Match Preview: Southern Vipers v Western Storm, CEC

Southern Vipers v Western Storm

Charlotte Edwards Cup

Friday 26^th May (3:00pm start)

The Ageas Bowl

The Southern Vipers return to The Ageas Bowl as they face Western Storm in their second Charlotte Edwards Cup fixture of 2023.

The Vipers got off to a strong start at Falkland CC where they defeated a mighty South East Stars side by six wickets, with Danni Wyatt hitting 40 off 20 balls, and home-grown hero Lauren Bell taking 2-25.

Western Storm have already played two fixtures, and whilst they suffered defeat to the Northern Diamonds, they bounced back against Thunder to complete a six-wicket victory at Taunton where England captain Heather Knight (62) and ex-England batter Fran Wilson (53) steered them to their target of 155 with four balls to spare.

It will be the first time the two sides play each other in the Charlotte Edwards Cup.

Southern Vipers Squad

Southern Vipers have named an unchanged 15-player squad for their first Charlotte Edwards Cup match at The Ageas Bowl.

Full Squad

Western Storm:

2022 Season In Numbers

• 3^rd in Group B
• Leading run scorer: Georgia Hennessy, Sophie Luff (158)
• Leading wicket taker: Claire Nicholas, Dani Gibson (6)

Head-to-Head

Southern Vipers’ record in Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy matches v Western Storm:

P: 4, W: 3, T: 0, L: 0, A: 1

Recent Meetings:

• May 6^th 2023 | 1^st Central County Ground | Match abandoned without a ball bowled
• June 12^th 2021 | Taunton | Vipers won by 8 wickets (with 91 balls remaining)
• September 13^th 2020 | The Ageas Bowl | Vipers won by 32 runs
• August 31^st 2020 | Bristol | Vipers won by 22 runs

Tickets

Double-header tickets for Southern Vipers v Western Storm and Hampshire Hawks v Middlesex are available by clicking here.

Match Coverage

A live stream will be available for the match and a link to the stream will be available in the free-to-download Hampshire Cricket App and at www.ageasbowl.com/cricket.

Both the Hampshire Cricket App and www.ageasbowl.com/cricket will also host a live match centre with scorecard, statistics and insight available throughout the match.

Weather Forecast

Please follow the link to view the latest weather forecast for The Ageas Bowl: https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2634447.