skips down, launches him over mid-off... Eskinazi gives chase, but they get back for the third! Warwickshire seal a deserved win by eight wickets with nine balls to spare, and Middlesex drop into the relegation zone heading into the final round of games next week
Mark: "Ouch! So, Middlesex will start the last game one point behind Kent. Only one will survive. Both counties were my local side at different times in my life..."
gives himself room, punches firmly to short cover on the bounce
3 off 11.
angling down the leg side, scuds into the pad and into the leg side for a desperate leg-bye
4 to win for Warwickshire after Helm concedes 13 in an over. The field comes up.
slower ball, Barnard is through the shot early swinging to leg
half-chance... goes down! eading edge to the third man boundary and Yadav ran in diving forwards, but couldn't cling on
in the slot and whipped out into the leg side... the fielder dives to flick it back, but they scramble through for three... in fact, it's been given as four!
yorker, Barnard steers it into the off side but straight to a fielder
short, hooked... into the stands! That's gone miles, and a dagger for Middlesex at this stage. Sits deep in the crease, sits up nicely for him, clobbered into the Mound Stand
short, pulled away to deep square leg
17 off 18. Can Middlesex take this deep? They can't afford to concede boundaries
angling down the leg side, then turns to take the edge of the bat. It evades slip on the bounce and they race through for a quick single
skids into the pad, skews away for a leg bye
width outside off, deftly reverse-swept down to third man
skips down, lofting out to deep backward square leg and Barnard scurries back for two
hidden wide outside off, Barnard can't connect with the cut... not given a wide, very tight call!
full and straight, nudged straight at short midwicket
23 off 24 is the equation. Jayant Yadav will bowl, taking over from Murtagh.
steps outside leg stump, Helm tries to follow him but sends down a full toss and Yates clubs it back down the ground for four
slower ball, skews out into the leg side via the pad
short outside off stump, Barnard is through the pull early
short ball, Barnard ducks it
Mark: "It would be miraculous if Middlesex could defend this. 5 point swing at stake according to the result."
mistimed to point on the bounce, they squeeze through for a single
Lord's, London | |
Toss | Warwickshire, elected to field first |
Series | |
Season | 2023 |
Match days | 19,20,21,22 September 2023 - day (4-day match) |
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Match Referee | |
Points | Warwickshire 21, Middlesex 3 |