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 CaptainLancashire ThunderOld Trafford, ManchesterTrafalgar Road Ground, SouthportAigburth Cricket Ground, LiverpoolStanley Park, BlackpoolLoughborough LightningHaslegrave Ground, LoughboroughEdgbaston, BirminghamSouthern VipersRose Bowl, SouthamptonArundel Castle Cricket Ground, ArundelSurrey StarsThe Oval, LondonWoodbridge Road, GuildfordWestern StormCounty Ground, TauntonCollege Ground, CheltenhamCounty Ground, BristolYorkshire DiamondsHeadingley, LeedsClifton Park, YorkNorth Marine Road Ground, Scarborough Last updated: 17 July 2018
Points Table
The three top ranked teams qualified for the Knockouts. advanced to Final advanced to the Semi-final
Fixtures League stage
Last updated: 18 August 2018
Semi-final
Final
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 100s 50sSmriti MandhanaWestern Storm10942160.1410212Heather KnightWestern Storm111036846.009703Nat SciverSurrey Stars111136245.2595*02Lizelle LeeSurrey Stars111135232.0010411Rachael HaynesLoughborough Lightning111032446.2866*03 Source: ESPNCricinfo
Most wickets Player Team Overs Wickets Average BBI 5wKirstie GordonLoughborough Lightning35.01712.473/130Sophie DevineLoughborough Lightning35.51616.183/150Sophie EcclestoneLancashire Thunder36.01515.404/200Jenny GunnLoughborough Lightning33.01416.143/100Dane van NiekerkSurrey Stars29.01314.763/200 Source: ESPNCricinfo
References
External links Tournament homepage at ESPNcricinfo Tournament homepage at CricBuzz