Sunday's T20 Blast

Kent bt Gloucestershire


Alex Blake scored an unbeaten 59 as T20 Blast South Group leaders Kent Spitfires beat Gloucestershire by three wickets at Cheltenham.


Michael Klinger's 75 was not enough for Gloucestershire, who stay sixth.


The hosts batted first, with Klinger's half-century helping to set a target of 166 after losing seven men in the process.


However, the Spitfires proved up to the ask, as Joe Denly (31) and Sam Northeast (49) provided valuable contributions early on.


Nevertheless, it was Blake's knock of 59 that helped drag Kent over the line as they finished on 170-7, with Craig Miles taking three wickets.




Derbyshire bt Yorkshire


Derbyshire Falcons have beaten Yorkshire Vikings by four wickets in Chesterfield this evening.


Wayne Madsen (41) and Hamish Rutherford (40) were the stand-out performers for the Falcons as they set a target of 150 after their 20 overs, losing six men along the way.


The Vikings endured a troubled start after losing Adil Rashid, Andrew Gale and Alex Lees with just 13 runs on the board.


However, they eventually warmed to the task when Johnny Bairstow and Glenn Maxwell produced runs of 22 and 45 respectively.


Jack Leaning added another 37, but they ultimately fell short of their target after finishing on 146-9 following their overs.




Northamptonshire bt Leicestershire


Northants Steelbacks have eased to victory over Leicestershire Foxes in a T20 Blast match that had to be shortened because of the weather.


After a lengthy rain delay, the match was cut to 10 overs per innings, and Leicestershire made a difficult start to their spell, slipping to 9-2 after Aadil Ali and Edmund Eckersley were both removed cheaply.


A 76-run partnership between Grant Elliott and Ben Raine got the visitors back into the match though, with Elliott scoring 56 off 29 balls before being run out, while Raine finished on an unbeaten 32 off 19 deliveries.

Chasing 112 for victory, Northamptonshire made a rapid start to the run chase, with openers Richard Levi and Joshua Cobb needing just over three overs to reach 50, but the latter fell for 22.


Ben Duckett ensured that the home side continued to make progress though, passing the 100-run mark in the eighth over, before tying the scores early in the ninth.


Needing just one run for victory with 10 balls remaining, Levi drove the ball to the boundary to finish 67 not out, securing the nine-wicket win, which leaves the Steelbacks third in the North Group.