Worcestershire breathe a huge sigh of relief as Ben Cox hits the winning run which secures their place in the T20 Blast quarter-finals.

Joe Leach finished with 18 from 12 balls, a heroic effort in the circumstances, while Cox ends unbeaten on six.

Saeed Ajmal was the star of the show for the Rapids though, his 2-21 helping limit Derbyshire to a total which always looked a few runs too short.

It came down to Sussex needing six off the last two balls.

Craig Cachopa was presented with a hit me full toss from Yasir Arafat, he could only scramble it away for a single and that left Ollie Robinson needing to find the fence to win it.

He missed the last ball completely and it trickled through to the wicket-keeper to give Hampshire a nail-biting and vital win to keep up their hopes of a quarter-final place.

Sussex are still well placed but haven't qualified yet.

Joe Leach hammers Derbyshire seamer Nathan Rimmington for four to ease some tension for Worcs, but the visitors can't take advantage of a free hit, with just a single coming from it.

Four required from the final over.

Craig Cachopa and Will Beer try to scramble two runs, but Beer can't get home in time.

What a finish!

Three singles off the first three balls as Sussex can't get Yasir Arafat away to the fence.

Joe Leach and Ben Cox are dragging Worcestershire towards the quarter finals, with a steady 15-run partnership.

The visitors require 16 off two overs to beat Derbyshire and seal their spot in the knockout rounds.

Wow!

Two huge sixes from Sussex's Craig Cachopa off Chris Wood and all of a sudden, the pendulum has swung yet again at Hove.

John Hastings and Gordon Muchall are providing the few Durham fans left in the stands plenty of entertainment as they close in on a fifty partnership.

Hastings has raced to 25 from 13 deliveries, but his efforts are surely in vain.

Nottinghamshire are taking a big stride towards the quarter finals, while Durham's hopes will be all-but-extinguished in three overs' time.

A couple of tight overs from Hampshire and all off a sudden it looks like the Sussex train is coming off the tracks.

Danny Briggs and Chris Wood have squeezed the runs with some tight bowling in the closing overs.

Craig Cachopa and Harry Finch at the crease for the home side.

BBC Radio Derby's Iain O'Brien:

"An explosion of white as the bails come flying over the stumps. Derbyshire have this wicket, they have this danger man and the tail of Worcestershire. Whiteley goes!"

It's all over at Edgbaston.

Despite Oliver Hannon-Dalby's best efforts as the last-man standing, he skies a huge shot deep in to the night sky and James Faulkner clings on to claim the final catch of the night.

A great comeback from Lancashire who look well short at the halfway stage.

Surely a man of the match performance from captain Steven Croft with two wickets, a stunning catch and an unbeaten 65.

Lancashire are still in with a good chance of qualification for the last eight.

The scoring rate has slowed somewhat at Chelmsford, but with wickets and balls in hand, Essex can afford that.

No sooner has that been said, then an offside boundary each for Tom Westley, who has moved to 36, and Ryan ten Doeschate, on 10, provides valuable impetus.

Just 24 more needed now for Essex off six overs.

They will still be in the quarter-final race next week.

Chris Nash falls 12 short of what would've been a fine century.

Are Hampshire still in this?

Sussex need 39 off 22 balls.

Birmingham lose their ninth wicket as Jeetan Patel succumbs to the fielder on the fence.

But, hang on....Oliver Hannon-Dalby keeps home hopes alive with a huge six off Jordan Clark.

Could they?

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That's about as comprehensive as it gets. Surrey emphatic winners, helped by that fantastic innings from Jason Roy that will live long in the memory.

Realistically, Somerset conceded 30 runs more than they should have done with the ball, not helped by dropped catches, and once they lost two early wickets, their fate was all-but sealed.

While Roy will rightly take the headlines for the hosts after his T20 career-best 122 not out, Kumar Sangakkara (31) and Rory Burns (46 not out) were valuable foils to the England one-day opener in the Surrey run feast.

Durham's hopes of reaching the quarter finals are taking a battering here, as they slip towards what now looks sure to be their eighth loss in the T20 blast.

Paul Collingwood fails to find the boundary even once before he's caught by Dan Christian off the bowling of Steven Mullaney for 24 from as many deliveries.

106 needed from 6 overs. Durham need a miracle.

Looking like a stiff target for the Bears to win this one.

Will Jeetan Patel and Oliver Hannon-Dalby be the Friday night heroes in the second city?

Will Smith's bowling figures make unpleasant reading.

He's been smashed for 45 runs off his four overs and has no wicket to his name.

Sussex need 54 off 30 balls now to record a famous win in the south coast derby.

Chris Nash is the key, he's 75 not out.

BBC Radio Derby's Iain O'Brien:

"Brett D'Oliveira is out. This is what we've seen Derbyshire do after they get into a good position, are we seeing them do the same thing to this Worcestershire Rapids team?"

Two wickets fall in two balls for the Birmingham Bears and it's Lancashire's game to lose now.

James Faulkner has Ateeq Javid caught behind for a brisk 18 and then picks up Recordo Gordon first ball.

Just two wickets remain now for the side top of the North Group.