Mitchell Santner present sees Worcestershire maintain off Derbyshire for knockout spot
Worcestershire 225 for five (Santner 64) beat Derbyshire 194 (Madsen 63, Brown 3-35, Mir 3-38) by 28 runs
Mitchell Santner delivered a prime all-round efficiency as Worcestershire Rapids beat Derbyshire Falcons by 28 runs at Derby to ebook a spot within the Vitality Blast quarter-finals.
The New Zealander hammered 64 together with 5 sixes off 46 balls because the Rapids raced to 222 for five with Adam Hose smashing an unbeaten 42 from 21 balls. Wayne Madsen scored 63 from 32 balls however the Falcons had been bowled out for 194 with Pat Brown taking 3 for 35, Usama Mir 3 for 38 whereas Santner claimed 1 for 28 from his 4 overs.
The outcome means the Falcons miss out on a spot within the final eight whereas the Rapids end third within the North Group.
Brett D’Oliveira’s determination to bat was vindicated and he set the tone by driving Alex Thomson over long-on for six. Jack Haynes matched him by pulling Zak Chappell over large long-on as 15 got here from the second over however the quick bowler responded in his subsequent over when D’Oliveira sliced him to cowl.
The Rapids reached 70 for 1 on the finish of the powerplay after 17 got here from George Scrimshaw’s second over with Haynes and Santner each selecting up boundaries.
Mattie McKiernan stemmed the movement with two tight overs however the Rapids reached the midway stage handily positioned on 94 for 1.
The Falcons spinners had been preserving the Rapids in test however when Scrimshaw returned, Santner minimize him over level for six and drove him sq. for one more 4.
The stand was price 72 off 55 balls when Zaman Khan bowled Haynes with a swinging yorker and conceded solely three from the thirteenth over. But Santner tore into McKiernan within the fifteenth, smashing the legspinner for 4 consecutive sixes as 29 got here from the over.
Chappell returned to york Santner as he made room to drive and Scrimshaw had Kashif Ali caught at deep midwicket earlier than Khan pinned Ben Cox lbw with one other full size ball. But Ed Pollock smashed a free hit for six and cleared the ropes at deep sq. earlier than Adam Hose minimize free within the ultimate over.
He pulled and ramped Chappell for 3 sixes and with 27 coming off the over, the Falcons had leaked 43 from the final two with Hose and Pollock plundering 43 from 11 balls.
It left the Falcons with a troublesome chase and Tom Wood went within the third over when he pulled Dillon Pennington to deep sq. leg. Haider Ali went within the fourth when a pull at Brown looped to mid-on however Harry Came gave the Falcons hope by pulling Pennington for six and 4.
The Falcons had been 57 for two after the powerplay and Came and Madsen stored them on observe by including 71 from 38 balls earlier than Came was stumped off a large from Mir.
Madsen hoisted Mir for a giant six onto the highest deck of the media centre however Leus du Plooy was properly caught at long-off by Jake Libby when he tried to clear the ropes
But Madsen was nonetheless there and after reaching one more 50 from 26 balls, he drove Adam Finch for his third six earlier than Brooke Guest pulled the seamer over the ropes.
The Falcons had been beginning to imagine however off the final ball of Finch’s over, Madsen sliced a drive and was brilliantly caught by Brown operating in off the duvet boundary. Guest fell to Santner within the subsequent over and because the asking fee climbed, the Falcons fell to earth with Brown hanging twice within the ultimate over to seal a memorable day for the Rapids.