Another six to Brookes reduces the ask below 30. Brookes now has 88*.
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Porter manages to ensure that Duffy will be facing at the start of the new over. Worcestershire 260-9, need 35 more to win.
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Worcestershire into the 250s as Brookes hits the seventh six of his innings, moving on to 79 not out. Four byes from the next ball reduces the ask below 40.
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Brookes into the 70s and the ask for Worcestershire drops below 50 - they are 246-9, needing 49 more to win.
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50 for Ethan Brookes, the second such score of this innings and the fourth of this match, but significantly Walter, the only left hander in this match, went on to three figures for Essex.
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Rajitha strikes for the first time of this innings, bowling Ben Allison with a classic yorker to make it 202-9. Worcestershire need 93 more to win and are now down to their last pair.
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Fifth wicket of the innings for Porter, with the aid of a catch by Walter - a combination of Essex's two best players in this match - Tom Taylor going for 1 to make it 192-8 - 103 needed by Worcestershire and now only two wickets by Essex.
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