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 30 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 thriller