Southern Vipers vs Thunder, 3rd Place Playoff - Live Cricket Score

The Charlotte Edwards Cup 2023 has reached the playoff stage. The Southern Vipers and Thunders are the contenders to face off at County Ground in Worcester on June 10. In the last five games, the Thunders won four, whereas the Southern Vipers won three in alternate games. The recent form of the Thunder needs to be taken into consideration.

The success of the Southern Vipers belongs to different individuals who stepped up in different phases of the game to ensure their victory. Overall, a well-settled side with the services of Linsey Smith, Anya Shrubsole in the bowling department, and Georgia Adams in the all-rounder department. In their last encounter with the Sunrisers, they bowled first, and an exceptional spell from Linsey Smith, who secured 4 wickets for 14 runs, helped to restrict the opponent to 114 runs. Then, while chasing, though they lost early wickets, skipper G Adams rescued her team with 63 off 33 with an impressive strike rate to register a memorable win.

The Thunder are in terrific form. In the last five games, they either picked all ten wickets or eight plus wickets of the opposition to strike four wins. In the last clash against the Northern Diamonds, Thunders batted first and bundled the opponent for just 96 runs. Mahika Gaur, Tara Norris, and Fi Morris share two wickets apiece. Olivia Bell for picking up three wickets to become their highest wicket-taker. Thunders comfortably chased the target in 15 overs. Again, the contribution was from all the batters, and the standout performer was all-rounder Fi Morris, who scored 42 (34).