Vitality BlastGroup stage, North · Match · T20
Northamptonshire and Birmingham Bears tie
Edgbaston, Birmingham, . Birmingham Bears won the toss and chose to bowl.
Match report
From the scorecardBirmingham Bears won the toss and chose to bowl. Northamptonshire made 231 for 5 in 20 overs, Richard Levi 95 not out from 52 balls and Josh Cobb 61 from 35 balls. Aaron Thomason took 3 for 55.
Birmingham Bears made 231 for 5 in 20 overs, Ian Bell 131 from 62 balls and Adam Hose 64 from 39 balls. Nathan Buck took 3 for 38.
Match tied.
Key performers
Northamptonshire innings
231/5(20 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Levinot out | not out | 95* | 52 | 8 | 6 | 182.69 |
| Ben Duckett †c †TR Ambrose b WB Rankin | c †TR Ambrose b WB Rankin | 17 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 154.55 |
| Josh Cobbc C de Grandhomme b AD Thomason | c C de Grandhomme b AD Thomason | 61 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 174.29 |
| Alex Wakelyc JS Patel b AD Thomason | c JS Patel b AD Thomason | 18 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 200.00 |
| Rory Kleinveldtc OP Stone b AD Thomason | c OP Stone b AD Thomason | 28 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 280.00 |
| Seekkuge Prasannac AD Thomason b JS Patel | c AD Thomason b JS Patel | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Steven Crooknot out | not out | 5* | 2 | 1 | 0 | 250.00 |
| Extras(lb 2, w 2, nb 2) | (lb 2, w 2, nb 2) | 6 | ||||
| Total20 Ov (RR 11.55) | 20 Ov (RR 11.55) | 231/5 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 40-1 (BM Duckett, 3.1 ov), 169-2 (JJ Cobb, 14.4 ov), 189-3 (AG Wakely, 16.3 ov), 220-4 (RK Kleinveldt, 18.4 ov), 223-5 (S Prasanna, 19.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oli Stone | 3 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 19.67 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Boyd Rankin | 4 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 6.00 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Thomason | 4 | 0 | 55 | 3 | 13.75 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Grant Elliott | 4 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 10.75 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jeetan Patel | 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 6.75 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin de Grandhomme | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 21.00 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | RE Levi 22(8) & BM Duckett 17(11) | 40 | 19 |
| 2nd | JJ Cobb 61(35) & RE Levi 64(35) | 129 | 69 |
| 3rd | AG Wakely 18(9) & RE Levi 1(2) | 20 | 11 |
| 4th | RE Levi 3(3) & RK Kleinveldt 28(10) | 31 | 13 |
| 5th | S Prasanna 1(2) & RE Levi 2(2) | 3 | 4 |
| 6th | RE Levi 3(2) & SP Crook 5(2) | 8* | 4 |
Birmingham Bears innings
231/5(20 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Bellc LA Procter b NL Buck | c LA Procter b NL Buck | 131 | 62 | 11 | 7 | 211.29 |
| Ed Pollockc RK Kleinveldt b NL Buck | c RK Kleinveldt b NL Buck | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 150.00 |
| Sam Hainc JJ Cobb b RK Kleinveldt | c JJ Cobb b RK Kleinveldt | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Adam Hoserun out | run out | 64 | 39 | 7 | 2 | 164.10 |
| Colin de Grandhommec SP Crook b NL Buck | c SP Crook b NL Buck | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 175.00 |
| Aaron Thomasonnot out | not out | 2* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Grant Elliottnot out | not out | 0* | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras(lb 4, w 3, nb 2) | (lb 4, w 3, nb 2) | 9 | ||||
| Total20 Ov (RR 11.55) | 20 Ov (RR 11.55) · Target 232 from 20 ov | 231/5 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 16-1 (EJ Pollock, 1.4 ov), 23-2 (SR Hain, 2.5 ov), 194-3 (AJ Hose, 17 ov), 222-4 (IR Bell, 19.1 ov), 230-5 (C de Grandhomme, 19.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Cobb | 3 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 10.67 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Buck | 4 | 0 | 38 | 3 | 9.50 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rory Kleinveldt | 4 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 10.25 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Seekkuge Prasanna | 4 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 12.75 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Procter | 4 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 13.50 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Graeme White | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | IR Bell 7(4) & EJ Pollock 9(6) | 16 | 10 |
| 2nd | SR Hain 2(4) & IR Bell 5(3) | 7 | 7 |
| 3rd | AJ Hose 64(39) & IR Bell 98(47) | 171 | 85 |
| 4th | IR Bell 21(8) & C de Grandhomme 7(5) | 28 | 13 |
| 5th | C de Grandhomme 7(3) & AD Thomason 1(1) | 8 | 4 |
| 6th | AD Thomason 1(1) & GD Elliott 0(0) | 1* | 1 |
Commentary
End of over 209 runs, 2 wktsBB 231/5W116W1
AD Thomason 2(2)GD Elliott 0(0)NL Buck 4-0-38-3
19.61
NL Buck to AD Thomason, 1 run
19.5W
NL Buck to C de Grandhomme, OUT
C de Grandhomme c SP Crook b NL Buck 14(8) [4s-0 6s-2] · FoW 230/5 (19.5 ov)
19.46
NL Buck to C de Grandhomme, SIX
19.31
NL Buck to AD Thomason, 1 run
19.21
NL Buck to C de Grandhomme, 1 run
19.1W
NL Buck to IR Bell, OUT
IR Bell c LA Procter b NL Buck 131(62) [4s-11 6s-7] · FoW 222/4 (19.1 ov)
End of over 1911 runsBB 222/3113006
C de Grandhomme 7(5)IR Bell 131(61)RK Kleinveldt 4-0-41-1
18.66
RK Kleinveldt to C de Grandhomme, SIX
18.50
RK Kleinveldt to C de Grandhomme, no run
18.40
RK Kleinveldt to C de Grandhomme, no run
18.33
RK Kleinveldt to IR Bell, 3 runs
18.21
RK Kleinveldt to C de Grandhomme, 1 run
18.11
RK Kleinveldt to IR Bell, 1 run
End of over 1817 runsBB 211/3640610
C de Grandhomme 0(1)IR Bell 127(59)S Prasanna 4-0-51-0
17.60
S Prasanna to C de Grandhomme, no run
17.51
S Prasanna to IR Bell, 1 run
17.46
S Prasanna to IR Bell, SIX
17.30
S Prasanna to IR Bell, no run
17.24
S Prasanna to IR Bell, FOUR
17.16
S Prasanna to IR Bell, SIX
End of over 1721 runs, 1 wktBB 194/311444Lb6NbW
IR Bell 110(54)LA Procter 4-0-54-0
16.6W
LA Procter to IR Bell, OUTFree hit
AJ Hose run out 64(39) [4s-7 6s-2] · FoW 194/3 (17 ov)
16.66Nb
LA Procter to IR Bell, FOUR
16.54Lb
LA Procter to IR Bell, 4 leg byes
16.44
LA Procter to IR Bell, FOUR
16.34
LA Procter to IR Bell, FOUR
HUNDRED for IR Bell (101 off 50)
16.21
LA Procter to AJ Hose, 1 run
16.11
LA Procter to IR Bell, 1 run