T20 Blast round-up: Lancashire edge Yorkshire in last-ball thriller

Richard Gleeson struck twice in a telling 18th over as Lancashire, defending 214, took a giant step towards the Vitality Blast quarter-finals with a thrilling four-run win over Roses rivals Yorkshire at Headingley that went down to the final ball.

Tom Kohler-Cadmore smashed 77 off 43 balls from No 3, and the Vikings were in control at 184-4 in the 17th over before losing three wickets in eight balls, including David Willey for 52, caught and bowled by Gleeson (2-37) who conceded only five from it and struck twice.

Luke Wood then conceded just four in the penultimate set of six, leaving Danny Lamb defending 17 off the last.

That became five off the last ball with Dominic Drakes on strike, and he carved out to the deep backward point boundary, where Tom Hartley, who had bowling figures of 2-21, took a superb catch which had to be reviewed as the 11,300 crowd went silent thinking he may have stepped on the rope.

Yorkshire finished on 209-8 as Lancashire, for whom Liam Livingstone made only two in their 213-5, strengthened top spot in the North Group with a sixth win in seven games.

Singapore international Tim David crashed 66 off 32 balls, including six sixes, to push the Lightning beyond 200 having stuttered to 100-4 in the 12th over.

Kohler-Cadmore was not in Yorkshire's initial squad and became a late inclusion alongside Dawid Malan, who fell to Livingstone (1-40) for a golden duck when he was caught by David, after Finn Allen was ruled out with Covid-19 and Harry Brook joined England's Test squad earlier than expected.

Birmingham Bears eased past Durham in their Vitality Blast clash at Seat Unique Riverside by six wickets, securing their fifth win of the season to strengthen their position in the North Group.

Alex