Nottinghamshire vs Durham, Trent Bridge
Nottinghamshire 221/4 in 20 overs (Duckett 74*; van Meekeren 2-50) beat Durham 143 in 16 overs (Potts 30; Harrison 4-36) by 78 runs.
Nottinghamshire rode on a fiery 74 from Ben Duckett and a 17-ball 43 captain Steve Mullaney to post an imposing target of 222. They then skittled out Durham for 143 to register their ninth victory of the season.
Alex Hales (35 in 17 balls) and Joe Clarke (27 in 19) set the tone early, adding 60 for the opening wicket in 5 overs. Duckett then blasted 74 off just 41 deliveries; he was ably assisted by Samit Patel and Mullaney.
Durham were never in the contest, as they kept losing wickets regularly. Calvin Harrison picked up four wickets, while Dane Paterson and Matthew Carter claimed two each.
Warwickshire vs Northamptonshire, Edgbaston
Warwickshire 191/6 in 20 overs (Benjamin 60*; Nabi 2-23) beat Northamptonshire 177/8 in 20 overs (Keogh 55*; Rhodes 3-41) by 14 runs.
A late surge from Chris Benjamin and Carlos Brathwaite helped Warwickshire script a 14-run victory over Northamptonshire at Edgbaston.
Batting first, Warwickshire found themselves on 68/4 in 9 overs. Rhodes and Benjamin then added 82 runs for the fifth wicket. Rhodes fell for 32, while Benjamin remained unbeaten on 60. Brathwaite responded with 10-ball 27 to propel Warwickshire to 191.
Ricardo Vasconcelos and Josh Cobb added 65 for the second wicket after Northants lost Ben Curran early in the innings. Rob Keogh’s 55 consolidated their position, but they were let down by the misfiring middle order. Will Rhodes picked up three wickets, while Jake Lintott had two.
Hampshire vs Glamorgan
Glamorgan 184/4 in 20 overs (Labuschagne 78; Wheal 3-39) lost to Hampshire 187/4 in 13 overs (Short 69; Salter 2-31) by 6 wickets with 42 balls to spare.
Marnus Labuschagne’s 78 went in vain as Hampshire rode on an explosive half-century from D’Arcy Short and a 13-ball 43 from Joe Weatherley to win by six wickets. Apart from Labuschagne, David Lloyd (52) also scored a half-century for Glamorgan. They managed 184/4 in 20 overs.
Hampshire chased down the total just 13 overs. Short made 69 in 30 balls, while Weatherley was equally ruthless in his approach. Weatherly smashed three consecutive boundaries off Labuschagne to win the game for Hampshire.
Essex vs Middlesex, Chelmsford
Middlesex 169/5 in 20 overs (Robson 60; S Cook 2-41) beat Essex 160/9 in 20 overs (Westley 37; Finn 3-25) by 9 runs.
Sam Robson’s fifty helped Middlesex post a target of 170 before a brilliant bowling performance restricted Essex to 160/9. Middlesex avoided the bottom place with this win.
Robson made 60 in 44 balls, while Daryll Mitchell contributed with 43 off 30. In reply, Essex lost Adam Wheater early. Tom Westley (35) and Dan Lawrence (29) added 50 for the second wicket, but Essex never recovered after Westley’s exit. Steven Finn claimed three wickets for Middlesex.
Leicestershire vs Worcestershire, Grace Road
Worcestershire 169/6 in 20 overs (Barnes 43; Naveen-ul-Haq 2-32) lost to Leicestershire 171/3 in 17.5 overs (Inglis 118*; Pennington 2-31) by 7 wickets with 13 balls to spare.
Leicestershire rode on a terrific century from Josh Inglis to chase down a target of 170 set up by Worcestershire with 13 balls to spare. Inglis was at his fluent best. He clobbered the bowlers all over the park, hitting eight sixes and 10 fours en-route his unbeaten 118.
Earlier, Worcestershire kept losing wickets regularly, and found themselves at 91/5. Ed Barnes stepped up to the occasion, scoring 43 off 24 balls to take them to a decent total. Naveen-ul-Haq picked up two wickets.
Somerset vs Gloucestershire, Taunton
Somerset 183/7 in 20 overs (Lammonby 90; Payne 2-35) defeat Gloucestershire 160/6 in 20 overs (Cockbain 72; Overton 2-18) by 23 runs.
Tom Lammonby’s blazing knock single-handedly lifted Somerset to 183/7 in the first innings. Gloucestershire could only manage 160 on the board, and lost the contest by 23 runs.
Somerset got off to an ordinary start, losing three wickets for just 35. Will Smeed then got run out for 39. At this stage, Somerset were 89/5 after 14.2 overs. But Lammonby arrived to ruin the hard work of the Gloucestershire bowlers in a few minutes.
He made 90 in 36 balls, and en route, played some audacious scoops that have already made him an internet sensation.
Ian Cockbain’s 72 was not enough for Gloucestershire to sail past the finishing line. Ben Green and Craig Overton picked up two wickets each.
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Kent vs Sussex, Canterbury
Sussex 130/7 in 20 over (MacLeod 31; Bopara 3-15) lost to Kent 134/6 in 17.1 overs (Wright 39; Podmore 3-35) by 4 wickets with 17 balls to spare.
Sussex trumped over Kent by four wickets in what was a low-scoring affair at Canterbury. Kent could only manage 130/7 in 20 overs. Calum MacLeod’s 31 was the highest score of the innings. Ravi Bopara picked three wickets.
Sussex chased down the total in 17.1 overs. Luke Wright made 39 in 29 balls, while Delray Rawlins contributed 33 off 19. Harry Podmore claimed three wickets for Kent.