Seven matches were played in the Vitality Blast 2024 on Sunday, July 7, and while some were one-sided affairs, a few of them went down to the wire and enthralled the fans. During the day, several batters and bowlers shined as teams registered some crucial points.
Somerset and Gloucestershire were involved in a high-scoring encounter as the latter chased down a 195-run target with five wickets and one ball to spare. Meanwhile, Derbyshire registered a comfortable seven-wicket win against Yorkshire, as they chased down a 131-run target with seven wickets and five overs in the bank. The most lopsided match of the day saw Warwickshire dismissing Nottinghamshire for just 57 before chasing the paltry total in just 32 legitimate deliveries, with nine wickets to spare.
The most riveting encounter of the day saw Worcestershire posting 181/8 in their 20 overs against Lancashire, only to lose by two wickets with a ball left in the second innings. On the other hand, Glamorgan registered a 26-run win against Essex to improve their net run-rate (NRR). Northamptonshire chased down a 141-run target with five wickets and two balls left against Durham. In a rain-curtailed encounter between Surrey and Kent, the former won by five runs (DLS method) after defending a target of 87 in eight overs.
Brief Scores:
North Group
Derbyshire vs Yorkshire
Yorkshire: 130/9 in 20 overs [Donovan Ferreira 44 (32), Matthew Revis 30 (33); Alex Thomson 3/26 (4), Mohammad Amir 2/23 (4)]
Derbyshire: 131/3 in 15 overs [David Lloyd 50 (32), Wayne Madsen 30* (33); Matthew Revis 1/18 (1), Jordan Thompson 1/20 (2)]
Nottinghamshire vs Warwickshire
Nottinghamshire: 57 in 17.1 overs [Lyndon James 15 (23), Jack Haynes 13 (25); Moeen Ali 2/2 (1.1), George Garton 2/6 (2)]
Warwickshire: 61/1 in 5.2 overs [Robert Yates 35* (20), Ed Barnard 12 (6); Fazalhaq Farooqi 1/31 (3)]
Lancashire vs Worcestershire
Worcestershire: 181/4 in 20 overs [Josh Cobb 74 (53), Adam Hose 45* (26); Saqib Mahmood 2/30 (4), Chris Green 2/33 (4)]
Lancashire: 182/8 in 19.5 overs [Tom Bruce 50* (36), Keaton Jennings 41 (20); Matthew Waite 3/19 (4), Ethan Brookes 2/29 (3)]
Northamptonshire vs Durham
Durham: 140 in 20 overs [Colin Ackermann 70 (52), Ben Dwarshuis 24 (15); Ben Sanderson 4/15 (4), Freddie Heldreich 3/23 (3)]
Northamptonshire: 141/5 in 19.4 overs [Ricardo Vasconcelos 41 (33), Lewis McManus 25* (16); Nathan Sowter 2/17 (4), Ben Raine 2/32 (4)]
South Group
Somerset vs Gloucestershire
Somerset: 194/6 in 20 overs [Tom Banton 77* (46), Ben Green 47 (25); Marchant de Lange 2/25 (4), Oliver Price 1/29 (1.4)]
Gloucestershire: 196/5 in 19.5 overs [Miles Hammond 42 (32), Beau Webster 39 (25); Lewis Gregory 3/34 (4), Josh Davey 1/24 (3)]
Glamorgan vs Essex
Glamorgan: 182/8 in 20 overs [Colin Ingram 47 (28), Chris Cooke 38 (18); Ben Allison 3/52 (4), Matthew Critchley 2/23 (4)]
Essex: 156 in 18.5 overs [Paul Walter 53 (33), Adam Rossington 41 (31); Timm van der Gugten 3/20 (4), Marnus Labuschagne 3/26 (4)]
Surrey vs Kent
Surrey: 103/5 in 10 overs [Laurie Evans 25 (13), Dominic Sibley 20 (16); Grant Stewart 2/24 (2), Joey Evison 1/11 (1)]
Kent: 81/3 in 8 overs [DLS target – 87 in 8 overs] [Feroze Khushi 35 (19), Tawanda Muyeye 22 (13); Reece Topley 2/27 (2), Cameron Steel 1/4 (1)]
The detailed scorecards for all the matches can be checked here.