Summary

  • Notts beat Derbyshire by two runs in a game reduced to 15 overs per side

  • Patel hits unbeaten 64 off 32 balls in Notts' 152-6 before taking 2-14 with the ball

  • By taking a wicket he becomes first Englishman to score more than 5,000 runs and take 250 wickets in T20 cricket

  • Glamorgan beat Middlesex by 21 runs in Cardiff

  • Ingram hits 75 in Glamorgan's 150-9; England T20 captain Morgan makes 33 as Middlesex fall to fourth loss

  • Birmingham v Lancs, Worcs v Northants and Yorks v Durham abandoned in North Group

  • Three South Group games washed out: Surrey v Hants, Sussex v Somerset and Essex v Glos

  • Get involved at #bbccricket

  1. Postpublished at 17:24 British Summer Time 18 June 2021

    Glamorgan 41-1 v Middlesex (6 overs)

    Colin Ingram's highest score in Glamorgan's first four games was only 17.

    But he's looking in the mood tonight as he paddles Tim Murtagh behind square for four and makes room to square cut the next for another. The South African advances to 28 not out.

  2. Ingram racking-up early runspublished at 17:22 British Summer Time 18 June 2021

    Glamorgan 41-1 v Middlesex (6 overs)

    Mike Powell
    Ex-Glamorgan batsman on BBC Radio Wales and BBC Radio London

    "Classic Colin Ingram. He waits and then suddenly explodes and scores all the runs you thought he was going to score."

  3. Postpublished at 17:21 British Summer Time 18 June 2021

    Glamorgan 30-1 v Middlesex (5 overs)

    That's more like it by Glamorgan.

    Colin Ingram square cuts to backward point for four off Blake Cullen and finds the boundary again two balls later, this time crashing it through the covers despite no discernible foot movement. He has 19 from 13 balls.

  4. Postpublished at 17:18 British Summer Time 18 June 2021

    Glamorgan 20-1 v Middlesex (4 overs)

    Middlesex will certainly be content with this start.

    Apart from Colin Ingram's six in the opening over, Glamorgan have had to settle for ones and twos, although the visitors had the bonus of four byes in Tim Murtagh's latest over.

  5. Essex v Glos offpublished at 17:14 British Summer Time 18 June 2021

    Today's rain claims the third match of the day as its confirmed that Essex v Gloucestershire is abandoned before the players can take the field.

    As you can see from the image below, the covers are on, the umbrellas are up, and there won't be any cricket in Chelmsford this evening.

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  6. Postpublished at 17:11 British Summer Time 18 June 2021

    Glamorgan 14-1 v Middlesex (2.1 overs)

    An early breakthrough for Middlesex at Sophia Gardens where Nick Selman plays all around Blake Cullen's first delivery and is palpably lbw.

    Selman goes for three and that brings Australia's Marnus Labuschagne to the crease.

  7. Postpublished at 17:07 British Summer Time 18 June 2021

    Glamorgan 14-0 v Middlesex (2 overs)

    It's Tim Murtagh for Middlesex from the other end. There are few more wily campaigners on the county circuit and he induces a false stroke from Colin Ingram, who nevertheless takes two for a leading edge.

  8. Weather hitting today's schedulepublished at 17:05 British Summer Time 18 June 2021

    The weather isn't playing ball today and we've already lost a couple of games with Surrey v Hampshire and Sussex v Somerset abandoned without a ball being bowled.

    All the others are going ahead as it stands but we do have a couple of pitch inspections coming up imminently.

    They are at Essex, where the Eagles are taking on Gloucestershire, and at Worcester, where the Rapids are preparing to face Northants.

    We'll keep you posted as soon as we hear anything - keep your fingers crossed!

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  9. 6 runs

    Postpublished at 17:02 British Summer Time 18 June 2021

    Glamorgan 9-0 v Middlesex (1 over)

    It's spin to start with in Cardiff as Paul Stirling is given the first over by Middlesex.

    It's a good one too - well, the first five balls are, as they cost Stirling only three singles - but Ingram ends it with the game's first maximum, swung away over backward square.

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  10. Cooke ruled outpublished at 16:59 British Summer Time 18 June 2021

    Glamorgan 0-0 v Middlesex

    Having already given you the teams at Sophia Gardens, Glamorgan have been forced into a late change.

    Skipper Chris Cooke has dropped out, with Tom Cullen coming into the side to keep wicket.

    David Lloyd will captain in Cooke's absence.

  11. Listen livepublished at 16:56 British Summer Time 18 June 2021

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    As usual, our BBC local radio teams are in place to bring you ball-by-ball coverage of the six games scheduled this evening.

