Vitality BlastFinal · T20
Worcestershire beat Sussex by 5 wickets in the final
Edgbaston, Birmingham, . Sussex won the toss and chose to bat.
Sussex157/620 ov
Worcestershire158/518.3 ov
Worcestershire won by 5 wickets
Worcestershire won the title
Match report
From the scorecardSussex won the toss and chose to bat. Sussex made 157 for 6 in 20 overs, Laurie Evans 52 from 44 balls and Luke Wright 33 from 25 balls. Moeen Ali took 3 for 30.
Worcestershire reached 158 for 5 in 18.3 overs, Ben Cox 46 not out from 27 balls and Moeen Ali 41 from 27 balls. Danny Briggs took 2 for 19.
Worcestershire won by 5 wickets.
Key performers
Sussex innings
157/6(20 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Saltrun out | run out | 17 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 212.50 |
| Luke Wrightb MM Ali | b MM Ali | 33 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 132.00 |
| Laurie Evansb EG Barnard | b EG Barnard | 52 | 44 | 4 | 2 | 118.18 |
| Delray Rawlinsc PR Brown b MM Ali | c PR Brown b MM Ali | 21 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 131.25 |
| David Wieseb MM Ali | b MM Ali | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Michael Burgess †not out | not out | 14* | 14 | 0 | 1 | 100.00 |
| Jofra Archerc EG Barnard b WD Parnell | c EG Barnard b WD Parnell | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 87.50 |
| Extras(lb 2, w 3, nb 2) | (lb 2, w 3, nb 2) | 7 | ||||
| Total20 Ov (RR 7.85) | 20 Ov (RR 7.85) | 157/6 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 19-1 (PD Salt, 2 ov), 77-2 (LJ Wright, 9.4 ov), 121-3 (DMW Rawlins, 14 ov), 131-4 (D Wiese, 15.3 ov), 138-5 (LJ Evans, 17.2 ov), 157-6 (JC Archer, 20 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Wood | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 6.00 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Parnell | 3 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 10.67 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Brown | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 3.75 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ed Barnard | 3 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 9.33 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Moeen Ali | 4 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 7.50 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett D'Oliveira | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15.00 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Daryl Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | PD Salt 17(8) & LJ Wright 2(4) | 19 | 12 |
| 2nd | LJ Evans 27(25) & LJ Wright 31(21) | 58 | 46 |
| 3rd | DMW Rawlins 21(16) & LJ Evans 18(11) | 44 | 26 |
| 4th | LJ Evans 4(3) & D Wiese 6(6) | 10 | 9 |
| 5th | MGK Burgess 4(6) & LJ Evans 3(5) | 7 | 11 |
| 6th | JC Archer 7(8) & MGK Burgess 10(8) | 19 | 16 |
Worcestershire innings
158/5(18.3 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Clarkec †MGK Burgess b DR Briggs | c †MGK Burgess b DR Briggs | 33 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 122.22 |
| Moeen Alic PD Salt b WAT Beer | c PD Salt b WAT Beer | 41 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 151.85 |
| Tom Fellc LJ Wright b WAT Beer | c LJ Wright b WAT Beer | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Brett D'Oliveirast †MGK Burgess b DR Briggs | st †MGK Burgess b DR Briggs | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 111.11 |
| Ben Cox †not out | not out | 46* | 27 | 5 | 2 | 170.37 |
| Ross Whiteleyc CJ Jordan b JC Archer | c CJ Jordan b JC Archer | 14 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 82.35 |
| Ed Barnardnot out | not out | 1* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Extras(b 5, lb 2, w 3, nb 2) | (b 5, lb 2, w 3, nb 2) | 12 | ||||
| Total18.3 Ov (RR 8.54) | 18.3 Ov (RR 8.54) · Target 158 from 20 ov | 158/5 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 61-1 (JM Clarke, 6.5 ov), 62-2 (TC Fell, 7.2 ov), 80-3 (BL D'Oliveira, 10.1 ov), 90-4 (MM Ali, 11.5 ov), 126-5 (RA Whiteley, 16.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jofra Archer | 3.3 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 10.29 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tymal Mills | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 8.67 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Jordan | 3 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 9.67 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| David Wiese | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9.00 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Briggs | 4 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 4.75 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| William Beer | 4 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 8.00 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | JM Clarke 33(27) & MM Ali 26(14) | 61 | 41 |
| 2nd | TC Fell 1(3) & MM Ali 0(0) | 1 | 3 |
| 3rd | BL D'Oliveira 10(9) & MM Ali 7(8) | 18 | 17 |
| 4th | OB Cox 2(5) & MM Ali 8(5) | 10 | 10 |
| 5th | OB Cox 20(13) & RA Whiteley 14(17) | 36 | 30 |
| 6th | OB Cox 24(9) & EG Barnard 1(2) | 32* | 10 |
Commentary
18.34
JC Archer to OB Cox, FOUR
18.26
JC Archer to OB Cox, SIXFree hit
18.26Nb
JC Archer to OB Cox, no ball, 4 byes
18.11
JC Archer to EG Barnard, 1 run
End of over 1814 runsWOR 141/50411b62
OB Cox 36(24)EG Barnard 0(1)CJ Jordan 3-0-29-0
17.62
CJ Jordan to OB Cox, 2 runs
17.56
CJ Jordan to OB Cox, SIX
17.41b
CJ Jordan to EG Barnard, 1 bye
17.31
CJ Jordan to OB Cox, 1 run
17.24
CJ Jordan to OB Cox, FOUR
17.10
CJ Jordan to OB Cox, no run
End of over 1711 runs, 1 wktWOR 127/51441W1
OB Cox 23(19)EG Barnard 0(0)JC Archer 3-0-23-1
16.61
JC Archer to OB Cox, 1 run
16.5W
JC Archer to RA Whiteley, OUT
RA Whiteley c CJ Jordan b JC Archer 14(17) [4s-2 6s-0] · FoW 126/5 (16.5 ov)
16.41
JC Archer to OB Cox, 1 run
16.34
JC Archer to OB Cox, FOUR
16.24
JC Archer to OB Cox, FOUR
16.11
JC Archer to RA Whiteley, 1 run
End of over 167 runsWOR 116/44001Lb11
RA Whiteley 13(15)OB Cox 13(15)TS Mills 3-0-26-0
15.61
TS Mills to RA Whiteley, 1 run
15.51
TS Mills to OB Cox, 1 run
15.41Lb
TS Mills to RA Whiteley, 1 leg bye
15.30
TS Mills to RA Whiteley, no run
15.20
TS Mills to RA Whiteley, no run
15.14
TS Mills to RA Whiteley, FOUR
End of over 155 runsWOR 109/4111011Lb
RA Whiteley 8(10)OB Cox 12(14)CJ Jordan 2-0-16-0
14.61Lb
CJ Jordan to RA Whiteley, 1 leg bye
14.51
CJ Jordan to OB Cox, 1 run
14.40
CJ Jordan to OB Cox, no run