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Nottingham vs Hampshire, 2nd Semi-Final at Birmingham, , Sep 02 2017 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
2nd Semi-Final, Birmingham, September 02, 2017, NatWest t20 Blast
(18.4/20 ov, T:170) 146

Nottingham won by 23 runs

Player Of The Match
3/22
steven-mullaney
New
HANTS
Full commentary

Nottinghamshire win by 23 balls and are in their first T20 final since 2006. Pace off the ball key throughout the match, but where it was legspin for Hampshire it was Notts' slower balls and cutters from Steven Mullaney and latterly Harry Gurney which made the difference. Samit Patel struck first ball to remove Shahid Afridi, but while James Vince was going Hampshire were in control. However, Mullaney changed the game and in the end it was comfortable for Notts. So it's Nottinghamshire v Birmingham in the final. We'll be back with you at 6.15pm for that...see you soon!

18.4
W
Ball to Wood, OUT

all over! Finishes it with a leg stump yorker. Terrific delivery to complete an impressive bowling display

Chris Wood b Ball 2 (4b 0x4 0x6 7m) SR: 50
18.3
1
Ball to Crane, 1 run

length ball outside off, pushed to short third man

18.2
1
Ball to Wood, 1 run

a slower ball dragged down, he has to wait an age for it then pulls to deep square leg

18.1
Ball to Wood, no run

goes across his stumps to try and scoop a length delivery from outside off...misses

end of over 184 runs • 3 wickets
HANTS: 144/9CRR: 8.00 RRR: 13.00
Mason Crane2 (1b)
Chris Wood1 (1b)
Harry Gurney 3-0-19-3
Jake Ball 3-0-30-1
17.6
2
Gurney to Crane, 2 runs

full and straight, a complete over of slower deliveries, flicked behind square on the leg side

Gurney gets something in his eye and has to abort his run-up

17.6
1w
Gurney to Crane, 1 wide

this one is pushed down the leg side

17.5
1
Gurney to Wood, 1 run

full and straight, tapped into the leg side

Can Gurney finish it with a hat-trick?

17.4
W
Gurney to Abbott, OUT

and another! This is brilliant from Gurney. He's confounding them with the back-of-the-hand slower balls, this one is popped in the air into the off side and Christian runs round from cover

Kyle Abbott c Christian b Gurney 0 (1b 0x4 0x6 5m) SR: 0
17.3
W
Gurney to Berg, OUT

Wessels at long-on again! Nottinghamshire closing in. It's the slower balls from Gurney, not pace to work with, lofts down the ground and the fielder didn't have to move

Gareth Berg c Wessels b Gurney 15 (12b 2x4 0x6 13m) SR: 125
17.2
Gurney to Berg, no run

huge appeal for caught behind! It was another slower ball, Berg through his shot as he flicks to the leg side. Takes the back pad

17.1
W
Gurney to Dawson, OUT

finds long-on! Over the wicket, a back-of-the-hand slower ball full at the stumps, Dawson opts to try and clear the leg side but doesn't get it far enough

Liam Dawson c Wessels b Gurney 4 (7b 0x4 0x6 15m) SR: 57.14

Gurney, the left-armer, back for the death

end of over 1714 runs
HANTS: 140/6CRR: 8.23 RRR: 10.00
Gareth Berg15 (10b 2x4)
Liam Dawson4 (6b)
Jake Ball 3-0-30-1
Ish Sodhi 3-0-24-0
16.6
4
Ball to Berg, FOUR runs

starts by shuffling across to off stump, then steps outside leg, gets an outside edge on a full delivery which beats short third man...crucial end to the over for Hampshire

16.5
1
Ball to Dawson, 1 run

low full toss, on the pads, flicked through midwicket

16.4
1lb
Ball to Berg, 1 leg bye

follows him as he moves outside leg, spears into the pads at bobbles to the off side

Martin Mulkearn: "Gnasher, anybody at the ground today? What's it looking like for the evening?" All looking good

16.3
2
Ball to Berg, 2 runs

goes full at leg stump, dug out square through the off side through backward point...Hales on the boundary can stop the second

16.2
4
Ball to Berg, FOUR runs

over backward point! Moving outside leg stump, it's full outside off, gets a good piece of it as he slices it with an open face and it's inches short of six

16.1
2
Ball to Berg, 2 runs

full outside off, gives himself a touch of room and drives wide of cover

Here's Jake Ball

end of over 164 runs
HANTS: 126/6CRR: 7.87 RRR: 11.00
Gareth Berg3 (5b)
Liam Dawson3 (5b)
Ish Sodhi 3-0-24-0
Steven Mullaney 4-0-22-3
15.6
1
Sodhi to Berg, 1 run

works a straight delivery along the ground to deep midwicket. Good over from Sodhi.

15.5
Sodhi to Berg, no run

nearly beaten by the length, started to use his feet but it was shorter, pushed to point

15.4
1
Sodhi to Dawson, 1 run

cut away from off stump, excellent fielding by Taylor at point

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North Group
TEAMMWLPTNRR
NOTTS1484180.484
DERBS1485170.457
WARKS1485170.230
LEICS1485170.133
YORKS1465151.127
NHNTS146515-0.630
LANCS1456130.174
WORCS143107-0.713
DURH143103-1.206
South Group
TEAMMWLPTNRR
GLAM1473180.045
SUR147516-0.130
HANTS147615-0.021
SOM1466140.491
SUSS1455140.423
KENT146713-0.158
MIDDX1457120.221
ESSEX145712-0.204
GLOUC144612-0.648