# 2018 Women's Cricket Super League

The 2018 Women's Cricket Super League, or 2018 Kia Super League for sponsorship reasons, was the third season of the Women's Cricket Super League (WCSL), the semi-professional women's cricket competition in England and Wales. The competition, run by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), consisted of six franchise teams playing in a Twenty20 format. Western Storm were the defending champions.
Surrey Stars won the competition, defeating Loughborough Lightning by 66 runs in the final. Smriti Mandhana, an Indian player for Western Storm, was named player of the tournament, after she finished as the tournament's top run-scorer.

## Competition format

Six teams competed for the T20 title which took place between 22 July and 27 August 2018. The six teams played each other twice in a round robin format, with the top three teams progressing to a Finals Day at the County Ground, Hove.

## Teams

| Team | Home ground(s) | Coach | Captain |
| Lancashire Thunder | Old Trafford, Manchester Trafalgar Road Ground, Southport Aigburth Cricket Ground, Liverpool Stanley Park, Blackpool | Alex Blackwell | Danielle Hazell |
| Loughborough Lightning | Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough Edgbaston, Birmingham | Rob Taylor | Georgia Elwiss |
| Southern Vipers | Rose Bowl, Southampton Arundel Castle Cricket Ground, Arundel | Nicholas Denning | Suzie Bates |
| Surrey Stars | The Oval, London Woodbridge Road, Guildford | Richard Bedbrook | Natalie Sciver |
| Western Storm | County Ground, Taunton College Ground, Cheltenham County Ground, Bristol | Trevor Griffin | Heather Knight |
| Yorkshire Diamonds | Headingley, Leeds Clifton Park, York North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough | Paul Grayson | Lauren Winfield |
Last updated: 17 July 2018

## Points Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Loughborough Lightning | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 1.361 |
| 2 | Western Storm | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 0.919 |
| 3 | Surrey Stars | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 24 | −0.404 |
| 4 | Lancashire Thunder | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | −0.825 |
| 5 | Yorkshire Diamonds | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | −0.290 |
| 6 | Southern Vipers | 10 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | −0.490 |
* The three top ranked teams qualified for the Knockouts.
* advanced to Final
* advanced to the Semi-final

