Surrey & Blaze taste first Women's T20 Blast losses

Surrey & Blaze taste first Women's T20 Blast lossesImage source, ShutterstockImage caption, Mady Villiers' 47 came off 34 deliveriesPublished31 May 2026, 15:27 BSTUpdated 5 minutes agoSurrey and The Blaze both suffered their first defeats of the 2026 Women's T20 Blast on a day that shook up the top of the standings.Just three points now separate the top five in a congested race to Finals' Day.Mady Villiers starred with both bat and ball for Durham as they stunned The Blaze - who had won all three of their opening games - by seven wickets at Trent Bridge.The Blaze had begun the day second in the table but dropped to fifth as they were leapfrogged by Sunday's three winners - Durham, Somerset and Essex.Somerset moved level on points with leaders Surrey after a nail-biting four-wicket victory - with three balls to spare - over the defending champions at the Kia Oval.At Chelmsford, Lissy MacLeod's half-century helped Essex to the day's most comfortable win, a six-wicket victory over lowly Lancashire with 19 balls to spare.Women's T20 Blast: Hampshire & Surrey tie thrillerPublished1 day agoWomen's T20 Blast fixtures and resultsWomen's T20 Blast tableSomerset skipper Sophie Luff continued her impressive Blast form with a career-best 82 not out from 53 balls to lead her side to victory over Surrey, sealed by successive fours from Ruby Davis.Luff's imperious innings, her third half-century in four games, dug Somerset out of trouble at 59-4 as they triumphed on 154-6 despite seamer Alice Monaghan's 3-24.Earlier, left-arm spinner Olivia Barnes (3-21) reduced Surrey to 60-4 before Jemima Spence's maiden T20 half-century, an unbeaten 51 from 35, spearheaded a recovery to 153-5.In Nottingham, England all-rounder Villiers claimed 3-21 with her off spin as The Blaze were bowled out for 153, before striking 47 from 34 balls as Durham eased home with five balls to spare.Villiers' opening stand of 83 with sk...