Women’s Vitality Blast League Two, Cardiff
Worcestershire 103-6 (20 overs): Griffiths 36, Bishop 20*; Walker 2-19
Glamorgan 104-2 (12.3 overs): Parfitt 72*, Gammon 23*; Griffiths 2-24
Glamorgan wins by 8 wickets
Having already secured top spot in Women’s T20 Blast League Two, Glamorgan Women followed up with another victory against a lacklustre Worcestershire side.
After winning the toss and choosing to field, Glamorgan restricted the Rapids to 103-7, largely limiting them to singles before overcoming an early wobble to seal an eight-wicket win thanks to a superb 72 from 40 balls by captain Lauren Parfitt.
Daisy Mullan, Charlotte Lambert and Poppy Walker came into the side for Bea Ellis, Nicole Reid and Eve Jackson, who took four wickets against Middlesex.
Fifth-placed Worcestershire made one change as Dutch international Sanya Khurana replaced wicketkeeper Liv Gough, with Gwennan Davies taking the gloves.
Khurana survived an early scare when Katie Cobb spilled a chance off Gemma Porter, but Glamorgan quickly tightened their grip.
Khurana and Amy Griffiths managed the only boundaries of the opening five overs as the Rapids struggled to accelerate.
Porter made the breakthrough in the sixth over, claiming her 15th wicket of the campaign as Khurana departed for 14 from 18 deliveries.
Madison Windeatt added six before Bethan Gammon produced an efficient run out in the seventh over.
The wickets continued to fall as Davies, fresh from an eight-boundary innings against Sussex, was caught by Cobb for a duck, before spinner Sara Phillips removed Ebony Jade-Tweats for one run from 3.
Griffiths offered the only significant resistance, making 36 from 41 balls before being stumped by Megan Sturge off Walker’s delivery.
Lucy Harris was also run out by Gammon after scoring two from just13 deliveries.
A late partnership of 32 from 32 balls between captain Clare Boycott and Meg Bishop helped Worcestershire recover to 103-7 and set Glamorgan a target of 104.
Glamorgan’s chase began poorly as Daisy Jeanes, fresh from her 86 against Middlesex, was stumped by Neath-born Davies shortly after she had found the first boundary of the match.
And soon it was two out as Sturge trapped LBW by Griffiths, leaving Glamorgan 20-2 after three overs as Griffiths claimed two wickets in her first over.
Parfitt quickly settled any nerves, striking three boundaries, including two in succession, in the fifth over.
She then launched the first six of the match in the seventh to bring Glamorgan past 50 and halfway to their target.
With Gammon providing steady support, Parfitt continued to dominate, reaching her half-century with her eighth boundary before opening the 12th over with three consecutive fours.
She added an 11th boundary with an inventive lofted shot behind the wicket as Glamorgan moved to 98-2, needing just six more runs.
Victory arrived in the 13th over when Gammon’s single sealed an eight-wicket win and Glamorgan’s seventh victory in eight matches.
Glamorgan’s triumph proved as the perfect tonic before they play in the final of the T20 Women’s Blast on Sunday, 12 July.
