Summary

  • Somerset & Birmingham Bears win to ensure they will end top of their respective groups

  • Bears beat Notts despite Shaheen Shah Afridi's four wickets in first over of Bears' run chase

  • Sussex's Ravi Bopara and Derbyshire's Tom Wood score centuries in victories for their sides

  • Lancashire v Yorkshire abandoned without a ball bowled

  • Worcestershire v Durham ends in tie on DLS after early end because of rain

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  1. wicket

    WICKET Benjamin b Afridi 0published at 20:06 British Summer Time 30 June 2023

    Birmingham Bears 5-2 (0.2 overs) - target 169

    Chris Benjamin tries a ramp off his first ball, goes off his feet and looks very silly as the ball dismantles the stumps!

  2. wicket

    WICKET Davies lbw b Afridi 0published at 20:04 British Summer Time 30 June 2023

    Birmingham Bears 5-1 (0.1 overs) - target 169

    Shaheen Shah Afridi celebrates a wicketImage source, Rex Features

    Wow and woe!

    Shaheen Afridi's first delivery was a horrible wide, but his first legit delivery slams Alex Davies off his feet as it hurtles into the base of his pads.

  3. Sussex set Kent 229 to winpublished at 20:01 British Summer Time 30 June 2023

    Kent v Sussex 228-7

    Ravi Bopara out for 108 in the final over. He's led Sussex to a giant score at Canterbury.

    It's potentially a huge blow to Kent's hopes of a quarter-final.

    Unless, of course, they can gun these down.

    Sussex have got to win twice and turn around a big deficit on net run rate, so a great start.

  4. 100 runs

    for Derbyshire's Woodpublished at 20:00 British Summer Time 30 June 2023

    Derbyshire 166-1 (15.3 overs) v Leicestershire

    Just a sixth T20 century from a Derbyshire player ever - and Tom Wood reaches 100 in style by thrashing Ed Barnes to the boundary for four.

    Wood has lost fellow opener Harry Came, caught for 56, after the pair put on 148 for the first wicket but the hosts are still motoring.

    A big win here would boost Derbyshire's slim hopes of qualification for the quarter-finals - especially with the possibility of draws/ties at New Road and Old Trafford.

  5. Notts Outlaws post 168published at 19:54 British Summer Time 30 June 2023

    Notts Outlaws 168 v Birmingham Bears (20 overs)

    Birmingham Bears did well to restrict the hosts just when it looked like they might go big at the end of the innings.

  6. Somerset post 208-5published at 19:53 British Summer Time 30 June 2023

    Somerset 208-5 v Surrey

    Somerset batters touch glovesImage source, Getty Images

    In the circumstances, Surrey have done very well in these last three overs to limit the damage.

    Chris Jordan goes for just three in the final over.

    But it's still a massive chase ahead of them.

    Tom Banton led the charge with 84 from 44 balls - his highest score of the tournament.

  7. wicket

    WICKET Moores b Hasan Ali 73published at 19:52 British Summer Time 30 June 2023

    Notts Outlaws 168 v Birmingham Bears (20 overs)

    Well, erm, that went well.

    Tom Moores tries to go large off the last ball but Hasan Ali splatters his stumps, and gives him a bit of a send-off. What would the Aussie press make of that one if that was in the Ashes?

  8. 100 runs

    for Ravi Boparapublished at 19:51 British Summer Time 30 June 2023

    Kent v Sussex 215-5 (18.2 overs)

    Ravi Bopara raises his batImage source, Rex Features

    What an innings from the veteran!

    Just 48 balls, 17 fours and a six.

    Leading his side to a huge score at Canterbury.

  9. wicket

    WICKET Stone run out 0published at 19:50 British Summer Time 30 June 2023

    Notts Outlaws 168-9 v Birmingham Bears (19 overs)

    Olly Stone tries a risky run and Hassan Ali easily takes the stumps down, but Tom Moores will be on strike for the last ball.

  10. Bad light stops playpublished at 19:49 British Summer Time 30 June 2023

    Worcs 112-3 (11 overs) v Durham 216-4

    The outfield is wet at New Road, you can see the little splishes as Adam Hose nails a four, helped by a mis-field, shortly after launching a huge six off Nathan Sowter.

