T20 Blast 2022 | Teams register emphatic wins over their opponents as openers steal the night

Worcestershire vs Derbyshire

Worcestershire Rapids' woeful run continued as they slumped to their seventh defeat out of the eight matches. However, on this occasion, Shan Masood's Derbyshire Falcons stood in their way, with the captain scoring a second half-century on the trot. His 65 off 47 balls allowed the Falcons to post a respectable 168/7 on board. Moeen Ali and Dwayne Bravo picked two wickets for the Rapids.

Worcestershire's chase went nowhere as only opener Brett D'Oliveira (55) and Jack Haynes (35) reached double-digit scores. The trio of Mattie Mckiernan, Hayden Kerr and Mark Watt shared seven wickets among themselves to lead the Falcons to a clinical victory.

Brief Scores: 

Derbyshire 168/7 in 20 overs 

Shan Masood 65

Moeen Ali 24/2 

Worcestershire 129/9 in 20 overs 

Brett D'Oliveira 55

Mattie Mckiernan 19/3, Hayden Kerr 24/2

Derbyshire won by 39 runs

Warwickshire vs Yorkshire

Yorkshire Vikings outplayed Warwickshire in all departments and notched up a comprehensive ten-wicket victory. However, Warwickshire's decision to bat first backfired as the Vikings' bowlers ran through the batting lineup. David Willey scalped three wickets and gave only 17 runs in 3.5 overs. Dominic Drakes, Matthew Revis and Adil Rashid chipped in with two wickets each.

Set a modest target of 102, Yorkshire had no trouble chasing. Adam Lyth (58*) and Dawid Malan (38*) saw them home without hiccups.

Brief Scores: 

Yorkshire 106/0 in 12.5 overs

Adam Lyth 58*, Dawid Malan 38*

Warwickshire 101/10 in 16.5 overs 

Chris Benjamin 26, Adam Hose 20

David Willey 17/3, Dominic Drakes 18/2

Yorkshire won by ten wickets

Durham vs Lancashire

Lancashire Lightning's fight back went in vain as Durham held their nerves to win by two wickets and three balls to spare. Opting to bat first, Lancashire produced a dismal performance. However, Steven Croft's 55 saved them the blushes and helped them set a target of 131. Nathan Sowter and Andrew Tye were the star performers with the ball for Durham, snaring three wickets each.

Durham stuttered in their chase as Richard Gleeson bowled his heart out to pick up a four-for. Then, however, they emerged victorious as Liam Trevaskis saw them with a 7-ball 16*over the line. Ned Eckersley (46) and Michael Alexander Jones (36) were the chief contributors with the bat for Durham.

Brief Scores: 

Durham 131/8 in 19.3 overs 

Ned Eckersley 46

Richard Gleeson 19/4 

Lancashire 130/10 in 2o overs 

Steven Croft 55

Nathan Sowter 22/3, Andrew Tye 29/3

Durham won by two wickets

Leicestershire vs Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire Outlaws scored a convincing win over Leicestershire Foxes riding on a dominant bowling performance.

Leicestershire won the toss and opted to bat first. However, they could not turn the toss advantage in their favour and were reduced to 44/4 in the eighth over. Wiaan Mulder and Rishi Patel tried stabilising the innings, but not for long. The Foxes were bundled out for 123. 

In reply, Ben Duckett and Alex Hales made the target look easy. They both scored 44, with Duckett remaining unbeaten. Though the Outlaws lost five wickets, they were always in the game.

Brief Scores: 

Nottinghamshire 127/5 in 13.2 overs 

Alex Hales 44, Ben Duckett 44* 

Callum Parkinson 28/2

Leicestershire 123/10 in 18.4 overs 

Wiaan Mulder 32

Dane Paterson 12/2, Luke Fletcher 20/2

Nottinghamshire won by five wickets