• Rapids chase down Sharks’ 157 with nine balls to spare
• Cox smashes winning runs and finishes 46 not out
Given the day out had begun almost eight hours previously, it was a show of restraint that we were a full 15 minutes into the final before we saw the first conga line. A similarly disciplined Worcestershire bowling performance meant the Finals Day debutants were crowned champions of the Vitality Blast, chasing down Sussex’s 157 with nine balls to spare.
A mixture of captain Moeen Ali’s guile, Pat Brown’s bowling variations and Ben Cox’s confidence with the bat saw Worcestershire’s young team prevail. Sussex, who had knocked out Somerset in the semi-finals with an explosive 202, threatened but could not capitalise. Their first 50 came off 46 balls, their next off 24 balls, but the final 50 off 41 as Worcestershire wrestled the lid back on the Sussex innings just as it was about to ignite.
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