## Fixtures
### League stage

* 22 July 2018 14:30 Scorecard
| Surrey Stars 141/9 (20 overs) | v | Southern Vipers 145/3 (17 overs) |
| Sophia Dunkley 66 (43) Fi Morris 4/22 (4 overs) | | Tammy Beaumont 62* (45) Marizanne Kapp 2/21 (4 overs) |
* Southern Vipers won by 7 wickets Woodbridge Road, Guildford Umpires: Sue Redfern and Mark Newell
* Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Southern Vipers 4, Surrey Stars 0
* 22 July 2018 14:30 Scorecard
| Lancashire Thunder 72 (16.5 overs) | v | Loughborough Lightning 74/4 (15.1 overs) |
| Evelyn Jones 19 (20) Jenny Gunn 3/10 (3 overs) | | Georgia Adams 22 (19) Alex Hartley 2/12 (4 overs) |
* Loughborough Lightning won by 6 wickets Trafalgar Road Ground, Southport Umpires: Rob White and Ian Ramage
* Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Loughborough Lightning 5, Lancashire Thunder 0
* 22 July 2018 14:30 Scorecard
| Yorkshire Diamonds 162/5 (20 overs) | v | Western Storm 166/3 (15.3 overs) |
| Delissa Kimmince 55*(41) Freya Davies 2/28 (4 overs) | | Heather Knight 97 (62) Alice Davidson-Richards 2/31 (3.3 overs) |
* Western Storm won by 7 wickets County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Tim Robinson and Martin Saggers
* Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Western Storm 5, Yorkshire Diamonds 0
* 25 July 2018 14:30 Scorecard
| Southern Vipers 105 (19.3 overs) | v | Loughborough Lightning 109/4 (18.5 overs) |
| Tammy Beaumont 37 (39) Sophie Devine 3/21 (4 overs) | | Elyse Villani 35 (33) Amelia Kerr 1/6 (4 overs) |
* Loughborough Lightning won by 6 wickets Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: Steve O'Shaughnessy and Neil Mallender
* Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Loughborough Lightning 4, Southern Vipers 0
* 26 July 2018 14:30 Scorecard
| Western Storm 132/9 (20 overs) | v | Surrey Stars 136/3 (15.5 overs) |
| Smriti Mandhana 37 (21) Sophia Dunkley 3/18 (2 overs) | | Sarah Taylor 50 (34) Danielle Gibson 2/34 (4 overs) |
* Surrey Stars won by 7 wickets College Ground, Cheltenham Umpires: Sue Redfern and Mark Newell
* Surrey Stars won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Surrey Stars 5, Western Storm 0
* 27 July 2018 14:30 Scorecard
| Lancashire Thunder 134/4 (20 overs) | v | Yorkshire Diamonds 101 (18.2 overs) |
| Amy Satterthwaite 57* (34) Alice Davidson-Richards 2/15 (3 overs) | | Lauren Winfield 28 (23) Sophie Ecclestone 3/11 (3.2 overs) |
* Lancashire Thunder won by 33 runs Headingley, Leeds Umpires: Mike Burns and Rob Bailey Player of the match: Eleanor Threlkeld (Lancashire Thunder)
* Yorkshire Diamonds won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Lancashire Thunder 5, Yorkshire Diamonds 0
* 29 July 2018 10:30 Scorecard
| Western Storm 85/2 (6 overs) | v | Loughborough Lightning 67/0 (6 overs) |
| Smriti Mandhana 52* (19) Georgia Elwiss 1/17 (1 over) | | Sophie Devine 46* (21) |
* Western Storm won by 18 runs County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Mike Burns and Ian Gould Player of the match: Smriti Mandhana (Western Storm)
* Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
* Match reduced to 6 over per side due to rain.
* Points: Western Storm 5, Loughborough Lightning 0
* 29 July 2018 14:30 Scorecard
| Surrey Stars | v | Yorkshire Diamonds |
* Match Abandoned Woodbridge Road, Guildford Umpires: Mark Newell and Tom Lungley
* No toss
* No play possible due to rain.
* Points: Surrey Stars 2, Yorkshire Diamonds 2
* 29 July 2018 14:30 Scorecard
| Lancashire Thunder 137/6 (20 overs) | v | Southern Vipers 133/9 (20 overs) |
| Evelyn Jones 69 (65) Tash Farrant 3/24 (4 overs) | | Suzie Bates 40 (36) Emma Lamb 4/17 (4 overs) |
* Lancashire Thunder won by 4 runs Aigburth Cricket Ground, Liverpool Umpires: Sue Redfern and James Middlebrook
* Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Lancashire Thunder 4, Southern Vipers 0
* 31 July 2018 14:30 Scorecard
| Southern Vipers 91 (18.1 overs) | v | Western Storm 93/1 (9.3 overs) |
| Sara McGlashan 31 (30) Claire Nicholas 2/17 (4 overs) | | Smriti Mandhana 43* (27) Arran Brindle 1/13 (2 overs) |
* Western Storm won by 9 wickets Arundel Castle Cricket Ground, Arundel Umpires: Chris Watts and Rob White Player of the match: Smriti Mandhana (Western Storm)
* Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Western Storm 5, Southern Vipers 0
* 31 July 2018 14:30 Scorecard
| Surrey Stars 148/5 (20 overs) | v | Lancashire Thunder 151/5 (19.5 overs) |
| Nat Sciver 95 (57) Emma Lamb 3/34 (4 overs) | | Nicole Bolton 87 (61) Nat Sciver 2/26 (4 overs) |
