Western Storm rise on top in ‘rain-fest’ at Taunton
Western Storm recorded their second win of the tournament defeating Loughborough Lightning by 18 runs, in a match reduced to six overs a side due to the rain delay. Batting first, Storm openers Rachel Priest (23 off 13) and Smriti Mandhana got their team off to a flier of a start, reaching 38-0 at the halfway mark. But that’s not where the assault of runs ended. In the next three overs, a further 47 runs were scored as Mandhana ‘stormed’ her way to the fastest Kia Super League 50, reaching the milestone in just 18 balls. A six on the…