Summary

  • Remaining three T20 Blast quarter-finals

  • Surrey defend 187-5 to beat Lancashire by 13 runs

  • Somerset beat Notts Outlaws by five wickets thanks to Gregory fifty

  • Hampshire beat Worcestershire by five wickets after bowling Rapids out for 100

  • Essex beat Birmingham Bears on Thursday to make Finals Day on 15 July

  1. Somerset need 19 in 12 ballspublished at 21:15 British Summer Time 7 July 2023

    Somerset 139-5 (18 overs) v Notts 157-6

    Imad Wasim to bowl his last.

    Four singles puts Notts back on top.

    But then Lewis Gregory gets down to swing him over deep midwicket for six!

    Somerset desperately needed that.

  2. Postpublished at 21:15 British Summer Time 7 July 2023

    Lancs 164-5 (18.3 overs) v Surrey 187-5

    Full toss by Chris Jordan to Dane Vilas and the umpire calls a no-ball on height. Free hit for Lancashire.

  3. wicket

    WICKET Wells run out 1published at 21:14 British Summer Time 7 July 2023

    Lancs 161-5 (18.3 overs) v Surrey 187-5

    Steven Croft toe ends a pull shot.

    Chris Jordan has to field off his own bowling but his throw from mid-on is deadeye and Luke Wells is run out at the bowler's end.

  4. Postpublished at 21:13 British Summer Time 7 July 2023

    Lancs 160-4 (18.2 overs) v Surrey 187-5

    Luke Wells swings his first ball to leg. Gus Atkinson makes the save and he takes a single.

  5. wicket

    WICKET Prest c Usama Mir b Santner 25published at 21:12 British Summer Time 7 July 2023

    Hampshire 53-3 (7.4 overs) v Worcestershire 100

    Tom Prest reverse sweeps, a fit-again Usama dives to take the catch and Mitchell Santner has a wicket in his first over.

    Three down now! Surely not?

    Joe Weatherley is joined by Liam Dawson.

  6. Somerset need 30 in 18 ballspublished at 21:12 British Summer Time 7 July 2023

    Somerset 128-5 (17 overs) Notts 157-6

    Jake Ball is back for Notts, who now need a wicket.

    But Ben Green carves him for four over backward point.

    Lewis Gregory has a crack as well and skews one that almost carries to deep cover. Lucky.

    A good comeback from Ball. Eight from.

    "Som-er-set, la, la la" comes the cry from the terraces.

    But this remains tight.

  7. wicket

    WICKET Croft b Jordan 55published at 21:10 British Summer Time 7 July 2023

    Lancs 159-4 (18.1 overs) v Surrey 187-5

    Is that the moment when Lancashire's hopes disappeared?

    A perfect yorker from Chris Jordan cleans up Steven Croft, who made 55 from 41 balls.

    Luke Wells is the new batter with 29 needed off 11 deliveries.

  8. Lancs need 29 off two overspublished at 21:10 British Summer Time 7 July 2023

    Lancs 159-3 (18 overs) v Surrey 187-5

    Daryl Mitchell slaps Sam Curran down the ground for four.

    This is more like it from Lancashire Lightning.

    One ball left in this over - Mitchell tries a ramp but fails to make contact.

    Lancashire need 29 off 12.

  9. 6 runs

    Postpublished at 21:08 British Summer Time 7 July 2023

    Lancs 153-3 (17.3 overs) v Surrey 187-5

    Desperation stuff by Daryl Mitchell who carves the ball into a gap at extra cover and runs through for two.

    He drives the next one but Sam Curran makes an excellent stop off his own bowling and there is no run.

    That's more like it as Mitchell finally gets his timing right and clears the long-on boundary to bring up Lancashire's 150.

  10. Lancs need 43 off three overspublished at 21:06 British Summer Time 7 July 2023

    Lancs 145-3 (17 overs) v Surrey 187-5

    Superb stuff by Surrey skipper Chris Jordan, who is now aiming for yorker length.

