Hain silences 10,000 at Trent Bridge

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Birmingham 185 for 4 (Hain 92*) beat Nottinghamshire (Wessels 52, Smith 42, Patel 3-23) 179 for 7 by 6 runs Scorecard

Sam Hain powered Birmingham Bears to an impressive six wicket victory over Notts Outlaws on the opening evening of this season’s NatWest T20 Blast competition.

Set to score 180, the Bears reached their target with two balls to spare, in front of a Trent Bridge crowd of 10,423. Hain, playing the first T20 match of his career, had opened the innings and finished on a highly impressive 92 not out. The 20-year-old scored his runs from only 54 balls, hitting 12 fours and two sixes.

Earlier, Notts made 179 for seven, with Riki Wessels contributing 52, having scored his runs from 41 deliveries, which included four fours and two sixes. Jeetan Patel was the pick of the Bears’ attack, taking three for 23, whilst both Oliver Hannon-Dalby and Chris Wright each claimed two wickets.

The Bears’ reply took some time to get under …

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