Over 79: 4 runs. Bowler: Matt Taylor. Northamptonshire: 251/8 (rr 3.21)

A full ball on middle stump, Lewis McManus flicks it crisply. That well-timed shot races away to deep square leg for four. Northamptonshire reach 251 for 8 and clinch the target, winning by 2 wickets!

Over 78: 1 run. Bowler: Graeme van Buuren. Northamptonshire: 247/8 (rr 3.17)

Round the wicket. Full toss, outside off, front foot, drive along the ground to Luke Charlesworth at mid off. 1 run.

The arm ball darts in just outside off stump, met with a solid defensive stroke from McManus who keeps it on the ground for a dot ball.

A stock ball drifting outside off, pitching back of a length. McManus plays a solid defensive stroke, keeping the ball down and safe for no run.

Van Buuren delivers a length stock ball just outside off stump, and McManus blocks it neatly, keeping the scoreboard quiet with a tidy defensive shot.

Van Buuren sends down a back of a length stock ball outside off stump. McManus plays a controlled drive, keeping it down and finding no gap for runs as the ball is stopped quickly.

Van Buuren delivers a stock length ball just outside off stump, met with a solid defensive stroke by McManus, who keeps it on the ground for no run.

Over 77: 4 runs. Bowler: Will Williams. Northamptonshire: 246/8 (rr 3.19)

A short, outside off delivery with no movement is left alone by the batsman, who chooses to play it safe and avoid any risk. It's a dot ball.

Ben Sanderson deftly steers a back of a length delivery just outside off stump, carving it into the third man region and picking up two runs.

On a length ball straight at middle stump, Lewis McManus works it neatly along the ground for a single.

Will Williams delivers a short ball just on off stump, and Lewis McManus decides to leave it well alone, no run from this delivery.

A length ball on off stump, worked cleverly through the off side for a neat single.

Will Williams bowls a short, no movement delivery just outside off stump, and Ben Sanderson leaves it untouched, choosing not to disturb the crease.

Over 76: 7 runs. Bowler: Graeme van Buuren. Northamptonshire: 242/8 (rr 3.18)

The stock ball, full and outside off, is met with a well-timed sweep. Lewis McManus sends it whipping cleanly to fine leg for four. Big change in WinViz! Northamptonshire's chances rise from 54% to 61%.

The stock ball, pitching a length outside off, sees the batter play a solid defensive shot with a thick edge, nudging the ball cautiously to pick up a single.

Lewis McManus leans into a full-length stock ball outside off stump and drives it crisply along the ground for a well-placed single.

The stock ball outside off comes in at length and the batter plays a solid defensive stroke to block it down firmly on the pitch, leaving no room for runs.

A full stock ball on middle stump, met with a confident flick off the pads. Ben Sanderson nudges it fine for a smart single. That's Ben Sanderson off the mark now.

A full stock ball pitched just outside off stump. The batter attempts an elegant drive but only manages an inside edge, and is bowled cleanly through the gate. Louis Kimber departs for a well-made 66 off 69 balls.

Over 75: 1 run. Bowler: Will Williams. Northamptonshire: 235/7 (rr 3.13)

Will Williams bowls a length ball on off stump, and McManus tries to defend but mistimes the shot. The ball stays low and is fielded at cover for no run.

This no-movement length ball on off stump is met with a firm defensive stroke, McManus stays grounded and no run comes from this delivery.

Lewis McManus plays a compact shoulders-and-arms defensive stroke, keeping the ball down and offering no run.

Williams delivers a back of a length ball outside off, and McManus plays a tidy defensive stroke, keeping it down and safe for no run.

On a back-of-a-length delivery on off stump, Louis Kimber works the ball neatly along the ground to pick up a confident single.

Will Williams bowls a short delivery just outside off stump, but Louis Kimber leaves it well alone, playing no shot and ensuring there is no run.

Over 74: 0 runs. Bowler: Graeme van Buuren. Northamptonshire: 234/7 (rr 3.16)

Van Buuren delivers a length stock ball outside off, expertly defended by McManus who keeps it tight and yields no run.

A full stock ball just outside off stump, calmly defended by the batter into the ground for no run.

A length stock ball on the outside off, comfortably defended by McManus who keeps it on the ground for no run.

The stock ball, full and just outside off, is met with a controlled drive. McManus sends it straight to extra cover where Hammond fields it cleanly, leaving the score untouched.

Van Buuren bowls a length stock ball outside off stump, met with a solid defensive block by McManus. No run comes from this steady delivery.

Van Buuren starts with a length stock ball just outside off, met with a solid defensive stroke by McManus, who keeps it firmly on the ground for no run.

