Live: Vitality Blast 2 Finals Day, Northampton
Yorkshire's women are in Vitality Blast Finals Day action at Wantage Road, Northampton today, alongside Glamorgan, Leicestershire and Middlesex. They face Glamorgan in the semi-final from 2.30pm. Can they claim the county's first trophy of the professional era? Follow this page for updates.
Middlesex win
Congratulations to Middlesex, who win the Vitality Blast 2 title.
They have won the final by 10 wickets with more than six overs to spare.
They won both their matches today by 10 wickets.
Finty Trussler top-scored with 52 not out and was supported by Issy Routledge’s unbeaten 31.
Yorkshire end a very productive campaign having won nine of 10 matches, including all eight group games.
They’re still very well-placed in the Metro Bank One-Day Cup, which resumes next weekend.
Middlesex need 11 to win
They have moved to 91-0 in the 12th over.
Finty Trussler has 42 of them including two sixes over mid-wicket against spin.
Middlesex 46-0, 6 overs
Issy Routledge has 13 and Finty Trussler 20.
These two have broken the back of this 102-target, and Yorkshire are going to need something remarkable to turn this around.
Middlesex 20-0, 3 overs
Middlesex need 82 more to win.
Issy Routledge has 13 of them.
Olivia Thomas is into the attack now.
Yorkshire need two or three wickets quickly here.
Middlesex 8-0, 1 over
Middlesex’s chase is off to a solid start. Rachel Slater sharing the new ball with Beth Langston.
Issy Routledge snd Finty Trussler opening for the Lord’s based county.
Lauren Winfield-Hill is keeping wicket and Maddie Ward is fielding at mid-off.
With spin being so profitable for Middlesex, it may be that Ward will have a bowl.
Yorkshire's defence of 102 is underway
Here we go. Beth Langston has the new ball.
Yorkshire 101-9, 20 overs
Rachel Slater bowled Rachana Cambampaty, 9.
Middlesex will require 102 to win.
Maddie Ward top-scored for Yorkshire with 39.
Left-arm spinner Cambampaty finishes with 3-30.
Yorkshire 79-7, 16.5 overs
Beth Langston caught Riva Pindoria bowled Rachana Cambampaty, 5.
Caught long-on.
Maddie Ward still there on 37, with Ria Fackrell joining her.
Yorkshire 73-6, 16 overs
Maddie Ward has 32 and has played nicely. Beth Langston is with her on four.
Big four overs needed. Maybe 110-120 will be a test. Runs on the board in a final, etc.
Yorkshire 58-6, 13.4 overs
Olivia Thomas caught and bowled Rachana Cambampaty, 5.
Beth Langston in now alongside Maddie Ward, who has 25.
Yorkshire 44-5, 10 overs
Rebecca Duckworth run out, 12.
Duckworth pushes out to cover but is sent back in search of a quick single.
Ami Campbell bowled Hannah Davis, 0.
Yorkshire in all sorts of bother. Olivia Thomas in now.
Rebuild starts
Yorkshire are 24-3 in the seventh over.
Maddie Ward 8 and Rebecca Duckworth 2.
Yorkshire 14-3, 3.3 overs
Lauren Winfield-Hill bowled Issy Routledge, 9.
Rebecca Duckworth and Maddie Ward both in on nought. Serious rebuild job on now.
Yorkshire 13-2, 3 overs
Sterre Kalis caught Riva Pindoria bowled Katie Wolfe, 0.
Early bother for Yorkshire as Kalis is well caught at backward point.
Maddie Ward and Lauren Winfield-Hill, who has 9, aim to settle things.
Yorkshire 6-1, 1.5 overs
Georgie Boyce caught Sonali Patel bowled Saskia Horley, 4.
Caught at mid-on.
Sterre Kalis joins Lauren Winfield-Hill at the crease.
Yorkshire 2-0, 1 over
Katie Wolfe bowls a tidy first over against Lauren Winfield-Hill and Georgie Boyce.
