Lancashire climbed above Durham on the high of the Vitality Blast North Group following a tense three-wicket victory at Previous Trafford.
Durham began the day atop the group and elected to bat first however runs had been laborious to come back by and so they had been simply 46 for 3 when Alex Lees was caught and bowled by Chris Inexperienced.
Colin Ackermann top-scored with 42 as Durham limped to 155 from their 20 overs however they might have been blissful to have England pair Phil Salt and Jos Buttler again within the shed early within the chase at 42 for 2.
The sport remained within the stability as Lancs continued to plug away on the runs however Durham in flip took wickets at common intervals courtesy of Callum Parkinson, Matthew Potts, James Neesham and Nathan Sowter however Inexperienced’s match-winning 31 from 16 balls gave Lancashire victory.
Surrey vs Somerset
Surrey earned a powerful 67-run victory over Somerset in a battle of the highest two within the South Group.
They had been pressured to bat by Somerset however placed on a delightful show within the first innings. Will Jacks scored a half-century and fellow English pair Jason Roy and Dan Lawrence posted above 30 to assist Surrey to 201 which Somerset didn’t make a mark on, being bowled out for 134.
Northamptonshire climbed to second within the North Group with a complete 64-run win over fellow quarter-final chasers Warwickshire.
Matthew Breetzke clubbed 85 from 40 balls whereas David Willey and Ricardo Vasconcelos each struck half-centuries because the Steelbacks put a mammoth 240 on the board the midway level.
Warwickshire openers Alex Davies and Tom Latham tried to get on high of the run charge however each succumbed in doing so. Sam Hain hit a half-century however ultimately they fell approach wanting their goal.
Hampshire vs Sussex
Hampshire all however secured their place within the knockouts with a six-wicket victory over Sussex, who noticed their very own hopes take an enormous blow.
After Sussex posted 167 on the board, the Hawks had been utterly dominant with the bat thanks largely to James Vince who got here two runs wanting a century however was unbeaten on 98 from 49 balls which noticed Hampshire house with 16 balls to spare.
Kent vs Middlesex
Kent boosted their hopes of a top-four end with a seven-wicket win over Middlesex.
Middlesex would have been questioning their determination to bat after Kane Williamson fell within the eighth over at 43 for 3 however Leus Du Plooy’s 68 propelled them to 160.
Nevertheless, Kent had been all the time in management of their run chase. Tawanda Muyeye’s 59 alongside stable scores from Harry Finch (36) and Joe Denly (46) moved Kent to fourth within the South Group.
Worcestershire vs Leicestershire
Ethan Brookes scored a half-century to assist steer Worcestershire to a six-wicket victory over Leicestershire.
Leicestershire posted 173 on the finish of their 20 overs, Tom Taylor ripped by means of Worcestershire’s high order however the hosts fought again courtesy of Ben Cox’s unbeaten 70 from 44 balls which helped them submit a defendable goal.
Nevertheless, Worcestershire had been imperious of their run chase and posted over 50 of their first six overs. Tom Scriven aimed to drag Leicestershire again within the contest with the wickets of Brett D’Oliveira and Kashif Ali however Brookes’ unbeaten 56 took Worcestershire to a sixth win of the marketing campaign.
Glamorgan vs Gloucestershire
Glamorgan’s hopes of qualifying for the quarter-finals took a blow after they suffered a 40-run loss to lowly Gloucestershire.
Ben Charlesworth’s 55 from 44 balls propelled Gloucestershire to 175 however Glamorgan by no means bought going with their run chase and had been lowered to 95 for 5 after 11 overs.
Marchant de Lange’s 4 wickets helped restrict Glamorgan who had been bowled out for 135 after simply 18.1 overs.
Derbyshire vs Yorkshire
Derbyshire claimed an eight-wicket victory over fellow Blast strugglers Yorkshire at Headingley.
The Falcons put the house facet on the again foot from the off as Allah Ghazanfar and Ben Aitchison claimed two wickets apiece to cut back Yorkshire to 17 for 4 however Dom Bess‘ half-century helped his facet as much as 150.
The run chase was a formality for Derbyshire. Aneurin Donald and Wayne Madsen went previous 50 whereas Caleb Jewell remained unbeaten on 41 to assist them to a win.
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