James Vince reaches his half century with a fine display at the crease but his moment is spoilt somewhat, by the scoreboard at Canterbury failing to catch up with him.

Matt Coles misses a chance to catch James Vince and Hampshire pick up three - they are knocking around the required run-rate and could be on course to reach the target of 184 from 18 overs.

What a six from Sean Ervine and a huge finish to the 11th over! The charge is on now as we enter the closing stages of play in Canterbury, with Hampshire requiring 74 more in seven overs to seal victory.

Another eight overs to go in Canterbury with Hampshire needing 85 runs from 48 balls. Sean Ervine has had a great start since coming to the crease, hitting two sixes from seven balls.

And Owais Shah is given lbw to Darren Stevens just as his partnership with James Vince looked like building Hampshire's run-rate going into the final 10 overs. Rain reduced this match to 18 overs per side, remember.

The T20 Blast holders make it four wins out of five in this year's competition as William Porterfield hits the winning boundary off Luke Fletcher with four balls remaining.

The Ireland batsman finishes unbeaten on 37 from 22 balls as they reach their revised target following a rain delay.

Earlier, he shared a second wicket stand of 67 in 6.1 overs with Ian Bell, who fell to Darren Sammy for 38.

Hampshire will need to up their run-rate if they are to challenge Kent's formidable total. James Vince is doing his best to keep their charge going, hitting three fours and two sixes for his unbeaten 24.

So, eight needed off the last two overs for the holders to register their fourth win of this season's competition, having been left with a revised target of 98 from 11 after a rain hold-up. Two successive fours by William Porterfield off Ben Hilfenhaus have made the Bears clear favourites.

A brilliant comeback from Worcestershire to earn a well-deserved victory at Chester-le-Street.

Durham looked to be cruising to their fifth win at 110-3 after 13 overs, but Phil Mustard's dismissal sparked a collapse of epic proportions to hand the visitors the two points.

Gordon Muchall struck a four and a six off the final two balls of the innings, but it was too little, too late for the Jets.

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A comfortable win in the end, then, for Essex, set up by an excellent display in the field.

They limited Sussex to just 140-9 from their 20 overs, Shaun Tait starring with three wickets.

And despite the early loss of Jesse Ryder in their reply, Mark Pettini and Tom Westley took control as Essex strolled to their victory target with 20 balls to spare.

Just when it looked like Ian Bell was guiding the holders towards their target he holes out to Riki Wessels who is patrolling the boundary. Only four overs left for them to reach a revised target of 98 from 11 as Laurie Evans joins William Porterfield.

Just as Hampshire were making good progress, the partnership of James Vince and Jimmy Adams is broken as the latter is caught by Ryan Davies.

That's a blow to Hampshire as Adams was enjoying an impressive over, hitting 16 before he was dismissed.

England's Ian Bell launches Samit Patel for six over extra cover to end the sixth over and after partner William Porterfield picks up a single from the first ball of the next, clears the rope again off Darren Sammy. A boundary later in the over means the rate is now down to almost a run per ball as the Bears look to score 98 from 11 overs to win the match under Duckworth-Lewis provisions.

Durham's last boundary came in the 12th over. Usman Arshad attempts to remedy that situation by launching Saeed Ajmal through the leg side. Unfortunately for the Durham all-rounder, he can't clear the boundary and is caught at deep mid wicket.

Pakistan spinner Ajmal finishes with impressive fixtures of 3-16 from his four overs.

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Mark Pettini, like Tom Westley before him, falls just short of a half-century but his work is done. It's comfortable for Essex, who should wrap up an easy victory in the next few minutes.

"No way back," says former Sussex captain Chris Adams on BBC Sussex.

An excellent over from Darren Sammy concedes only eight runs as last year's T20 Blast winners chase a revised target of 98 from 11 overs. Ian Bell and William Porterfield are the men at the crease, but the required rate is now close to 10 an over.

A terrible start for Hampshire in their chase as they lose opener Michael Carberry from just the fourth ball of their innings after he's caught by Ryan Davies.

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A second-wicket partnership of 99 between Mark Pettini and Tom Westley is ended as Luke Wright takes an excellent catch at cover to dismiss Westley three short of a deserved fifty.

Shouldn't make too much of a different though. Essex are strolling home.

This is a truly remarkable turnaround at Chester-le-Street. Graham Muchall hits Moeen Ali to mid-wicket and sets off for a quick single, but John Hastings can't make up his ground and is run out at the keeper's end. Ali finishes with figures of 0-30 from his four overs.

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