Over 73: 4 runs. Bowler: Will Williams. Northamptonshire: 234/7 (rr 3.21)

A length delivery just outside off stump, met with a solid defensive stroke by Kimber, who keeps it down and plays it safe for no run.

A short delivery outside off stump sees the batter leave it alone, showing good judgment with no run off the bat.

This no movement full ball outside off is met with a beautifully timed drive. The batter carves it crisply through cover racing away for four.

A length ball on the outside off stump met with a solid defensive push, keeping it low and close to the bat for no run.

Will Williams bowls a length ball just outside off stump. Louis Kimber chokes back a shoulders-and-arms stroke, keeping it down and safe; no run comes from it.

A length ball, outside off, comes in steadily with no movement as Kimber calmly defends it back down the pitch for no run.

Over 72: 1 run. Bowler: Graeme van Buuren. Northamptonshire: 230/7 (rr 3.19)

A length stock ball on the outside off stump. McManus leans into a solid defensive stroke, keeping the ball grounded and safe. No run comes off this delivery.

Van Buuren pitches a length ball just outside off, inviting a solid defensive stroke. McManus attempts a cautious block but mistimes it slightly, the ball staying grounded as Taylor fields neatly at backward point for no run.

Van Buuren bowls a stock ball just outside off, back of a length. McManus goes for the cut shot but mistimes it, resulting in no run as the ball is comfortably fielded at cover.

Van Buuren bowls a full stock ball outside off, and McManus plays a tidy defensive shot, keeping the delivery firmly on the ground for no run.

The stock ball, pitched outside off on a back of a length, is met with a controlled drive that glides the ball along the ground for a single.

A full-length stock ball outside off stump, met with a mis-timed drive that stays grounded, resulting in no run.

Over 71: 0 runs. Bowler: Will Williams. Northamptonshire: 229/7 (rr 3.23)

Lewis McManus attempts a flick down the leg side but misses, with the ball beaten by the bat and safely gathered by the keeper for a dot ball.

A length ball outside off, Lewis McManus defends crisply and keeps it on the ground for no run.

The length ball just outside off stump is met with a solid defensive stroke by McManus, keeping it down and tight for no run.

Lewis McManus works the no movement length delivery on off stump but mis-times it, resulting in no run.

The no-movement ball outside off, bowled back of a length, sees the batter attempt to steer but misses cleanly. No run comes from this delivery.

A no movement length ball outside off is met with a solid defensive stroke as Lewis McManus keeps it firmly on the ground for no run.

Over 70: 4 runs. Bowler: Graeme van Buuren. Northamptonshire: 229/7 (rr 3.27)

A full stock ball outside off stump, driven crisply along the ground by Lewis McManus who collects a well-run single. That takes this partnership to a solid 50 runs from 94 balls.

The bowler sends down a length stock ball on off stump, calmly tucked away by the batter with a neat defensive stroke for no run.

A full stock ball just outside off, and the batter goes for a sweep but misses, the ball striking the pad instead for a leg bye.

Van Buuren bowls a length stock ball just outside off, and Kimber flicks it neatly along the ground for no run.

A length stock ball just outside off stump, driven crisply by McManus through the extra cover region for a quick single.

The stock ball is angled outside off, and the batter drives it crisply along the ground for a neat single.

Over 69: 0 runs. Bowler: Will Williams. Northamptonshire: 225/7 (rr 3.26)

A back of a length ball outside off-stump with no movement, met with a solid defensive prod from Lewis McManus, resulting in no run.

A length ball outside off, played with a steady defensive stroke by the batter, keeping it firmly on the ground for no run.

Lewis McManus plays a careful shoulders-and-arms shot outside off on a full delivery, keeping the ball down and no run comes off it.

A back of a length delivery outside off, the batter leans in to play a controlled defensive shot straight back to the bowler, yielding no run.

A length ball on off stump just outside off, met with a textbook defensive shot that stays firmly on the ground, resulting in no run.

Lewis McManus attempts a cut shot outside off on a back of a length ball with no movement, but it's mis-timed and stays low for no run.

Over 68: 7 runs. Bowler: Craig Miles. Northamptonshire: 225/7 (rr 3.31)

A back of a length delivery just outside off, met crisply with a controlled drive. Kimber guides it beautifully through cover for four.

A full delivery on middle stump with no movement, flicked neatly by the batter to pick up a comfortable single.

A back of a length delivery straight on off stump offers an opportunity, and Kimber goes for an unrestrained pull, managing to take a quick single.

A back of a length delivery on the outside off, Louis Kimber settles for a gloved defensive prod, keeping the scoreboard quiet.

