Four teams from the South Group and two from the North Group were in action in the Vitality Blast 2021 on Thursday, 24 June. Let us take a look at how these contests have altered the points table.
North Group
Thomas Wood and Leus du Plooy struck fifties to guide Derbyshire to a comfortable five-wicket victory against Warwickshire. With three wins and six defeats, Derbyshire find themselves in the lower rung of the table.
Warwickshire, on the other hand, have slipped to third place. Having won five and lost only one, Yorkshire is the numero uno team from the North Group.
North Group | M | W | L | NR | T | Pts | NRR |
Yorkshire | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1.483 |
Nottinghamshire | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0.671 |
Warwickshire | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0.630 |
Durham | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.096 |
Lancashire | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | -0.060 |
Derbyshire | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | -0.507 |
Worcestershire | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -0.258 |
Leicestershire | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -0.580 |
Northamptonshire | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1.525 |
South Group
Gloucestershire registered an emphatic 34-run victory over Glamorgan to climb to the top. Below them are Kent with five wins so far, followed by Sussex, Surrey and Essex in that order. Middlesex slumped to the bottom after a two-wicket defeat to Essex. In six attempts, Middlesex could only emerge victorious once.
South Group | M | W | L | NR | T | Pts | NRR |
Gloucestershire | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0.992 |
Kent | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2.063 |
Sussex | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1.938 |
Surrey | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | -0.314 |
Essex | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | -0.265 |
Somerset | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -0.102 |
Glamorgan | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -0.804 |
Hampshire | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -1.387 |
Middlesex | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -0.900 |