MEN'S T20 BLAST ROUNDUP: England trio Luke Wood, Phil Salt and Jos Buttler help Lancs to victory over Derbyshire, while Sussex are thrashed at Hove
Old Trafford: Lancashire 178-6, Derbyshire 136-6 - Lancashire won by 42 runs
England limited-overs pacer Luke Wood struck twice with the first two balls of Lancashire's defence of a 179-target as they beat struggling Derbyshire by 42 runs at Old Trafford to put one foot in the T20 Blast quarter-finals.
Wood's international team-mate Phil Salt top-scored with an opening 44 off 35 balls in Lancashire's 178 for 6.
He was supported by valuable contributions from England white-ball captain Jos Buttler with 23, Liam Livingstone's 35 off 23 and Australian Ashton Turner's late 31 not out, setting the Lightning up for their seventh win in nine North Group matches.
Their elevation to top spot in the table was then all but confirmed from the moment left-armer Wood ousted Caleb Jewell and Martin Andersson at the start of the Falcons' reply, which stuttered to 136 for 6 despite Wayne Madsen's entertaining 53 off 40 balls. Wood finished with an excellent 3 for 25.
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James Vince gave Hampshire an ideal start batting first (Getty Images)
Hove: Hampshire 196-8, Sussex 134 - Hampshire won by 62 runs
Hampshire Hawks ended a run of five games without a win in the T20 Blast to revive their hopes of qualifying from the South Group with an emphatic 62-run win over Sussex Sharks at Hove.
Sussex could have gone second with a victory, but they lost their way in the power plays.
Hampshire crashed 64 in theirs and went on to post 196 for 8 while Sussex lost three wickets in the first four overs of their reply and never recovered.
Nathan McAndrew came in at No.8 and top-scored with an unbeaten 31, but Sussex were bowled out for 134 in the 17th over.
Lead image: Dan Adams/Lancashire Cricket
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