    Just three singles added before Steven Croft tries to ramp his final delivery, but makes no contact.

    Big task for Lancashire now with 43 needed off 18. Is their long unbeaten home record about to end?

  11. Somerset need 49 in 30 ballspublished at 21:04 British Summer Time 7 July 2023

    Somerset 109-5 (15 overs) v Notts 157-6

    Oh yes Greggers goes again!

    Lewis Gregory takes Samit Patel over long-on towards the river for six.

    And then he swings one to deep midwicket but it's a waist-high no-ball!

    Somerset still on course here.

    Lewis GregoryImage source, Rex Features
  12. wicket

    WICKET Vince c Santner b Finch 19published at 21:03 British Summer Time 7 July 2023

    Hampshire 48-2 (5.5 overs) v Worcestershire 100

    Hampshire are almost halfway to their target when the Rapids remove Hampshire skipper James Vince - a second wicket for Adam Finch.

    It shouldn't make much difference.

    Tom Prest is joined by Joe Weatherley as the Powerplay comes to an end.

  13. Postpublished at 21:01 British Summer Time 7 July 2023

    Lancs 141-3 (16 overs) v Surrey 187-5

    Not good enough for Lancashire, only singles from that Sam Curran over. Just 24 balls left in the game and they need 47 to win.

  14. dropped catch

    Dropped catchpublished at 20:59 British Summer Time 7 July 2023

    Lancs 137-3 (15.3 overs) v Surrey 187-5

    Sam Curran gets away with a full toss as Steven Croft takes one to mid-wicket.

    What can Daryl Mitchell do in this situation? He can try and clear the rope, but he doesn't get all of it, only for Jamie Overton to floor the catch.

  15. Somerset need 68 in 42 ballspublished at 20:57 British Summer Time 7 July 2023

    Somerset 90-5 (13 overs) v Notts 157-6

    The asking rate creeps above 10 so Lewis Gregory rocks back to smite Imad Wasim back over his head for six.

    Still right in the balance this one.

  16. Postpublished at 20:57 British Summer Time 7 July 2023

    Lancs 134-3 (15 overs) v Surrey 187-5

    Nothing doing for Steven Croft from the final ball of Sean Abbott's third over. Lancashire need 54 off 30 balls to win.

    Like Bonnie Tyler, Lightning fans are holding out for a hero.

  17. 50 runs

    for Steven Croftpublished at 20:54 British Summer Time 7 July 2023

    Lancs 131-3 (14.3 overs) v Surrey 187-5

    Steven Croft goes aerial, Sam Curran is getting underneath it, or is he? He can only palm it over the rope for six.

    Croft smashes the next square for a single and there's his 50 off 32 balls.

  18. wicket

    WICKET Livingstone c Overton b Narine 7published at 20:52 British Summer Time 7 July 2023

    Lancs 124-3 (14 overs) v Surrey 187-5

    Steven Croft hauls a ball from Sunil Narine to deep mid-wicket where a misfield by Will Jacks concedes a boundary.

    A glorious cover drive by Liam Livingstone adds four more but he tries to swing the next one away and a top edge is safely held by Jamie Overton. Lancashire need 64 from six overs.

  19. Postpublished at 20:49 British Summer Time 7 July 2023

    Lancs 114-2 (13 overs) v Surrey 187-5

    A no-ball by Chris Jordan gives Lancashire a free hit. Steven Croft pulls and Sam Curran misjudges the flight of the ball which rolls away for four - was he in two minds about catching it or stopping it?

    The home side need another 74 off 42 balls to win.

    Quote Message

    We've got a really tense finale here."

    BBC Radio London's Mark Church

  20. ouch!

    Another painful momentpublished at 20:48 British Summer Time 7 July 2023

    Hampshire 21-1 (2.3 overs) v Worcestershire 100

    This time it's Ben Cox who looks like he has injured his shoulder diving at full stretch for a catch that would have been right down slip's throat - if the Rapids had one.

    As it was, James Vince gets a boundary and the Pears waste a great chance to remove the home skipper.