Wharton's maiden century takes Yorkshire to third
by Cricbuzz Staff • Published on Sat, Jun 10, 2023, 08:32 AM Share Tweet Ashes-bound Moeen Ali took 3 for 16 in Warwickshire's victory. © Getty North Group Yorkshire vs Worcestershire Twenty two-year-old batter James Wharton slammed his maiden T20 Blast century (111* off 56; 16 fours, 3 sixes) and Dawid Malan hit 79 as Yorkshire posted 224/4 in a 26-run win to usurp Worcestershire to third spot in the points table. A 159-run stand between the two Yorkshire batters off just 79 balls powered the batting team well past the 200-run mark before Jordan Thompson picked four in his team's successful defence of the massive total. Worcestershire didn't go down without a fight as Kashif Ali kept the chase alive with an unbeaten 48 off just 27 balls while captain Brett D'Oliviera provided some top-order impetus with 47 off 31. But Thompson put a spanner in their works by rattling the middle-order as Worcestershire finished with 198 for 6 in 20 ove...