Ami Campbell powers one of her three sixes in 26 not out off 10 balls to finish off the semi-final against Glamorgan this afternoon.
We’re ready to go in the final.
Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWPix.com.
Yorkshire win and bat
Yorkshire’s bid for a perfect 10 wins and the Vitality Blast 2 trophy will begin with them batting first in the final against Middlesex.
The White Rose are unchanged team wise from the semi-final.
Yorkshire: Georgie Boyce, Lauren Winfield-Hill, Sterre Kalis, Maddie Ward c&w, Ami Campbell, Rebecca Duckworth, Olivia Thomas, Beth Langston, Ria Fackrell, Rachel Slater, Claudie Cooper.
YORKSHIRE WIN!!!
We win by seven wickets with more than two overs to spare, and we’re through to this evening’s final against Middlesex at 6.45pm.
Ami Campbell hits three sixes to finish it and ends on 26 not out. Maddie Ward 21 not out.
Campbell charging for home
Ami Campbell has just launched two leg-side sixes off Katy Cobb’s spin, and it’s now 123-3 after 17 overs.
Two more to win.
Yorkshire 98-3, 15.1 overs
Georgie Boyce caught behind Georgia Parfitt, 38.
Yorkshire need 27 more to win, with Ami Campbell having joined Maddie Ward, who has 15.
Yorkshire showing a few nerves
Yorkshire 82-2 in the 14th over.
Georgie Boyce has 34 and Maddie Ward 4.
But the pair have had a couple of mix-ups with their running which haven’t been punished, and Glamorgan have dropped a catch.
Yorkshire 73-2, 11.4 overs
Sterre Kalis bowled Poppy Tulloch, 1.
A beauty of a delivery from the seamer does for Kalis as she’s stuck on the crease.
Yorkshire need 52 more to win. Maddie Ward in alongside Georgie Boyce, 30.
Yorkshire 68-1, 10.1 overs
Lauren Winfield-Hill caught Beth Gammon bowled Poppy Walker, 35.
Winfield-Hill lofts the spin of Walker to long-off.
Yorkshire need 58 more to win with Sterre Kalis in now alongside Georgie Boyce, who has 26.
Yorkshire 68-0, 10 overs
The White Rose need 56 more to win this one.
Lauren Winfield-Hill 35 and Georgie Boyce 26.
Yorkshire 43-0, 6 overs
Yorkshire need 82 more to win.
Lauren Winfield-Hill has 27 of them and Georgie Boyce has 13.
Yorkshire 35-0, 5th over
Yorkshire cruising to victory over Glamorgan.
Lauren Winfield-Hill has 25 and Georgie Boyce 7. The target is 125.
Yorkshire 14-0, 2 overs
Solid start for Yorkshire in pursuit of a 125-target and a place in the final against Middlesex this evening.
Our chase of 125 begins
Georgie Boyce and Lauren Winfield-Hill are opening the batting.
Glamorgan 124-9, 20 overs
Two wickets in the last over for Beth Langston, and that’s a superb comeback from Yorkshire.
Olivia Thomas finishes with three wickets, Langston two and Claudie Cooper two. Rachel Slater one and Ria Fackrell one.
Yorkshire were excellent in the field.
Cooper strikes again
Yorkshire’s spinners continue to thrive.
Glamorgan are 120-7 in the 19th over. Georgia Parfitt bowled.
Cooper has two wickets.
Ria Fackrell and Maddie Ward celebrate the departure of Bethan Gammon.
Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWPix.com.
Glamorgan 105-6, 16th over
Olivia Thomas has struck twice in the 16th over, and Glamorgan have slipped from 99-2 to 105-6.
Bea Ellis caught mid-off and Gemma Porter trapped lbw. Brilliant comeback from Yorkshire.
Glamorgan 99-4, 14.1 overs
Bethan Gammon caught behind Maddie Ward bowled Ria Fackrell, 11.
