Leicestershire vs Derbyshire, Leicester
Derbyshire 209/6 in 20 overs (Critchley 80; Naveen-ul-Haq 3-26) beat Leicestershire 186/10 in 19 overs (Patel 35; Van Beek 3-37) by 23 runs. Player of the Match: Matthew Critchley
Matthew Critchley’s 45-ball 80 and Luis Reece’s 51 guided Derbyshire to a 23-run victory over Leicestershire. Ales Hughes’ explosive cameo helped Derbyshire post 209/6 in the first innings. Naveen-ul-Haq was the pick of the bowlers, taking three wickets.
Derbyshire was then restricted to 186/10, courtesy a disciplined performance from Leicestershire’s bowling unit. Logan van Beek picked up three wickets, while Critchley and Ruis picked up two wickets each.
Durham vs Yorkshire, Riverside Ground
Durham 181/8 in 20 overs (Carse 51*; Thompson 4-44) beat Yorkshire 161/6 in 20 overs (Bairstow 67; Raine 2-17) by 20 runs. Player of the Match: Brydon Carse
Brydon Carse’ quickfire fifty rescued Durham from choppy water and helped them secure a 20-run victory over Yorkshire. Durham were limping along on 95/6 by the 13th over, but Carse’s 51 guided them to a challenging total.
In reply, Yorkshire could only reach 161 in twenty overs, with Jonny Bairstow hitting an uncharacteristically slow half-century, and Harry Brooks contributing 41 off 27. Matty Potts and Ben Raine picked up two wickets each.
Nottinghamshire vs Warwickshire, Nottingham
Warwickshire 229/5 in 20 overs (Pollock 62; Carter 2-36) beat Nottinghamshire 211/9 in 20 overs (Duckett 51; Brathwaite 2-28) by 18 runs. Player of the Match: Carlos Brathwaite
Half-centuries from Ed Pollock and Sam Hain, couped with an 18-ball 44 from Carlos Brathwaite helped Warwickshire emerge victorious in a high-scoring affair. They posted 229 in twenty overs.
Nottinghamshire got off an underwhelming start, losing three batters inside the fifth overs. Ben Duckett (51) and Tom Moore (38) then tried to bring Warwickshire in the chase, but the target was a bit too much.
Somerset vs Surrey, Taunton
Surrey 188/3 in 16 overs (Sam Curran 72*; Davey 2-31) beat Somerset 187/6 in 20 overs (Abell 69; Tom Curran 2-44) by seven wickets. Player of the Match: Sam Curran
Sam Curran toyed with Somerset bowlers, scoring 72 off just 36 deliveries, to propel Surrey to their second victory of the season. Chasing 188, Surrey hardly broke into a sweat and achieved the target with 24 balls to spare. Laurie Evans made 65 off 34.
Somerset reached 187/6 in twenty overs with the help of fifty from Tom Abell (69) and a quickfire knock from Ben Green (24).
Northamptonshire vs Worcestershire, Northampton
Northamptonshire 153/9 in 20 overs (Zaib 36; Ali 2-21) lost to Worcestershire 185/7 in 20 overs (Ali 52; Sanderson 3-21) by 32 runs. Player of the Match: Moeen Ali
A fluent half-century from Moeen Ali, along with a handy knock from Brett D’Oliveira, helped Worcestershire defeat Northamptonshire by 32 runs. Ali made 52 off 30 deliveries. Chasing 186 to win, Northampts’ innings never took off, and limped to 153/9 in twenty overs. Saif Zaib’s 36 was the highest score of the innings.
Essex vs Hampshire, Chelmsford
Hampshire 155/6 in 20 overs (Weatherley 42; Cook 2-21) beat Essex 142 in 19.2 overs (Westley 44; Wheal 2-35) by 13 runs. Player of the Match: Chris Wood
Joe Weatherley’s 42, and a late strike from James fuller, guided Hamshire to 155 in twenty overs. Simon Harmer and Samuel Cook picked up two wickets apiece. Hampshire were then skittled out for 142 to lose the contest by 13 runs. Tom Westley made 44 off 29, while the rest of the batters failed to put on anything substantial.
Kent vs Middlesex, Canterbury
Kent 178/8 in 20 overs Leaning 64; Green 5-32) beat Middlesex 162/8 in 20 overs (Hollman 51, Sowter 31*; Stevens 3-32) by 16 runs. Player of the Match: Jack Leaning
Jack Leaning and Jordan Cox scored 64 each before Darren Stevens’ three-wicket haul helped Kent register a 16-run victory over Middlesex. Joe Denly got the better of Stephen Eskinazi in the first over, while James Logan Paul Stirling caught by Alex Wales, to reduce Middlesex to 4/2. They never recovered from early setbacks and could only manage 162 in 20 overs.
Gloucestershire vs Sussex, Bristol
Gloucestershire 177/7 in 20 overs (Phillips 42; George Garton 3-19) lost to Sussex 178/5 in 17.2 overs (Salt 77*; Shaw 3-32) by 5 wickets. Player of the Match: Philip Salt
Philip Salt’s unbeaten 77 helped Sussex cruise past a target of 178 set up by Gloucestershire with 16 balls remaining. George Carton scored 46 off 25 deliveries and picked up three wickets in the match. For Gloucestershire, Glenn Phillips made 42, and Benny Howell, Jack Taylor and Graeme van Buuren chipped in with valuable contributions.