- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR1.6 crashes into the pads on a full length, deflects out to gully, Salt looks for the single and is just trotting to his ground as the shy comes in ... and I tell you what, he's going to be out here! Absolutely shocking running from Salt, his final step was an inch short of the crease, and both of his feet were in mid-air, midway through his next stride, as the stumps were broken! 19/19.4 superb from Moeen! Holds this one back, drags Wright down the pitch, and he's never quite there as he throws his hands through the line and is comprehensively bowled through the gate! Now that is a massive blow... 77/217.2 bowled! Barnard looks almost embarrassed by that one - a waist-high full-toss and an attempted paddle over the keeper's head, but the ball is dying as it passes the crease, and so it is not given as a no-ball. Crucial decision, and a crucial breakthrough 138/513.6 this one is straight down long-off's throat! Rawlins advances with intent but gets a fat leading edge for his ambition. Brown steadies himself, completes a solid take, and Worcestershire are rewarded for a disciplined bowling performance, and a brave call from Moeen to take pace off the ball 121/315.3 bowled through the gate! Lovely bowling from Moeen, a bit of grip from outside off, perfect lack of pace for the wicket and the circumstances, and Wiese drags on via a slender inside edge as he looks to glide through backward point 131/419.6 pumped out to deep midwicket. That is an exceptional finish from Worcestershire's bowlers. A cross-seamer, banged into the pitch and easily pouched. 156/5Extras7 (lb 2, nb 2, w 3)TOTAL157/6 (20 Overs, RR: 7.85)Fall of wickets: 1-19 (Phil Salt, 1.6 ov), 2-77 (Luke Wright, 9.4 ov), 3-121 (Delray Rawlins, 13.6 ov), 4-131 (David Wiese, 15.3 ov), 5-138 (Laurie Evans, 17.2 ov), 6-157 (Jofra Archer, 19.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s WD NB L Wood 4 0 24 0 6.00 10 0 1 WD Parnell 3 0 32 1 10.66 7 0 0 PR Brown 4 0 15 0 3.75 13 1 0 EG Barnard 3 0 28 1 9.33 6 0 0 MM Ali 4 0 30 3 7.50 9 0 0 BL D'Oliveira 1 0 15 0 15.00 1 0 0 DKH Mitchell 1 0 11 0 11.00 1 2 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR6.5 a breakthrough! And more spin for Briggs. Nicely tossed up, encourages a drive, it grips and takes the outside edge. Burgess whips off the bails as well, but it was a clearly edge 61/111.5 battered to mid-off and that's massive! Phil Salt reads it early, dives forward and clings on in his midriff ... oh Mo ... it was all on him. Did he need to go for it so early? Not convinced he did 90/47.2 and another! Sussex are back in it. Fell came down the pitch to drive, but couldn't keep the ball down and send it straight to cover 62/210.1 sharp glovework as D'Oliveira is beaten outside off, and Sussex are confident about this. His toe has dragged out of the crease ... and it's not back behind it when the bails come off 80/316.5 full toss and Jordan clings onto a brilliant sprawling catch at long-on! But is this a no-ball on height... nope, I think that's okay, and no issues with the take. It's out! 126/5Extras12 (b 5, lb 2, nb 2, w 3)TOTAL158/5 (18.3 Overs, RR: 8.54)Fall of wickets: 1-61 (Joe Clarke, 6.5 ov), 2-62 (Tom Fell, 7.2 ov), 3-80 (Brett D'Oliveira, 10.1 ov), 4-90 (Moeen Ali, 11.5 ov), 5-126 (Ross Whiteley, 16.5 ov)
Match Details
Series
Toss
Sussex , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Worcestershire won the 2018 Vitality Blast
Season
Match days
15 September 2018 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
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