Match Report – DERBS vs BEARS North Group, June 16, 2024

Birmingham 136 for 3 (Mousley 66*) beat Derbyshire 133 for 7 (Lloyd 50, Briggs 2-23) by seven wickets

Birmingham Bears picked up a second win in three days to maintain their place among the many North Group contenders with a seven-wicket Vitality Blast victory over Derbyshire Falcons on the Incora County Floor.

Having opted to bat first, Derbyshire suffered a setback when the in-form Aneurin Donald fell for simply 2 however gave the impression to be heading for a passable begin till Gleeson eliminated Cam Fletcher and Wayne Madsen within the house of three balls within the final over of the powerplay to offer Bears an early benefit.

A boundary apiece from Visitor and Lloyd off Jake Lintott’s opening over hinted at acceleration however Falcons’ progress was unspectacular at 65 for 3 from 10. Lloyd drove a hovering straight six off Lintott and repeated the blow in opposition to Briggs to finish a 36-ball half-century however was then caught aiming to clear the midwicket boundary.

Samit Patel perished cheaply, pouched at backward level when he skied one from Briggs because the competitors’s all-time main wicket-taker on 229 dismissed his closest rival. At 103 for five from 16, Derbyshire had been correctly strangled by Bears’ spinners. Mousley’s offspin was wicketless however conceded solely 16 in his allocation.

Ross Whiteley lifted Chris Woakes into the automobile park on the leg facet however as soon as the ball had been discovered Woakes promptly bowled him with a full supply off an inside edge. The over value 13 runs however was considered one of solely three throughout the innings to yield a tally in double figures and, after Zak Chappell was run out within the final over, 133 seemed too little.

Daryn Dupavillon, the South African fast, angled one in to bowl Rob Yates along with his fourth supply. Mousley picked up three fast boundaries however Alex Davies, having uppercut Dupavillon for 4 and lifted Pat Brown for an audacious six on the leg facet was caught at midwicket as Brown exacted on the spot revenge. Mousley slog-swept Madsen for six and the Bears had been 50 for two from six.

Patel and fellow spinner Mitch Wagstaff utilized the brakes, conceding simply 29 in six overs bowling in tandem, however with 55 wanted after 12 overs, and eight wickets in hand, the Bears had been nonetheless favourites, extra so after Mousley and Hain plundered 21 from the subsequent two earlier than Mousley swept Patel to go to fifty from 42 balls.

The requirement was down to 6 from 17 balls by the point Brown bowled Hain after a 42-ball innings containing just one boundary. Mousley minimize Chappell for his seventh 4 to finish the win.