Birmingham 172 for 8 (Yates 65, Shaheen 4-29, Ball 3-33) beat Nottinghamshire 168 (Moores 73, Hasan 3-25, Lintott 3-27) by two wickets
Birmingham Bears booked themselves a house quarter-final within the Vitality Blast with a two-wicket victory over North Group rivals Notts Outlaws at a moist Trent Bridge regardless of dropping 4 wickets to Pakistan ace Shaheen Shah Afridi within the first over of their innings as they chased 169 to win.
The Bears, already positive of a spot within the knock-out phases after 5 straight wins earlier than this, discovered themselves reeling at seven for 4 as Shaheen, at 23 already considered among the many greatest bowlers on this planet on this format, gave away 5 wides together with his first ball however then took wickets together with his first, second, fifth and sixth authorized deliveries.
However, after the Outlaws misplaced their England fast Olly Stone after bowling simply three balls on his comeback from harm, opener Rob Yates put collectively a peaceful 65 from 46 balls with 5 sixes that finally proved to be the muse for a victory accomplished with 5 balls to spare with important runs from Jacob Bethell (27) and Jake Lintott (27 not out) within the center and later phases of the innings.Regardless of Tom Moores hitting 73 from 42 balls, the Outlaws at all times seemed to be beneath par with 168 from their 20 overs, Hasan Ali taking 3 for 25 and Lintott 3 for 27. Afridi’s 4 for 29 and Jake Ball’s 3 for 33 proved in useless and Outlaws have to beat Leicestershire Foxes at Trent Bridge of their ultimate recreation to hitch the Bears within the knock-out phases.
Requested to bat first after struggling for runs of their final three matches, the Outlaws suffered an early blow as Alex Hales continued his personal poor run by chopping on to Henry Brookes for 4 however Joe Clarke and Lyndon James discovered some late momentum within the powerplay, James clearing the Larwood and Voce Stand with an infinite six over midwicket off Brookes.
But from 61 for 1 after six overs they had been checked once more by the Bears spinners, with each Clarke (26) and Matt Montgomery bowled by Lintott in consecutive overs because the Outlaws reached midway at 86 for 3.
Lintott, the left-arm wrist spinner, picked up his third wicket when James, in his most efficient Blast innings to…
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