Caught behind on the drive.
Two wickets quickly, and Yorkshire are back in business.
Glamorgan 99-3, 13.5 overs
Bethan Ellis caught and bowled Claudie Cooper, 41.
Super catch. Drilled back and caught waist high going to her right.
Key breakthrough as Yorkshire look to limit the Welsh side.
Glamorgan 87-2, 12.1 overs
Niamh Holland caught behind Maddie Ward bowled Olivia Thomas, 13.
Important breakthrough for Yorkshire as Holland is caught behind trying to cut a ball which is too close to her.
Ellis into the forties
Glamorgan 87-1 after 12 overs.
Bethan Ellis has 40 of them and Niamh Holland 13.
Glamorgan 66-1, 9.1 overs
Lauren Parfitt bowled Rachel Slater, 29.
Beauty. Looked like a slower ball, which Parfitt is deceived by. Jagged away and the Glamorgan captain is left groping for it.
Much needed breakthrough.
Glamorgan 50-0, 8th over
Glamorgan have a platform courtesy of Bethan Ellis 29 and Lauren Parfitt 16.
Glamorgan 37-0, 6 overs
Bethan Ellis has 22 of them, Lauren Parfitt 10.
Glamorgan will be the happier at present, but no cause for concern yet for Yorkshire.
Yorkshire still search for breakthrough
Glamorgan are 22-0 after four overs. Lauren Parfitt has just drilled Rachel Slater down the ground for four and has 8. Bethan Ellis 9. Claudie Cooper into the attack.
Glamorgan 12-0, 2 overs
Quiet start to this one. Rachel Slater concedes only four from her first over.
Glamorgan 7-0, 1 over
Rachel Slater sharing the new ball. A boundary to third in the first over for Bethan Ellis.
All set to go
Beth Langston has the new ball, and Lauren Parfitt and Bethan Ellis are opening the batting for Glamorgan.
Glamorgan win it and bat
Yorkshire: Georgie Boyce, Lauren Winfield-Hill, Sterre Kalis, Maddie Ward c&w, Ami Campbell, Rebecca Duckworth, Olivia Thomas, Beth Langston, Ria Fackrell, Rachel Slater, Claudie Cooper.
3pm start confirmed
The second semi-final between Yorkshire and Glamorgan will begin in just under 45 minutes time from now.
The toss will take place at 2.30pm.
Middlesex win by 10 wickets
They’re through to the final having cruised to a chase of 108.
We’re expecting the second semi-final to start at 3pm between Yorkshire and Glamorgan. Not confirmed, though.
Middlesex motoring
In pursuit of a revised 108 from 14 overs, they are 57-0 in the sixth.
1.25pm restart
Middlesex will require 108 from 14 overs to beat Leicestershire and reach the final.
Rain stopped play
The Middlesex reply has been delayed by rain. Nothing too heavy, but enough to keep us off.
Leicestershire 140-7 v Middlesex
We’re halfway through the first semi-final here at Wantage Road, and the Foxes have a competitive total on the board.
They started well and lost a few wickets at the end.
Good afternoon...
From Wantage Road…
Yorkshire are in semi-final action from 2.30pm, against Glamorgan, as they chase silverware in the Midlands today.
The winners of that clash will face the winners of Leicestershire v Middlesex, which is ongoing now. That one started at 11am, and Leicestershire are 100-2 in the 15th over.
Yorkshire qualified for Finals Day as the only team out of the 10 in Tier 2 to win all eight matches in the group stages, finishing top of the North. Glamorgan finished second in the South behind Middlesex.
The evening final will begin at 6.30pm.
There was quite a bit of rain around on the drive down to Northampton this morning, so fingers crossed we can get through the day unscathed.
Our preview for the day is available via the embedded X post above this scene-setter.
The live stream is available via our YouTube channel. It’s being run for the day by the ECB.
