With his victory over The Blaze on Wednesday, hampshire they had guaranteed their place on finals day and achieved a seventh consecutive victory at Edgbaston.

Already deleted Warwickshire They were asked to bat and captain Katie George led the way with 67 at the top of the order as they recorded 166-5.

But the Hawks were aggressive in their chase as captain Georgia Adams made 53 off 29 balls to go with 2-21 from her four overs of spin. She left to leave the score at 90-4, but Nancy Harman’s 49 over 26 took them to the brink of the abyss, which was rounded off with one over to spare.

Hampshire are now guaranteed to finish first, while Warwickshire’s T20 Blast campaign ends with nine defeats from their 12 games.

Lancashire and yorkshire were out of contention so only the rivalry with the Roses was at stake and an excellent 64 from Ami Campbell led the way, while a composed 33 from Jess Jonassen helped the White Rose score 162-6.

And when Lancashire openers Eve Jones and Meg Lanning fell quickly to leave them 14-2, local hopes began to fade.

Tilly Kesteven had to retire injured on 28, a score leveled by some late hitting from the unbeaten Kate Cross, but the result was never in doubt as they finished on 133-8, with teenager Holly Garton taking an impressive 3-23 as Lancashire remain rooted at the bottom of the table with just one match left.