Riki Wessels (36) gave Nottinghamshire a brisk start but they kept losing wickets in their reply. Brett D'Oliveira, in the 12th over, dismissed Samit Patel and Greg Smith off consecutive deliveries to bring Worcestershire right back in the game. With the scorecard reading 95 for five, Russell walked in. The allrounder picked up an injury in the first half of the game and hence was his movement was restricted.
However, he launched a late onslaught on the bowlers to take the team close. He was eventually dismissed by Moeen Ali in the 18th over but the team needed just six runs then. Christian then took the team over the line without any further damage.
Earlier, Tom Kohler-Cadmore (30) and Moeen Ali (40) gave Worcestershire a solid start and scored 54 run the Powerplay. Kohler-Cadmore fell first, bowled by Steven Mullaney. Ali fell soon after to Mullaney, but Joe Clarke kept the runs flowing with an unbeaten 48-ball 69. Though Clarke held one end up, he received little or no support from the middle-order. It was a one-man show that lifted Worcestershire above the 160-run mark.
Russell ended with figures of 2 for 22 while while Mullaney bagged two and gave away 28 runs.
Brief scores: Worcestershire164-5 in 20 overs (Moeen Ali 40; Andre Russell 2-22) lost to Nottinghamshire 167-6 in 18.5 overs (Daniel Christian 53*, Russell 41; Brett D'Oliveira 2-20) by four wickets.
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