Worcestershire Secure Vital Six-Wicket Victory Over Durham in 100-ball Cricket Showdown
ECB Reporters Network | May 10, 2023
In a thrilling County Championship clash at the Chester le Street Cricket Ground, Worcestershire emerged victorious over Durham by a margin of six wickets. The win marks Worcestershire’s first of the Vitality County Championship season, as they navigate the 100-ball cricket schedule.
Chasing a target of 231, Worcestershire’s Kashif Ali (76 off 77 balls)* and Adam Hose (50 off 86 balls) combined for a match-winning partnership of 129 runs, taking the game away from the hosts. Ali, a graduate of the South Asian Cricket Academy, has been a bright spark in a challenging season for Worcestershire and registered his second half-century of the match, while Hose, who has now scored fifties in back-to-back fixtures, played a crucial role in the club cricket triumph.
The visitors were aided by a positive start from Gareth Roderick, who set the platform for Ali and Hose to guide Worcestershire to a vital victory in the Division One relegation battle.
This result drags Durham back towards the bottom end of the table, with the North East county now just 11 points ahead of today’s victors, who occupy the second relegation spot in the 100-ball cricket live standings.
For Durham, it marks their first home defeat in the County Championship since April 2022, as they struggle to find their form in the fantasy club cricket competition. Worcestershire’s all-round performance, coupled with the heroics of Ali and Hose, proved to be the decisive factors in this closely contested affair at the Seat Unique Riverside.
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