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Durham vs Yorkshire, 2nd Semi-Final at Birmingham, , Aug 20 2016 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
2nd Semi-Final, Birmingham, August 20, 2016, NatWest t20 Blast
156/6
(20 ov, T:157) 149/9

Durham won by 7 runs

Player Of The Match
, DURH
4/25
mark-wood
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YORKS
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end of over 207 runs
YORKS: 149/9CRR: 7.45 
Azeem Rafiq6 (5b)
Adil Rashid5 (4b)
Usman Arshad 4-0-42-1
Mark Wood 4-0-25-4

Outstanding effort from Durham, centred around their England stars Ben Stokes and Mark Wood. You felt they were a few short, but Wood produced a spell of spell-binding magnificence. We have a Durham v Northamptonshire final. It's not all about money, you could say. It will be a quick turnaround to the final because of the delays, so we'll take a quick break back and be back with you, on a new page, shortly. Cheers!

19.6
1
Arshad to Azeem Rafiq, 1 run

banged in short, flat-batted to the covers...Durham win by seven runs

19.5
1
Arshad to Rashid, 1 run

low full toss, driven to cover on the edge of the ring...so, barring mistakes, it's Durham's game!

19.4
2
Arshad to Rashid, 2 runs

heaves this slower ball straight down the ground, didn't connect well enough for a boundary, Burnham gets around

19.3
1
Arshad to Azeem Rafiq, 1 run

another slowie, heaved down to long-on...singles no good for Yorkshire

19.2
1
Arshad to Rashid, 1 run

another slower ball, back of the day, picks out point as he drives

19.1
1
Arshad to Azeem Rafiq, 1 run

starts very well, gets a slower-ball yorker in at the toes, squeezed out to midwicket

Arshad with the final. Yorkshire need 15.

end of over 198 runs • 2 wickets
YORKS: 142/9CRR: 7.47 RRR: 15.00
Azeem Rafiq3 (2b)
Adil Rashid1 (1b)
Mark Wood 4-0-25-4
Usman Arshad 3-0-35-1

Magnificent from Mark Wood

18.6
1
Wood to Azeem Rafiq, 1 run

short of a length, 87mph, jabbed towards backward point

18.5
2
Wood to Azeem Rafiq, 2 runs

full at off stump, 90mph, calmly driven through the off side wide of the sweeper

Last man Rafiq is on strike. Wood bails out of his run. What drama. Slip in place

18.4
W
Wood to Bresnan, OUT

through him! This is one of great T20 performances. He's done him with the slower ball, at 79mph! Fantastic bowling. Bresnan waiting for the quick one, Wood rolls his fingers across the ball, Bresnan is through his shot and cleaned up.

Tim Bresnan b Wood 9 (7b 0x4 1x6 11m) SR: 128.57
18.3
1
Wood to Rashid, 1 run

that's quick, 91mph, Rashid jabs down on the length ball and manages to steal a single to the covers

What a match this is. Punch and counterpunch. Slip in place

18.2
W
Wood to Plunkett, OUT

and how he's struck! Followed Plunkett as he moved to leg, deflects off the pads into the stumps. Another huge moment. They are checking the back-foot no-ball. Tight, but okay

Liam Plunkett b Wood 9 (4b 2x4 0x6 6m) SR: 225
18.1
4
Wood to Plunkett, FOUR runs

edged! Through the vacant slip cordon. Down to third man. Was full, straight and quick. Plunkett gave himself a touch of room, swung hard, and the edge went wide of the keeper

12 balls to go. Six of them from Mark Wood

end of over 1813 runs • 1 wicket
YORKS: 134/7CRR: 7.44 RRR: 11.50
Tim Bresnan9 (6b 1x6)
Liam Plunkett5 (2b 1x4)
Usman Arshad 3-0-35-1
Chris Rushworth 4-0-19-3
17.6
6
Arshad to Bresnan, SIX runs

just clears Stokes at deep midwicket! Bresnan heaves a full ball from outside off, didn't quite come out of the middle, it's a teasing one for Stokes who isn't right on the rope, tries to leap for it but the ball just clears him

17.5
1
Arshad to Plunkett, 1 run

full, wide outside off, driven to deep cover

Shashi: "Chiming in with Geoff there regarding English test batsmen. I love the finals day, so much superior to IPL. Three games in a day is just too good. Good on the English for inventing another excellent idea. Thanks for the good coverage, the quality certainly deserves it."

17.4
4
Arshad to Plunkett, FOUR runs

that's very well played by Plunkett, was a decent bit of bowling, a slower ball dragged down a little, Plunkett manages to work it around the corner off his glove wide of the keeper

17.3
1
Arshad to Bresnan, 1 run

big full toss, clobbered down to long-on

17.2
W
Arshad to Leaning, OUT

finds long-on! Yorkshire slip further. It was a full ball outside off, Leaning goes deep in his crease and tries to loft this down the ground but can't quite get the legs to clear the man on the boundary

Jack Leaning c Pringle b Arshad 19 (19b 2x4 0x6 24m) SR: 100
17.1
1
Arshad to Bresnan, 1 run

poor ball, down the leg side, but he gets away with it as Bresnan swings and it deflects off inside edge to short fine leg

Arshad to bowl. Saving Wood's last

end of over 173 runs • 1 wicket
YORKS: 121/6CRR: 7.11 RRR: 12.00
Tim Bresnan1 (3b)
Jack Leaning19 (18b 2x4)
Chris Rushworth 4-0-19-3
Scott Borthwick 4-0-31-1

This is on a knife-edge...36 needed off three overs, four wickets in hand

16.6
1
Rushworth to Bresnan, 1 run

down the pitch outside leg stump, short of a length, carved out to deep cover

16.5
Rushworth to Bresnan, no run

opens the face into point

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North Group
TEAMMWLPTNRR
NOTTS1482200.741
NHNTS1475160.265
YORKS1475160.223
DURH146614-0.050
LANCS1467130.200
WARKS146713-0.215
DERBS1457120.021
WORCS145712-0.862
LEICS144810-0.180
South Group
TEAMMWLPTNRR
GLOUC14103210.518
GLAM1483191.005
MIDDX1476150.395
ESSEX1476150.174
SURR1477140.153
SUSS145613-0.053
KENT146812-0.643
HANTS144810-0.691
SOM143107-0.660