Wharton's maiden century takes Yorkshire to third

by Cricbuzz Staff • Published on Sat, Jun 10, 2023, 08:32 AM

Ashes-bound Moeen Ali took 3 for 16 in Warwickshire's victory. © Getty

North Group

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 overs.

Brief Scores: Yorkshire 224/4 in 20 overs (James Wharton 111*,Dawid Malan 79; Michael Bracewell 2-39) beat Worcestershire 198/6 in 20 overs (Kashif Ali 48*, Brett D'Oliviera 47, Ben Cox 35; Jordan Thompson 4-34) by 26 runs

Derbyshire vs Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire gained a two-point lead at the top of the North Group points-table with a hard-fought three-wicket vitory over Derbyshire, stretching their win streak to four games. In a low-scoring fixture at the County Ground in Derby, Nottinghamshire relied on their disciplined bowling performance to restrict the hosts to just 142/6 in 20 overs. Despite Haider Ali's 42 and some show of solidity in the middle-order, Derbyshire just couldn't string together long partnerships to put themselves in a position of strength before the death overs. Jake Ball and Shaheen Afridi picked two wickets each.

It wasn't smooth sailing for the visitors in chase either as they lost three of the top-four batters by the seventh over. There was reliance on the experienced pair of Alex Hales and Samit Patel to bail the side out, and they came through with crucial contributions of 35 and 28 respectively. But the chasing side still wobbled in the 15th over with the dismissal of Samit as they were down to 103 for 5. But the lower-order stood tall amidst the pressure, and Shaheen carted two sixes in a seven-ball 14 cameo to secure the victory.

Brief Scores: Derbyshire 142/6 in 20 overs (Haider Ali 42, Wayne Madsen 26; Jake Ball 2-23, Shaheen Afridi 2-37) lost to Nottinghamshire 143/7 in 18.4 overs (Alex Hales 35, Samit Patel 28; George Scrimshaw 3-16) by 3 wickets

Warwickshire vs Northamptonshire

On a spinning track at Edgbaston, Warwickshire edged Northamptonshire in a low-scorer to snap their three-game losing streak. Ashes-bound Moeen Ali finished with exceptional figures of 3 for 16 while right-arm spinner Dan Mousley picked 3 for 14 to restrict Northamptonshire to just 107/9 after their batters struggled on their way to a modest but sufficient 137. Following this victory, Moeen will depart to join up with his national side teammates for the Ashes that begins next Friday (June 16).

It was a fiery start from Alex Davies (32 off 18) and a solid effort from Sam Hain at No. 4 (35 off 31) that got Warwickshire to even that total as 21-year-old left-arm spinner Freddie Heldreich ran riot. Spinners picked six of the 10 wickets to fall in the first innings. That number went up in the second innings as spinners accounted for eight of the nine wickets to fall in Northamptonshire's failed run-chase. As many as six batters fell for single-digit scores as Moeen and Mousley spun a web around the chasing side. Left-arm spinner Danny Briggs and Glenn Maxwell picked a wicket each to deny the chasing side any chance of a victory despite Andrew Tye's late efforts - 28* off 22.

Brief Scores: Warwickshire 137 in 18.5 overs (Sam Hain 35, Alex Davies 32; Freddie Heldreich 4-27, Andrew Tye 2-9) beat Northamptonshire 107/9 in 20 overs (Andrew Tye 28*; Dan Mousley 3-14, Moeen Ali 3-16) by 30 runs

Leicestershire vs Durham

Rishi Patel scored his maiden T20 Blast century to power Leicestershire's chase against Durham at Grace Road in Leicester. The 22-year-old finished on 104 off just 49 deliveries - an innings laced with 12 fours and 4 sixes - and combined with opener Lewis Hill (54 off 41 balls) to add 149 runs for the second wicket. Though Patel got out, Hill saw the chase through in the 18th over.

Ashton Turner's 38-ball 60* pushed Durham to 172/4 after they made a lukewarm start to their innings. They had 61 runs on the board by the seventh over but had lost three wickets and ran the risk of ending up with an underwhelming total. Turner stepped up with an essay involving five fours and a six while Oliver Robinson (30 off 31) and Bas de Leede (21 off 14). But that proved insufficient on the night.

Brief Scores: Durham 172/4 in 20 overs (Ashton Turner 60*, Oliver Robinson 30; Callum Parkinson 2-21) lost to Leicestershire 174/4 in 17.4 overs (Rishi Patel 104*, Lewis Hill 54; Wayne Parell 2-36) by 6 wickets .

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