{"id":192977,"date":"2025-06-17T23:58:09","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T23:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/192977\/"},"modified":"2025-06-17T23:58:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T23:58:09","slug":"womens-t20-blast-surrey-win-last-ball-thriller-at-hampshire-hawks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/192977\/","title":{"rendered":"Women&#8217;s T20 Blast: Surrey win last-ball thriller at Hampshire Hawks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Knott and Maia Bouchier struggled to get the ball away amid some smothering Surrey pressure, scoring just 32 in the six-over powerplay.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">They were 57-0 at the start of the 10th over when Bouchier sliced to Bryony Smith off Alice Capsey to depart for 33 from 25 balls.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Phoebe Franklin ran round from long-on to oust Freya Kemp with a fine low catch inside the rope, and took another off Dani Gregory (2-22 off four overs) falling to her left at mid-off to account for skipper Georgia Adams and leave her side 95-3 in the 15th over.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Knott brought up the third slowest half-century of the 31 made in the competition this season from 44 balls, including five boundaries, but picked up the pace to move into the 60s before Davidson-Richards took a fine diving catch just above the turf to dismiss Rhianna Southby for 10 and leave the Hawks 122-4 with 18 balls remaining.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Abi Norgrove played positively when she joined Knott, striking four boundaries in a 10-ball 24 not out, while Knott finished unbeaten on 74 from 61 balls with eight fours.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">England&#8217;s Linsey Smith picked up a wicket with her first delivery as Surrey skipper Bryony Smith chipped tamely to opposite number Adams to leave Surrey 3-1 from seven deliveries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Wyatt-Hodge clubbed Linsey Smith over long-off for the only six of the match, but Alice Capsey chipped Lauren Bell straight to Knott at mid-wicket, and Norgrove took a stunning catch diving high to her left at point to send Kira Chathli packing for six and leave Surrey 35-3 in the sixth over.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Wyatt-Hodge brought up her 63rd T20 half-century &#8211; 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