Cricket News: T20 Vitality Blast North Group-Lightning, Rapids and Vikings, Falcons and Outlaws 

Lancashire Lightning vs Durham

Lancashire Lightning and Durham had to settle with one point as the game got abandoned by rain at Stanley Park. This could have gotten worse for the table-toppers as Durham had previously defeated them at Riverside. This time, too, they looked weakened owing to the absence of skipper Dane Vilas who was on one-match suspension for dissent following his dismissal in the County Championship. Only 17.4 overs were played in Blackpool before the rain had the final say. Skipper Steven Croft was unbeaten at 52 with 133/6 on the scoreboard. 

Worcestershire Rapids vs Yorkshire Vikings

The 2018 champions, Worcestershire Rapids, suffered their ninth season defeat, as Dom Bess set up Yorkshire's five-wicket win with his career-best T20 haul of 3-15. With this win, Yorkshire has kept their hopes for the semi-finals alive. 

Worcestershire put up 150/5 in 20 overs as Dom Bess destroyed the middle-order. They lost their openers Ed Pollock and Brett D'Oliveira in the first three overs. Jake Libby and Colin Munro looked to settle, but Bess had other plans, taking them for a score of 24 and 29, respectively. Only Kashif Ali and Gareth Roderick, in the end, put up unbeaten scores of 46 and 31, enabling the team to put up a challenging total. 

In response, Adam Lyth gave Yorkshire a strong start scoring 29 of 11 before being taken. Finn Allen and Tom Kohler-Cadmore were handed lives, to find the benefit of which Tom Kohler-Cadmore remained unbeaten at 46 to seal the win. Harry Brook chipped in useful 35 runs off 21 balls as the team inched towards the 120-run mark in 11 overs. The team eventually crossed the line with 32 balls and five wickets to spare. The chase could have been trickier had Worcestershire taken a few catches initially.

Nottinghamshire Outlaws vs Derbyshire Falcons

Nottinghamshire ended Derbyshire's five-match winning streak by registering a mammoth 94-run win at the Outlaws, bounced back after three successive losses. 

Nottinghamshire got off to a good start as openers Alex Hales and Joe Clarke stitched a 68-run partnership in 30 balls. Joe Clarke got dismissed at 38, whereas Alex Hales registered the third half-century of the tournament before getting out for a 23-ball 55. The team got another 74-run stand from Ben Duckett and Steven Mullaney. Ben Duckett struck season's best 63 off 38, formed of 8 fours and a six, whereas Steven Mullaney chipped in 20-ball 45. Following a 20-run contribution in 8 balls from Tom Moores in the end, the scoreboard rocketed to 247/6 in 20 overs.

In response, Derbyshire Falcons could manage only 153/9 in 20 overs, with Brooke Guest being the top-scorer with 40 runs off 27 balls. Few other contributions came from Leus du Plooy (35), Hayden Kerr (24) and Shan Masood (18) as Zak Chappell and Samit Patel returned with three-wicket hauls.