Lauren Winfield-Hill’s brilliant unbeaten century guided the Northern Diamonds into the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy final at the expense of Southern Vipers.<\/span><\/p>\n Diamonds opener Winfield-Hill finished on 125 off as many balls as they chased down their target of 227 to win by four wickets with seven overs to spare at Headingley. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n The Vipers, champions in the last two years, now face a semi-final eliminator against the South East Stars on Wednesday in their quest to make it three straight titles in the showpiece at Lord’s next Sunday.<\/span><\/p>\n In a winner-takes-all final group game between the two unbeaten sides, the Vipers had won the toss and chose to bat but might have been regretting it after slumping to 24-2.<\/span><\/p>\n However, Georgia Elwiss steadied the ship with a fine 61 and skipper Georgia Adams made 33 before being stumped off Katie Levick, who posted figures of 2-35 from 10 tight overs. <\/span><\/p>\n Emily Windsor made an unbeaten 49 from 61 balls but none of her team-mates could stick with her as a good spell from Hollie Armitage (3-37) demolished the tail as the Vipers closed on a modest 226-9 from their 50 overs.<\/span><\/p>\n Winfield-Hill then steered a chase which had stumbled to 79-4 in 16 overs, getting good support from fellow wicketkeeper Bess Heath, who contributed 54 to a fifth-wicket partnership of 129.<\/span><\/p>\n The 32-year-old reached her fourth professional century from 105 balls and eventually closed on 125 not out as the Diamonds reached their target with 42 balls remaining, finishing on 231-6.<\/span><\/p>\n Bryony Smith smashed a superb maiden century as <\/span>South East Stars<\/strong> overcame <\/span>Lightning <\/strong>by 112 runs at Leicester to finish second in the standings.<\/span><\/p>\n After coming to the crease in the third over, Smith rattled 114 from 102 deliveries, hitting 17 fours and clearing the ropes once.<\/span><\/p>\n An eighth-wicket stand of 71 in 13 overs from Alexa Stonehouse (31) and Ryana MacDonald-Gay propelled the Stars to a total of 281-9, with MacDonald-Gay finishing with an unbeaten 54, featuring six fours.<\/span><\/p>\n Wickets fell at regular intervals in the Lightning reply and the only real resistance came from number three Georgie Boyce with an eye-catching nine fours on her way to 70 from 83 balls.<\/span><\/p>\n Ella Claridge rattled 35 but fell to Smith while Eva Gray claimed 3-29 and Phoebe Franklin and MacDonald-Gay bagged two wickets apiece. <\/span><\/p>\n The <\/span>Central Sparks<\/strong> finished their campaign on a high with a thumping 139-run win over the <\/span>Sunrisers <\/strong>at Worcester.<\/span><\/p>\n After being asked to bat first, Davina Perrin (45) and Abigail Freeborn (46) gave the Sparks an early platform but it needed Emily Arlott’s 63 to steer her side to a total of 260-9.<\/span><\/p>\n Mady Villiers led the way with the ball with 3-44 from her 10 overs while Jodie Grewcock (2-27), Joanne Gardner (2-34) and Grace Scrivens (2-42) frustrated the hosts.<\/span><\/p>\n Scrivens cracked seven fours in a fine innings of 61 from 75 deliveries, but had little support with Naomi Dattani’s 13 the second highest score. <\/span><\/p>\nStars warm up for eliminator with emphatic win<\/h3>\n
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