Hampshire Women played Lancashire Women in the One-Day Cup on 26 August 2026. Lancashire won by one run with a score of 224 to 223. The result keeps the competition tight at the business end of the season.
That margin means the visitors took a narrow victory after a contest that went down to the final moments. With both sides posting scores in the 220s, it was a match decided by the smallest possible gap.
Before the game, Hampshire sat second in the table with 41 points from twelve matches — nine wins and three losses. Lancashire were seventh with 23 points from five wins and seven defeats. The win moves the visitors closer to the top half.
Both teams have been involved in close finishes recently. Hampshire lost to Surrey by one run on 19 August and to Durham by two runs on 17 July, but they also beat Warwickshire by one run ten days earlier. Lancashire's form has been mixed, with a win against Durham by three runs and a loss to Yorkshire by 29 runs in their last five games.
The result leaves both sides still competing for position in the standings. With nine games remaining for each team, the gap between second and seventh place remains meaningful, and every match now carries more weight in the race for the upper half of the table.
