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Worcestershire beat Lancashire by 5 wickets

Old Trafford, Manchester, . Lancashire won the toss and chose to bat.

Lancashire188/620 ov
Worcestershire190/519.5 ov
Worcestershire won by 5 wickets
Worcestershire won the title

Match report

From the scorecard

Lancashire won the toss and chose to bat. Lancashire made 188 for 6 in 20 overs, Keaton Jennings 50 from 33 balls and Liam Livingstone 35 from 27 balls. George Rhodes took 2 for 27.

Worcestershire reached 190 for 5 in 19.5 overs, Joe Clarke 42 from 24 balls and Brett D'Oliveira 37 not out from 23 balls. Jordan Clark took 2 for 26.

Worcestershire won by 5 wickets.

Key performers

Lancashire innings

188/6(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Alex Davies †c DKH Mitchell b BL D'Oliveirac DKH Mitchell b BL D'Oliveira201530133.33
Liam Livingstonec EG Barnard b DKH Mitchellc EG Barnard b DKH Mitchell352714129.63
Arron Lilleyc PR Brown b GH Rhodesc PR Brown b GH Rhodes131310100.00
Keaton Jenningsb L Woodb L Wood503332151.52
Dane Vilasc MJ Guptill b GH Rhodesc MJ Guptill b GH Rhodes16911177.78
Jordan Clarknot outnot out25*1302192.31
James Faulknerc CJ Ferguson b EG Barnardc CJ Ferguson b EG Barnard450080.00
Steven Croftnot outnot out15*701214.29
Extras(lb 2, w 4, nb 4)(lb 2, w 4, nb 4)10
Total20 Ov (RR 9.40)20 Ov (RR 9.40)188/6
Fall of wickets: 58-1 (LS Livingstone, 6.4 ov), 58-2 (AL Davies, 7.1 ov), 100-3 (AM Lilley, 12.2 ov), 128-4 (DJ Vilas, 15 ov), 149-5 (KK Jennings, 17.1 ov), 164-6 (JP Faulkner, 18.2 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Luke Wood403719.2581211
Patrick Brown3033011.0052201
Ed Barnard403919.7592310
Daryl Mitchell302418.0052100
Brett D'Oliveira302618.6751100
George Rhodes302729.0051110
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stAL Davies 20(14) & LS Livingstone 35(27)5840
2ndAM Lilley 0(2) & AL Davies 0(1)03
3rdKK Jennings 29(20) & AM Lilley 13(11)4231
4thKK Jennings 9(7) & DJ Vilas 16(9)2816
5thJ Clark 9(7) & KK Jennings 12(6)2113
6thJP Faulkner 4(5) & J Clark 7(3)157
7thSJ Croft 15(7) & J Clark 9(3)24*10

Worcestershire innings

190/5(19.5 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Martin Guptillc J Clark b JM Menniec J Clark b JM Mennie191040190.00
Joe Clarkeb JP Faulknerb JP Faulkner422461175.00
Callum Fergusonc J Clark b SD Parryc J Clark b SD Parry352150166.67
Ben Cox †b J Clarkb J Clark191811105.56
Ross Whiteleyc AM Lilley b J Clarkc AM Lilley b J Clark282202127.27
Brett D'Oliveiranot outnot out37*2350160.87
Ed Barnardnot outnot out4*110400.00
Extras(lb 2, w 4)(lb 2, w 4)6
Total19.5 Ov (RR 9.58)19.5 Ov (RR 9.58) · Target 189 from 20 ov190/5
Fall of wickets: 31-1 (MJ Guptill, 3.1 ov), 84-2 (JM Clarke, 7.5 ov), 102-3 (CJ Ferguson, 10.5 ov), 118-4 (OB Cox, 12.4 ov), 185-5 (RA Whiteley, 19.3 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
James Faulkner403518.7542100
Stephen Parry3034111.3355100
Liam Livingstone302107.0063000
Joe Mennie3034111.3336000
Matt Parkinson403809.5073110
Jordan Clark2.502629.1863100
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stMJ Guptill 19(10) & JM Clarke 12(9)3119
2ndCJ Ferguson 23(13) & JM Clarke 30(15)5328
3rdOB Cox 6(10) & CJ Ferguson 12(8)1818
4thOB Cox 13(8) & RA Whiteley 2(3)1611
5thBL D'Oliveira 37(22) & RA Whiteley 26(19)6741
6thBL D'Oliveira 0(1) & EG Barnard 4(1)5*2

Commentary

End of innings: WOR 190/5 (19.5 ov)
19.54
J Clark to EG Barnard, FOUR
19.41Lb
J Clark to BL D'Oliveira, 1 leg bye
19.3W
J Clark to RA Whiteley, OUT
RA Whiteley c AM Lilley b J Clark 28(22) [4s-0 6s-2] · FoW 185/5 (19.3 ov)
19.22
J Clark to RA Whiteley, 2 runs
19.11
J Clark to BL D'Oliveira, 1 run
End of over 1913 runsWOR 182/4122611
BL D'Oliveira 36(21)RA Whiteley 26(20)JP Faulkner 4-0-35-1
18.61
JP Faulkner to BL D'Oliveira, 1 run
18.51
JP Faulkner to RA Whiteley, 1 run
18.46
JP Faulkner to RA Whiteley, SIX
18.32
JP Faulkner to RA Whiteley, 2 runs
18.22
JP Faulkner to RA Whiteley, 2 runs
18.11
JP Faulkner to BL D'Oliveira, 1 run
End of over 1815 runsWOR 169/41164Wd111
BL D'Oliveira 34(19)RA Whiteley 15(16)MW Parkinson 4-0-38-0
17.61
MW Parkinson to BL D'Oliveira, 1 run
17.51
MW Parkinson to RA Whiteley, 1 run
17.41
MW Parkinson to BL D'Oliveira, 1 run
17.44Wd
MW Parkinson to RA Whiteley, 4 wides
17.36
MW Parkinson to RA Whiteley, SIX
17.21
MW Parkinson to BL D'Oliveira, 1 run
17.11
MW Parkinson to RA Whiteley, 1 run
End of over 178 runsWOR 154/4111122
BL D'Oliveira 31(16)RA Whiteley 7(13)JP Faulkner 3-0-22-1
16.62
JP Faulkner to BL D'Oliveira, 2 runs
16.52
JP Faulkner to BL D'Oliveira, 2 runs
16.41
JP Faulkner to RA Whiteley, 1 run
16.31
JP Faulkner to BL D'Oliveira, 1 run
16.21
JP Faulkner to RA Whiteley, 1 run
16.11
JP Faulkner to BL D'Oliveira, 1 run
End of over 167 runsWOR 146/4400102
RA Whiteley 5(11)BL D'Oliveira 25(12)MW Parkinson 3-0-23-0
15.62
MW Parkinson to RA Whiteley, 2 runs