Crawley stars in Kent comeback win – T20 Blast round-upImage source, ShutterstockImage caption, Crawley’s unbeaten 75 was his first half-century in any format this seasonPublished13 minutes agoZak Crawley responded to his omission from England’s Test side with a blistering 75 not out from 41 balls as Kent Spitfires saw off Sussex Sharks to record back-to-back wins in the T20 Blast.Crawley – left out of England’s squad to face New Zealand after a poor start to the season – completed an impressive turnaround by the Spitfires after Sussex stormed to 92-0 in the sixth over at Canterbury, with opener Tom Clark hitting a career-best 79 from just 29.
But South African all-rounder Dian Forrester took 3-25 on his Kent debut to restrict the Sharks to 197-6 before contributing 35 not out from 18 balls, helping Crawley to steer their side home by seven wickets.
Keaton Jennings, Matty Hurst and Ben McDermott – who blazed an undefeated 63 from 27 – all hit half-centuries to set up Lancashire Lightning‘s first win of the Blast as they overcame Notts Outlaws by 39 runs at Old Trafford.
The Lightning posted 208-4 and left-arm spinner Tom Hartley then finished with figures of 4-20 as Notts, who have now lost two games out of two, could only manage 169-9 in reply.
