The Cricketer wraps up the best of the action from the latest round of matches in the 2024 Vitality Blast
Edgbaston: Birmingham Bears 168, Durham 194-9 - Durham won by 26 runs
Durham completed a highly productive Vitality Blast raid on the Midlands with a 26-run victory over Birmingham Bears to follow their vanquishing of Leicestershire Foxes the previous evening.
The visitors amassed an imposing 194 for 9 at Edgbaston as David Bedingham continued his fine form with a scintillating 63 from 27 balls.
Dan Mousley underlined his England white-ball credentials with a steel-nerved 2 for 23 while George Garton took 3 for 41.
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The Bears reply then fell short at 168 all out from 18.4 overs after Ben Raine (5 for 21) bowled beautifully to take important wickets at important times.
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Jake Bethell struck 50 off 32 balls, his maiden T20 half-century, but the chase petered out as wickets fell too regularly.
The result keeps the North Division table very tight with both sides having won two and lost two. Momentum is very much with Durham after successive wins, however, while the Bears nurse back-to-back defeats.
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