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Highlights of the T20 Vitality Blast match between the Hampshire Hawks and Gloucestershire.

Summing up from Friday night’s Vitality Blast action, where the Birmingham Bears and Hampshire Hawks both booked into the quarterfinals, Surrey secured a home game over the past eight days and England one-day captain Jos Buttler has featured. in the loss to Lancashire.

Yorkshire Vikings vs Birmingham Bears

Birmingham Bears qualify for next week’s Vitality Blast quarterfinals as the winner of the North Group by defending goal 239 in the run against other challengers Yorkshire Vikings at Headingley.

Birmingham’s 238-5 is the fourth-highest total in the Blast this season – they also hold the top, 261-2 against Nottinghamshire – and includes 81 of 41 passes for Ireland opener Paul Stirling and a goal career-best 63 late win of no more than 25 for Dan Mousley, who also claimed a wicket with his swing.

This is also the highest total loss that Yorkshire has ever conceded. But they bravely chased, finishing on 207 total with Adam Lyth’s top score of 69. Bears captain Carlos Brathwaite returned to a season-best 3-32 record in a 31-game win.

The fourth-placed Vikings head into the final match of Sunday’s group stage in Leicestershire, who are one point behind sixth, with all possibilities playable. A win would qualify them, draw or no result, while they could still finish in the top two for a quarter-final at home or be eliminated with a loss.

Worcestershire Rapids vs Lancashire Lightning

Jos Buttler suffered a disappointment in his first game since being appointed England’s new white team captain, as a shock. Lancashire Lightning The batting collapse saw the away team lose 29 games to the bottom of the table Worcestershire Rapids at New Road.

Substitute Eoin Morgan was knocked out before he scored but then smashed 42 of 29 balls with three sixs and two feet as he and Phil Salt snatch 85 from 8.2 balls in pursuit of the goal. spend 179.

The Lightning looked good to take the win that would have earned them their spot in the quarterfinals, but then Brett D’Oliveira’s career-best T20 win 4-20 was the middle part. at the heart of a dramatic reversal of fortune for Lightning.

Ten shots dropped in 64 runs in 11.1 rounds to make Lancashire’s hopes of qualifying for the final eight now hang in the balance heading into their final game against the Birmingham Bears in Sunday.

Foxeshire Leicestershire vs Northamptonshire Steelbacks

Foxes in Leicestershire defeat Northamptonshire Steelbacks by one run to keep their hopes up of a quarter-final spot in Vitality Blast, with the dramatic win – coupled with a loss for Yorkshire – giving the hosts the night they’ve been waiting for.

Skipper Colin Ackermann hit three sixs and nines four feet in a career-best 85 from 44-ball win to lead Leicestershire to their best win of the season 214-6 after Nick Welch (38) and Lewis Hill rob 59 balls from the first 32 balls.

The Steelbacks, also in need of a win, responded with a half-century from Chris Lynn, Josh Cobb and Jimmy Neesham. However, the total chase proved to be far ahead of them despite an unusual final match in which they needed 19 to win and could have equalized had Neesham not been exhausted with three balls to go forward.

Nottinghamshire Outlaws vs Durham

Nottinghamshire Outlaws‘last desperate hopes of a seventh consecutive T20 quarterfinal landing have finally vanished despite a comfortable four-match win over Durham at Trent Bridge.

Among other things, Nottinghamshire needs a draw, no less, against Leicester to retain any hope but that is unlikely as Leicestershire have overtaken Northamptonshire.

It’s at least an enjoyable farewell for Dan Christian, the outgoing Nottinghamshire veteran captain who led the Outlaws to T20 glory in 2017 and 2020. He can revel in watching 51 from 30. balls from Joe Clarke and Ben Duckett undefeated 53 from 34, as the host chased the 184 target with three spare bullets.

Surrey vs Kent Spitfires

Surrey won the right to the quarterfinals of Vitality Blast at home after defeating Kent Spitfires by four henchmen at a fast half-century from Jason Roy and Sam Curran leading a spectacular chase in a high-score.

A full crowd of 30,000 at Kia Oval applauded it as hosts Surrey hunted Kent’s 191-5 with nine balls to spare as England duo Roy, with 58, 27 and Curran, 50 of 30, main character.

It was the 10th win of 13 group stage matches for longtime leaders Surrey, of which one ended, Laurie Evans and Will Jacks also had solid contributions with 26 runs each. as Kent’s bowlers simply couldn’t defend the seemingly challenging total.

Middlesex vs Somerset

Josh Davey returns to haunt his former teammates like Somerset beat Middlesex by two snaps in the thriller Vitality Blast at Lord to qualify for the quarterfinals. Davey took a 1-25 lead from four runs before edging past Chris Green with a six as the visitors won an encounter with two spare balls.

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The Cidermen looked like they were chasing goal 161 with some comfort thanks to Tom Banton’s 39 and 36 for captain Tom Abell, but Jason Behrendorf’s 3-30 and two wickets on his debut for Max Harris made it struggles with Davey’s last heroic moves.

Back then, Middlesex’s 160-6 was thanks in large part to Chris Green’s unbeaten run of 44 and 41 for Luke Hollman, but it wasn’t enough to prevent their ninth defeat in the competition.

Hampshire Hawks vs Gloucestershire

James Fuller quick shot 45 and perfect bowling from Liam Dawson and Nathan Ellis shot Hampshire Hawks Get to the quarterfinals of Vitality Blast at a cost Gloucestershire.

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James Fuller hit 45 out of 24 balls, the difference in Hampshire’s win over Gloucestershire, to give the Hawks a place in the quarterfinals.

The all-powerful Fuller needed just 24 balls to hit his head on the dead to pull Hampshire to a score of over 140.

Gloucestershire, who need a win to keep their knockout hopes alive, have been on a losing streak, with Dawson returning 2-16 and Australia Ellis 1-14 in his four rounds, as Hampshire won 15 runs .

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James Vince felt James Fuller’s hit late in Hampshire’s half combined with their gyro was key to their win while Jack Taylor blamed slight dismissal for Gloucestershire’s loss.

Sussex Sharks vs Essex Eagles

An extremely stingy bowling match from Essex eagle captain Simon Harmer led his team to victory by 28 runs in their Vitality Blast match against Sussex Sharks at Hove.

Harmer conceded just 18 times from his four passes and also picked up dangerous man-man brackets Ali Orr, Tom Alsop and George Garton.

It was the eighth victory of the campaign for Essex as Sussex once again disappointed in front of a sold-out crowd. But Orr, the hero of Sussex’s maiden title win of the season two days earlier, threatened more heroes as Sussex chased a challenging 198 figure to win.