Lewis McManus plays a controlled glance straight down the ground off a length ball on middle stump, picking up a quick single.

No movement for the bowler as he delivers a length ball just outside off stump. The batter, Lewis McManus, plays a tidy defensive shot, keeping the ball down and earning no run.

Over 67: 2 runs. Bowler: Matt Taylor. Northamptonshire: 218/7 (rr 3.25)

A short, outside off delivery with no movement, expertly left alone by the batter well away from the stumps. It’s a tidy dot ball with no risk taken.

A length ball on middle stump is worked but misses the bat and strikes the pads, resulting in no run.

Delivering full and straight on middle, the batter drives crisply along the ground, picking up a smart two before the fielder at long off can get to it.

Taylor bowls a length delivery outside off, met with a solid defensive stroke from Kimber who keeps it down and offers no run.

Taylor bowls a length delivery on the outside off, Kimber goes for a drive but mistimes it, the ball stays low and is quickly fielded at mid-wicket for no run.

A length ball outside off, met with steady shoulders and arms by Kimber, who plays it down safely for no run.

Over 66: 5 runs. Bowler: Craig Miles. Northamptonshire: 216/7 (rr 3.27)

Miles bowls a back of a length delivery outside off, and McManus opts to leave it well alone. No run comes from this careful defensive move.

Over the wicket. Back of a length, leg stump, back foot, glance. No run.

A short delivery on off stump with no movement; Lewis McManus decides to leave it alone safely.

A length ball on middle stump with no movement, driven beautifully by the batter. He flicks it well timed through deep square leg for a boundary.

Louis Kimber flicks a length ball straight down the ground with controlled precision, picking up a single off a no movement delivery on middle stump.

Over the wicket. Length ball, outside off, back foot, backward defensive along the ground to Matt Taylor at mid on. No run.

Over 65: 0 runs. Bowler: Matt Taylor. Northamptonshire: 211/7 (rr 3.25)

A back of a length delivery on leg stump is met with a solid shoulders and arms defense, keeping the ball down and safely fielded by the keeper for no run.

A length delivery just outside off stump is met with a solid, controlled defensive stroke, keeping the scoreboard quiet.

Round the wicket. Short, outside off, ducked, leave along the ground to Matt Taylor at bowler. No run.

Round the wicket. Back of a length, outside off, back foot, backward defensive along the ground to Miles Hammond at extra cover. No run.

A length ball outside off, McManus settles in with a solid defensive stroke, blocking it safely back to the bowler.

A length ball just outside off, and McManus plays a controlled shoulders-arms shot, keeping it down for no run.

Over 64: 6 runs. Bowler: Craig Miles. Northamptonshire: 211/7 (rr 3.3)

A no movement ball outside off pitched back of a length. Kimber flashes a sharp cut, timing it well through third man for a boundary. Louis Kimber reaches a sparkling 50 off just 44 balls, maintaining a strike rate of 116.

Over the wicket. Length ball, leg stump, back foot, worked along the ground to Cameron Bancroft at backward square leg. 1 run.

Miles bowls a length ball just outside off stump, and McManus plays a solid shoulders-arms defense, keeping the ball down and picking no runs.

Over the wicket. Length ball, outside off, front foot, forward defensive along the ground. No run.

Over the wicket. Length ball, outside off, front foot, forward defensive along the ground to Luke Charlesworth at mid wicket. No run.

Over the wicket. Back of a length, middle stump, back foot, worked along the ground to Ollie Price at mid wicket. 1 run.

Over 63: 1 run. Bowler: Matt Taylor. Northamptonshire: 205/7 (rr 3.25)

A length ball outside off stump with no movement sees McManus play a solid defensive stroke, keeping the scoreboard untouched.

Round the wicket. Length ball, outside off, front foot, forward defensive along the ground to Will Williams at mid on. No run.

Round the wicket. Full, outside off, front foot, drive along the ground to Will Williams at mid on. No run.

A length ball seaming away outside off, the batter attempts a defensive shot but misses, resulting in no run.

Round the wicket. Back of a length, outside off, back foot, steer along the ground to Luke Charlesworth at third man. 1 run.

A length ball on the outside off stump, met with a steady defensive stroke that keeps it on the ground for no run.

Over 62: 5 runs. Bowler: Craig Miles. Northamptonshire: 204/7 (rr 3.29)

Louis Kimber works a length delivery on middle stump with a controlled but slightly mis-timed shot, sneaking through to deep square leg for a single.

Over the wicket. Length ball, outside off, front foot, forward defensive along the ground to Cameron Bancroft at extra cover. No run.

Over the wicket. Length ball, outside off, front foot, drive along the ground to Cameron Bancroft at cover. No run.