Haider Ali hits last-ball four to secure a tie for Derbyshire
by Cricbuzz Staff • Published on Sat, Jun 17, 2023, 08:40 AM
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A late cameo from Haider Ali worth 26 off 13 balls included holding his nerves on the final ball when Derbyshire needed five runs to beat Durham. The final over, bowled by Wayne Parnell, began with the chasing side needing 10 runs to win. The left-arm pacer nailed his wide yorkers to give away just five off five but strayed in line on the last ball, allowing Haider hit it past backward square leg to earn a thrilling tie.
Before the game culminated in that fashion, Durham scored 178 in 20 overs even as Zak Chappell and Zaman Khan picked four wickets each for Derbyshire. Brydon Carse (58 off 30) and Michael Jones (30 off 19) set Durham up well but they suffered a collapse at the death, going from 161 for 5 in the 18th over to 178 all out. In response, Derbyshire opener Luis Reece got a fifty and his opening partner Harry Came blazed away (34 off 18). Durham clawed their way back with the wickets of Wayne Madsen,Leus du Plooy and Brook Guest, but Haider took his team past the finish line.
Brief Scores: Durham 178 in 20 overs (Brydon Carse 58; Zaman Khan 4-21, Zak Chappell 4-41) tied with Derbyshire 178/5 in 20 overs (Luis Reece 58, Harry Came 34, Haider Ali 26*; Wayne Parnell 3-36) by 5 wickets
Dan Mousley (49* off 28) and Jacob Bethell (32 off 13) added 51 off the last 19 balls to power Warwickshire to a huge total of 196 for 5, which was looking like a distant dream at the halfway stage. Even Warwickshire's top-order batters got starts while Usama Mir kept pushing back as he finished with a spell of 3 for 22.
Warwickshire bowlers then put on a combined effort even as Worcestershire captain Brett D'Oliveira led his team's chase with a half-century. He lacked the support cast however, as only Adam Hose (36 off 26) and Mitchell Santner (26 off 18) attempted to join him in the fight but fell away soon. Usama aimed to make an impact with the bat as well, smashing one four and three sixes enroute 32 off 16 but that wasn't enough in the end.
Brief Scores: Warwickshire 196/5 in 20 overs (Dan Mousley 49*, Jacob Bethell 32*; Usama Mir 3-22) beat Worcestershire 175/6 in 20 overs (Brett D'Oliveira 50, Adam Hose 36, Usama Mir 32*; Glenn Maxwell 2-22, Ed Bernard 1-3) by 21 runs
Steven Croft hit five fours and seven sixes on his way to a superlative 101 off just 52 balls, setting up Lancashire's comfortable 35-run victory over Northamptonshire away from home. Lancashire were jolted early by the hosts as they lost Jos Buttler for a six-ball duck and were three down for 25 in the fifth over, but up stepped Croft and Daryl Mitchell. The pair added 146 runs for the fourth-wicket off just 72 balls to lay the foundation for their side's big total.
After a solid batting show, Lancashire were further lifted by an exceptional bowling performace with Luke Wood leading the way. The left-arm pacer knocked over Northamptonshire's openers in the PowerPlay and dismissed David Willey for a first-ball duck. Offspinner Luke Wells struck through the middle before Mitchell wrapped up the chase with two wickets. Tom Taylor's unbeaten 40 off 27 balls was the best effort from a Northamptonshire batter as his team fell well short of the target.
Brief Scores: Lancashire 204/7 in 20 overs (Steven Croft 101, Daryl Mitchell 48; Ben Sanderson 2-29, Andrew Tye 2-43) beat Northamptonshire 169/9 in 20 overs (Tom Taylor 40*, Andrew Tye 35; Luke Wood 3-39, Daryl Mitchell 2-25, Luke Wells 2-26) by 35 runs
Adam Lyth and Dawid Malan made mincemeat of Leicestershire's highly-competitive total of 195/5 as Yorkshire chased it down in 18.1 overs to record their sixth straight win in the T20 Blast. Lyth finished unbeaten on 90 off just 50 balls, with 12 fours and 2 sixes to his name while Malan smashed 79 off 45, with 9 fours and 3 sixes. Together, they hit 158 for the first wicket in just 14 overs to put the game well beyond Leicestershire's grasp.
Leicestershire went into the innings break with a defendable total, largely thanks to Louis Kimber's unbeaten 59 from No.5. It came after openers Nick Welsh (40 off 24) and Harry Swindells (39 off 30) gave their side a strong start. Kimber added 53 runs off 31 balls for the fifth wicket with Wiaan Mulder to drag the team total close to 200. And yet, it wasn't enough on the night.
Brief Scores:Leicestershire 195/5 in 20 overs (Louis Kimber 59*, Nick Welch 40; Ben Mike 2-43) lost to Yorkshire 19 .
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