Notts beat Birmingham in T20 Blast Final

Nottinghamshire Outlaws 190-4 (20 overs): Taylor 65, Patel 64*; Woakes 3-29

Birmingham Bears 168-8 (20 overs): Hain 72; Gurney 4-17

Nottinghamshire Outlaws beat Birmingham Bears by 22 runs to win NatWest T20 Blast Final.

Samit Patel & Brendan Taylor helped Nottinghamshire reach a big total of 190-4 in 20 overs.

Gurney was the best bowler for Notts as he removed four batsmen for just 17 runs in 4 overs he bowled.

Notts Outlaws beat Birmingham Bears in NatWest T20 Blast Final

Notts had a shaky start as Chris Woakes dismissed the top three batsmen Alex Hales, Wessels & Moores & Notts at one stage were 30-3.Taylor made a fourth wicket partnership of 132 with Patel that helped Notts put a big total of 190-4 on board.

Patel smashed four sixes in 42 balls he faced while Taylor found gaps & hit nine boundaries in his innings.

Patel’s played a well deserved knock under pressure & he stayed on the crease for long & hit regular boundaries.

Taylor was removed at the start of the 19th over but Notts skipper Dan Christian completed the innings in style as he smashed 24 runs off 8 balls he faced.

Birmingham had new addition to the team that includes Dominic Sibley from Surrey, Adam Hose from Hampshire & Pollock from university cricket.

Pollock Shone who scored 50 off 27 deliveries in the semi-final could manage to score only 14 before brilliantly run out by Patel.

Sam Hein who was the leading run scorer in the series, also produced a brilliant knock of 72 & hit brilliant boundaries in his blistering innings.

Thomason who scored 26 provided some gusty blows but could not stand against Nottingham seam attack.

Birmingham Bears could not reach the target despite brilliant batting from Sam Hain who made 72. Sam Hain made a 50+ partnership with Grandhomme but Gurney removed both of them. Harry Gurney 4-17 restricted Birmingham to 168-8.

Nottingham Outlaws have the honor to share both domestic limited overs trophies after their ODI Cup win at Lord’s in July. 

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