Vitality BlastGroup stage, North · Match · T20
Birmingham Bears beat Leicestershire by 8 wickets
Grace Road, Leicester, . Leicestershire won the toss and chose to bat.
Leicestershire14319.3 ov
Birmingham Bears146/214.2 ov
Birmingham Bears won by 8 wickets
Worcestershire won the title
Match report
From the scorecardLeicestershire won the toss and chose to bat. Leicestershire were bowled out for 143, Neil Dexter 56 from 37 balls. Oli Stone took 3 for 22.
Birmingham Bears reached 146 for 2 in 14.2 overs, Adam Hose 66 not out from 34 balls and Ian Bell 34 from 23 balls.
Birmingham Bears won by 8 wickets.
Key performers
Leicestershire innings
143(19.3 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Delportb CR Woakes | b CR Woakes | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Neil Dexterb JS Patel | b JS Patel | 56 | 37 | 7 | 2 | 151.35 |
| Mark Cosgrovec CR Woakes b OP Stone | c CR Woakes b OP Stone | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 72.73 |
| Ben Rainec EJ Pollock b AD Thomason | c EJ Pollock b AD Thomason | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 133.33 |
| Colin Ackermannc AD Thomason b GD Elliott | c AD Thomason b GD Elliott | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Ateeq Javidc EJ Pollock b GD Elliott | c EJ Pollock b GD Elliott | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Mohammad Nabic †TR Ambrose b OP Stone | c †TR Ambrose b OP Stone | 19 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 135.71 |
| Ned Eckersley †b OP Stone | b OP Stone | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 114.29 |
| Zak Chappellc AJ Hose b AD Thomason | c AJ Hose b AD Thomason | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 140.00 |
| Callum Parkinsonc OP Stone b CR Woakes | c OP Stone b CR Woakes | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Mohammad Abbasnot out | not out | 2* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras(lb 1, w 2, nb 2) | (lb 1, w 2, nb 2) | 5 | ||||
| Total19.3 Ov (RR 7.33) | 19.3 Ov (RR 7.33) | 143 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (CS Delport, 0.2 ov), 14-2 (MJ Cosgrove, 3.1 ov), 41-3 (BA Raine, 6.2 ov), 83-4 (CN Ackermann, 10.4 ov), 92-5 (A Javid, 12.4 ov), 95-6 (NJ Dexter, 13.3 ov), 129-7 (EJH Eckersley, 17.4 ov), 130-8 (Mohammad Nabi, 18 ov), 138-9 (ZJ Chappell, 18.3 ov), 143-10 (CF Parkinson, 19.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Woakes | 3.3 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 5.14 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oli Stone | 4 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 5.50 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Aaron Thomason | 4 | 0 | 49 | 2 | 12.25 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeetan Patel | 4 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 8.75 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant Elliott | 4 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 4.50 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | CS Delport 0(2) & NJ Dexter 0(0) | 0 | 2 |
| 2nd | MJ Cosgrove 8(11) & NJ Dexter 5(6) | 14 | 17 |
| 3rd | NJ Dexter 14(10) & BA Raine 12(9) | 27 | 19 |
| 4th | CN Ackermann 9(12) & NJ Dexter 33(14) | 42 | 26 |
| 5th | NJ Dexter 3(4) & A Javid 6(8) | 9 | 12 |
| 6th | NJ Dexter 1(3) & Mohammad Nabi 1(2) | 3 | 5 |
| 7th | EJH Eckersley 16(14) & Mohammad Nabi 18(11) | 34 | 25 |
| 8th | ZJ Chappell 1(1) & Mohammad Nabi 0(1) | 1 | 2 |
| 9th | ZJ Chappell 6(4) & CF Parkinson 0(0) | 8 | 3 |
| 10th | CF Parkinson 3(4) & Mohammad Abbas 2(2) | 5 | 6 |
Birmingham Bears innings
146/2(14.2 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Bellrun out | run out | 34 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 147.83 |
| Ed Pollockb Mohammad Nabi | b Mohammad Nabi | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 142.86 |
| Adam Hosenot out | not out | 66* | 34 | 12 | 1 | 194.12 |
| Sam Hainnot out | not out | 27* | 22 | 4 | 0 | 122.73 |
| Extras(lb 1, w 8) | (lb 1, w 8) | 9 | ||||
| Total14.2 Ov (RR 10.19) | 14.2 Ov (RR 10.19) · Target 144 from 20 ov | 146/2 | ||||
Did not bat: Colin de Grandhomme, Grant Elliott, Aaron Thomason, Tim Ambrose, Chris Woakes, Jeetan Patel, Oli Stone
Fall of wickets: 21-1 (EJ Pollock, 2.1 ov), 51-2 (IR Bell, 6.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Nabi | 3 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 6.00 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammad Abbas | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 13.50 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Zak Chappell | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 12.50 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Callum Parkinson | 4 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 7.75 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ben Raine | 1.2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 12.75 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neil Dexter | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14.00 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ateeq Javid | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13.00 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | IR Bell 11(6) & EJ Pollock 10(7) | 21 | 13 |
| 2nd | AJ Hose 6(8) & IR Bell 23(17) | 30 | 25 |
| 3rd | AJ Hose 60(26) & SR Hain 27(22) | 95* | 48 |
Commentary
14.24
BA Raine to AJ Hose, FOUR
14.14
BA Raine to AJ Hose, FOUR
End of over 1413 runsBB 138/2041161
AJ Hose 58(32)SR Hain 27(22)A Javid 1-0-13-0
13.61
A Javid to AJ Hose, 1 run
13.56
A Javid to AJ Hose, SIX
13.41
A Javid to SR Hain, 1 run
13.31
A Javid to AJ Hose, 1 run
13.24
A Javid to AJ Hose, FOUR
FIFTY for AJ Hose (50 off 29)
13.10
A Javid to AJ Hose, no run
End of over 1315 runsBB 125/215Wd14400
SR Hain 26(21)AJ Hose 46(27)ZJ Chappell 2-0-25-0
12.60
ZJ Chappell to SR Hain, no run
12.50
ZJ Chappell to SR Hain, no run
12.44
ZJ Chappell to SR Hain, FOUR
12.34
ZJ Chappell to SR Hain, FOUR
12.21
ZJ Chappell to AJ Hose, 1 run
12.25Wd
ZJ Chappell to AJ Hose, 5 wides
12.11
ZJ Chappell to SR Hain, 1 run
End of over 1214 runsBB 110/2440114
AJ Hose 45(26)SR Hain 17(16)NJ Dexter 1-0-14-0
11.64
NJ Dexter to AJ Hose, FOUR
11.51
NJ Dexter to SR Hain, 1 run
11.41
NJ Dexter to AJ Hose, 1 run
11.30
NJ Dexter to AJ Hose, no run
11.24
NJ Dexter to AJ Hose, FOUR
11.14
NJ Dexter to AJ Hose, FOUR
End of over 1110 runsBB 96/2401014
SR Hain 16(15)AJ Hose 32(21)CF Parkinson 4-0-31-0
10.64
CF Parkinson to SR Hain, FOUR
10.51
CF Parkinson to AJ Hose, 1 run
10.40
CF Parkinson to AJ Hose, no run
10.31
CF Parkinson to SR Hain, 1 run