Chatterji leads Surrey to One-Day Cup win over Essex

"Priyanaz Chatterji led Surrey to an unlikely One-Day Cup win in a nervous run chase against Essex at the Kia Oval. The hosts looked out of it when despite 49 from Alice Monaghan they slumped to 150-7 in pursuit of 228 to win, but Scotland international Chatterji made an unbeaten 37 sharing an eighth wicket stand of 79 off 68 balls with Aylish Cranstone (31 not out) as the hosts got home by three wickets with 47 balls to spare."

"Earlier, contrasting half-centuries from Flo Miller (74 not out) and 69 from Ariana Dowse rescued Essex from 39-3 and 157-7 as they posted 227 all out, Chatterji taking 2-37 while spinner Dani Gregory returned 3-51. Maitlan Brown gave Surrey a dream start, striking with the first ball of the game, Essex skipper Grace Scrivens bowled off the inside edge, her third duck of the competition."

"Dowse made the most of her reprieve, pulling Monaghan over backward square for six and lofting Gregory back over her head, but wickets continued to fall at the other end until Miller joined her teammate to steady the ship. Skipper Alice Davidson-Richards was banned from the attack after two head-high full tosses, Dowse dispatching the second resulting free-hit to reach 50 in 85 balls and when she eventually holed out Miller took on the mantle employing the sweep to good effect against the spinners."

"A sixth four off a rare short one from Brown took her past 50, before she ran out of partners as the visitors almost batted out their overs. Monaghan would have been run out for nought save for an errant throw, but Paige Scholfield drilled three glorious straight drives to the fence to give the"

Surrey chased 228 at the Kia Oval in a tense run chase against Essex. Essex recovered from 39-3 to post 227 all out, led by Flo Miller’s 74 not out and Ariana Dowse’s 69, while Priyanaz Chatterji took 2-37 and Dani Gregory returned 3-51. Surrey began poorly after Maitlan Brown struck early, but wickets kept falling and Surrey slipped to 150-7. Alice Monaghan’s 49 helped Essex’s cause, yet Chatterji and Aylish Cranstone built an eighth-wicket stand of 79, with Chatterji finishing unbeaten on 37. Surrey reached the target with 47 balls remaining, winning by three wickets.

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