Contemporary Fit Record – WORCS vs Northants North Workforce 2023

Northamptonshire 180 for 4 (Zaib 70*) beat Worcestershire 178 for six (Cox 46*, Heldreich 3-28) by way of six wickets

Worcestershire Rapids ignored out at the likelihood to make historical past as their unbeaten begin to the Power Blast was once dropped at an finish by way of Northamptonshire Steelbacks who triumphed by way of six wickets at New Highway.

D’Oliveira, Jack Haynes and Mitchell Santner all made helpful contributions with the bat for the Rapids but it surely was once keeper Ben Cox who supplied overdue momentum.

Are compatible once more opener Ricardo Vasconcelos supplied the Steelbacks with early aggression after which Saif stored his nerve to look his facet over the completing line.

Ben Sanderson broke via for the Steelbacks within the opening over as Michael Bracewell sliced a pressure to brief 3rd guy.

D’Oliveira were given into his stride with successive barriers off his Steelbacks counterpart David Willey. However he got here shut on 12 to being run out after taking part in Sanderson to midwicket and replays indicated he was once in need of his floor to Willey’s direct hit.

Haynes survived two probabilities in an over from Tom Taylor, a low stuck and bowled after which at brief 3rd guy. He began to benefit from those escapes in smashing a Sanderson complete toss over the lengthy on boundary and accumulating two fours in two balls at Willey’s expense.

Andrew Tye’s advent into the assault resulted in the downfall of Haynes who sliced a skier into 3rd guy’s fingers.

Hose, in top shape in fresh video games, attempted to hit left-arm wristspinner Heldreich excessive and was once taken at long-off. There was once extra pleasure for Heldreich when D’Oliveira made room to chop and most effective picked out backward level and it was 3 wickets in 3 overs as Kashif Ali departed in precisely the similar approach.

Santner struck the ball sweetly in making 33 from 21 balls however then holed out to long-on after Taylor’s go back to the assault. Cox, with an unbeaten 46 from 29 deliveries, and Ed Pollock ensured a aggressive overall.

The Steelbacks have been limited to fourteen runs from their opening 3 overs ahead of Chris Lynn, a century-maker towards Leicestershire on Friday night time, introduced Brown over the long-on boundary. However Adam Finch introduced his downfall when he may most effective to find mid-on.

Vasconcelos seized at the advent of spin for the general over the powerplay by way of placing Bracewell for 3 fours and a six.

Willey seemed in excellent contact however once more did not capitalise on a tight get started and sliced Santner to backward level. Bracewell got here in for some heavy punishment however picked up crucial scalp when Vasconcelos sliced the ball down deep duvet’s throat.

The Steelbacks seemed in keep an eye on whilst Zaib and Josh Cobb have been in combination right through a stand of 70 in 8 overs.

Cobb sooner or later perished to Brown however Saif was once as much as the duty of scoring 15 from the general over, despatching balls two and 3 over the ropes ahead of crashing the following for the profitable boundary.