The Cricketer looks at the main talking points from the Women's T20 Blast final between Surrey and Bears at the Kia Oval
Grace Harris began her campaign for Surrey at the Kia Oval with 63, and she finished her campaign for Surrey at the Kia Oval with 63.
She was not out in the final, the Australian seeing her side home to glory in the inaugural Women's T20 Blast, winning ultimately with 20 balls to spare.
She belted seven fours and two sixes, outdoing her older sister, Laura, who had briefly threatened to unleash in the manner for which she is known.
Laura fell for 25, caught at deep square-leg off the eleventh ball she faced; 24 of those runs came in boundaries, and Surrey knew that her wicket was key. It came when Dani Gregory dropped short but hurried the big-hitting right-hander, who mistimed her pull into the legside and Phoebe Franklin.
It was Grace, though, who dominated the evening thereafter. There were just four dots in her innings, and the calm that ran through one of the game's bubblier characters spoke to the value in hiring an Australian overseas batter simply used to winning.
From 42 for 3, when Surrey were in danger of making a meal of a comfortable target, amid the introduction of Hannah Baker's leg-spin, it required a sensible, calculated hand to take the reins.
She stood at the non-striker's end, leaning on her bat, as Kira Chathli clipped the winning runs.
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Phoebe Franklin starred for Surrey (Alex Pantling/Getty Images)
Just after Grace Harris was presented with her medal as player of the match, and once Bryony Smith had conducted her winning captain's interview, Surrey were handed their trophy.
Twenty-two years on from the inaugural men's Twenty20 Cup, Surrey were once again beating Bears in the final. Then, Waqar Younis was in the Warwickshire side; Ian Ward made a half century for Surrey.
It had been a long time since Surrey had last lifted T20 silverware, and they might just be on for a men's and women's double, with the men set for a quarter-final next month.
Smith lifted the trophy in front of the Micky Stewart Pavilion, and shortly afterwards a huge day for women's sport in this country peaked further. While the celebrations were ongoing, penalties began between England and Spain.
The crowd – a record for a women's domestic T20 – dispersed not out of the Kia Oval but onto the concourses, where the football was being shown on the surrounding televisions. Each penalty scored was greeted with a cheer, and eventually the Surrey faithful headed home, having won twice.
Grace Harris' 63 not out saw Surrey home (Alex Pantling/Getty Images)
It is hardly a secret that Surrey are stacked full of international talent, but it has been one of the county's uncapped allrounders who most impressed Harris during the Blast.
"I think Phoebe Franklin has genuinely been our player of the season," said the Australian, reflecting on the contribution of the 27-year-old, who delivered figures of 2 for 16 when it mattered most.
"Each game, she's either taken a crucial wicket or hit 20 off 10 at the back end and given us a bit of momentum in lower scoring games. In any other team she would bat a lot higher and get a lot more opportunity than what she does, but when given the opportunity, she is definitely a player that's taken it. She has done so well in this tournament, and I have been rather impressed with her skillset.
"It's not just the fact she can hit a line and a length, it is the fact she can bowl slower balls as well or come up with a yorker when required. Then at the back end with the bat she fully owns her scoring shots."
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