Sussex seal home tie after victory at Glamorgan
Tuesday 27 August 2019 10:22, UK
Ravi Rampaul took two wickets in as many balls as Derbyshire Falcons edged out Lancashire Lightning by 11 runs at Old Trafford to join them in the Vitality Blast quarter-finals.
Rampaul (3-19) removed Steven Croft and Josh Bohannon in successive deliveries before returning at the death to wrap up the Falcons' success and lift them to second place in the North Group.
Derbyshire posted 162-3 from their 20 overs, with Wayne Madsen (69) hitting his second half-century in as many games as he and Billy Godleman (57) shared a second-wicket stand of 112.
The Lightning lost Alex Davies (0) to the second ball of their reply before Rampaul's double strike reduced them to 33-3 and, despite Liam Livingstone's 58 from 36 balls, they slid to only their second defeat of the tournament.
Alex Carey blazed 61 from 30 balls as Sussex Sharks swept aside Glamorgan to win by seven wickets and seal top spot in the South Group.
Carey and Phil Salt (27) annihilated Glamorgan's powerplay bowling at Cardiff as they put on 83 for the first wicket, with Laurie Evans (45 not out) finishing the job to ensure a home quarter-final for the Sharks.
Glamorgan, who have failed to record a single win so far in the Blast, opted to bat and started well with an opening-wicket stand of 72 between Shaun Marsh (52) and Nick Selman (40).
Colin Ingram then hit 50 from 30 deliveries as the home side closed on 174-4, but Carey, promoted to open after Luke Wright took a knock while fielding, got the Sharks off to a flyer and they clinched victory with 3.1 overs to spare.
