What a Thursday evening we have had with five cracking games in the T20 Blast.

Birmingham Bears held on in a nailbiter against Yorkshire, while Sussex, Kent and Worcestershire all chased successfully.

But tonight was all about Middlesex as they made T20 Blast history to chase 253 to beat Surrey in a London derby runfest.

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Leaders Somerset could have qualified, but Kent's victory at Chelmsford has kept them waiting.

Surrey should also still qualify as they remain second despite losing to Middlesex, while Sussex's hopes were dented by Kent's win, too, despite their own win away to Gloucestershire.

1. Somerset - P11 W9 L2 RR 1.658 - 18pts

2. Surrey - P12 W8 L4 RR 1.491 - 16pts

3. Essex - P11 W7 L4 RR 0.147 - 14pts

4. Hampshire - P11 W6 L5 RR 0.602 - 12pts

5. Kent - P11 W6 L5 RR 0.202 - 12pts

6. Glamorgan - P11 W5 L6 RR -0.867 - 10pts

An excellent night for the West Midlands teams in the North Group with those wins for Birmingham Bears and Worcestershire.

They are now looking good for quarter-final spots.

1. Birmingham Bears - P11 W8 L3 RR 0.711 - 16pts

2. Worcestershire Rapids - P11 W7 L4 RR 0.539 - 14pts

3. Notts Outlaws - P12 W7 L5 RR -0.229 - 14pts

4. Lancashire Lightning - P11 W6 L5 RR 0.223 - 12pts

5. Yorkshire Vikings - P12 W6 L6 RR -0.737 - 12pts

6. Derbyshire Falcons - P11 W5 L5 T1 RR 0.436 - 11pts

Middlesex have ended their run of seven straight losses to Surrey and it is their first win at The Oval since 2012.

Fair play to them. It would have been so easy to think this total was beyond them.

But they have given us an incredible evening of T20 cricket and T20 Blast history.

Middlesex have been batting well and it all came together tonight.

Look at the strike rates - Stevie Eskinazi 173, Max Holden 194, Ryan Higgins 200, Joe Cracknell 225, and the man who hit the winning runs, Jack Davies 366 with his 11 off three balls.

No 15th straight defeat. Instead a lovely T20 Blast record for the group.

The no-hopers have taken down the most powerful squad in the T20.

Surrey are favourites to win the competition. Middlesex had lost all 10 T20 Blast games this season and their last 14 overall.

And that was before Surrey had an opening stand of 177 on their way to posting 252-7.

What an incredible game of cricket and what a summer this is for the sport!

You just never thought Middlesex could do it, until the last couple of overs. But they did. And hats off to them.

And there it is!

Jack Davies carves it behind point for four. Middlesex have done it!!

Middlesex have completed the highest run-chase in T20 history!

Middlesex need three from five ballspublished at 19.1 overs

19.1 overs

Middlesex 250-3

Gus Atkinson has the ball,

And Jack Davies scoops it for SIX!!!

Ten balls unused as Jordan Cox top-edges a six off Paul Walter to seal a comfortable win for Kent - their fourth in a row.

Joe Denly's 76 from 32 balls and Daniel Bell-Drummond's unbeaten 69 from 49 meant the outcome was rarely in doubt during that run chase.

The Spitfires are very much in quarter-final contention!

What a game of T20 cricket this has been!

And Surrey are behind the clock, so they have to bring an extra fielder into the circle as punishment!

Jack Davies takes a single and takes the strike.

And Ryan Higgins gets four more with an inside edge past the wicketkeeper.

The best place to hit it at this stage!

Excellent yorker from Jordan to Holden - only a single.

Next ball - another yorker - and Ryan Higgins gets it away for four!

Chris Jordan to bowl the penultimate over.

Excellent yorker to Ryan Higgins.

The ball stops by the stumps. It's a foot race between Jordan and Max Holden.

Has Jordan dislodged the bails before Holden makes his ground? Impossible to call and the batter survives.

The batters scamper a leg bye off the fourth ball.

The fifth is a dot.

Max Holden tries to scoop the final ball. Sam Curran appeals for LBW - not given, but no run either.

Although David Wiese slammed three sixes from Henry Brookes' final over, it wasn't enough for Yorkshire - who have now lost three in a row.

The Bears, with Dan Mousley taking a career-best 4-28, did just enough to squeeze home and stay top of the North Group table.

Sam Curran, the most expensive player in the IPL auction has the ball.

Ryan Higgins gets two off the first ball as they run furiously.

The second is a dot, a bit lucky as it was down leg.

And Higgins can only club the third away for a single.

Max Holden picks up another single.

But Gus Atkinson is feeling it as he sends down another wide. And it's called a no-ball.

And his next ball is carved away for four by Max Holden.

Dot from the final delivery. Welcome for Surrey!

Gus Atkinson is thrown the ball.

Max Holden can only get one down the ground.

Atkinson's response is called a wide.

That's a better ball - a yorker to Ryan Higgins and only a single.

Brilliant scoop from Max Holden - all the way to the boundary at fine leg.