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The opening fixtures of this tournament were today.

Managed to catch (bits of) the Sunrisers vs Southern Vipers game where the latter were in complete control. After struggling to 202, the Sunrisers couldn't stop the Vipers from overturning their total within 36 overs. Danni Wyatt genuinely looked different class.

In the other games, the Northern Diamonds, the Thunder and the Western Storm all won.

The next round of games is Monday.

Watched a very comprehensive victory for the South East Stars over the Western Storm today. Alice Davidson-Richards 92 looked particularly well executed as the Stars chased down the Storm's 245 with 7 overs to spare.

Three games in and Central Sparks' Amy Jones tops the run scoring with innings of 114, 163 and 5. Two players have 9 wickets but Katherine Brunt's is the most economical at 2.77.

A fifty from Tammy Beaumont saw Loughborough comprehensively beat Lancashire as the Thunder were bowled out for 125 chasing down 259.

Grace Scrivens was the star of the opening day of the 2022 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, despite the fact that her Sunrisers team lost their opening fixture to the South East Stars.
Scrivens started off her day with figures of 10-1-42-4 but was let down by 3 other bowlers whose figures were rather less flattering. This bowling profligacy saw the South East get to 281-8; the 12th highest score in the competition’s history. Scrivens took the bull by the horns and tried to win the game singlehandedly and blasted a run a ball 74, however was again let down by her compatriots. There can’t be many times that the same player has the lowest economy with the ball and the highest strike rate with the bat. She ends the first round of fixtures as the highest wicket taker and the highest run scorer.
The South East’s game was the only one that was not effected by weather as the Western Storm beat Loughborough and the Southern Vipers beat Central Sparks on DLS.