The 2021 Arachas Super 50 Cup was the 50 over section of the seventh Women's Super Series competition, taking place in Ireland. The tournament ran from April to June, alongside the Twenty20 Arachas Super 20 Trophy. Due to the continuing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, only two teams competed in the tournament, compared to three in seasons before the pandemic. Scorchers won the tournament, winning four of the seven matches.[1][2]

2021 Super 50 Cup
Dates25 April – 6 June 2021
Administrator(s)Cricket Ireland
Cricket format50 over
Tournament format(s)League
ChampionsScorchers (3rd title)
Participants2
Matches7
Most runsGaby Lewis (332)
Most wicketsCara Murray (10)
2020
2022

Competition format

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In the Super 50 Cup, the two sides played each other in seven 50 over matches between April and June. The tournament worked on a league system.[1][2]

The league worked on a points system with positions being based on the total points. Points were awarded as follows:

Win: 2 points.
Tie: 1 point.
Loss: 0 points.
Abandoned/No Result: 1 point.

Squads

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Scorchers Typhoons
Source: CricketWorld[3]

Points table

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Team Pld W L T NR A Pts NRR
Scorchers (C) 7 4 1 0 1 1 10 1.062
Typhoons 7 1 4 0 1 1 4 –1.062
Source: ESPNCricinfo[4]

Fixtures

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25 April 2021
Scorecard
Scorchers
221/5 (50 overs)
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Typhoons
207/9 (50 overs)
Gaby Lewis 60 (72)
Laura Delany 1/17 (7 overs)
Louise Little 42 (51)
Cara Murray 3/39 (9 overs)
Scorchers won by 14 runs
Sydney Parade, Dublin
Umpires: Azam Baig and Paul Reynolds
  • Typhoons won the toss and elected to field.

2 May 2021
Scorecard
Typhoons
208/9 (50 overs)
v
Scorchers
209/6 (42 overs)
Rachel Delaney 73 (122)
Lara Maritz 3/48 (9 overs)
Gaby Lewis 94 (101)
Orla Prendergast 2/36 (10 overs)
Scorchers won by 4 wickets
Sydney Parade, Dublin
Umpires: Azam Baig and Steve Wood
  • Typhoons won the toss and elected to bat.

9 May 2021
Scorecard
Typhoons
259/8 (50 overs)
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Scorchers
226 (46.5 overs)
Orla Prendergast 116 (129)
Cara Murray 2/36 (9 overs)
Lara Maritz 78 (82)
Rachel Delaney 3/40 (10 overs)
Typhoons won by 33 runs
Rush Cricket Club Ground, Dublin
Umpires: Alan Neill and Steve Wood
  • Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.

16 May 2021
Scorecard
Typhoons
47/1 (14 overs)
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Rebecca Stokell 23* (46)
Leah Paul 1/10 (4 overs)
No Result
North Kildare Cricket Club, Maws, Kilcock
Umpires: Azam Baig and Paul Reynolds
  • Typhoons won the toss and elected to bat.

23 May 2021
Scorecard
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Match Abandoned
The Inch, Balrothery Dublin
  • No toss.

30 May 2021
Scorecard
Scorchers
271/5 (50 overs)
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Typhoons
131 (31.3 overs)
Gaby Lewis 115 (121)
Orla Prendergast 1/38 (7 overs)
Rachel Delaney 41 (83)
Lara Maritz 3/10 (5 overs)
Scorchers won by 140 runs
Malahide Cricket Club Ground, Malahide
Umpires: Mark Hawthorne and Paul Reynolds
  • Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.

6 June 2021
Scorecard
Scorchers
241/9 (50 overs)
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Typhoons
136 (39.4 overs)
Gaby Lewis 56 (54)
Celeste Raack 2/41 (10 overs)
Celeste Raack 42 (84)
Ashlee King 3/19 (7 overs)
Scorchers won by 105 runs
Sydney Parade, Dublin
Umpires: Azam Baig and Steve Wood
  • Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.

Statistics

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Most runs

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Player Team Matches Innings Runs Average HS 100s 50s
Gaby Lewis Scorchers 6 5 332 66.40 115 1 3
Orla Prendergast Typhoons 6 5 170 34.00 116 1 0
Shauna Kavanagh Scorchers 6 5 154 30.80 53 0 1
Sophie MacMahon Scorchers 6 5 146 73.00 44* 0 0
Lara Maritz Scorchers 6 5 144 48.00 78 0 1

Source: CricketArchive[5]

Most wickets

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Player Team Overs Wickets Average BBI 5w
Cara Murray Scorchers 40.3 10 15.60 3/22 0
Leah Paul Scorchers 46.4 8 24.00 3/42 0
Lara Maritz Scorchers 38.0 7 25.00 3/10 0
Rachel Delaney Typhoons 40.0 7 26.85 3/40 0
Orla Prendergast Typhoons 37.5 6 26.16 2/17 0

Source: CricketArchive[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Arachas Super Series 2021". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Arachas Super 50 Cup 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Arachas Super Series 2021 – Fixtures, Squads – All you need to Know". CricketWorld. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Arachas Super 50 Cup 2021/Table". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Batting and Fielding in Arachas Super 50 Cup 2021 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Bowling in Arachas Super 50 Cup 2021 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
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