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Birmingham Bears beat Derbyshire by 49 runs

Edgbaston, Birmingham, . Derbyshire won the toss and chose to bowl.

Birmingham Bears205/520 ov
Derbyshire156/920 ov
Birmingham Bears won by 49 runs
Essex won the title

Match report

From the scorecard

Derbyshire won the toss and chose to bowl. Birmingham Bears made 205 for 5 in 20 overs, Sam Hain 85 from 61 balls and Adam Hose 69 from 35 balls. Ravi Rampaul took 3 for 21.

Derbyshire made 156 for 9 in 20 overs, Leus du Plooy 70 from 43 balls and Daryn Smit 29 not out from 18 balls. Fidel Edwards took 2 for 29.

Birmingham Bears won by 49 runs.

Key performers

Birmingham Bears innings

205/5(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Ed Pollockb R Rampaulb R Rampaul02000.00
Michael Burgess †c BA Godleman b FJ Hudson-Prenticec BA Godleman b FJ Hudson-Prentice360050.00
Sam Hainc LV van Beek b R Rampaulc LV van Beek b R Rampaul856153139.34
Adam Hosec †D Smit b LV van Beekc †D Smit b LV van Beek693593197.14
Ashton Agarc BA Godleman b R Rampaulc BA Godleman b R Rampaul261412185.71
Will Rhodesnot outnot out3*200150.00
Liam Banksnot outnot out3*200150.00
Extras(b 1, lb 6, w 5, nb 4)(b 1, lb 6, w 5, nb 4)16
Total20 Ov (RR 10.25)20 Ov (RR 10.25)205/5
Fall of wickets: 2-1 (EJ Pollock, 0.4 ov), 20-2 (MGK Burgess, 3.5 ov), 133-3 (AJ Hose, 14.4 ov), 196-4 (AC Agar, 19.1 ov), 196-5 (SR Hain, 19.3 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Ravi Rampaul402135.25130021
Logan van Beek4049112.2573321
Fynn Hudson-Prentice403619.0074100
Darren Stevens2021010.5032100
Mark Watt4046011.5034200
Luis Reece10707.0010010
Matthew Critchley1018018.0002100
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stEJ Pollock 0(2) & MGK Burgess 1(2)24
2ndSR Hain 16(15) & MGK Burgess 2(4)1819
3rdAJ Hose 69(35) & SR Hain 38(30)11365
4thAC Agar 26(14) & SR Hain 31(14)6327
5thSR Hain 0(2) & WMH Rhodes 0(0)02
6thWMH Rhodes 3(2) & L Banks 3(2)9*3

Derbyshire innings

156/9(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Luis Reeceb FH Edwardsb FH Edwards02000.00
Billy Godlemanrun outrun out9150060.00
Wayne Madsenrun outrun out14630233.33
Leus du Plooyb JS Patelb JS Patel704343162.79
Darren Stevensc †MGK Burgess b AC Agarc †MGK Burgess b AC Agar340075.00
Matthew Critchleylbw b HJH Brookeslbw b HJH Brookes270028.57
Fynn Hudson-Prenticeb WMH Rhodesb WMH Rhodes8100080.00
Daryn Smit †not outnot out29*1831161.11
Logan van Beekc AJ Hose b FH Edwardsc AJ Hose b FH Edwards230066.67
Mark Wattc AJ Hose b HJH Brookesc AJ Hose b HJH Brookes11122091.67
Ravi Rampaulnot outnot out1*20050.00
Extras(lb 1, w 2, nb 4)(lb 1, w 2, nb 4)7
Total20 Ov (RR 7.80)20 Ov (RR 7.80) · Target 206 from 20 ov156/9
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (LM Reece, 0.2 ov), 14-2 (WL Madsen, 1.3 ov), 58-3 (BA Godleman, 7.1 ov), 66-4 (DI Stevens, 8.4 ov), 80-5 (MJJ Critchley, 11.1 ov), 108-6 (JL du Plooy, 13.5 ov), 117-7 (FJ Hudson-Prentice, 15.1 ov), 126-8 (LV van Beek, 16.1 ov), 148-9 (MRJ Watt, 18.4 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Fidel Edwards402927.25103110
Alex Thomson2022011.0032100
Henry Brookes4050212.5085212
Jeetan Patel401714.25100000
Ashton Agar402215.5040000
Will Rhodes201517.5042000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stLM Reece 0(2) & BA Godleman 0(0)02
2ndWL Madsen 14(6) & BA Godleman 0(1)147
3rdJL du Plooy 34(20) & BA Godleman 9(14)4434
4thJL du Plooy 5(5) & DI Stevens 3(4)89
5thJL du Plooy 12(8) & MJJ Critchley 2(7)1415
6thFJ Hudson-Prentice 6(7) & JL du Plooy 19(10)2816
7thD Smit 7(5) & FJ Hudson-Prentice 2(3)98
8thLV van Beek 2(3) & D Smit 7(3)96
9thMRJ Watt 11(12) & D Smit 9(4)2215
10thD Smit 6(6) & R Rampaul 1(2)8*8

Commentary

End of innings: DER 156/9 (20 ov)
End of over 207 runsDER 156/9041Lb101
D Smit 29(18)R Rampaul 1(2)WMH Rhodes 2-0-15-1
19.61
WMH Rhodes to D Smit, 1 run
19.50
WMH Rhodes to D Smit, no run
19.41
WMH Rhodes to R Rampaul, 1 run
19.31Lb
WMH Rhodes to D Smit, 1 leg bye
19.24
WMH Rhodes to D Smit, FOUR
19.10
WMH Rhodes to D Smit, no run
End of over 1911 runs, 1 wktDER 149/9442Nb0W10
R Rampaul 0(1)D Smit 24(13)HJH Brookes 4-0-50-2
18.60
HJH Brookes to R Rampaul, no run
18.51
HJH Brookes to D Smit, 1 run
18.4W
HJH Brookes to MRJ Watt, OUT
MRJ Watt c AJ Hose b HJH Brookes 11(12) [4s-2 6s-0] · FoW 148/9 (18.4 ov)
18.30
HJH Brookes to MRJ Watt, no runFree hit
18.32Nb
HJH Brookes to MRJ Watt, no ball
18.24
HJH Brookes to MRJ Watt, FOUR
18.14
HJH Brookes to MRJ Watt, FOUR
End of over 183 runsDER 138/8000102
D Smit 23(12)MRJ Watt 3(7)JS Patel 4-0-17-1
17.62
JS Patel to D Smit, 2 runs
17.50
JS Patel to D Smit, no run
17.41
JS Patel to MRJ Watt, 1 run
17.30
JS Patel to MRJ Watt, no run
17.20
JS Patel to MRJ Watt, no run
17.10
JS Patel to MRJ Watt, no run
End of over 179 runs, 1 wktDER 135/8W01116
D Smit 21(10)MRJ Watt 2(3)FH Edwards 4-0-29-2
16.66
FH Edwards to D Smit, SIX
16.51
FH Edwards to MRJ Watt, 1 run
16.41
FH Edwards to D Smit, 1 run
16.31
FH Edwards to MRJ Watt, 1 run
16.20
FH Edwards to MRJ Watt, no run
16.1W
FH Edwards to LV van Beek, OUT
LV van Beek c AJ Hose b FH Edwards 2(3) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 126/8 (16.1 ov)