Surrey Storms to Easy Win in Blast Opener Thanks to Scholfield and Wyatt-Hodge

Surrey Women made a strong statement in their Vitality Blast 2025 opener, producing a clinical all-round performance to defeat Somerset by eight wickets at Taunton, and secure a bonus point in the process. 🏆 Match Summary Somerset Women: 131/6 (20 overs) Surrey Women: 134/2 (15.3 overs) Result: Surrey won by 8 wickets (with 27 balls to spare) 🔥 Batting Brilliance: Wyatt-Hodge & Scholfield Danni Wyatt-Hodge: 53* (35 balls, 6x4, 1x6) Paige Scholfield: 63 (48 balls, 11x4) Together, they chased down the total with ease, putting on a match-defining 112-run stand for the third wicket. Scholfield’s aggressive strokeplay combined with Wyatt-Hodge’s class and tempo control ensured Somerset’s total never truly challenged the visitors. 🎯 Surrey’s Bowling & Fielding Setup the Win Surrey made early breakthroughs, reducing Somerset to 54/4 in the 8th over. Key bowling figures: Tilly Corteen-Coleman: 2/21 (4 overs) Danielle Gregory: 1/18 (4 overs) Alexa Stonehouse and Ryana MacDonald-Gay also chipped in with crucial wickets. Tight spin bowling in the middle overs kept Somerset in check, especially after a decent powerplay start. ⚠️ Somerset’s Struggles A solid opening stand of 39 in 4 overs gave early hope, but a cluster of wickets (3 in 7 balls) derailed the innings. Alex Griffiths: 36* (37 balls) provided some late resistance. Somerset couldn’t recover momentum after the early collapse, finishing with a below-par total of 131. 📣 Crowd & Conditions Over 2,000 fans watched at the Cooper Associates Ground, providing a strong start to the domestic season. Conditions slightly favored chasing under lights, but Surrey’s execution in all departments made the difference. 🧠 Takeaways Surrey look well-rounded and have key players in form early — a big boost in a short-format tournament. Somerset need better middle-over management — a promising start was wasted by a lack of partnerships and proactive batting. Surrey 135 for 2 (Scholfield 63, Wyatt-Hodge 53*) beat Somerset 131 for 6 (Griffiths 36*, Corteen-Coleman 2-21) by eight wickets