Summary

  • Yorkshire Vikings beat Lancashire Lightning by nine runs at Headingley

  • Kent Spitfires beat Surrey by 11 runs to stay top of South Group

  • Holders Notts Outlaws on verge of quarter-finals after big win over Birmingham Bears

  • Also wins for Somerset, Hampshire, Sussex, Leicestershire and Worcestershire

  1. Notts leave Bears chasing 178published at 19:41 British Summer Time 2 July 2021

    Notts 177-9 v Birmingham (20 overs)

    A strong innings from Notts with an excellent early partnership from Ben Duckett and Alex Hales who racked up 39 and 34 respectively, before Samit Patel scored 41.

    178 is the target for the hosts, who will be happy with the last few overs which included brilliant catches from Adam Hose and Jake Lintott.

  2. 6 runs

    Brook punishes Parkinsonpublished at 19:38 British Summer Time 2 July 2021

    Yorkshire 139-4 v Lancashire (17 overs)

    Harry BrookImage source, Rex Features

    Great stuff by Harry Brook who smashes three sixes off Matt Parkinson to boost the Yorkshire total. A single from the final delivery keeps him on strike. Brook now has more than 400 T20 Blast runs this season.

  3. wicket

    WICKET Denly c Pope b Atkinson 36published at 19:37 British Summer Time 2 July 2021

    Kent 78-3 (9.3 overs) v Surrey

    Surrey find a breakthrough again just as Kent look to be getting on top.

    Joe Denly miscues an attempted pull shot off Gus Atkinson and Ollie Pope sprints in from the deep mid-wicket rope to take a sliding catch.

    Nicely done from the England batsman.

  4. Postpublished at 19:36 British Summer Time 2 July 2021

    Sussex 201-7 v Glamorgan 74-2 (9 overs)

    Glamorgan are making a decent fist of their run-chase in Cardiff but have now lost two wickets. Kiran Carlson was caught off Ravi Bopara for 22 and Colin Ingram was run out by Tymal Mills for three. David Lloyd is still there on 45 not out.

  5. Two-in-two for Mujeeb!published at 19:35 British Summer Time 2 July 2021

    Somerset 120-7 (15 overs) v Middlesex

    MujeebImage source, Getty Images

    Middlesex tightening their grip on this match now after Afghanistan spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman picks up two wickets in two balls to reduce Somerset to 120-7.

    Eddie Byrom is stumped for just a single and then skipper for the night Craig Overton was pinned leg before first ball to one that skidded through.

    Marchant de Lange managed to survive the hat-trick ball though.

  6. 50 runs

    for Harry Brookpublished at 19:33 British Summer Time 2 July 2021

    Yorkshire 120-4 v Lancashire (16 overs)

    Harry Brook takes a single to mid-on and reaches 50 off 35 balls.

    Yorkshire have lost Gary Ballance, who was stumped off Matt Parkinson for two in the previous over.

  7. rain stops play

    Rain stops playpublished at 19:33 British Summer Time 2 July 2021

    Durham 115-4 v Leicestershire (15 overs)

    It has started to rain in Chester-le-Street and play has stopped.

    As a result, that prevents Durham's momentum from continuing with Sean Dickson and Ned Eckersley on 35 and 20 respectively.

  8. Middlesex making regular inroadspublished at 19:28 British Summer Time 2 July 2021

    Somerset 118-5 (14 overs) v Middlesex

    Somerset struggling to build a big partnership in their innings having lost in-form Devon Conway and Will Smeed in successive overs earlier.

    Nobody able to get settled and make an impression in their middle order as Middlesex keep taking wickets at useful intervals.

  9. Postpublished at 19:27 British Summer Time 2 July 2021

    Worcestershire 48-1 v Derbyshire (5 overs)

    A clean opening for Worcestershire in Derby until now, and a first wicket for Derbyshire's new signing Jade Dernbach on his debut.

    The former England bowler's arrival on loan from Surrey for the final four games of the season was announced earlier today and he's straight into the action, as Worcestershire's Australian batsman Riki Wessels is out for 17 after a catch by Luis Reece.

  10. Powerplay done for Hampshirepublished at 19:27 British Summer Time 2 July 2021

    Hampshire 48-3 (6 overs) v Gloucestershire

    Plenty to interest both sides at the Ageas Bowl after the first six overs of Hampshire's innings.

