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Blaze Triumph Over Bears in T20 Blast Showdown]
The Blaze delivered a disciplined bowling performance to bowl out the Bears for 158-8 in their T20 Blast encounter.
Openers Abi Freeborn and Meg Austin put together a solid 95-run partnership, scoring 56 and 44 respectively, but the innings crumbled afterwards against perceptive bowling from former Bears seamer Grace Ballinger (3-24) and Lucy Higham (2-16).
Chasing the target, the Blaze successfully reached 159-6 with four balls to spare. Marie Kelly, another ex-Bear, anchored the batting with a crisp 45, while Emma Jones provided a robust finish with an unbeaten 27 at the death. Amu Surenkumar claimed 2-19 with the ball.
Meanwhile, Warwickshire—a team with last season’s final appearance—sit at the bottom of the Blast table following three consecutive defeats, hampered by a squad dealing with mounting injuries and international player commitments.