History: Surrey won the first-ever Women’s T20 Blast
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GRACE HARRIS’S sparkling 63 from 33 balls led Surrey to a five-wicket win over The Bears as they became the inaugural Women’s T20 Blast champions in front of their home fans at The Oval.
The Australian all-rounder grabbed hold of a final which needed a heroine, striking two sixes and seven fours to steer the home side to victory. Fittingly, Southwark-born Kira Chathli, who watched her heroes here as a child, made the winning hit with 20 balls to spare. Amu Surenkumar and Emily Arlott took two ...