Contemporary Fit File – Leics vs Bears North Workforce 2022

Leicestershire 152 for 9 (Metal 72, Mike 34, Lintott 4-27) beat Birmingham Bears 147 for 9 (Davies 43, Mike 3-30, Ahmed 3-36) via 5 runs

Leicestershire Foxes ended Birmingham Bears’ 100% begin to the Energy Blast season with a five-run victory at Edgbaston.

The Foxes mustered just a average 152 for 9 however then bowled and fielded excellently to limit the house facet to 147 for 9.

After the Foxes took first use of a excellent batting pitch, Metal performed purposefully from the primary ball however no-one else within the best order reached double figures as they faltered to 65 for five.

Former Warwickshire loanee Mike helped pull the innings spherical with a stand of 60 in 31 balls however Metal did for his spouse with a horrible name which noticed him run out via Chris Benjamin’s throw from the covers.

Metal then turned into Davies’s 5th sufferer, the primary of 3 wickets within the 18th over, from Lintott, which value only one run. It was once left to Ahmed to land a blow or two to get the overall over 150.

Mike then struck briefly with the ball when Jacob Bethell chipped to midwicket. Rob Yates upped the tempo to hit 3 fours and a six in a 13-ball 24 however then despatched up a skier in a positive first over from Will Davis.

Paul Stirling lifted Callum Parkinson to long-on and when Ahmed got rid of Adam Hose lbw and Benjamin, stuck at quick 3rd guy reverse-sweeping, it was once 89 for five and the Foxes had been on best.

They stayed there. Colin Ackermann’s facet stored taking wickets at essential occasions. Davies’ perky innings ended when he chipped Mike to backward level the place Rishi Patel took a diving catch. Ahmed defeated Henry Brookes’ swipe to have him stumped and Carlos Brathwaite was once left with most effective the tail for corporate.

The Bears wanted some heroics from their captain however the Foxes bowled too neatly to allow them; with six had to tie off the overall ball, he may just most effective set up a unmarried.

“It was once an ideal win for us,” Mike mentioned. “Scott and I batted properly in combination closing evening and I believe we supplement each and every different properly. We concept we had been nonetheless just a little bit beneath par on a excellent pitch however taking wickets steadily was once key to profitable the sport and that is the reason what we did. It was once an excellent day and the win helps to keep us proper within the combine.”