Northamptonshire vs Warwickshire
Warwickshire 170/3 in 20 overs (Hain 69*; White 1-19) beat Northamptonshire 115 in 18.5 overs (Vasconcelos 36; Lintott 4-20) by 55 runs. Player of the Match: Jacob Lintott
Fifties from Pieter Malan and Sam Hain guided Warwickshire to 170/3 after they lost Ed Pollock on the first ball of the match. In reply, Northamptonshire were restricted to 115.
Malan and Hain added 94 for the third wicket before the former was dismissed by Ben Sanderson. Malan made 62 off 45, while Hain walked back unbeaten on 69.
Jacob Lintott then tore apart the Northampton with 4-20. Carlos Brathwaite and Craig Miles picked up two wickets each. Ricardo Vasconcelos’ 36 was the highest score of the innings.
Derbyshire vs Lancashire
Derbyshire 196/5 in 20 overs (du Plooy 92; Bailey 3-34) lost to Lancashire 197/3 in 18.2 overs (Davies 83*, Hudson-Prentice 2-40) by 7 wickets with 10 balls to spare. Player of the Match: Alex Davies
Lancashire put on a comprehensive batting display to chase down the target of 197 against Derbyshire with 10 balls to spare. Alex Davies’ 54-ball 83 stole the show before Dane Vilas wrapped up the proceeding with his quickfire 40. Liam Livingstone provided them with a great start, making 45 in 29 balls with 3 fours and 4 sixes.
Earlier, Derbyshire rode on Leus du Plooy and Harry Came to post 196. Du Plooy made 92 off 56, adding 100 runs with Came (56) for the third wicket.
Durham vs Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire 195/5 in 20 overs (Hales 96*; Raine 2-29) beat Durham 182/8 in 20 overs (Bedingham 65; Carter 3-43) by 13 runs. Player of the Match: Alex Hales
Alex Hales’ fiery 96, coupled with Ben Duckett’s fifty, helped Nottinghamshire post an imposing target of 196. David Bedingham and Graham Clark provided Durham with a rollicking start, adding 73 in the Powerplay. But the next four batters could only manage nine runs between them. The tail wagged, but in vain.
For Nottinghamshire, Matthew Carter picked up three wickets, while Samit Patel had two to his name. Hales was adjudged as Player of the Match for his match-winning innings.
Yorkshire vs Leicestershire
Yorkshire 240/4 in 20 overs (Bairstow 82; Naveen-ul-Haq 2-49) beat Leicestershire 222/8 in 20 overs (Inglis 82; Willey 3-44) by 18 runs. Player of the Match: Jonny Bairstow
Headingley played host to a high-scoring thriller where both teams scored in excess of 220. Adam Lyth (51 off 30) and Jonny Bairstow (82 off 45) went berserk, attacked everything from the word go, adding 110 for the opening wicket. David Willey (44) and Harry Brooks (48) then did well to keep up with the tempo, guiding Yorkshire to 240.
Leicestershire provided a stern competition, stood nearly toe-to-toe for a major part and mustered 222. Josh Inglis was the star of the show, making 82 off just 37 deliveries.
Somerset vs Kent
Somerset 204/7 in 20 overs (Abell 68; Stewart 3-28) beat Kent 157 in 18 overs (Crawley 48, Cox 33; De Lange 3-18) by 47 runs. Player of the Match: Tom Abell
Somerset rode on explosive innings from Tom Abell and Lewis Goldsworthy to register their first victory of the competition. Abell made 68 in 33 balls while Goldsworthy fell two short of his fifty. Handy contributions from Lewis Gregory and Craig Overton helped Somerset reach 204. The Kent innings never took off as they kept losing wickets regularly. In the end, they were bowled out for 157 in 18 overs.
Essex vs Sussex
Essex 128/8 in 20 overs (Pepper 38; Garton 3-31) lost to Sussex 130/3 in 14 overs (Wright 75; Nijjar 2-26) by 7 wickets. Player of the Match: Luke Wright
Sussex moved to the top of the points table with a seven-wicket victory over Essex in Chelmsford. Batting first, Essex posted only 128/8. George Garton picked up three wickets and Tymal Mills two. Luke Wright then took the sting out of the contest with a 44-ball 75. Sussex hunted down the target with six overs remaining.
Hampshire vs Middlesex
Hampshire 215/6 in 20 overs (Short 48; Sowter 2-32) lost to Middlesex 217/7 in 19.4 overs (Cracknell 77; Crane 3-35) by 3 wickets with 2 balls to spare. Player of the Match: Joe Cracknell
Middlesex emerged victorious in a high-scoring thriller where Hampshire saw a daunting target of 215 runs getting breached. Joe Cracknell (77) and John Simpson (62) brought Middlesex back in the game after they lost three wickets for just 30 runs. Chris Green then hit 26 off 13 balls to see his team past the finishing line.
Earlier, a collective batting performance helped Hampshire post 215. James Vince and D’Arcy Short got their team off a scintillating start as the duo added 72 runs for the first wicket. Joe Weatherley (41) and Lewis McManus (47) too made crucial contributions.