Northern Superchargers 136 for six (Litchfield 38, Rodrigues 30, Glenn 3-19) beat London Spirit 135 for 7 (Kerr 60*) by 4 wickets
New Zealand allrounder Kerr struck an impressive 32-ball 60 with 9 fours to hold Spirit to 135 for 7 of their 100 balls.
She adopted that with 2 for twenty-four with the ball and Sarah Glenn returned 3 for 19 because the hosts made a valiant try to defend their tally and keep within the match.
Invited to bat, Spirit misplaced Niamh Holland stumped by Bess Heath off Grace Ballinger and a subdued England skipper Heather Knight took seven balls to get off the mark, that means solely 22 got here from the powerplay.
All-rounder Danielle Gibson (24) pulled England fast Kate Cross for six solely to be bowled by Georgia Wareham and Grace Harris’s depressing match continued as she belted a Linsey Smith full toss straight to midwicket.
When Knight was run out Spirit had been 53 for 4, however it was right here the Kerr took cost, sweeping fantastically and hitting powerfully down the bottom.
Richa Ghosh cleared the ropes at mid-on because the pair added 37 in 26 balls, earlier than the Indian wicketkeeper discovered the protected fingers of Cross from the bowling of Lucy Higham, however Kerr struck three boundaries in a row as 36 got here from the ultimate 20 to offer the hosts one thing to bowl at.
Amelia Kerr prepares to hit the ball•ECB through Getty Pictures
Superchargers started scratchily, Marie Kelly feathering one from England fast Lauren Filer by way of to Ghosh, earlier than in-form Phoebe Litchfield survived an lbw shout by Charlie Dean, the not out name incorrectly reviewed.
Successive fours from Jemimah Rodrigues offered impetus on the again finish of the powerplay, and Litchfield carried on the momentum, driving one from Tara Norris straight again over the bowler’s head.
Knight turned to Glenn and Kerr within the hope they’d discover the identical flip extracted by the Superchargers’ spinners. Rodrigues responded by chopping and pulling the New Zealander to the fence twice in a set, however Glenn reduce brief the enjoyable trapping the abroad star lbw.
Kerr accounted for Hollie Armitage instantly after the strategic time-out, however Litchfield continued on, ramping Filer over the keeper and sweeping Kerr for one more 4.
Gibson in her flip got here in for some heavy therapy from the Australian and Bess Heath celebrated her England call-up by putting the identical bowler virtually into the Tavern. Heath perished attempting to repeat the stroke off Glenn and when Litchfield’s tried reverse sweep off Kerr did not go the gap the sport was again within the stability.
Davidson-Richards gloved one to offer Glenn a 3rd wicket and 15 had been wanted off the final 10, however Wareham and Cross struck important fours and Norris dropped the England fast as Superchargers obtained house with a ball to spare.
