Hampshire beat Essex in Women’s T20 Blast

Hampshire beat Essex in Women’s T20 BlastImage source, ShutterstockImage caption, Essex fell short in their run-chase despite an unbeaten 57 by Jodi GrewcockPublished4 hours agoHampshire Hawks’ spinners shared figures of 5-74 to strangle Essex and secure a first Women’s T20 Blast victory of the season.Bex Tyson, Georgia Adams and Amanda-Jade Wellington’s 12 combined overs went at barely a run a ball as the Hawks defended a score of 160-7.Kate Coppack’s exceptional 4-18 had kept the home side to around par, as Naomi Dattani top scored with 31.But despite the newly capped England all-rounder Jodi Grewcock hitting a half-century, Essex fell short by 23 runs.Match scorecard