MEN'S T20 BLAST ROUNDUP: The two points suit Durham far more than they do Leicestershire; third-placed Durham are likely to qualify for the last eight
Chester-le-Street: Durham v Leicestershire - no result
Durham and Leicestershire remain in Vitality Blast quarter-final limbo after their North Group clash at the Banks Homes Riverside was abandoned without a ball bowled.
The two points suit Durham far more than they do Leicestershire. Third-placed Durham - 30 points after 13 games - are likely to qualify for the last eight.
Fifth-placed Leicestershire, meanwhile - 26 from 13 - face an uphill battle to finish in the top four places. They must win their final-round clash with Yorkshire at the Uptonsteel County Ground, Grace Road on Friday evening and hope other results go their way.
Durham face an intriguing final-day home clash with second-placed Northamptonshire Steelbacks (32 points) on Friday evening. The winners will definitely go through and clinch a home quarter-final with a top two finish. The losers may still qualify.
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Durham have their fate in their own hands (Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)
This was a double header Blast day at the Riverside, and both matches finished in No Results, starting with Durham’s women versus Surrey this afternoon.
As was the case with the women's game, the men's squads both warmed up before the rain hit with the toss approaching.
Umpires Michael Gough and David Millns called things off at 8.05pm, heralding the North Group’s first No Result of 2025.
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