Wayne Madsen masterclass ends Birmingham Bears’ successful streak
Derbyshire 174 for five (Madsen 71*, Wood 39) beat Birmingham 157 for 9 (Mousley 36, Chappell 3-32, Zaman -34) by 17 runs
Wayne Madsen‘s exceptional run within the Vitality Blast continued because the Derbyshire Falcons ended Birmingham Bears’ successful streak within the North Group with a 17-run victory at Derby.
Madsen got here into the sport on the again of three fifties and 100 and delivered one other white-ball masterclass with an unbeaten 71 off 52 balls out of 174 for five.
Tom Wood hammered 39 from 19 as he and Madsen plundered 79 off 41 balls with Glenn Maxwell taking 2 for 19 in 4 overs.
The Bears’ hopes of equalling their greatest ever begin within the T20 with a fifth victory shortly light as they slipped to 45 for 4 within the powerplay with Moeen Ali falling for 16.
Maxwell briefly threatened with 29 off 22 balls earlier than Dan Mousley and Ed Barnard added 49 off 30 however the Bears got here up quick on 157 for 9 with Zak Chappell taking 3 for 32 and Zaman Khan 3 for 34.
Moeen, taking part in his first recreation for his house county for 17 years, had elected to bowl first on a sunny night on the Incora County Ground.
Luis Reece swung Maxwell for six earlier than pulling Henry Brookes into the palms of deep sq. which introduced within the prolific Madsen who minimize his first ball for 4.
He drilled Craig Miles previous mid on for an additional 4 because the Falcons ended the powerplay on 43 for 1 and Haider Ali greeted Jake Lintott by launching him over the ropes at broad lengthy on.
His try and do the identical to Maxwell was pouched by Mousley at deep midwicket however Madsen was the wicket the Bears most needed.
Maxwell beat Leus Du Plooy’s cost to finish his spectacular spell however Madsen was discovering the gaps and after surviving a tough caught-and-bowled probability to Mousley on 47, pulled the spinner for his ninth 4 to achieve one more 50 off 40 balls.
It was a powerful show of timing and placement on a gradual pitch and when Wood opened his shoulders to membership Brookes for 2 fours and a six in a penultimate over which value 27, the momentum had swung to the Falcons.
Wood pulled Miles to deep midwicket to finish a stand of 79 off 41 balls however he had helped take the Falcons to a aggressive rating.
Moeen launched the chase by lofting Chappell over lengthy on which resulted within the ball being modified however when Alex Davies tried to emulate his skipper he skied a catch to mid off.
It is troublesome to maintain Madsen out of the sport in the mean time and the 39-year-old plunged ahead at cowl within the fourth over to carry a effective catch when Moeen checked a drive at Zaman, though he appeared to harm his proper knee within the course of.
Maxwell dispatched George Scrimshaw’s first two balls to the ropes however the quick bowler responded by bowling Sam Hain when he backed away to drive.
The Bears have been in serious trouble when Chris Benjamin gloved a pull at Chappell by to the wicketkeeper with all the things now resting for the guests on Maxwell.
But he drilled Mattie McKiernan to lengthy off within the tenth over and regardless of Mousley and Barnard’s rally, the Falcons stored their self-discipline to report back-to-back wins.