for James Vincepublished at 19:53 British Summer Time 2 June 2023

19:53 BST 2 June 2023

Essex v Hampshire 150-2

Is there nothing left from this man to surprise us?

A century brought up with a six. 44 balls.

One of the very best to ever do it.

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George Linde finishes unbeaten on 26 from 12 balls with Grant Stewart on six. Glamorgan hauled the Spitfires back in as they looked like they might cut loose for a score well in excess of 200.

Should be a fascinating reply.

Harry Swindells is caught and bowled by AJ Tye in the final over of Leicestershire's innings, but Naveen-ul-Haq provides a perfect finish by hitting the Australian's last two deliveries for six.

Naveen ends on 25 not out, made from just eight deliveries, while Tye's figures are 3-30.

Brilliant batting by Adam Hose, who produces a perfectly timed scoop for six off Shaheen Shah Afridi.

The Worcestershire batter reaches 50 from 26 balls with a sort of reverse ramp for four down to third man and although there is only a single to end the innings that is a mammoth score by the Rapids.

Hose finishes on 51 not out.

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Ben Raine has 2-13 from his three overs and has tempted Daryl Mitchell into holing out to Wayne Parnell for 31.

146-7 with six balls to come. Good work from the hosts.

Somerset seamer Ben Green finishes with figures of 4-20, his best of the season, after picking up three wickets in four balls to end the innings.

In the end, Middlesex didn't manage to bat out their overs - they left eight balls unused despite a spirited knock of 32 by Jack Davies.

Just 137 needed for Somerset to make it five wins from five.

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Jack Leaning has nicked Dan Douthwaite behind to Chris Cooke for 21 off 16 but he and George Linde (17 off seven) have hauled the Spitfires to 176-6 with one over to come. Grant Stewart on strike.

Back above par?

Surrey have not found the boundary since the ninth over and 16 are now complete at Bristol.

They need a big finish from someone - Jamie Smith is 25 not out from 30 balls, with Chris Jordan on 14.

Extraordinary shot by Adam Hose, who somehow whips a ball from Conor McKerr over square leg for six on the front foot from well outside off stump. It's the first ball of the 19th over and takes the Worcestershire score past 200.

Another maximum ends it as Hose clears the rope at long-on and moves to 39 not out from 23 balls.

Toby Albert has shots. After despatching Matt Critchley over the ropes in successive balls in the previous over, he's produced a textbook ramp off Daniel Sams for four.

Albert has 36 from 27.

James Vince has 75 from 37.

Four sixes in the last 11 deliveries.

Nine overs to go.

Frightening.

Northants signed AJ Tye as a death bowler and he cleans up Callum Parkinson for 16 with the final ball of the 18th over.

Harry Swindells is eight not out and the new batter is Naveen-ul-Haq.

It's not all about taking wickets in T20 cricket and this has been a superb spell by left-arm spinner Zafar Gohar.

Four singles from his final over and he completes his four with figures of 0-15. He has kept the scoring in check while wickets have fallen at the other end.

Surrey have six left in their innings.

Four overs to go and Lancashire have lost another couple in the space of four balls. Tom Hartley holed out off Nathan Sowter and Ben Raine has just bowled Rob Jones for a two-ball duck.

Daryl Mitchell is there on 27 but Lightning are reeling somewhat.

Kashif Ali goes right back onto his stumps before pulling Shaheen Shah Afridi over square leg for six.

He goes next ball, though, caught at point by Steven Mullaney for 10 and there are 14 balls left in the Rapids innings.

A mini-recovery by Middlesex, with Martin Andersson on 24 not out from just 14 balls.

He and Jack Davies, with 20 from 14, have put on 40 so far - but it's still looking a tall order for them to set Somerset a tricky target.

Just four overs left to try and at least top 150, you'd think.

That's a great over for Notts by Steven Mullaney. Just one run off the bat and a wide from it and there are three to come for Worcestershire.

Kiran Carlson is having a bad two minutes, he's spurned two chances to catch Jordan Cox off Jamie McIlroy in the deep in the space of three balls. The second of them he parries over the rope for four.

13 off the over. Cox has 35 from 25. Kent will take any freebies they can get here.