Yorkshire defeated Worcestershire by 26 runs by a final score – 224/4 to move up to third place in the standings. James Wharton, 22, become his first T20 Blast century (111* off 56; 16 fours, 3 sixes), and Dawid Malan built 79. When the two Yorkshire batters stuck together a 159-run partnership in just 79 balls, the batting order had surpassed the 200-run mark. Then, Jordan Thompson scored four runs to assist his team surpass the massive total.
Brett D’Oliviera, the captain of Worcestershire, offered the team some momentum with 47 off 31 for the top order, while Kashif Ali kept the attack going with an unbeaten 48 off just 27 balls. By strangling the middle order, Thompson hindered Worcestershire from achieving their goal of 198 for 6 in 20 overs.
Brief Scores:
Yorkshire 224/4 in 20 overs (James Wharton 111*,Dawid Malan 79; Michael Bracewell 2-39) beat Worcestershire 198/6 in 20 overs (Kashif Ali 48*, Brett D’Oliviera 47, Ben Cox 35; Jordan Thompson 4-34) by 26 runs
Derbyshire vs Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire extended their winning streak to four games and now leads the North Group by two points with their valiant three-wicket victory over Derbyshire. In a low-scoring match at the County Ground in Derby, Nottinghamshire relied on their disciplined bowling performance to limit the hosts to just 142/6 in 20 overs. Despite Haider Ali had 42 as well as some indications of middle order strength, Derbyshire was unable to forge sustainable partnerships and have let them to position themselves for success before the death overs. Jake Ball and Shaheen Afridi both took two wickets.
Even the opposition realised it was difficult; by the seventh over, three of their best four batters were left. Two seasoned players, Samit Patel and Alex Hales, were expected to save the squad, and they did so by making crucial contributions of 35 and 28, respectively. When Samit was dismissed in the 15th over, the chasing team was down to 103 for 5, but they were still in trouble. Despite the strain, the bottom order performed wonderfully, and Shaheen’s participation in the seven-ball 14 and his two sixes sealed the victory.
Brief Scores:
Derbyshire 142/6 in 20 overs (Haider Ali 42, Wayne Madsen 26; Jake Ball 2-23, Shaheen Afridi 2-37) lost to Nottinghamshire 143/7 in 18.4 overs (Alex Hales 35, Samit Patel 28; George Scrimshaw 3-16) by 3 wickets
Warwickshire vs Northamptonshire
Warwickshire overcame Northamptonshire to snap a three-game losing streak in a low-scoring game at Edgbaston. Right-arm spinner Dan Mousley picked up 3 for 14 to limit Northamptonshire’s batters to just 107/9, while Ashes-bound Moeen Ali finished with amazing figures of 3 for 16 to do the same. Northamptonshire’s batters laboured their way to a modest but right 137. After this win, Moeen will depart to join a team on the national team for the Ashes, which start the following Friday (June 16).
Warwickshire was able to match that total as left-arm spinner Freddie Heldreich, 21, went on the rampage thanks to an enthusiastic start from Alex Davies (32 off 18) and a good performance from Sam Hain at No. 4 (35 off 31). Six of the ten wickets that were lost in the first innings were lost by spinners. Spinners said eight out of the nine wickets that Northamptonshire lost during their futile attempt to score runs in the second innings, that resulted in the rise in this number. As Moeen and Mousley spun a web around the pursuing side, as many as six batters fell for one-digit scores. Glenn Maxwell and left-arm spinner Danny Briggs each got a wicket to put an end to Andrew Tye’s dramatic attempts.
Brief Scores:
Warwickshire 137 in 18.5 overs (Sam Hain 35, Alex Davies 32; Freddie Heldreich 4-27, Andrew Tye 2-9) beat Northamptonshire 107/9 in 20 overs (Andrew Tye 28*; Dan Mousley 3-14, Moeen Ali 3-16) by 30 runs
Leicestershire vs Durham
Leicestershire’s pursuit of Durham was sparked due to Rishi Patel’s first T20 Blast century at Grace Road in Leicester. If combined with the 22-year-old’s 104 runs off just 49 deliveries—which included 12 fours and 4 sixes—they scored 149 runs for the second wicket. Lewis Hill, the game’s first the batter, hit 54 runs off 41 deliveries. Hill finished the chase in the 18th over of the fact that Patel ran out.
After a slow start to their innings, Durham got to 172/4 in to Ashton Turner’s 38-ball 60*. By the seventh over, they had 61 runs on the board but had lost three wickets and were in danger of attaining a low score. Oliver Robinson (30 off 31) and Bas de Leede (21 off 14) were in the lead before Turner came through with an essay that included five fours and a six. Dark, but, rendering it overly obvious.