    The hosts are 48-3 having lost the wickets of skipper James Vince (13) and overseas players D'Arcy Short (17) and Colin de Grandhomme (1) inside the powerplay overs.

    Gloucestershire will be very pleased with that return having lost the toss earlier.

  11. wicket

    WICKET Lyth c Davies b Wells 52published at 19:23 British Summer Time 2 July 2021

    Yorkshire 107-3 v Lancashire

    Adam Lyth isn't happy with his execution of that stoke. He attempts to drive Luke Wells but the ball slides across the face and it's comfortable catch for Alex Davies, ending a stand of 77 with Harry Brook.

  12. Postpublished at 19:20 British Summer Time 2 July 2021

    Notts 116-4 v Birmingham (13 overs)

    This could be an important breakthrough at Edgbaston.

    Notts have been keeping the scorecard ticking over nicely, but Birmingham's Jake Lintott jumped for joy after Notts' Ben Slater was caught out for 18 off the bowling of Will Rhodes.

    That introduced Steven Mullaney, who Rhodes dives to catch out for just 2 after an awkward bounce.

  13. wicket

    WICKET Crawley b Clark 24published at 19:20 British Summer Time 2 July 2021

    Kent 44-2 (5.3 overs) v Surrey

    Crawley outImage source, Rex Features

    Zak Crawley falls for a spritely 24 off 16 balls just as he looked in danger of giving Kent a big platform and taking the game away from Surrey.

    He inside edges an attempted drive off Jordan Clark on to his stumps a ball after drilling the all-rounder for a majestic cover drive.

  14. 50 runs

    for Adam Lythpublished at 19:20 British Summer Time 2 July 2021

    Yorkshire 107-2 v Lancashire (13 overs)

    Yorkshire opener Adam Lyth reaches his second T20 fifty of the season with a lofted drive for four off Luke Wood. It's the fifth of his innings, to go with two sixes. Lyth made 51 not out against Leicestershire on 15 June. A better over for the Vikings.

  15. Postpublished at 19:17 British Summer Time 2 July 2021

    Yorkshire 97-2 v Lancashire (12 overs)

    A good over by Tom Hartley until he drags one down short and Harry Brook is able to pull it away to square leg for four. Seven from it and Yorkshire's strike-rate is now a shade over eight an over.

  16. 6 runs

    Let-off for Lythpublished at 19:14 British Summer Time 2 July 2021

    Yorkshire 90-2 v Lancashire (11 overs)

    A new Matt Parkinson over and Harry Brook is immediately down the pitch to loft for six over long-on.

    That should have been it for Adam Lyth as Parkinson turns one past the inside edge but Dane Vilas is unable to gather the stumping chance.

  17. Postpublished at 19:11 British Summer Time 2 July 2021

    Durham 81-4 v Leicestershire (11 overs)

    Leicestershire have started the second half of this innings with visiting bowler Gavin Griffiths reaching 50 wickets in his T20 career.

    Graham Clark is the man caught but he made a very useful 40 that has helped restore confidence for Durham in this match after a shaky start against the excellent delivery of Naveen-ul-Haq.

  18. Postpublished at 19:11 British Summer Time 2 July 2021

    Yorkshire 77-2 v Lancashire (10 overs)

    Four to Harry Brook before Adam Lyth lobs one just out of the reach of a leaping Steven Croft. Brook pulls the spinner away for another boundary and that's a much better over for Yorkshire.Brook has 25 and Adam Lyth is 42 not out.

  19. Postpublished at 19:09 British Summer Time 2 July 2021

    Sussex 201-7 v Glamorgan 21-0 (2 overs)

    David Lloyd collects the first boundary of Glamorgan's run-chase from the bowling of Mitch Claydon - but it's a lucky one flying high over the Sussex wicketkeeper.

    Lloyd makes better contact three balls later and picks up six over square leg before ending the over with another four.

  20. Postpublished at 19:07 British Summer Time 2 July 2021

    Yorkshire 65-2 v Lancashire (9 overs)

    Another good over for Lancashire as Tom Hartley restricts Yorkshire to singles with his left-arm spin. The Vikings need to press the accelerator.