T20 Blast round-up: Bairstow inspires Yorkshire to record Roses win

North Group: Ali and Chohan wrap up monster win after Bairstow blast

Captain Bairstow’s excellent half-century and then a devastating Powerplay with the ball helped high-flying Yorkshire consign Lancashire Lightning to a record 106-run Blast defeat in Leeds.

Yorkshire strengthened their position at the top of the North Group with a fourth win in five thanks largely to Bairstow’s second-wicket stand of 105 with Will Luxton.

Pakistan overseas pair Hassan Ali and Faheem Ashraf, alongside Moeen Ali, then struck inside the first four overs of a Lightning chase which slumped to 27-3 and finished with them bowled out for 107 inside 15 overs for their heaviest ever runs defeat in T20.

Moeen’s off-spin returned a superb 3-16 from his four overs, while Chohan was excellent with his leg-spin for 4-17.

Liam Livingstone – who earlier claimed Bairstow’s scalp – top-scored with a consolatory 44 off 30 for Lancashire who have now lost three from four.

South Group: Hawks hold on despite Lawrence heroics

Hampshire Hawks clung on in a tense finish against Surrey to secure a fifth straight victory and cement their place at the top of the South Group.

Toby Albert and Ali Orr – in for the injured James Vince – laid the foundations with an opening partnership of 73 from 49 balls before Hilton Cartwright (40 from 17) and Joe Weatherley (43 from 26) enabled the Hawks to post 215-5 – their highest Blast total against Surrey.

The visitors looked firm favourites after reducing Surrey to 52-3, only for Jacks (70 from 42) and Lawrence, who smashed an unbeaten 94 from 47, to transform their side’s fortunes.

With 22 needed off Manny Lumsden’s final over, Lawrence struck 15 of them before losing strike and Chris Jordan was unable to manage a last-ball six that would have tied the contest.

Central & West Group: Short guides Gloucs; Hose and Raza see Rapids home

Former Australia opener Short posted a blistering half century as Gloucestershire beat holders Somerset by seven wickets in a one-sided contest at Bristol.

Short smashed 63 from 34 balls and hit three sixes and eight fours to help the hosts chase down a victory target of 138 with 35 balls to spare and consign Somerset to a third straight defeat.

Thomas Rew hit four boundaries and skipper Lewis Gregory made 33 after the visitors were reduced to 79-7 in the 14th over while home captain Jack Taylor steered his side home with a quickfire unbeaten 34.

Worcestershire Rapids made it three wins out of four with a 27-run victory over Glamorgan at New Road.

Adam Hose (50 from 31 balls) and Isaac Mohammed (30) guided the hosts to 168-8 against a well-directed attack led by Timm van der Gugten (1-21) and Andy Gorvin (3-34).

Glamorgan were unable to follow-up their last-ball heroics in Thursday’s win at Somerset as they were forced to reply in gloomy conditions and without floodlights at New Road.

Having lost Asa Tribe and Mason Crane to Lions duty from the team which won at Taunton, the visitors were dismissed for 141 in the final over. Kiran Carlson made 35 from 24 balls, while Sikandar Raza took 4-17 from his four overs for the Rapids.

Linde sees Outlaws home; Turner seals Foxes win

Notts Outlaws prevailed by three wickets in a low-scoring thriller at Trent Bridge, where winless Warwickshire Bears were bowled out for 139 in their final over before the home side scrambled home with just one ball to spare.

Jack Haynes hit three sixes to top-score with 36 from 17 balls for the hosts while, Scotland international George Munsey hit 27 and South African George Linde 29, including the winning boundary, after off-spinner Rob Yates had kept the Bears chances of a first win alive by taking 4-22.

Yates had earlier put on 54 from 34 balls for the opening wicket with Zen Malik (29) but Kai Smith’s 34 was as good as it got for the visitors as Mohammad Ali claimed 3-27 as Notts picked up their second win in five matches in North Group.

An unbeaten half-century by Australian all-rounder Ashton Turner – the 20th of his T20 career – eased Leicestershire Foxes to a four-wicket victory against Sussex Sharks at Hove to see the visitors leapfrog Lancashire off the foot of the North Group.

Both teams had won just once in five games and Sussex squandered another good start when they were bowled out for 179 despite an opening stand of 98 in nine overs by Ward and Dan Hughes, with Ward clubbing five sixes and seven fours in a 33-ball knock of 69.

Leicestershire lost wickets regularly in the first half of their reply and the game was in the balance at 118-5 in the 13th over.

But Turner and skipper Ben Green plundered 41 from 20 balls to break the back of the chase and Turner sealed victory with 14 deliveries to spare. His 57 off 28 balls included six fours and three sixes and was his second in this season’s competition.