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Notts make quarter-finals after Smith seals chase
- Updated: July 22, 2016
Nottinghamshire 173 for 4 (Smith 52, Barker 3-34) beat Birmingham 172 for 2 (Bell 80*, Porterfield 61*) by six wickets Scorecard
Notts Outlaws secured their place in the NatWest T20 Blast quarter-finals with a six-wicket win over Birmingham Bears at Edgbaston.
The Outlaws are through with a game to spare and assured a home quarter-final after a solid all-round display but Birmingham have work still to do to reach the last eight.
After their fourth defeat in five North Group games, the Bears must now win their last match, away to Lancashire Lightning next Friday, to be sure of going through.
Put in, Birmingham accelerated after a slow start to amass 172 for 2, built around a stand of 116 in 79 balls from Ian Bell (80 from 55 balls) and Will Porterfield (61 not out from 44).
Notts’ chase was given a sound platform by Michael Lumb (34 …
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