16/06Result

North Group, Vitality Blast at Worcester, Jun 16 2023

Bears won by 21 runs

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Late hitting sets Bears up for victory over Rapids

After winning their opening four games, Worcestershire have now lost four in a row

Match Centre

Match Details

County Ground, New Road, Worcester

Series

Vitality Blast 2023

Toss

Worcestershire , elected to field first

Season

2023

Match days

16 June 2023 (20-over match)

Umpires

David Millns

Paul Pollard

Match Referee

Ian Herbert

Points

Birmingham Bears 2, Worcestershire 0

Scorecard Summary

BIRMINGHAM BEARS 196/5(20 OVERS)

Chris Benjamin34 (28)
Dan Mousley*49 (28)

Usama Mir3/22 (4)
Pat Brown1/45 (4)

WORCESTERSHIRE 175/6(20 OVERS)

Brett D'Oliveira50 (38)
Adam Hose36 (26)

Glenn Maxwell2/22 (3)
Ed Barnard1/3 (1)

END OF OVER:
20 | 8 Runs | WORCS: 173/6 (24 runs required, RR: 8.65)

Usama Mir32 (16b)
Ben Cox15 (10b)

Henry Brookes2-0-18-1
Hasan Ali4-0-44-1

19.6

Brookes to Usama Mir, 1 run,

19.5

Brookes to Cox, 1 run,

19.4

Brookes to Usama Mir, 1 run,

19.3

Brookes to Usama Mir, FOUR,

19.2

1lb

Brookes to Cox, 1 leg bye,

19.1

Brookes to Cox, no run,

Match Coverage

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Late hitting sets Bears up for victory over Rapids
After winning their opening four games, Worcestershire have now lost four in a row

Worcs INNINGS		R	B
EJ Pollock	caught	6	4
BL D'Oliveira	stumped	50	38
JA Haynes	caught wk	1	3
AJ Hose	caught	36	26
MJ Santner	caught	26	18
Kashif Ali	caught	3	5
OB Cox	not out	15	10
Usama Mir	not out	32	16
MJ Waite
DY Pennington
PR Brown
EXTRAS	(lb 4, w 2)
TOTAL	175 (6 wkts; 20 ovs)

Bears BOWLING	O	R	W	Econ
Hasan Ali	4.0	44	1	11.00	(2w)
GJ Maxwell	3.0	22	2	7.33
HJH Brookes	2.0	18	1	9.00
DR Mousley	3.0	25	0	8.33
DR Briggs	3.0	26	0	8.66
JB Lintott	4.0	33	1	8.25
EG Barnard	1.0	3	1	3.00

Worcs 2nd innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	10	BL D'Oliveira	EJ Pollock
2nd	1	BL D'Oliveira	JA Haynes
3rd	78	BL D'Oliveira	AJ Hose
4th	28	BL D'Oliveira	MJ Santner
5th	9	MJ Santner	Kashif Ali
6th	9	OB Cox	Kashif Ali
7th	40	OB Cox	Usama Mir

Twenty20 Cup (England)

North Group
Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
WARKS	14	11	3	22	0.819
LANCS	14	8	5	17	0.427
WORCS	14	8	5	17	0.349
NOTTS	14	8	6	16	-0.222
DERBS	14	6	7	13	0.397
NHNTS	14	6	8	12	0.274
DURH	14	4	7	11	0.077
YORKS	14	6	6	10	-0.737
LEICS	14	2	12	4	-1.402
South Group
Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
SOM	14	12	2	24	1.46
HANTS	14	9	5	18	0.82
SUR	14	8	6	16	1.192
ESSEX	14	8	6	16	0.088
KENT	14	7	7	14	0.287
SUSS	14	6	8	12	-0.871
GLOUC	14	5	9	10	-0.993
GLAM	14	5	9	10	-1.06
MIDDX	14	3	11	6	-0.932