    Choose a commentary from the audio promos at the top of the page and while you're listening, we'll provide you with regular text updates on the other matches where there is play.

  12. How they match uppublished at 16:54 British Summer Time 18 June 2021

    Glamorgan v Middlesex (start 17:00 BST)

    Glamorgan have an excellent T20 record against Middlesex, having won eight of the 10 previous meetings between the two sides.

    They have won four out of five in home games - but Middlesex's sole success was the last time they visited Sophia Gardens in 2019.

    On that occasion, the Welsh county mustered only 136 all out batting first, and Middlesex knocked off the runs for the loss of Stevie Eskinazi (pictured below), who made 51.

    Middlesex's Stevie EskinaziImage source, Rex

    Neither team has made a great start to this season's T20 Blast and both go into this evenings's game with just one win from four games so far - and Glamorgan will be hoping for a much improved batting effort after being bowled out for just 104 by Kent on Wednesday.

  13. Teams and tosspublished at 16:51 British Summer Time 18 June 2021

    Glamorgan v Middlesex (17:00 BST)

    Glamorgan have won the toss at Sophia Gardens and opted to bat first.

    The home side make two changes with Callum Taylor and Timm van der Gugten coming into the XI - while Middlesex name the same team that played against Gloucestershire last night.

    It is Eoin Morgan's last game for Middlesex before England T20 duty against Sri Lanka.

    Glamorgan: Selman, Lloyd, Labuschagne, Ingram, C Cooke, Carlson, Taylor, Douthwaite, Smith, Sisodiya.

    Middlesex: Eskinazi, Stirling, Cracknell, Morgan, Simpson, Hollman, Green, Cullen, Finn, Bamber, Murtagh.

  14. Thursday recappublished at 16:49 British Summer Time 18 June 2021

    No doubt about Thursday's magic moment - courtesy of 16-year-old Sussex prospect Archie Lenham.

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    Unfortunately, only five overs were possible against Surrey at the Kia Oval, but a no result meant both teams stay unbeaten.

    Elsewhere, two sixes in the 18th - and what proved to be final - over of their run-chase at Radlett were enough to give Gloucestershire a two-run win over Middlesex via the DLS method.

    In North group, David Bedingham's 58 off 39 balls provided the spark for Durham to beat Lancashire Lightning by six wickets, while Leus du Plooy's unbeaten 48 secured a five-wicket win for Derbyshire over Northants.

  15. This evening's fixturespublished at 16:46 British Summer Time 18 June 2021

    Glamorgan v Middlesex, Cardiff (17:00 BST)

    Worcestershire Rapids v Northants Steelbacks, Worcester (17:30)

    Notts Outlaws v Derbyshire Falcons, Trent Bridge (18:00)

    Birmingham Bears v Lancashire Lightning, Edgbaston (18:30)

    Yorkshire Vikings v Durham, Headingley (18:30)

    Surrey v Hampshire Hawks, The Oval - abandoned as no result

    Essex Eagles v Gloucestershire, Chelmsford (19:00) - inspection 17:15

    Sussex Sharks v Somerset, Hove - abandoned as no result

  16. Good afternoonpublished at 16:43 British Summer Time 18 June 2021

    We are nine days into this season's T20 Blast competition - and for most of that time we've had perfect cricketing weather.

    Two out of four games were rain-affected last night, though, and it looks like we're in for more wet stuff this evening.

    There are four matches scheduled in North Group this evening and two in the South, following the earlier abandonment of Surrey v Hampshire and Sussex v Somerset, and wherever there is action, we'll be giving you regular updates.

    Glamorgan v Middlesex at Sophia Gardens starts things off from 17:00 BST, so welcome to our coverage.

    Sophia Gardens, CardiffImage source, Rex Features
  17. Today's matchespublished at 23:24 British Summer Time 16 June 2021

    All start times 18:30 BST unless stated - click on fixture to see scorecard

    T20 Blast

    Glamorgan v Middlesex (17:00 BST) - BBC Radio Wales

    Worcestershire Rapids v Northamptonshire Steelbacks (17:30 BST) - BBC Hereford and Worcester & BBC Radio Northampton

    Notts Outlaws v Derbyshire Falcons (18:00 BST) - BBC Radio Nottingham & BBC Radio Derby

    Birmingham Bears v Lancashire Lightning - BBC CWR

    Yorkshire Vikings v Durham - BBC Radio Leeds

    Essex Eagles v Gloucestershire (19:00 BST) - BBC Radio Essex