The 2017 Women's Cricket Super League, or 2017 Kia Super League for sponsorship reasons, was the second season of the

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(WCSL), a semi-professional women's

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competition in England and Wales. The competition, run by the

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(ECB), consisted of six franchise teams playing in a

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format. The

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were the defending champions, but lost in the final to

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Competition format

Six teams competed for the T20 title which took place between 10 August and 1 September 2017. The six teams played each other once in a round robin format; followed by a finals day at the

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Teams

Points table

Fixtures

League stage

Semi-final

Final

Statistics

* Highest score by a team:

– 180/2 (20 overs) v Loughborough Lightning (15 August). * Lowest score by a team:

– 70 (18.5 overs) v

(10 August). * Top score by an individual: Suzie Bates – 119 * (72) v Loughborough Lightning (15 August). * Best bowling figures by an individual:

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– 5/26 (4 overs) v

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(16 August).

Most runs

Source: ESPNCricinfo

Most wickets

Source: ESPNCricinfo

References

External links

Tournament homepage on ESPN Cricinfo
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