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NatWest T20 Blast: Glamorgan beat Gloucestershire in South Division

Notts, Derbyshire and Birmingham win in North Group

BRISTOL, ENGLAND - JULY 25: Jacques Rudolph of Glamorgan bats during the NatWest T20 Blast match against Gloucestershire in Bristol
Image: Jacques Rudolph's half-century helped Glamorgan to victory over Gloucestershire

South African trio David Miller, Jacques Rudolph and Colin Ingram led Glamorgan to a 25-run NatWest T20 Blast win over previously unbeaten Gloucestershire at Bristol on Tuesday night.

Miller marked his debut for the county with a 32-ball half-century, featuring four fours and three sixes, as the visitors ran up 176-5 after losing the toss.

Rudolph contributed 51 off 46 deliveries, while Thisara Perera was the pick of the Gloucestershire attack with 2-25.

BRISTOL, ENGLAND - JULY 25: Craig Meschede of Glamorgan (2R) celebrates the wicket of Ian Cockbain of Gloucestershire in the the NatWest T20 Blast
Image: Glamorgan limited Gloucestershire to 151-7

Ingram then conceded just 18 runs from his four overs of leg-spin to help restrict Gloucestershire to 151-7 in reply - Michael Klinger top-scored with 52 and Michael Hogan claimed two wickets.

Victory saw the visitors leapfrog their opponents in the South Group and level with leaders Surrey on nine points.

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Nottinghamshire openers Alex Hales and Riki Wessels made light work of a struggling Durham side as the Outlaws wrapped up a nine-wicket win at Emirates Riverside.

Any chance of a contest looked remote from the moment Durham, last year's finalists, slipped to 8-2 after 10 balls - they were briefly revived by Graham Clark with 41 off 27 balls but then quickly slipped to 65-6, with Samit Patel picking up three wickets.

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Having bowled out their opponents for 123, Hales (44), Wessels (49 not out) and Brendan Taylor (33 not out) saw Nottinghamshire safely over the line with four overs to spare to leave winless Durham propping up the North Group on minus four points.

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Luis Reece left his mark on his former county with a career-best unbeaten 97 from 55 balls as Derbyshire beat Lancashire by 35 runs.

Reece hit 10 fours and four sixes and together with Daryn Smit, who made 42 from 20 deliveries, added 77 in seven overs to take the Falcons to an imposing 211-5.

Liam Livingstone threatened to chase that down by smashing five sixes in an 18-ball 44 and Karl Brown made 41 but the Derbyshire bowlers hit back to end a run of two defeats as the Lightning finished well short on 176-9.

Liam Livingstone batting during the NatWest T20 Blast match against Lancashire Lightning and Yorkshire
Image: Liam Livingstone blasted 44 from 18 balls in a losing cause for Lancashire

Birmingham boosted their hopes of qualifying for the knockout stages with a 30-run win over Leicestershire at Grace Road.

Sam Hain struck 57 off 35 balls as the Bears recovered from a shaky start to post 187-7 after they were stuck in.

Boyd Rankin and Aaron Thomason then each took three wickets and Jeetan Patel was at his economical best to restrict the Foxes to 157-8.

The win moved Birmingham level on eight points with Leicestershire, who slipped to their second consecutive defeat, in the North Group.

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