WORCESTERSHIRE Women’s Rapids play their first Vitality Women’s County T20 Cup home fixtures of the season on Sunday.

They hope to build on last weekend’s Division One debut where they went down by six runs to hosts Warwickshire before edging a thrilling tie with Surrey after losing fewer wickets.

Focus has turned to picking up points against last season’s runners-up Middlesex (10am) and reigning champions Lancashire (4.30pm) at Chester Road, Kidderminster.

Rapids captain Lauren Rowles said: “I think we’ve proved we aren’t just here to enjoy being in Division One and that we’re here to win games of cricket.

"As a unit we’re in a very strong position with our self-belief and team ethic this year which is an area where we were perhaps lacking at times last year.

"I have no doubt the girls will carry on the great work this weekend.

“We’re a bit disappointed we didn’t manage two wins last Sunday.

"We were in match-winning positions at times against Warwickshire but that’s part of T20 cricket.

"It can swing from one team to the other very quickly. But we pulled through well against Surrey and managed to get over the line.”

Middlesex are likely to include World Cup winners Fran Wilson and Beth Morgan with Lancashire set to field Alex Hartley along with possibly England's Kate Cross and Sophie Ecclestone.

But Rowles said: “You always look forward to challenges like this. They’re very good players but at the end of the day we’re all human.

"It’s important not to think too much about the individuals we’re going to come up against and more about what we’re going to achieve ourselves and what our plans are.

“The format of these games is great. Personally I quite like having that little break in the middle as the home side.

"It’s pretty intense only having about 20 minutes between matches.

"It’s down to personal preference really but having more time to regroup between games is always handy.”