The highly anticipated Semi Final 1 of the Women’s One Day Cup 2025 brings together The Blaze Women and Lancashire Women in a matchup filled with recent history and big-tournament stakes. Both The Blaze and Lancashire have registered 9 wins from fourteen games, setting the stage for a competitive game.
Lancashire’s Emma Lamb has been the standout batter throughout the One-Day Cup, amassing an impressive 794 runs in 12 innings and regularly providing strong starts alongside Eve Jones. For The Blaze, Scottish international Kathryn Bryce has contributed crucial runs and wickets, while the leadership of Beaumont and the all-round depth provided by players like Sarah Bryce and Kirstie Gordon could prove pivotal on the big stage.
Squads:
The Blaze Women’s Cricket Team
Ella Claridge, Georgie Boyce, Maddy Green, Marie Kelly, Michaela Kirk, Prisha Thanawala, Tammy Beaumont, Georgia Elwiss, Heather Graham, Kathryn Bryce, Natalie Sciver-Brunt, Orla Prendergast, Amy Jones, Sarah Bryce, Scarlett Hughes, Amy Wheeler, Cassidy McCarthy, Charley Phillips, Grace Ballinger, Josie Groves, Kirstie Gordon, Lucy Higham, Olivia Baker, Sarah Glenn
Lancashire Women’s Cricket Team
Danielle Collins, Emma Lamb, Eve Jones, Katie Mack, Liberty Heap, Darcey Carter, Kate Cross, Sophie Ecclestone, Mahika Gaur, Grace Potts, Fi Morris, Eleanor Threlkeld, Seren Smale, Grace Johnson, Alisa Lister, Alana King, Hannah Jones, Olivia Bell, Phoebe Graham, Sophie Morris, Tara Norris
Players to watch out:
Georgia Elwiss
Georgia Elwiss has been a key player in the 2025 Women’s One Day Cup, scoring 488 runs in 12 matches at an impressive average of 61. Her highest score is 87, showcasing consistent batting performance. She ranks among the top batters for The Blaze and contributes as an all-rounder with 12 useful wickets throughout the tournament so far. Her overall impact in the tournament highlights her importance to the team’s success.
Kathryn Bryce
For The Blaze, Kathryn Bryce has had a successful Women’s One Day Cup 2025 season, amassing 508 runs in 13 innings at an average of 42.33 and a strike rate of about 83. She played a crucial role as a top-order batter, scoring six half-centuries, including the highest score of 66. She demonstrated her dual impact in the tournament by contributing with the ball as an all-rounder and taking 18 wickets, including the best bowling figure of 5/38.
Emma Lamb
With 794 runs in 12 innings at an average of 72.18 and a strike rate of almost 92.75, Emma Lamb leads the 2025 Women’s One Day Cup in runs scored. She demonstrated exceptional dominance and consistency for Lancashire by hitting two hundreds and six fifties. Throughout the tournament, Lamb played a crucial all-around role and took wickets as an off spinner.
Sophie Morris
Sophie Morris is a young English cricket player who currently plays for Lancashire as a slow left-arm orthodox bowler. She has taken 10 wickets in the tournament in just 7 innings, making her one of the Lancashire Women’s key bowlers. In the rematch against Durham, she recently picked up a fifer and annihilated their batting lineup. She is one of the key bowlers and players Lancashire Women will rely on.
Pitch:
The Trent Bridge pitch is renowned for offering a balanced contest between bat and ball. It traditionally provides good pace and bounce, favoring seamers in the early stages, but often flattens out for batting as the match progresses. Spinners tend to come into play later on, especially when the wicket dries out, making it a surface where both strong batting and disciplined bowling can be rewarded.
Weather:
The weather forecast for Trent Bridge indicates occasional rain throughout the day. The skies are expected to remain mostly cloudy, with intermittent showers likely to influence play conditions. This could make the outfield damp and may cause interruptions, so teams should prepare for a variable weather scenario.
Fantasy Playing XI:
Tammy Beaumont, Georgia Elwiss, Heather Graham, Kathryn Bryce, Amy Jones, Sarah Bryce, Sophie Ecclestone, Fi Morris, Grace Johnson, Hannah Jones, Sophie Morris
Match Details:
Date – September 16, 2025
Time – 4:00 PM IST
Venue – Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Broadcast – The game will be live-streamed on the FanCode app and website.
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