Surrey and Somerset suffered shock defeats to Sussex and Hampshire respectively throughout an entertaining night within the Vitality Blast.
The Sharks’ five-match dropping streak got here to an finish with Thursday’s 17-run win at Hove because the South Group leaders misplaced for the primary time on this season’s competitors.
Opener Will Jacks appeared to be main Surrey to a goal of 173 when he took his mixture on this season’s competitors to 396 runs with 76 – his fifth fifty of the marketing campaign.
However when he was caught behind making an attempt to information a faster ball from left-arm spinner Delray Rawlins into the off facet within the fifteenth over, having hit 11 fours and a six, Surrey’s decrease order folded rapidly and so they have been bowled out for155 in 18.2 overs – their first defeat in any competitors this season.
There was a dramatic night in Taunton, the place James Vince scored Hampshire’s highest particular person rating in T20 cricket in a 16-run win towards second-placed South Group facet Somerset.
The Hawks skipper smashed 129 not out off simply 62 balls, with 10 sixes and 9 fours, and was nicely supported by 19-year-old Tom Prest (62) as Hampshire recorded their largest whole within the competitors, 208 for 5, after dropping the toss.
After a quick stoppage for rain, Somerset replied with 194 for 9, Rilee Rossouw top-scoring with 55 off 28 balls and Tom Banton contributing 54 from 38 deliveries. Chris Wooden claimed two for 26.
Elsewhere, Sam Prepare dinner’s gorgeous triple-wicket maiden helped preserve Essex within the hunt for a Vitality Blast quarter-final berth as they beat Middlesex by 21 runs at Lord’s.
Seamer Prepare dinner ripped the guts out of Middlesex’s prime order with the wickets of Max Holden, Joe Cracknell and wicketkeeper John Simpson en path to figures of three for 23.
That left the hosts on 9 for 3, needing 162 for victory, and though captain Steve Eskinazi (43) and Jack Davies (41) mounted a restoration with a fourth-wicket stand price 86, the hosts have been restricted to 140 for eight.
Within the North Group, leaders Lancashire’s recreation towards Durham was deserted attributable to rain in Blackpool.
Stand-in skipper Steven Croft made his second successive fifty at his dwelling membership however could have been a shade relieved because the Lightning have been reasonably positioned on 133 for six after 17.4 overs when the rain arrived at 6.30pm.
The outcome implies that Lancashire want solely to beat Derbyshire on Friday to clinch their qualification for the knockout part.
Ben Duckett had a very good night for the Outlaws (Simon Marper/PA)
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The Falcons head into that recreation nursing their wounds after their five-match profitable streak got here to an abrupt halt towards Nottingham.
The Outlaws had suffered three consecutive defeats earlier than their unerring 94-run victory, posting 247 for six on their option to the win – their highest whole within the format.
Ben Duckett hit a season’s-best 63 and Alex Hales his third half-century of the marketing campaign because the Outlaws, who conceded a competition-record 261 towards Birmingham final week, loved their greatest night time of what has been a disappointing season.
In the meantime, Yorkshire stored qualification in their very own arms as they beat bottom-placed Worcestershire by 5 wickets.
England spinner Dom Bess destroyed the Rapids’ center order on his option to career-best T20 figures of three for 15 from his 4 overs after the house facet have been put in to bat.
Worcestershire newcomer, Kashif Ali, and keeper Gareth Roderick added an unbroken 73 to allow the Rapids to set a 151 goal on a inexperienced pitch.
However an unbeaten 46 from ex-Worcestershire participant Tom Kohler-Cadmore noticed his facet dwelling with 5.2 overs to spare.
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