Vitality BlastGroup stage, North · Match · T20
Worcestershire beat Birmingham Bears by 15 runs
Edgbaston, Birmingham, . Birmingham Bears won the toss and chose to bowl.
Worcestershire209/520 ov
Birmingham Bears194/720 ov
Worcestershire won by 15 runs
Worcestershire won the title
Match report
From the scorecardBirmingham Bears won the toss and chose to bowl. Worcestershire made 209 for 5 in 20 overs, Moeen Ali 115 from 56 balls and Joe Clarke 32 from 25 balls. Josh Poysden took 3 for 41.
Birmingham Bears made 194 for 7 in 20 overs, Adam Hose 45 from 29 balls and Ed Pollock 36 from 18 balls. Wayne Parnell took 3 for 47.
Worcestershire won by 15 runs.
Key performers
Worcestershire innings
209/5(20 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Clarkeb JE Poysden | b JE Poysden | 32 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 128.00 |
| Moeen Alist †TR Ambrose b JE Poysden | st †TR Ambrose b JE Poysden | 115 | 56 | 12 | 7 | 205.36 |
| Callum Fergusonb JE Poysden | b JE Poysden | 13 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 92.86 |
| Ben Cox †run out | run out | 27 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 168.75 |
| Ross Whiteleyrun out | run out | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 88.89 |
| Wayne Parnellnot out | not out | 1* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras(lb 3, w 8, nb 2) | (lb 3, w 8, nb 2) | 13 | ||||
| Total20 Ov (RR 10.45) | 20 Ov (RR 10.45) | 209/5 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 80-1 (JM Clarke, 8.3 ov), 154-2 (CJ Ferguson, 14.5 ov), 184-3 (MM Ali, 16.5 ov), 208-4 (RA Whiteley, 19.5 ov), 209-5 (OB Cox, 20 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeetan Patel | 4 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 8.25 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oliver Hannon-Dalby | 4 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 9.25 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Aaron Thomason | 3 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 17.67 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Grant Elliott | 4 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 8.75 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Josh Poysden | 4 | 0 | 41 | 3 | 10.25 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin de Grandhomme | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | JM Clarke 32(25) & MM Ali 45(26) | 80 | 51 |
| 2nd | CJ Ferguson 13(14) & MM Ali 55(25) | 74 | 38 |
| 3rd | OB Cox 11(7) & MM Ali 15(5) | 30 | 12 |
| 4th | RA Whiteley 8(9) & OB Cox 16(9) | 24 | 18 |
| 5th | WD Parnell 1(1) & OB Cox 0(0) | 1 | 1 |
Birmingham Bears innings
194/7(20 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Bellb WD Parnell | b WD Parnell | 19 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 146.15 |
| Ed Pollockc †OB Cox b PR Brown | c †OB Cox b PR Brown | 36 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 200.00 |
| Adam Hoseb PR Brown | b PR Brown | 45 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 155.17 |
| Sam Hainc MM Ali b DKH Mitchell | c MM Ali b DKH Mitchell | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 83.33 |
| Colin de Grandhommec DKH Mitchell b WD Parnell | c DKH Mitchell b WD Parnell | 31 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 155.00 |
| Grant Elliottlbw b WD Parnell | lbw b WD Parnell | 29 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 181.25 |
| Aaron Thomasonrun out | run out | 14 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 140.00 |
| Jeetan Patelnot out | not out | 0* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Tim Ambrose †not out | not out | 1* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras(lb 1, w 6, nb 2) | (lb 1, w 6, nb 2) | 9 | ||||
| Total20 Ov (RR 9.70) | 20 Ov (RR 9.70) · Target 210 from 20 ov | 194/7 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 55-1 (IR Bell, 4.5 ov), 63-2 (EJ Pollock, 5.5 ov), 93-3 (SR Hain, 9.4 ov), 139-4 (AJ Hose, 14.3 ov), 155-5 (C de Grandhomme, 16.1 ov), 190-6 (GD Elliott, 19 ov), 193-7 (AD Thomason, 19.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moeen Ali | 4 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 8.75 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Luke Wood | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 11.00 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Wayne Parnell | 4 | 0 | 47 | 3 | 11.75 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Ed Barnard | 3 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 14.67 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Brown | 4 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 5.75 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daryl Mitchell | 3 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 7.33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | IR Bell 19(13) & EJ Pollock 35(16) | 55 | 29 |
| 2nd | AJ Hose 6(4) & EJ Pollock 1(2) | 8 | 6 |
| 3rd | SR Hain 10(12) & AJ Hose 20(11) | 30 | 23 |
| 4th | AJ Hose 19(14) & C de Grandhomme 26(15) | 46 | 29 |
| 5th | GD Elliott 7(5) & C de Grandhomme 5(5) | 16 | 10 |
| 6th | AD Thomason 11(7) & GD Elliott 22(11) | 35 | 17 |
| 7th | AD Thomason 3(3) & JS Patel 0(0) | 3 | 3 |
| 8th | TR Ambrose 1(1) & JS Patel 0(2) | 1* | 3 |
Commentary
End of over 204 runs, 1 wktBB 194/702W100
JS Patel 0(2)TR Ambrose 1(1)PR Brown 4-0-23-2
19.60
PR Brown to JS Patel, no run
19.50
PR Brown to JS Patel, no run
19.41
PR Brown to TR Ambrose, 1 run
19.3W
PR Brown to AD Thomason, OUT
AD Thomason run out 14(10) [4s-1 6s-0] · FoW 193/7 (19.3 ov)
19.22
PR Brown to AD Thomason, 2 runs
19.10
PR Brown to AD Thomason, no run
End of over 1918 runs, 1 wktBB 190/646611W
AD Thomason 11(7)WD Parnell 4-0-47-3
18.6W
WD Parnell to GD Elliott, OUT
GD Elliott lbw b WD Parnell 29(16) [4s-2 6s-2] · FoW 190/6 (19 ov)
18.51
WD Parnell to AD Thomason, 1 run
18.41
WD Parnell to GD Elliott, 1 run
18.36
WD Parnell to GD Elliott, SIX
18.26
WD Parnell to GD Elliott, SIX
18.14
WD Parnell to GD Elliott, FOUR
End of over 187 runsBB 172/5131101
GD Elliott 12(11)AD Thomason 10(6)MM Ali 4-0-35-0
17.61
MM Ali to GD Elliott, 1 run
17.50
MM Ali to GD Elliott, no run
17.41
MM Ali to AD Thomason, 1 run
17.31
MM Ali to GD Elliott, 1 run
17.23
MM Ali to AD Thomason, 3 runs
17.11
MM Ali to GD Elliott, 1 run
End of over 1710 runs, 1 wktBB 165/5W11413Nb0
AD Thomason 6(4)GD Elliott 9(7)WD Parnell 3-0-29-2
16.60
WD Parnell to AD Thomason, no runFree hit
16.63Nb
WD Parnell to GD Elliott, no ball, 1 run
16.51
WD Parnell to AD Thomason, 1 run
16.44
WD Parnell to AD Thomason, FOUR
16.31
WD Parnell to GD Elliott, 1 run
16.21
WD Parnell to AD Thomason, 1 run
16.1W
WD Parnell to C de Grandhomme, OUT
C de Grandhomme c DKH Mitchell b WD Parnell 31(20) [4s-4 6s-0] · FoW 155/5 (16.1 ov)