Charlotte Edwards Cup: A wild throw from England all-rounder Mady Villiers arms Western Storm 4 overthrows and a win

Western Storm, on Wednesday, May 18, defeated Sunrisers by 1 wicket within the Charlotte Edwards Cup.

Mady Villiers of England. Courtesy: Reuters

HIGHLIGHTSThe Storm wanted 3 runs to win off the final ballStorm beat the Sunrisers by 1 wicketVilliers scored 11 an went wicket-less within the sport

Young England all-rounder Mady Villiers didn’t have the rub of the inexperienced going her means throughout Wednesday’s match between the Sunrisers and Western Storm on the County Ground in Chelmsford. The 23-year-old cricketer succumbed to the acute strain as her crew, the Sunrisers, misplaced the match by one run.

While chasing a stiff goal of 161 to win, the Storm wanted to attain three runs off the final ball. With 15 runs required off six balls, Alex Griffith smashed Grace Scrivens for a six to maintain the Storm within the sport. In the final ball of the over, Scrivens bowled a full-pitched supply and Griffiths drove the ball right down to the lengthy on area.

The batters within the center tried to place strain on Villiers by going for the second run, and the fielder succumbed. Villiers made a wild throw from the deep and wicketkeeper Scarlet Hughes was unable to get close to the ball. The fielders behind Hughes made full stretch dives, however the ball made its means via to the boundary for 4 overthrows.

Thereafter, Villiers was completely devastated as she laid on the bottom along with her arms on her face. She laid on the bottom for fairly a while earlier than her teammate, Naomi Dattani, went as much as her and consoled her by giving her a heat hug. Villiers then stood up and went off the park.

3 off 1 wanted. An overthrow helped Western Storm to win the match.
What a thriller it was!

Sending massive hugs to Mady #CricketTwitter #CECup pic.twitter.com/r4hzAYrhtd

— Krithika (@krithika0808) May 18, 2022

Villiers didn’t have an incredible outing within the Charlotte Edwards Cup match. She scored 11 runs off 10 balls with one 4 earlier than England nationwide captain Heather Knight castled her. She additionally bowled 4 overs and conceded 30 runs with out taking a single wicket.