    But at the end of that over, the umpires halt play for bad light. It IS very dark at New Road.

    On DLS, the scores are actually even. This will be a tie if we don't get further play.

  11. wicket

    WICKET Carter lbw Hassan Ali 2published at 19:49 British Summer Time 30 June 2023

    Notts Outlaws 168 - 8 v Birmingham Bears (19.4 overs)

    Hassan Ali goes full and straight and traps Matt Carter plumb in front. Olly Stone is the new batter and he needs to get off strike for Tom Moores to go nuclear.

  12. South Group latestpublished at 19:46 British Summer Time 30 June 2023

    Faroze Khushi walks off after being dismissedImage source, Rex Features

    Halfway at Chelmsford and Essex are having to work a little harder than they'd like against Middlesex. They're 96-4, so some thinking to do in the second half of their innings.

    Hampshire have been going much better despite the loss of Tom Prest for nine.

    Ben McDermott is now 54 from 27 and Hampshire 97-2 against Glamorgan - but rain has arrived at the Ageas Bowl.

  13. Moores hits outpublished at 19:46 British Summer Time 30 June 2023

    Notts Outlaws 162 - 7 v Birmingham Bears (19 overs)

    Tom Moores goes 046602 off Oliver Hannon-Dalby to give Notts a fighting chance of a tough target.

  14. wicket

    WICKET Banton c & b S Curran 84published at 19:42 British Summer Time 30 June 2023

    Somerset 190-5 (17 overs) v Surrey

    Tom Banton won't reach his century. But it's been a wonderful knock in only 44 balls with seven fours and five sixes.

    Three overs to go and Somerset might get 230.

  15. Roses match delayedpublished at 19:42 British Summer Time 30 June 2023

    The prospect of any play between Lancashire and Yorkshire is not looking great at this moment.

    The BIG covers are on at Old Trafford as the rain continues to fall in Manchester.

    This is Yorkshire's final group game and a no-result will take them up to 14 points, which more than likely will not be enough to see them through to the last eight.

  16. 50 runs

    50 for Moorespublished at 19:41 British Summer Time 30 June 2023

    Notts Outlaws 144-7 v Birmingham Bears (18 overs)

    Tom Moores dances down the wicket to lift Jake Lintott high and straight for a six, and a delivery later he goes to his 50 off 33 balls.

  17. wicket

    WICKET Afridi c Mousley b Maxwell 1published at 19:38 British Summer Time 30 June 2023

    Notts Outlaws 134-7 v Birmingham Bears (17 overs)

    Glenn Maxwell celebrates a wicket for Birmingham BearsImage source, Getty Images

    Notts' innings is collapsing badly here, as Shaheen Shah Afridi pulls Glenn Maxwell to long on where Dan Mousley races in to clutch a fine catch just above the turf.

  18. 50 runs

    for Derbyshire's Woodpublished at 19:36 British Summer Time 30 June 2023

    Derbyshire 90-0 (9 overs) v Leicestershire

    It has been a chastening T20 Blast for Leicestershire this summer, 10 defeats from their 12 games thus far.

    That figure could be 11 losses the way Derbyshire are going. Tom Wood has hit eight boundaries to pass the 50 mark and fellow opener Harry Came (39no) is also going well.

  19. wicket

    WICKET Imad Wasim lbw b Maxwell 2published at 19:35 British Summer Time 30 June 2023

    Notts Outlaws 130-6 v Birmingham Bears (16.1 overs)

    Glenn Maxwell, round the wicket, beats Imad Wasim's tentative prod and the umpire raises his finger to put Notts in even more trouble with overs running out.

  20. South Group latestpublished at 19:34 British Summer Time 30 June 2023

    Tom Banton batting for SomersetImage source, Getty Images

    Surrey's Tom Lawes has just been taken for three sixes in an over - two from Ben Green and one from Tom Banton, who is now 76 from 39.

    Somerset now 168-4 in the 16th and on course for 220 maybe? Enough time for Banton to reach three figures?

    Meanwhile, Sussex have lost a fifth wicket at Canterbury, but Ravi Bopara is still going well. He has an unbeaten 66 from 34, with his side 162-5 in the 15th.