Aneurin Donald equals record for fastest Twenty20 half-century in Derbyshire win
Yorkshire had posted a competitive-looking target of 200 but Donald had different ideas.
Simply ridiculous!!!!
Nye equals the Blast record fastest fifty – 13 balls – in just the fourth over!! 👏
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— Derbyshire CCC (@DerbyshireCCC) July 6, 2025
He teed off and brought up his 50 in the fourth over. He went on to make 85 off 30 balls, hitting seven sixes and eight fours.
Nottinghamshire secured a nervy one-wicket win off the penultimate ball against Leicestershire.
Rishi Patel (51) and Sol Budinger (56) helped the Foxes to 188 for two in their 20 overs.
Nottinghamshire were steady in their reply with Joe Clarke hitting 50 before a flurry of wickets put them in danger until number 10 Dillon Pennington and number 11 Farham Ahmed saw them over the line with the penultimate delivery.
That is a derby-day victory on home soil for your Notts Outlaws!#OutlawsAssemble | 📺 https://t.co/odtZgMvjZm pic.twitter.com/vpNBsLt0me
— Notts Outlaws (@TrentBridge) July 6, 2025
Ned Leonard and Andy Gorvin did the damage for Glamorgan as they beat Kent by six wickets.
Leonard took four for 26 and Gorvin four for 17 as Kent were restricted to 118 for nine from their 20 overs.
The Welsh county made light work of their chase, knocking it off in the 12th over, with Kiran Carlson top-scoring on 34.
Essex won a rain-affected contest with Surrey in nail-biting fashion.
That 𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 feeling 🥰
Feels good, doesn't it Essex fans?
🦅 #EaglesRise pic.twitter.com/2iqbyEiN3f
— Essex Cricket (@EssexCricket) July 6, 2025
With the game reduced to 12 overs, the hosts posted 141 for six thanks to Jason Roy's breezy 30.
Paul Walter's 55 took Essex close but it was left to Matt Critchley to hit the winning runs off the final ball to secure a four-wicket run.
Somerset claimed a four-wicket victory off the penultimate ball against a Hampshire side who posted 178 for three at Southampton.
Worcestershire easily passed Northamptonshire's 152 for nine, winning by six wickets with 20 balls to spare.
Gloucestershire defeated visiting Middlesex by nine runs and Durham came through at home to Bears, winning by eight runs.
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