for 2 in the fourth …

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