Grace Harris Leads Surrey to Victory Over Sister Laura in Women's T20 Blast Final

In a thrilling match for the Women's T20 Blast final, Grace Harris triumphed over her sister, Laura, as her Surrey team defeated Warwickshire for the title. Grace delivered a standout performance, smashing 63 runs off just 33 balls, guiding Surrey to chase down a challenging target of 154 in the 17th over, becoming the inaugural women's champions.

Entering the game at a tricky point for her team, Grace came on to bat during the seventh over with the score at 3-42. From there, she changed the course of the game with aggressive batting, hitting an impressive seven fours and two sixes while outpacing all bowlers trying to contain her. Grace's extraordinary innings significantly outshone other performances on the day, with a 32-run lead over the next best performance.

Her contributions were complemented by solid efforts from teammates Sophia Dunkley and Kira Chathli, who scored 23 off 13 and 16 off 9 respectively. The match concluded when Chathli sealed the victory for Surrey with a decisive boundary.

On the other side, the Warwickshire Bears struggled early on, losing two openers within the first two overs. Laura Harris stepped in during the 11th over when the score was at 5-83, but despite a brief and impactful inning of 25 runs from 11 balls, the team couldn't recover sufficiently after losing pivotal wickets. Ultimately, Warwickshire set a final score of 9-153.

After the match, Grace reflected on the mixed emotions of playing against her sister, admitting to feeling nervous about Laura's performance. She acknowledged the importance of staying focused on their own game strategy, stating, “It's fantastic that we made sure we stayed with that run chase regardless of wickets lost.”