* Lancashire Thunder won by 5 wickets The Oval, London Umpires: Graham Lloyd and Nick Cook
* Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Lancashire Thunder 4, Surrey Stars 0
* 31 July 2018 14:30 Scorecard
| Loughborough Lightning 143/6 (20 overs) | v | Yorkshire Diamonds 102/9 (20 overs) |
| Rachael Haynes 50 (41) Katie Levick 2/24 (4 overs) | | Thea Brookes 30 (19) Kirstie Gordon 2/10 (3 overs) |
* Loughborough Lightning won by 41 runs Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough Umpires: Tom Lungley and Sue Redfern
* Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Loughborough Lightning 5, Yorkshire Diamonds 0
* 2 August 2018 14:30 Scorecard
| Surrey Stars 95 (18 overs) | v | Loughborough Lightning 96/1 (10 overs) |
| Nat Sciver 45 (35) Kirstie Gordon 3/13 (4 overs) | | Sophie Devine 61* (32) Marizanne Kapp 1/17 (4 overs) |
* Loughborough Lightning won by 9 wickets Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough Umpires: Chris Watts and Rob White
* Surrey Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Loughborough Lightning 5, Surrey Stars 0
* 2 August 2018 14:30 Scorecard
| Yorkshire Diamonds 175/5 (20 overs) | v | Southern Vipers 163/9 (20 overs) |
| Lauren Winfield 64 (38) Amelia Kerr 2/27 (4 overs) | | Suzie Bates 34 (22) Katherine Brunt 5/26 (4 overs) |
* Yorkshire Diamonds won by 12 runs Clifton Park, York Umpires: Tom Lungley and Sue Redfern
* Yorkshire Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Yorkshire Diamonds 4, Southern Vipers 0
* 3 August 2018 14:30 Scorecard
| Lancashire Thunder 153/7 (20 overs) | v | Western Storm 154/3 (18.2 overs) |
| Amy Satterthwaite 85* (57) Anya Shrubsole 2/36 (4 overs) | | Smriti Mandhana 102 (61) Amy Satterthwaite 1/7 (1.2 overs) |
* Western Storm won by 7 wickets Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Paul Baldwin and Sue Redfern
* Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Western Storm 4, Lancashire Thunder 0
* 4 August 2018 14:30 Scorecard
| Southern Vipers 172/6 (20 overs) | v | Loughborough Lightning 174/7 (19.4 overs) |
| Sara McGlashan 55* (28) Georgia Elwiss 2/46 (4 overs) | | Elyse Villani 61* (38) Danni Wyatt 1/4 (1 over) |
* Loughborough Lightning won by 3 wickets Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough Umpires: Sue Redfern and Ian Ramage Player of the match: Elyse Villani (Loughborough Lightning)
* Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Loughborough Lightning 4, Southern Vipers 0
* 5 August 2018 14:30 Scorecard
| Yorkshire Diamonds 172/5 (20 overs) | v | Western Storm 174/3 (19.2 overs) |
| Beth Mooney 69 (42) Heather Knight 1/27 (4 overs) | | Smriti Mandhana 56 (36) Katie Levick 1/16 (3 overs) |
* Western Storm won by 7 wickets North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough Umpires: James Middlebrook and Chris Watts
* Yorkshire Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Western Storm 4, Yorkshire Diamonds 0
* 7 August 2018 14:30 Scorecard
| Surrey Stars 167/8 (20 overs) | v | Lancashire Thunder 112 (19.2 overs) |
| Lizelle Lee 70 (37) Emma Lamb 2/12 (3 overs) | | Evelyn Jones 40 (48) Dane van Niekerk 3/20 (4 overs) |
* Surrey Stars won by 55 runs Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Mike Burns and Jeff Evans Player of the match: Lizelle Lee (Surrey Stars)
* Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Surrey Stars 5, Lancashire Thunder 0
* 8 August 2018 14:30 Scorecard
| Southern Vipers 159/7 (20 overs) | v | Yorkshire Diamonds 143 (19.5 overs) |
| Tammy Beaumont 64 (37) Katie Levick 3/35 (4 overs) | | Thea Brookes 45 (36) Suzie Bates 4/26 (3.5 overs) |
* Southern Vipers won by 16 runs Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: Neil Bainton and Tim Robinson Player of the match: Tammy Beaumont (Southern Vipers)
* Yorkshire Diamonds won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Southern Vipers 4, Yorkshire Diamonds 0
* 9 August 2018 14:30 Scorecard
| Loughborough Lightning 100/7 (13 overs) | v | Surrey Stars 106/3 (11.2 overs) |
| Georgia Elwiss 26 (21) Marizanne Kapp 1/4 (3 overs) | | Lizelle Lee 48 (28) Georgia Elwiss 2/20 (2.2 overs) |
* Surrey Stars won by 7 wickets Woodbridge Road, Guildford Umpires: James Middlebrook and Rob White Player of the match: Lizelle Lee (Surrey Stars)
* Surrey Stars won the toss and elected to field.
* Match reduced to 13 overs per side due to rain.
* Points: Surrey Stars 4, Loughborough Lightning 0
* 9 August 2018 14:30 Scorecard
| Western Storm 185/4 (20 overs) | v | Lancashire Thunder 109 (18.2 overs) |
