NEW DELHI: India's women Twenty-20 International captain
Harmanpreet Kaur made her debut for Lancashire Thunder a memorable one as she smacked a six off the penultimate ball to help Lancashire beat Surrey Stars by five wickets in the Kia
Super League
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The Oval
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Needing 10 off the final four balls, Harmanpreet, after taking two in the third, hit Alexandra Marsh for a boundary in the fourth ball and held her nerves to smash a maximum over the mid-wicket to seal the match. She remained unbeaten on 34, which came off 21 balls with the help of three fours and a six, as Lancashire chased down the 149-run target with a ball to spare for their third successive win in the league.
Australian left-hander Nicole Bolton top-scored for Lancashire with a 61-ball 87, which included 13 boundaries. While for Surrey, captain Nat Sciver (2/26),
Dane van Niekerk (1/18) and Sophia Dunkley (1/9) were among wickets.
Earlier, Sciver scored an unbeaten 95 off 57 balls, with the help of two sixes and nine fours, to help Surrey post 148/5 batting first.
From 17/3 in 3.3 overs, Sciver led the fightback along with van Niekerk, who scored 29 from 36 balls, as Surrey reached a competitive total in the end. For Lancashire, Emma Lamb (3/34) and Kate Cross (1/20) gave their team a perfect start by removing top-three wickets in quick time.
Brief scores: Lancashire Thunder 151/5 (Bolton 87; Sciver 2/26) beat Surrey Stars 148/5 (Sciver 95; Lamb 3/34) by five wickets
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