BBC WM Sport 95.6: "Varun Chopra will have a scan on his finger injury to see if he can play for @CricketingBears @BearsT20 on Sunday v Durham."

Two overs to go at The Oval, where Surrey need 39 runs to secure an unlikely win against Glamorgan. Gareth Batty's departure for 12 means it's down to Zafar Ansari, who remains at the crease with 56 off 27 balls.

BBC Sussex Sport: "Commentator @brucetalbot1 on Jayawardene "I am sure he is going to be the match-winner, oozes class as another boundary goes."

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Ah, the kiss of death. Liam Livingstone goes to Rob Taylor for 15 off 12 balls. Leicestershire turning the screw at Old Trafford.

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Liam Livingstone - who made 350-odd in a club match for Nantwich recently - is at the crease for Lancashire as they chase 140 to beat Leicestershire in a rain-affected match at Old Trafford. He's hit three fours off his first seven balls and the hosts are 36-2 after four overs.

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BBC Sport's Kevin Howells: "Varun Chopra confirms Jonathan Trott will be back for their (Warwickshire) Championship game on Sunday v Durham."

Mahela Jayawardene strides to the crease as Luke Wright is dismissed by Kent's James Tredwell, but Chris Nash reaches his 50 off only 37 balls to keep Sussex on course, as they look to make another 90 off 10 overs for victory.

Having lost two early wickets, Yorkshire have steadied against Derbyshire as they chase a modest target of 129 against Derbyshire. Andrew Gale is unbeaten on 31, with the hosts needing another 58 runs off 54 balls.

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At The Oval, all hopes of an unlikely run chase lie with Zafar Ansari, who's reached his first T20 half-century off 23 balls.

Birmingham Bears captain Varun Chopra tells BBC Radio 5 live sports extra: "We didn't start well and it was a poor performance from us tonight. Once Alex Hales gets in and he's chasing a modest total - he made a bit of a mockery out of it in the end. A couple of our guys still came away with good figures - it's a long tournament and there are plenty of opportunities to bounce back."

Durham batsman Calum MacLeod: "It was a bit different from how I normally go about it. I knew (Shahid) Afridi would come on in the middle overs and would be tricky, so I wanted to get on top of the game early on.

"I kept trying to guess what the bowlers would do so I could stay one step ahead of them and give myself the chance to hit boundaries."

Northants head coach David Ripley: "We were well beaten. We didn't know how to cope with someone coming at us so hard at the top of the order.

"We were under-cooked and need to go back and get more white-ball practice."

Surrey are collapsing at an alarming rate at the Oval with Glamorgan's Dean Cosker the main architect of their demise. The spinner bowled Steven Davies for 58 before trapping Aneesh Kapil and Vikram Solanki leg-before and having Gary Wilson caught by Jacques Rudolph. With six overs remaining the hosts need another 90 runs with only four wickets left. In the words of Lord Paddy Ashdown, if Surrey win from here I will eat my hat.

Yasir Arafat has claimed his first Hampshire wicket of the season, as Kishen Velani becomes the third Essex batsman to be clean bowled, with the visitors reduced to 47-3 after seven, chasing 174 to win.

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Nottinghamshire captain James Taylor tells BBC Radio 5 live sports extra: "It was the Alex Hales show in our innings. We'll miss him but we've got guys who can step into the fold. Greg Smith opened the batting for Leicestershire last year and did an outstanding job. It was a thoroughly clinical performance all the way through."

Gloucestershire captain Ian Cockbain: "Head coach Richard Dawson rang me last week to tell me I would be captain in the opening T20 games so I have had a bit of time to get my head around it.

"I couldn't have hoped for a better start. We thought the Middlesex total was very competitive, but I think the drizzle that got on the pitch while we were batting actually helped us. It meant the ball slid on and it was easier to strike through the line."

Middlesex batsman Nick Compton: "I have always fancied opening in T20 cricket, but down at Somerset where they had Marcus Trescothick and Craig Kieswetter, there quite rightly wasn't much opportunity.

"We made a good start to the game, but lost a bit of momentum after the powerplay and I point the finger at myself for that. I found it difficult to get the ball away because the pitch was a bit sticky. I thought 175 was a par score. With those type of wickets you have to vary pace and field settings, which is something we need to learn quickly."

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Well, that ended as a bit of an anti-climax - a wide ball and a scampered bye. But the rest of the Nottinghamshire innings - simply stunning.

Alex Hales struck 86 not out off 43 balls, with five fours and eight sixes, to see Notts home by eight wickets and with 33 balls to spare. It was wonderful hitting from the England man, who will head off to the IPL this weekend with huge confidence.

Earlier, Luke Fletcher did the damage with the ball, taking 3-24 as the hosts restricted Birmingham Bears to 141-7. Varun Chopra's 80 gave his side's total some respectability, but it was nowhere near enough with Hales in such blistering form.

It's all about Alex Hales at the moment...

BBC Sport's Elizabeth Ammon: "This is absolutely incredible hitting from Hales. Why why why why did he not play in the WC?"

Jay: "Doesn't Alex Hales know that displaying good batting skills will render him ineligible for selection in the national team?"

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Another six over the on-side for Alex Hales, his eighth of the innings, takes Notts to within 12 runs of victory. A couple of singles and a four squirted through point, and Notts are one blow away from beating the defending champions. Understandably Hales - on 86 not out - wants that honour for himself, but two air shots mean this match continues for a little while longer.

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Luke Wright is looking to continue his excellent T20 form from last year as his unbeaten first-wicket half-century stand with Chris Nash has taken Sussex to 51-0 from five overs against Kent.

Alex Lees has been caught by Hashim Amla at third man off Mark Footitt to leave Yorkshire 31-2, with the White Rose county still requiring another 98 runs from 15 overs for victory against Derbyshire.

Meanwhile, Leicestershire finish on 131-7 off their 15 overs in a rain-affected game against Lancashire. George Edwards took an impressive 4-20, including wickets of the final two balls of the innings.

Nottinghamshire CCC: "Alex Hales' last six deliveries. Six, six, six, six, six, six. We kid you not. Your move, @CricketingBears."

Hales is 75 not out off 38 balls.

This is sparkling from Alex Hales. A crowd of more than 10,000 inside Trent Bridge are loving this. Hales hits six sixes off successive balls! What a pity there was a single from Samit Patel in between to spoil the run.

A few boos and groans as he takes a single from the fifth ball of the over.

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Make that three sixes in a row for Alex Hales. Another one smashed beautifully over long-on for a maximum.