BIRMINGHAM Bears skipper Will Rhodes hailed the brilliance of Sam Hain after they defeated Worcestershire Rapids by 17 runs to keep their quarter-final hopes alive.
Birmingham chose to bat and set a strong total of 169-5 at Edgbaston, with Hain hitting 83 not out from just 53 balls and Carlos Brathwaite hitting 52 not out.
Worcestershire lost openers Ed Pollock and Adam Hose in the opening eight balls and ultimately fell short at 152-6, with Jake Libby their top batsman with 36 runs.
“It was a brilliant innings from Hainy,” said Rhodes. “He is arguably the best white...