Over 20. 10 runs. Bowler: Ben Raine. Derbyshire Men: 6-160(rr 8) Raine bowls a yorker right on off stump. Nick Potts goes for a drive but mis-times it, the ball staying low and quickly fielded. No run comes off this delivery. Derbyshire need six runs off the final ball with four wickets left; it's all down to this moment.
A slower ball, a full toss drifting on off stump, and Whiteley tries a wild slog but only manages a top edge. The ball is caught by the keeper, and that's a crucial wicket. Ross Whiteley goes for 22 from 17 deliveries.
Ben Raine bowls a length slower ball outside off, but Ross Whiteley connects perfectly, unleashing a controlled slog over mid wicket for six. The partnership now stands strong at 54 runs off just 30 balls.
Over 19. 11 runs. Bowler: Matthew Potts. Derbyshire Men: 5-150(rr 7.89) Potts bowls a yorker straighter at the leg stump, and Whiteley drives a well-timed flick down to long on for a single. Derbyshire reach 150 for 5, needing 16 runs from the last over with five wickets in hand. The chase is on with a steep required rate.
A short, no-movement delivery outside off, met with a brilliantly controlled reverse scoop. Harry Came times it perfectly, sending it skimming past third man for four. Harry Came has moved to thirty off twenty deliveries with a strike rate of 155.
Over 18. 12 runs. Bowler: Ben Raine. Derbyshire Men: 5-139(rr 7.72) A full slower ball on off stump, flicked crisply by the batter, who times it well to take a quick single down to deep mid-wicket. Derbyshire now need 27 from 12 balls with five wickets in hand, chasing a challenging total.
Ben Raine bowls a leg cutter outside off at length, but Harry Came gets into position and unleashes a controlled slog. He middles it perfectly, sending the ball soaring over long off for a magnificent six. Derbyshire’s win probability jumps significantly, now at 37%.
Raine bowls a slower full-toss on middle stump, and Ross Whiteley works it cleverly for a couple through the infield as the run-out chance falls short.
Over 17. 8 runs. Bowler: Brydon Carse. Derbyshire Men: 5-127(rr 7.47) A short, no movement delivery on the leg side is met with a well-timed pull shot, the batter picking up a single with ease. Derbyshire are chasing 39 runs from 18 balls with five wickets in hand, the pressure steadily mounting.
A back of a length delivery outside off, Harry Came attempts a cut but mistimes it, the ball skimming just along the ground to the bowler who fields it cleanly. No run comes off this delivery.
Over 16. 14 runs. Bowler: Colin Ackermann. Derbyshire Men: 5-119(rr 7.44) The off break floats a length ball just outside off, and the batter turns it away with a well-timed flick for a single. Derbyshire need 47 runs off 24 balls with five wickets in hand, chasing at nearly 12 an over.
An off break pitched on a length just outside off stump. Harry Came smashes a controlled slog, middling it cleanly over long on for a big six. Derbyshire's win probability leaps from 21% to 34%.
Colin Ackermann tosses up an off break on a length outside off stump. Ross Whiteley attempts a drive but mistimes it, sending the ball awkwardly. The fielder at cover, Callum Parkinson, fields it cleanly, allowing just a single.
The off break comes in outside off stump, landing back of a length. Whiteley reacts sharply, pulling it with controlled timing through deep square leg for four.
Colin Ackermann bowls an off break full outside off stump, and Ross Whiteley drives it firmly along the ground towards extra cover, but it’s well fielded by Alex Lees for no run.
