Hampshire 97 for 2 (McDermott 54) beat Glamorgan 54 for 1 by 21 runs (DLS method) Ben McDermott smashed his fourth fifty of his Vitality Blast season against Glamorgan to put defending champions Hampshire Hawks in prime position for a quarter-final spot. Australian McDermott pinged 54 off 27 as Hampshire scored 97 for 2 in 9.2 overs before rain descended on the Ageas Bowl and Glamorgan were set 83 in…
Sussex 228 for 7 (Bopara 108) beat Kent 117 for 4 (Cox 37*) by 11 runs (DLS method) A superb century from Ravi Bopara helped the Sussex Sharks beat the Kent Spitfires by 11 runs in a rain-affected Vitality Blast match at Canterbury on Friday night. Bopara played a magnificent, almost chanceless, innings to record his highest-ever T20 score of 108 from 53 balls, with 18 fours and just one…
Birmingham 172 for 8 (Yates 65, Shaheen 4-29, Ball 3-33) beat Nottinghamshire 168 (Moores 73, Hasan 3-25, Lintott 3-27) by two wickets Birmingham Bears booked themselves a home quarter-final in the Vitality Blast with a two-wicket victory over North Group rivals Notts Outlaws at a damp Trent Bridge despite losing four wickets to Pakistan ace Shaheen Shah Afridi in the first over of their innings as they chased 169 to…
Middlesex 226 for 8 (Higgins 61, Critchley 5-28) beat Essex 225 for 6 (Sams 69*) by two wickets Ryan Higgins led Middlesex to a second unlikely victory in three Vitality Blast matches to leave Essex’s hopes of qualifying for the knockout stage hanging by a thread. The Middlesex all-rounder’s 61 was plundered off just 24 balls and included three sixes and eight fours. It laid the foundations for a chase…
Derbyshire 231 for 4 (Wood 110*, Came 56) beat Leicestershire 160 for 9 (Handscomb 61, Zaman 3-27) by 71 runs An explosive maiden T20 century by Tom Wood fired Derbyshire Falcons to a 71-run win over Leicestershire Foxes at Derby and kept alive their Vitality Blast hopes. Wood smashed an unbeaten 110 which included 12 fours and four sixes off 57 balls as the Falcons posted 231 for 4, their…
Worcestershire 112 for 3 (Santner 42) tied with Durham 216 for 4 (Clark 78) on DLS method Worcestershire Rapids face a last-game decider at Derby on Sunday after their Vitality Blast qualification bid was held up by a tied game with Durham at New Road. Chasing 216 for 4, Durham’s fifth-highest Blast total, the Rapids were 112 for 3 from 11 overs when the umpires took the players off for…
Somerset 208 (Banton 84) beat Surrey 190 for 9 (Jacks 50, Henry 4-30) by 18 runs Tom Banton lit up a gloomy night at a sold-out Kia Oval with a brilliant 84 as South Group leaders Somerset beat Surrey by 18 runs to leave their hosts needing to win their final game to join them in the quarter-finals. Banton’s brilliance underpinned Somerset’s 208 for 5 after they had been put…
As Usman Khawaja punched Stuart Broad’s full toss down the ground to pass 50 for the third time in four innings, he strolled down towards his partner Marnus Labuschagne. Without smiling, he shook Labuschagne’s hand and held up his bat reluctantly, as though asking the crowd to settle down so he could resume his innings. The TV cameras cut to the Australian supporters in the Mound Stand, all wearing their…
England were left frustrated that Ollie Pope was forced to field with an injured shoulder on the third day at Lord’s after initially being under the impression from match officials that they would otherwise only have 10 players. In the 18th over of Australia’s second innings Pope then reaggravated the injury he first suffered on the first day as he dived at mid-on. With the initial injury classed as external,…
Sri Lanka slinger Matheesha Pathirana and South Africa batter Rilee Rossouw are set to make their CPL debuts after having been picked by Trinbago Knight Riders at the draft. Pathirana, 20, will reunite with Dwayne Bravo, having worked closely with him during his IPL-winning stint with Chennai Super Kings earlier this year. Bravo, who was Super Kings’ bowling coach at the IPL, will return as a player for the upcoming…