Brief Scores:
Durham 172/4 in 20 overs (Ashton Turner 60*, Oliver Robinson 30; Callum Parkinson 2-21) lost to Leicestershire 174/4 in 17.4 overs (Rishi Patel 104*, Lewis Hill 54; Wayne Parell 2-36) by 6 wickets
South Group
Glamorgan vs Essex
With a 51-run triumph over Glamorgan, Essex finished second at the Sophia Gardens in Cardiff three days after Surrey produced the highest total with 236/2. Despite the fact Surrey’s success hinged on Laurie Evans’ century, frequent bursts supported Essex’s performance numerous rapid but , including No. 5 Paul Walter’s 34-ball 78 with six fours and six sixes. To help the team reach 200 runs, the team’s opener Robin Das hit 22 off just 9 balls, one-drop hitter Michael Pepper hit 42 off 19, and no. 7 hitter Daniel Sams hit 30 off 20.
Sam Northeast (46 off 38), Kiran Carlson (40 off 18), and Colin Ingram (48 off 21) both supported Glamorgan’s perfect start in the chase. The chasing side, who had been scoring more than 10 runs per over up to that point, lost momentum as a result of all three of them being out before the conclusion of the 14th over. Sams and Walter both got two wickets as they returned in to focus on the middle order.
Brief Scores
Essex 226/9 in 20 overs (Paul Walter 78, Michael Pepper 42, Daniel Sams 30; Ruaidhri Smith 3-33, Peter Hatzoglou 2-38, Jamie McIlroy 2-38) beat Glamorgan 178 in 18.3 overs (Colin Ingram 48, Sam Northeast 46, Kiran Carlson 40; Paul Walter 2-19, Daniel Sams 2-27) by 51 runs
Kent vs Hampshire
Daniel Bell-Drummond laid 89 off 55 balls, including seven fours and four sixes, to snap Kent’s five-game losing skid as it attempted to catch Hampshire’s 177/7. Bell-Drummond and Joe Denly got 141 runs for the second wicket combined , helping Hampshire score 177/7 to lay up for a tough chase.
Despite Kent’s bowlers doing a lot of damage to the area surrounding them, Hampshire was able to reach that mark because of Ben McDermott (57 off 30) and Joe Weatherley (67 off 50). Liam Dawson, with got a total of 25*, had the next-best total, while James Vince was out with a first-ball duck. Because of the efforts of the two half-centurions, the team was able attain a total before Bell-Drummond accepted the game that they would have thought was defendable against a struggling Kent team.
Brief Scores:
Hampshire 177/7 in 20 overs (Joe Weatherley 67, Ben McDermott 57; Grant Stewart 2-39, Fred Klaassen 2-31) lost to Kent 180/4 in 19.3 overs (Daniel Bell-Drummond 89, Joe Denly 41; Nathan Ellis 2-29) by 6 wickets
Gloucestershire vs Somerset
Will Smeed got 94 runs in just 35 balls, including 8 fours and 8 sixes, to enable Somerset overcome Gloucestershire by an enormous score of 80 runs. For the first wicket, Smeed and Tom Banton collaborated for 122 runs, hitting 26 runs off 25 balls. To Somerset’s final score of 231/4, Sean Dickson, Lewis Gregory, and Tom Kohler-Cadmore all made significant contributions.Ben Charlesworth (41 off 25) and Miles Hammond (61 off 34) preserved Gloucestershire’s prospects of winning the chase well. They increased their score from 99 to 151, but Shoaib Bashir and Roelof van der Merwe immediately eliminated them (3 for 25 and 3 for 26, respectively).
Brief Scores:
Somerset 231/4 in 20 overs (Will Smeed 94, Lewis Gregory 30*, Tom Kohler-Cadmore 30; Zafar Gohar 2-44) beat Gloucestershire 151 in 19 overs (Miles Hammond 61, Ben Charlesworth 41; Roelof van der Merwe 3-25, Shoaib Bashi 3-26) by 80 runs
Sussex vs Surrey
Surrey beat Sussex by 124 runs by the score of their highest-ever T20 Blast total. The second pairing in Sam Curran and Laurie Evans made 157 runs for the second wicket in just 75 balls. Evans scored 93 runs off 51 balls with 13 fours and three sixes, versus Curran’s 68 runs off 35 balls while hitting six fours and four sixes. After the partnership, Surrey scored 76 runs off the following 30 balls to finish with 258 for 6. Even the later-arriving hitters began to make contact.
As they sputtered and burned their way to an incredibly low score of 134 before getting bowled out, Sussex’s evening can be summed up as awful with the ball and conservative with the bat. On the awful scorecard, Tom Clark’s 43 runs off 23 balls were the lone useful at-bat. Sunil Narine and Cameron Steel each claimed three wickets to quicken Surrey’s comprehensive victory.
Brief Scores:
Surrey 258/6 in 20 overs (Laurie Evans 93, Sam Curran 68) beat Sussex 134 in 14.5 overs (Tom Clark 43; Sunil Narine 3-12, Cameron Steel 3-41) by 124 runs
