Lancashire boost last four chances as Derbyshire wilt

The Pakistan left-arm seamer bowled with pace as he picked up three wickets for the first time in his fledgling career to restrict the visitors to just 81-8 after captain Luke Sutton had elected to bat first.

Lancashire opener Stephen Moore then made a mockery of the visiting total with 54 not out off 33 balls, including four sixes, as the win was secured with 11 overs to spare.

This was the hosts second 10-wicket win this summer and only the third of their history. It was also the fastest 10-wicket win in the history of English Twenty20 cricket.

Leicestershire Foxes remain on course for a quarter-final place thanks to a comfortable six-wicket win over struggling Northamptonshire Steelbacks at Grace Road.

Australian all-rounder Andrew McDonald once again played a starring role for the Foxes, taking three wickets and then following it up with an unbeaten 38 to steer his side to their 131-run victory target with 13 balls to spare.

It was the Foxes’ seventh win in the competition this season and their third home victory in a row.

With three matches left, they stay second in the table, two points behind Nottinghamshire.

Paul Collingwood shrugged off his Twenty20 struggles with the bat to prove a match-winner with the ball as Durham beat Worcestershire by 28 runs at Chester-le-Street.

Durham leapfrogged their visitors into third place in the table after Collingwood struck to take 4-19.

Chasing Durham’s 161-6, in which Ian Blackwell made 77, Worcestershire were 60-1 after seven overs when Collingwood struck twice in two balls in his first over.

Moeen Ali was stumped for 29 and the former England T20 captain then stuck up his left hand to hold a return catch offered by Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan.

Collingwood’s success prompted Dale Benkenstein to try his own medium pace swingers and Alexei Kervezee hit his first ball over midwicket for six, but then holed out at long-on for 26.

No one else threatened an innings of substance and Worcestershire were all out for 133 with five balls remaining.