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DBS vs WORCS 114th Match, T20 Blast 2024
DBS
170-520.0
Derbyshire won by 5 wickets 🏆
WORCS
20.0169-8
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And that wraps up our coverage of the 114th game of T20 Blast 2024! I, Hitesh Peddurwar, alongside our scorers/analyst Zeeshan Naiyer bid you farewell. Thank you for joining us, and until next time, keep enjoying the excitement of the game! 🏏
00:56 IST & 20:26 Local Time| What a game we have had, it went all down to the wire and the Falcons held their nerves in the end to get over the line. Derbyshire Falcons have won this game by 5 wickets.
Earlier in the game, Derbyshire won the toss and invited Worcestershire Rapids to bat first. The Rapids got off to a decent start with their openers stitching together a partnership of 24 runs. Ed Pollock was then joined by Joshua Cobb, adding 25 runs for the second wicket.
The Rapids had a strong powerplay, scoring 49 runs.
Ed Pollock played the anchor role, scoring 67 runs off 47 balls. A quick 30 off 19 balls by Ethan Brookes at the end helped the Rapids reach a total of 169 runs. From a bowling perspective for the Falcons, Patrick Brown was the standout performer, taking 4 wickets.
Chasing a target of 170 runs, the Falcons' openers came out aggressively, forming a partnership of 33 runs off 17 balls. In the middle overs, the required run rate began to climb, but credit goes to Ross Whiteley, who stayed until the end and guided his team to victory with a well-played 41* runs off 22 balls. For the Rapids, Harry Darley was the pick of the bowlers, taking 2 wickets.
OVER 20
Derbyshire
170/5
Ross Whiteley
41(22)
Alex Thomson
17(10)
Tom Taylor
0-43(4.0)
19.6 T Taylor to A Thomson
1 That's it!!! Derbyshire Falcons have won this encounter! It went all down to the wire and the Falcons got over the line.
Fuller length delivery on the middle and leg stump line. Alex hangs back and clips it towards the deep mid-wicket region, the ball beats the man inside the circle and the batters collect a run.
Fuller length delivery on the middle and leg stump line. Alex hangs back and clips it towards the deep mid-wicket region, the ball beats the man inside the circle and the batters collect a run.
Scores are level! Derbyshire Falcons need 1 run of last ball to win this encounter!
19.5 T Taylor to A Thomson
2 Full toss on the middle stump line, Alex hammers it towards deep mid-wicket region, the fielder in the deep dives towards his right gets both the hands on it but spills it.
Falcons need 3 runs off 2 balls.
19.4 T Taylor to A Thomson
2 Yorker on the middle stump line, Alex pushes it with soft hands towards the right of the man at long-on and collects a brace.
Falcons need 5 runs off last 3 balls.
19.3 T Taylor to R Whiteley
1lb Fuller length delivery angling into the leg stump line, Whiteley misses the flick gets it on the pads and takes a quick run.
19.2 T Taylor to R Whiteley
4 FOUR MORE!!!! Falcons are inching away towards the victory. Fuller length delivery outside the off-stump line, Whiteley gets under the ball and whacks it towards the deep covers region for four runs.
Derbyshire Falcons need 10 runs off 5 balls.
19.1 T Taylor to R Whiteley
4 FOUR!!!! A lucky one for Whiteley. Around the wicket. Fuller length delivery outside the off-stump line, Whiteley looks to slash it on the off-side but gets an outside edge on it and the ball goes fine towards the deep third man region.
It's going all down to the wire. Derbyshire Falcons need 14 runs off the final over! Tom Taylor will bowl the final over.
OVER 19
Derbyshire
156/5
Alex Thomson
12(7)
Ross Whiteley
33(19)
Harry Darley
2-26(4.0)
18.6 H Darley to R Whiteley
1 Good length delivery outside the off-stump line, Whiteley slices it towards deep backward point region.
18.5 H Darley to R Whiteley
4 FOUR!!! This time Whiteley gets a bat on it. Good length delivery on the off-stump line, Whiteley hangs back and looks to pull it on the leg side but gets a thick bottom edge and the ball goes fine towards the deep fine leg region.
18.4 H Darley to R Whiteley
0 Excellent delivery by Darley. Slower delivery on the good length outside the off-stump line, Whiteley looks to pull it on the leg side but misses it.
18.3 H Darley to A Thomson
1 Slower delivery on the fuller length outside the off-stump line, Alex drives it towards deep covers.
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