T20 Blast: Surrey Seal Home Quarter-final, Vince Stars For Hawks

Surrey became nan 2nd squad to unafraid their spot successful nan quarter-finals of nan T20 Vitality Blast pinch a 67-run triumph complete South Group leaders Somerset astatine The Kia Oval.

The Londoners' 3rd white-ball triumph successful 5 days intends they are now 14 points clear of fifth-placed Sussex, who mislaid astatine Hampshire, and will beryllium astatine location successful nan past eight.

The Hawks each but secured their spot successful nan last 8 acknowledgment mostly to James Vince's 98 not retired arsenic they chased down nan Sharks' 167-7 pinch 16 balls to spare.

Glamorgan's hopes of making this season's last 8 were dealt a rustle pinch a 40-run location conclusion to 2024 winners Gloucestershire, while Kent jumped into 4th spot pinch a triumph against Middlesex successful Canterbury.

In North Group, Lancashire bounced backmost from Friday's Roses derby conclusion by edging retired Durham successful a low-scoring thriller astatine Emirates Old Trafford to leapfrog their opponents and spell apical of nan table.

Elsewhere, Northants strengthened their grip connected a top-four decorativeness pinch a terrific 64-run triumph astatine Bears, Matthew Breetzke making 85, while Worcestershire eased to triumph against Leicestershire and Derbyshire thrashed Yorkshire by 8 wickets astatine Headingley. arsenic Wayne Madsen deed an unbeaten 51 disconnected 28 balls.

At a sun-kissed Kia Oval, Surrey opener Will Jacks responded good aft being deed connected nan elbow early to apical people pinch 57, and Jason Roy and Dan Lawrence (both 32) provided important knocks arsenic nan hosts totalled 201-7 against Somerset.

Returning Jack Leach claimed 2-42 and Lewis Goldsworthy ended pinch 2-39 but group leaders Somerset could not backmost up their triumph connected Friday astatine Kent pinch an distant double.

Up against it, they mislaid Tom Lammonby early erstwhile he was bowled by Reece Topley (3-20) and erstwhile Sean Dickson was caught and bowled by Jamie Overton their hopes looked to beryllium gone, yet ending 67 runs short.

Hampshire came retired connected apical by six wickets against Sussex after all-rounder James Fuller claimed 3-16 successful nan Sharks' innings.

Vince's awesome knock, featuring 3 sixes and 12 fours, aided by Joe Weatherley's 43 disconnected 29 balls, intends they tin unafraid their transition to nan knockout shape pinch a triumph astatine bottommost nine Essex connected Thursday.

Hampshire's origin was helped further by Glamorgan's nonaccomplishment to Gloucestershire astatine Sophia Gardens.

A fourth-wicket business of 69 betwixt Ben Charlesworth (55) and skipper Jack Taylor (39) was captious arsenic nan visitors vanished connected 175-6.

The Welsh nine started nan powerplay brightly but mislaid their measurement pursuing nan nonaccomplishment of opener Will Smale for 43, leaving them 66-4, and South African Marchant de Lange (4-20) and plaything bowler David Payne vanished disconnected nan tail arsenic they were each retired for 135.

Meanwhile, Kent chased down a target of 161 against Middlesex successful beforehand of their ain fans successful Canterbury.

Fred Klassen picked up 3 wickets for nan location broadside arsenic Middlesex skipper Leus du Plooy (68) top-scored connected his side's measurement to 160-5.

Terrific knocks from opener Tawanda Muyeye (59 disconnected 41 balls) and seasoned Joe Denly (46) saw nan hosts bounce backmost from their conclusion connected Friday and unafraid a seven-wicket victory, reaching 165-3 successful 18.1 overs.

A decisive capacity pinch bat and shot from Chris Green helped Lancashire conclusion Durham successful a apical of nan array conflict successful Manchester.

Figures of 3-15 disconnected his 4 overs from nan Australian all-rounder helped restrict Durham to 156-7, pinch Colin Ackerman apical scoring for nan visitors pinch 42.

The Red Rose started nan powerplay powerfully pinch opener Keaton Jennings making 42 but erstwhile he fell pinch nan people connected 107-4, nan hosts wobbled and past mislaid Michael Jones and Jack Blatherwick without scoring.

However, Green's assured cameo settled location fans nerves and his 2nd six of his innings meant he ended connected 31 not retired arsenic nan Red Rose reached 156-7 and went apical - they could corroborate their last 8 spot pinch a triumph astatine Yorkshire adjacent week.

Worcestershire leapfrogged Leicestershire with a six-wicket triumph astatine New Road.

The Foxes won nan flip and elected to bat first but were 5-2 successful nan 2nd complete pursuing nan early dismissals of Rishi Patel and Shan Masood.

Ben Cox (70 not retired disconnected 44 balls) steadied nan vessel and they reached nan extremity of nan innings pinch 173-6 connected nan board.

Worcestershire sewage disconnected to a flier successful their reply, reaching 50-0 successful nan 5th complete and Ethan Brookes' 56 not retired disconnected conscionable 28 balls, which included 5 sixes, helped nan hosts unafraid a comfortable triumph connected 176-4 pinch 13 balls still remaining.

Northamptonshire went up to 2nd successful nan North Group pinch an awesome triumph against chap quarter-final hopefuls Bears.

On a batter-friendly transportation astatine Edgbaston, Breetzke backed up his superb 93 against Derbyshire connected Friday pinch a dazzling 40-ball sound containing six sixes, to thief nan Steelbacks station 240-6.

In reply, Bears mislaid Alex Davies and Dan Mousley early connected and contempt Sam Hain's 50 disconnected 29 balls providing immoderate resistance, nan hosts were bowled retired still 65 runs short of their target.

In nan day's different game, Derbyshire dismantled Yorkshire astatine Headingley successful a conflict betwixt nan North Group's bottommost 2 clubs.

A five-wicket haul from seamer Ben Aitchison, 2-36 from Zak Chappell and 2-5 from Mohammad Ghazanfar, who sent down 20 dot balls, saw nan White Rose constricted to 151-9, Dom Bess apical scoring pinch 53.

Yorkshire opener Jonny Bairstow followed his period connected Friday pinch a five-ball duck, bowled by 19-year-old Afghan off-spinner Ghazanfar.

Derbyshire, whose hopes of reaching nan knockout stages person already gone, chased down their target easy pinch Aneurin Donald and Wayne Madsen bringing up half centuries.

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