Essex dominate Somerset, Lancashire edge Durham in Women's Blast

WOMEN'S T20 BLAST ROUNDUP: Esmae MacGregor starred for Essex, while Sophie Ecclestone was in the wickets for the Red Rose county

Chelmsford: Essex 149-7, Somerset 84 - Essex win by 65 runs

Esmae MacGregor claimed career-best T0 figures as Essex's bowlers ripped through the Somerset batting lineup to secure their side's first win of the Women's Vitality Blast at Chelmsford.

The Essex medium-pacer finished with 4 for 8 from 3.2 overs, while leg-spinner Abtaha Maqsood took 2 for 16 as the visitors were rolled for just 84, with Fran Wilson their only batter to reach double figures.

Somerset had looked strongly-placed at halfway after seamer Ellie Anderson's 3 for 19 restricted their opponents to 149 for 7, opener Lauren Winfield-Hill top-scoring with 42 from 25 balls.

Chester-le-Street: Lancashire 140-7, Durham 122 - Lancashire win by 18 runs

Lancashire Thunder produced a gutsy performance in the field to defend 140 to beat Durham by 18 runs at the Bank Homes Riverside and secure their first victory in the 2025 Vitality Blast.

The odds were against Ellie Threlkeld's side when Durham were 61 without loss after eight overs but Grace Potts took 4 for 33 to derail their pursuit.

Threlkeld produced a brilliant stumping to remove the New Zealand legend, Suzie Bates, off Potts for 49 before England's Sophie Ecclestone took two wickets in four balls to end the match.

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