Worcestershire fall to third successive defeat despite Colin Munro’s 53
ECB Reporters Network29-May-2022Tim David hit Lancashire’s joint-second fastest T20 fifty and Richard Gleeson took a career-best 5 for 33 as Lancashire defeated Worcestershire by 12 runs to secure their first victory in this year’s Vitality Blast.David made 60 off 25 balls to help the home side post exactly 183 for the second successive match and that proved too many for the visitors, who finished on 171 for 8, despite Colin Munro’s defiant 53. The defeat is Worcestershire’s third in this year’s Blast.Related
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The home side scored 59 runs in their powerplay but lost three valuable wickets in doing so. After bludgeoning 29 off 12 balls, Phil Salt attempted to pull the sixth ball of Brown’s first over but only skied the ball to third man where Morris took a superb catch.Even better was to follow for the Pears in Brown’s next over. Having made 16, Keaton Jennings pulled the first delivery straight and hard to Jake Libby at deep square leg and five balls later Dane Vilas miscued a drive to Jack Haynes at mid-off.That tumble of wickets left Lancashire on 54 for 3 after five overs, leaving Steven Croft and Liam Livingstone to repair and consolidate the innings. However, the result was that only 23 runs came and no boundaries were hit in the next five overs.That quieter period ended when Livingstone lifted Brett D’Oliveira for a huge straight six but Croft was caught at long-on by Morris off Josh Baker for 22 in the next over and, after hitting another six, this time off Ed Barnard, Livingstone perished at deep midwicket for 26 when he hit the same bowler straight to D’Oliveira. Danny Lamb was lbw to Barnard’s next ball, leaving Lancashire on 98 for 6 in the 13th over.Undaunted, David whacked D’Oliveira for two sixes in an over and Baker down the ground for two more boundaries as he moved into top gear in a couple of deliveries. Luke Wood supported David well and his six off Pat Brown brought up the fifty partnership for the seventh wicket.