| Heather Knight 76 (50) Sophie Ecclestone 2/27 (4 overs) | | Eleanor Threlkeld 33 (32) Claire Nicholas 3/11 (3 overs) |
* Western Storm won by 76 runs County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Billy Taylor and Sue Redfern
* Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Western Storm 5, Lancashire Thunder 0
* 11 August 2018 14:30 Scorecard
| Lancashire Thunder 136/7 (20 overs) | v | Loughborough Lightning 137/1 (14.3 overs) |
| Amy Satterthwaite 47 (41) Sophie Devine 2/22 (4 overs) | | Rachael Haynes 40* (37) Alex Hartley 0/16 (2 overs) |
* Loughborough Lightning won by 9 wickets Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough Umpires: Mark Newell and Ian Ramage
* Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Loughborough Lightning 5, Lancashire Thunder 0
* 11 August 2018 14:30 Scorecard
| Southern Vipers 62/2 (8.5 overs) | v | Western Storm |
| Danni Wyatt 27 (20) Danielle Gibson 1/8 (1.5 overs) | | |
* No result County Ground, Bristol Umpires: Rob White and Chris Watts
* Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Western Storm 2, Southern Vipers 2
* 12 August 2018 14:30 Scorecard
| Surrey Stars 66 (16.4 overs) | v | Yorkshire Diamonds 67/1 (9.3 overs) |
| Marizanne Kapp 13 (14) Beth Langston 3/14 (3.4 overs) | | Beth Mooney 44* (30) Laura Marsh 1/20 (3 overs) |
* Yorkshire Diamonds won by 9 wickets Clifton Park, York Umpires: Sue Redfern and James Middlebrook Player of the match: Beth Mooney (Yorkshire Diamonds)
* Yorkshire Diamonds won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Yorkshire Diamonds 5, Surrey Stars 0
* 14 August 2018 14:30 Scorecard
| Southern Vipers 147/9 (20 overs) | v | Surrey Stars 148/6 (19.3 overs) |
| Suzie Bates 82 (57) Nat Sciver 4/32 (4 overs) | | Nat Sciver 46 (33) Suzie Bates 2/22 (4 overs) |
* Surrey Stars won by 4 wickets County Ground, Hove Umpires: Michael Gough and Sue Redfern Player of the match: Nat Sciver (Surrey Stars)
* Surrey Stars won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Surrey Stars 4, Southern Vipers 0
* 14 August 2018 14:30 Scorecard
| Lancashire Thunder 154/9 (20 overs) | v | Yorkshire Diamonds 145/8 (20 overs) |
| Harmanpreet Kaur 74 (44) Katherine Brunt 3/22 (4 overs) | | Katherine Brunt 44* (25) Alex Hartley 2/27 (4 overs) |
* Lancashire Thunder won by 9 runs Stanley Park, Blackpool Umpires: James Middlebrook and Rob White Player of the match: Harmanpreet Kaur (Lancashire Thunder)
* Yorkshire Diamonds won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Lancashire Thunder 4, Yorkshire Diamonds 0
* 15 August 2018 14:30 Scorecard
| Western Storm 124/6 (20 overs) | v | Loughborough Lightning 125/1 (12.3 overs) |
| Smriti Mandhana 29 (27) Kirstie Gordon 3/19 (4 overs) | | Rachael Haynes 66* (40) Heather Knight 1/24 (2 overs) |
* Loughborough Lightning won by 9 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Nick Cook (Eng) and Graham Lloyd (Eng) Player of the match: Rachael Haynes (Loughborough Lightning)
* Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Loughborough Lightning 5, Western Storm 0
* 18 August 2018 14:30 Scorecard
| Lancashire Thunder 162/3 (20 overs) | v | Southern Vipers 153 (19.4 overs) |
| Harmanpreet Kaur 44* (20) Paige Scholfield 1/28 (4 overs) | | Danni Wyatt 36 (21) Sophie Ecclestone 4/20 (4 overs) |
* Lancashire Thunder won by 9 runs Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: Mark Newell and Chris Watts Player of the match: Sophie Ecclestone (Lancashire Thunder)
* Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Lancashire Thunder 4, Southern Vipers 0
* 18 August 2018 14:30 Scorecard
| Yorkshire Diamonds 148/6 (20 overs) | v | Loughborough Lightning 145/6 (20 overs) |
| Beth Mooney 76 (50) Linsey Smith 2/18 (4 overs) | | Rachael Haynes 47 (38) Alice Davidson-Richards 2/17 (3 overs) |
* Yorkshire Diamonds won by 3 runs Headingley, Leeds Umpires: James Middlebrook and Tom Lungley
* Yorkshire Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Yorkshire Diamonds 4, Loughborough Lightning 0
* 18 August 2018 14:30 Scorecard
| Western Storm 158/5 (20 overs) | v | Surrey Stars 160/5 (19.4 overs) |
| Heather Knight 62 (47) Dane van Niekerk 2/20 (4 overs) | | Lizelle Lee 48 (28) Heather Knight 1/18 (2 overs) |
* Surrey Stars won by 5 wickets The Oval, London Umpires: Nick Cook and Ian Gould Player of the match: Lizelle Lee (Surrey Stars)
* Surrey Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Surrey Stars 4, Western Storm 0
Last updated: 18 August 2018

