Birmingham claim maiden T20 title

Aug 23, 2014

William Porterfield's unbeaten 81 took Birmingham to a testing 194 for 4 in the first Blast semi-final•Getty Images

Ateeq Javid claimed 2 for 13 as Surrey fell short, sending Birmingham into the final•PA Photos

Hampshire's target was revised to 143 but Jimmy Adams' half-century was in vain, as only one of his team-mates made double figures and Lancashire won by 41 runs on D/L•Getty Images

Oliver Hannon-Dalby picked up three wickets in a crucial spell but Karl Brown's half-century kept Lancashire alive•Getty Images

...meaning Birmingham could celebrate winning the domestic T20 for the first time on their own ground•PA Photos

Kevin Pietersen managed just 13 runs, as Surrey stuttered after a rapid half-century from Jason Roy•PA Photos

Will Smith took a wicket with his first ball on the way to figures of 3 for 15, as Hampshire started the second semi-final well•Getty Images

An injury to Kabir Ali meant Andrew Flintoff came into the Lancashire side... and he then took a wicket with his first ball•Getty Images

Flintoff then struck consecutive sixes from Hannon-Dalby's penultimate over, with Lancashire needing 14 off the last•Getty Images

Ashwell Prince help Lancashire fight back after a shaky start, scoring an unbeaten 72 out of 160 for 5•Getty Images

However, Laurie Evans' 28-ball fifty helped fire Birmingham to an above-par score•Getty Images

Chris Woakes helped close out the victory with an over full of yorkers...•Getty Images