Kervezee sees Worcestershire to victory

Worcestershire 174 for 3 (Kervezee 52*) beat Yorkshire 173 for 6 (Lees 46, Plunkett 34*, Leach 3-33) by seven wicketsScorecard

Worcestershire extended their 100% start to the NatWest T20 Blast campaign, registering a third straight victory when overcoming Yorkshire by seven wickets in front of 4,000 spectators at New Road.

Yorkshire’s poor form in the competition continued despite a late blitz in which Liam Plunkett and Tim Bresnan took 61 from the last 17 balls to raise a total of 173 for 6. Plunkett smashed 34 not out from 10 deliveries and followed that by dismissing Worcestershire’s openers but in a well-paced reply, Alexei Kervezee made 52 not out in 37 balls as the Rapids reached their target at the start of the last over.

Daryl Mitchell and Tom Kohler-Cadmore hit the right note from the outset, and although pegged back by wickets in successive overs from Plunkett, Worcestershire were given new momentum by Joe Clarke’s 34 from 23 balls until the England Lions batsman drove Adil …

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