### Semi-final

* 27 August 2018 12:00 Scorecard
| Surrey Stars 162/5 (20 overs) | v | Western Storm 153/6 (20 overs) |
| Nat Sciver 72* (43) Heather Knight 1/16 (2 overs) | | Fran Wilson 58* (45) Nat Sciver 2/21 (4 overs) |
* Surrey Stars won by 9 runs County Ground, Hove Umpires: Jeremy Lloyds and Neil Bainton Player of the match: Nat Sciver (Surrey Stars)
* Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.

### Final

* 27 August 2018 16:00 Scorecard
| Surrey Stars 183/6 (20 overs) | v | Loughborough Lightning 117 (18.3 overs) |
| Lizelle Lee 104 (58) Georgia Elwiss 2/29 (4 overs) | | Jenny Gunn 23* (21) Mady Villiers 3/22 (4 overs) |
* Surrey Stars won by 66 runs County Ground, Hove Umpires: Neil Bainton and Sue Redfern Player of the match: Lizelle Lee (Surrey Stars)
* Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to field.

## Statistics

* Highest score by a team: Western Storm – 185/4 (20 overs) v Lancashire Thunder (9 August).
* Lowest score by a team: Surrey Stars – 66 (16.4 overs) v Yorkshire Diamonds (12 August).
* Top score by an individual: Lizelle Lee – 104 (58) v Loughborough Lightning (27 August).
* Best bowling figures by an individual: Katherine Brunt – 5/26 (4 overs) v Southern Vipers (2 August).

### Most runs

| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
| Smriti Mandhana | Western Storm | 10 | 9 | 421 | 60.14 | 102 | 1 | 2 |
| Heather Knight | Western Storm | 11 | 10 | 368 | 46.00 | 97 | 0 | 3 |
| Nat Sciver | Surrey Stars | 11 | 11 | 362 | 45.25 | 95* | 0 | 2 |
| Lizelle Lee | Surrey Stars | 11 | 11 | 352 | 32.00 | 104 | 1 | 1 |
| Rachael Haynes | Loughborough Lightning | 11 | 10 | 324 | 46.28 | 66* | 0 | 3 |
Source: ESPNCricinfo

### Most wickets

| Player | Team | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5w |
| Kirstie Gordon | Loughborough Lightning | 35.0 | 17 | 12.47 | 3/13 | 0 |
| Sophie Devine | Loughborough Lightning | 35.5 | 16 | 16.18 | 3/15 | 0 |
| Sophie Ecclestone | Lancashire Thunder | 36.0 | 15 | 15.40 | 4/20 | 0 |
| Jenny Gunn | Loughborough Lightning | 33.0 | 14 | 16.14 | 3/10 | 0 |
| Dane van Niekerk | Surrey Stars | 29.0 | 13 | 14.76 | 3/20 | 0 |
Source: ESPNCricinfo