02/09Result
Final (N), NatWest t20 Blast at Birmingham, Sep 2 2017
Notts won by 22 runs
Player of the Match
Samit Patel
Samit PatelNottinghamshire
02/09Result
Final (N), NatWest t20 Blast at Birmingham, Sep 2 2017
Notts won by 22 runs
Player of the Match
Samit Patel
Samit PatelNottinghamshire

END OF OVER:
20 | 23 Runs | NOTTS: 190/4 | RR: 9.50

  • Dan Christian24 (8b)
  • Samit Patel64 (42b)
  • Olly Stone4-0-50-0
  • Colin de Grandhomme1-0-4-1

8pm: Well, you might not have picked Notts getting that many when they were 30 for 3 in the fifth over! Brendan Taylor and Samit Patel combined a rebuild job with the counter-offensive during a century stand... and then Dan Christian iced the cake, iced Olly Stone, possibly put the Bears on ice, with that cameo at the end. They've tallied the highest score of the day, which surely will take some chasing; though dew appears to be making life tough for the bowlers already and the outfield is like greased lightning. It's all set up for a mouth-watering chase - join Gnasher for the final Finals Day fireworks in 10 mins!

19.6
4
Stone to Christian, FOUR, full, rifled square, it flies off the bat again... and beats the fielder, four more! Brutal death hitting from Christian and Notts have a formidable total to defend!
19.5
6
Stone to Christian, SIX, even bigger! Given an absolute shoeing by Christian, it's a poor ball, wide on a length but he tucks in like a starving man and creams it a mile or two back into the stands at deep cover
19.4
6
Stone to Christian, SIX, short and wide, Christian mows it into the crowd! Camping on the back foot, swings hard for the hills and sends the ball soaring over the ropes!
19.3
4
Stone to Christian, FOUR, pitched up in the channel, Christian opens up his stance and blooters a lofted square drive, almost goes all the way - one-bounce four to deep backward point
19.2
2
Stone to Christian, 2 runs, fired in wide of off, Christian helicopters a shot off the outside edge wide of third man and they come racing back
19.1
1
Stone to Patel, 1 run, dug in short, 86mph and Patel top-edges a heave to leg... but it lands safely, yards from anyone, towards midwicket

So, this looks competitive. Olly Stone to bowl the last over... Notts will want 180

END OF OVER:
19 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | NOTTS: 167/4 | RR: 8.78

  • Samit Patel63 (41b)
  • Dan Christian2 (3b)
  • Colin de Grandhomme1-0-4-1
  • Chris Woakes4-0-29-3
18.6
1
de Grandhomme to Patel, 1 run, pitched up, Patel smites it down the ground, no timing and it bounces towards long-off - just six off the over, keeping Notts in check
18.5
1lb
de Grandhomme to Christian, 1 leg bye, now he follows the batsman, fired into the pads as Christian backs away
18.4
0
de Grandhomme to Christian, no run, slower ball, cannily done, swing and a miss as it bobbles through outside off

Dew definitely an issue out there now

18.3
2
de Grandhomme to Christian, 2 runs, shortish, Christian shovels leg side again, Hose is covering it at deep midwicket and slips but manages to prevent it running by
18.2
1
de Grandhomme to Patel, 1 run, on the stumps and worked to the leg side

Patel on strike, Dan Christian the new batsman

18.1
W
de Grandhomme to Taylor, OUT, done by the lack of pace, chipped towards long-off... and coolly taken right on the rope by Sibley! If he'd actually followed through, rather than checking that shot, it would surely have gone all the way. Still, a fine knock by Taylor, lifting Notts from the dregs of 30-3

BRM Taylor c Sibley b de Grandhomme 65 (56m 49b 9x4 1x6) SR: 132.65

Colin de Grandhomme to bowl the penultimate over, his first of the night

END OF OVER:
18 | 17 Runs | NOTTS: 162/3 | RR: 9.00

  • Samit Patel61 (39b)
  • Brendan Taylor65 (48b)
  • Chris Woakes4-0-29-3
  • Olly Stone3-0-27-0
17.6
4
Woakes to Patel, FOUR, short ball, taking the pace off, Patel is set on the back foot and manages to scoop his pull past short fine leg, it races away for four more!
17.5
1
Woakes to Taylor, 1 run, pitched up and punched towards mid-off
17.4
4
Woakes to Taylor, FOUR, fullish outside off, Taylor plays a hockey shot over midwicket, all in the bottom hand as he swats it away to cow for four more
17.3
1
Woakes to Patel, 1 run, dug in short in response and swatted leg side for one
17.2
6
Woakes to Patel, SIX, pitched up, aiming for the wide yorker... but Patel hangs back and smashes a lofted cover drive for six! Only just cleared the rope but that's all it has to do, bringing up the Notts 150 in the process
17.1
1
Woakes to Taylor, 1 run, short outside off, sliced over cover point, just short of the fielder running in

Chris Woakes returns to bowl his final over

END OF OVER:
17 | 11 Runs | NOTTS: 145/3 | RR: 8.52

  • Brendan Taylor59 (45b)
  • Samit Patel50 (36b)
  • Olly Stone3-0-27-0
  • Dom Sibley3-0-29-0

Here's Divy: "Remember watching Finals day since 2006 at least, before all the T20 Tamasha took us over. Really want Notts to win, just because they are the more tired side, having just played the game. But Finals' day for me epitomizes for me what T20 originally stood for when it came about, quick fast and over within a day. No need for a week for of qualifiers and eliminators, get done in a day." Well, apart from the fact there's nothing quick about an 11-hour day of cricket... I take your point

16.6
1
Stone to Taylor, 1 run, good length on off, 85mph and dropped into the covers for a cheeky single to keep Taylor on strike
16.5
4
Stone to Taylor, FOUR, pitched up, slashes the drive and it flies through backward point this time, picking his spot again, four more!
16.4
4
Stone to Taylor, FOUR, dug in short, Taylor is waiting for it, helps a pull over the head of square leg and it runs away to the fence
16.3
1
Stone to Patel, 1 run, full, taking the pace off, Patel clips it through backward square leg for one more... and raises his bat for fifty himself
16.2
1
Stone to Taylor, 1 run, short, 83mph over the stumps, Taylor sits back and dabs to third man, bringing up a valuable half-century in the process

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Warwickshire 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st12DP SibleyEJ Pollock
2nd4SR HainEJ Pollock
3rd20AJ HoseSR Hain
4th27GD ElliottSR Hain
5th55C de GrandhommeSR Hain
6th39SR HainAD Thomason
7th3CR WoakesAD Thomason
8th6JS PatelCR Woakes
9th2TR AmbroseCR Woakes