T20 Blast 2022 | North Group Round-up | July 1

Worcestershire vs Lancashire

A spirited Worcestershire side, under the leadership of Moeen Ali, registered their second win of the season by defeating the high-flying Lancashire unit. Playing at Worcester, the hosts charted 178-6 off 20 overs while batting first.

Meanwhile, the Lancashire batters fell 29 runs short of their target despite their 85-run opening stand at the top of the order. Worcestershire’s Brett D’Oliveira claimed four wickets and conceded just 20 runs in his four-over spell.

Brief scores:

Worcestershire: 178-6 (20)

Brett D’Oliveira 33, Moeen Ali 31

Luke Wells 2-26, Richard Gleeson 1-31

Lancashire: 149 (19.3)

Philip Salt 44, Jos Buttler 42

Brett D’Oliveira 4-20, Moeen Ali 2-6

Worcestershire won by 29 runs

Warwickshire vs Yorkshire

Warwickshire batters hammered a merciless 238-5 off their 20 overs while batting first. Opener Paul Stirling flayed the Yorkshire bowlers with a 41-ball 81 at the top of the order. Dan Mousley clubbed 63 runs featuring seven boundaries and three sixes from just 25 balls in the final stages of the innings.

Yorkshire’s response, while steady, fell 31 runs short of the Carlos Brathwaite-led side. They piled up 207 before getting all out inside 20 overs. Opener Adam Lyth top scored with 69 while victorious captain Brathwaite stemmed their run-flow with 3-32 off his four overs.

Brief scores:

Warwickshire: 238-5 (20)

Paul Stirling 81, Dan Mousley 63*

Shadab Khan 2-38, Matthew Revis 1-42

Yorkshire:

Adam Lyth 69, Finn Allen 29

Carlos Brathwaite 3-32, Jake Lintott 3-42

Warwickshire won by 31 runs

Leicestershire vs Northamptonshire

Over 400 runs were scored on a high-scoring evening at Leicester. Batting first, hosts Leicestershire pounded the visitors by slamming 214 runs on the board upfront. Captain Colin Ackermann turbo-charged their innings in the death overs with his 44-ball 85.

Amidst James Neesham’s destructive 23-ball 51, the home side held their nerves to ensure a thrilling 1-run win in the last over of the match.

Brief scores:

Leicestershire: 214-6 (20)

Colin Ackermann 85, Nick Welch 38

Graeme White 2-27, Joshua Cobb 1-29

Northamptonshire: 213-7 (20)

Chris Lynn 68, Josh Cobb 53

Callum Parkinson 2-34, Colin Ackermann 1-9

Leicestershire won by 1 run

Durham vs Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire defeated Durham in their penultimate group match of the ongoing T20 Blast 2022 season. They chased down Durham’s 183-8 with three overs to spare off the back of craft half-centuries from opener Joe Clarke and number 3 batter Ben Duckett.

Brief scores:

Durham: 183-8 (20)

Michael Jones 41, Ashton Turner 33

Steven Mullaney 3-25, Jake Ball 3-39

Nottinghamshire: 184-6 (17)

Ben Duckett 53*, Joe Clarke 51

Nathan Sowter 3-39, Liam Trevaskis 2-45

Nottinghamshire won by 4 wickets