Summary

  • Surrey hit 258-6 - their highest T20 Blast total - in 124-run win over Sussex

  • Smeed hits 94 off 35 balls as South Group leaders Somerset thrash Gloucestershire by 80 runs

  • Two late sixes for Shaheen Afridi help North Group leaders Notts Outlaws win thriller at Derbyshire

  • Rishi Patel hits 104 as Leicestershire beat Durham by six wickets

  • Moeen Ali takes three wickets Birmingham Bears restrict Northants to 107-9 in pursuit of 138

  • Bell-Drummond hits 89 as Kent beat Hampshire to claim second win

  • Wharton makes unbeaten 111 to help Yorkshire beat Worcestershire by 26 runs

  • Walter's 78 and two wickets helps Essex to 51-run win at Glamorgan

Live Reporting

Paul Grunill, Phil Cartwright and Steve Mather

  1. Leics 6-1 v Durham 172-4

    Liam Trevaskis strikes in the first over, trapping Nick Welch lbw for a single.

  2. Bears 137 v Northants 9-0

    Good start for Northants as Emilio Gay lifts Hasan Ali past mid-on for four and then drives the next to the cover boundary. That was a totally orthodox stroke, but one that is effective in any format.

  3. 6 runs

    Derbyshire 142-6 v Notts 13-0

    Notts aren't wasting any time, taking Mark Watt for 13 off the first over of their run chase.

    Joe Clarke ends the over with a six over long on.

  4. Halfway stage scoreboard

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    We're at the halfway stage in seven of our eight games. Here's a recap of the scores:

    Derby: Derbyshire Falcons 142-6 v Notts Outlaws

    Leicester: Leicestershire Foxes v Durham 172-4

    Edgbaston: Birmingham Bears 137 v Northamptonshire Steelbacks

    Headingley: Yorkshire Vikings 224-4 v Worcestershire Rapids

    Cardiff: Glamorgan v Essex 226-9

    Bristol: Gloucestershire v Somerset 231-4

    Canterbury: Kent Spitfires v Hampshire Hawks 177-7

  5. Derbyshire 142-6 v Notts 0-0

    Derbyshire's fielders are in a huddle as they prepare to take to the field once more.

    Defending 142, you feel if Alex Hales and Joe Clarke get a decent start, Notts will take some stopping.

  6. wicket

    WICKET: S Curran c Mills b Khan 69

    Sussex v Surrey 156-1

    Sam Curran does indeed reach his half-century, doing so from 29 balls.

    But after hitting Shadab Khan for another maximum his innings ends with the next ball as the bowler gets his man, with Tymal Mills taking the catch.

  7. Worcs need 225 to beat Yorkshire

    Yorks 224-4 v Worcs

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    James Wharton starts the final over with a four through the covers but loses the strike with a single from Pat Brown's next delivery.

    David Wiese is run out by keeper Ben Cox backing up but Jordan Thompson picks up two from the final ball as Wharton finishes with 111 not out from 56 balls.

    Great innings.

  8. Glamorgan to chase target of 227

    Glamorgan v Essex 226-8

    Two wickets in the final over for Glamorgan but there is also and a four and a six for Will Buttleman as Essex set the Welsh county a daunting target.

    Simon Harmer was first to go for five, caught by Sam Northeast, who judges it well on the boundary, and Shane Snater is run out by the keeper trying to pinch a single off a wide from Jamie McIlroy.

  9. GLOS NEED 232 TO BEAT SOMERSET

    Glos v Somerset 231-4

    Wow! What an innings from Somerset.

    As if things weren't looking bad enough for Glos already, they conceded 23 runs off the final over - ouch.

    Lewis Gregory (30) and Sean Dickson (28) both hit a six off poor old Danny Lamb who finished with 0-53 in just three overs.

    It's a tall order for the hosts - Somerset's score is the third highest in the competition this season.

  10. Glamorgan v Essex 211-7

    Back to back fours for Daniel Sims at the start of the 19th over.

    But it ends with Sams bowled by Ruaidrhi Smith for 30.

    Will Buttleman is the new batter.

  11. Spitfires to chase target of 178

    Kent v Hampshire 177-7

    Kent will start their batting effort in about 10 minutes requiring 178 to beat in-form Hampshire at Canterbury.

    James Vince failed for once - bowled first ball by Fred Klaassen - but half-centuries by Ben McDermott and Joe Weatherley have got Hampshire to 177-7 from their 20 overs.

  12. Yorks 216-3 v Worcs

    A full toss from Adam Finch is given the treatment it deserves by David Wiese as the ball disappears to mid-wicket for four.

    Finch again fails to pitch the ball with his next and this time Wiese hammers it over the off-side for a maximum.

    The Rapids bowler retires to fielding duty with 0-45 from his four overs. One more to come.

  13. Birmingham Bears bowled out

    Bears 137 v Northants

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    Birminmgham Bears commit the sin of leaving seven balls of their innings unused as Danny Briggs hits AJ Tye down the ground, where Saif Zaib takes the catch.

    The Steelbacks will face a modest target of 138 as they look for their fourth win of the competition.

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    WICKET - Weatherley c Stewart b Richardson 67

    Kent v Hampshire 167-6

    Joe Weatherley departs for a well-made 67. He skies a catch off Kane Richardson and Grant Stewart makes no mistake.

    Six balls left.

  15. Notts need 143 to beat Derbyshire

    Derbyshire 142-6 v Notts

    Derbyshire made a decent start with an opening stand of 44 between Luis Reece and Haider Ali, but Notts really turned the screw in the middle overs and have restricted the hosts to 142-6 from their 20 overs.

    It doesn’t feel like enough with Alex Hales, Joe Clarke, Colin Munro et all in the Notts’ batting line-up, but you never know...

  16. Glos v Somerset 206-4

    Somerset's total is now their highest ever T20 score at Bristol.

    The boundaries started flowing early and Glos haven't been able to stem the tide.

    Six balls left.

  17. Foxes to chase 173 at Grace Road

    Leics v Durham 172-4

    Durham will be fairly happy with their batting effort but Leicestershire are by no means out of this North Group contest.

    Ashton Turner ends on 60 not out, adding to earlier contributions from Graham Clark (27) and Ollie Robinson (30).

  18. 100 runs

    for James Wharton

    Yorks 201-3 v Worcs

    Brilliant knock by James Wharton, who goes across his stumps and scoops a ball from Pat Brown over fine leg for six to reach his first T20 century off just 51 balls.

    It also takes the Vikings total past 200 and there are still a couple of overs left.

  19. wicket

    WICKET - Hain b Zaib 35

    Bears 132-9 v Northants

    Birmingham Bears lost their way badly in this innings and now their main man, Sam Hain, is gone.

    He tries to give himself room to put Saif Zaib away through the off-side but it's an arm ball which comes straight on and knocks out leg stump.

  20. 50 runs

    for Laurie Evans

    Sussex v Surrey 104-1

    Laurie Evans reaches a half-century for the third game in a row - and does it style with a six.

    Batting partner Sam Curran is on his way to the same milestone too - he's on 41 from 24.