Crane, Dickson keep Glamorgan in knockouts contention

Mason Crane celebrates with his team-mates Huw Evans Picture Agency

Glamorgan 159 for 4 (Dickson 67*, Tribe 46) beat Middlesex 153 for 7 (Geddes 38, Crane 4-24) by six wickets

Glamorgan's good form across formats shows no sign of ending after an assertive six-wicket win over suffering Middlesex in the Vitality Blast.

Sean Dickson (67 not out) and Asa Tribe (46) shared a 96-run stand to see Glamorgan home for a precarious position chasing Middlesex's 153 for 7. Mason Crane earlier took 4 for 24 to give Glamorgan control the innings but Eathan Bosch and Seb Morgan's unbeaten eighth-wicket stand of 40 kept the visitors competitive.

Glamorgan added to their County Championship win over Surrey last weekend and a heroic Blast success at Blackpool last time out. Middlesex's struggles continue as they will remain bottom of the South Group, hampered by missing key players.

Despite being 8 for 1 from the first two overs, Middlesex managed to enjoy an explosive powerplay - Joe Cracknell and debutant overseas Matt Boyle making starts. Both settled batters fell within six balls of each other, however: Boyle to Nathan McAndrew in the sixth and Cracknell to Crane off the first ball outside the powerplay to make Middlesex start from scratch.

Ben Geddes found a way to tick the innings over before being run out by the quick-thinking Kiran Carlson, but Bosch and Morgan's eighth-wicket stand dug Middlesex out of the hole with 17 from the final over to set a competitive score.

Glamorgan would rue a couple of dropped catches late in the innings which has otherwise been a strength for the Welsh county - showcased by Carlson's run out and a smart catch from Tribe to dismiss Leus du Plooy.

Glamorgan's reply couldn't have got off to a worse start. Captain Carlson, fresh off a wildcard selection in the Hundred, was dismissed cheaply first ball of the innings flicking Zafar Gohar to square leg.

Ben Kellaway rode his luck to make 32 from 25 balls, with five boundaries. And from a sluggish start, with Will Smale falling to a stunning one-handed catch from Luke Hollman - who also offered great control with the ball - Glamorgan soon picked up the rate, and luxury of Tribe and Dickson at positions four and five.

The pair took on needing 80 from 10 overs with no fear. Dickson enjoyed ramping the seamers, while Tribe offered rotation before taking over the show as the runs required were whittled down, slog-sweeping Hollman to within one hit before departing, as James Neesham came in to help finish the job.

Twenty20 Cup (England)

Central & West Group
TeamMWLPTNRR
NOR550201.752
GLO642160.423
GLA52380.291
WAR6248-0.179
SOM6248-0.792
WOR6248-1.243
Cross Pool
TeamMWLPTNRR
NOR22083.425
GLA22080.777
NOT22080.496
SUR11042.95
GLO11042.8
SOM11041.896
WOR11040.9
LEI21140.117
HAM2114-0.674
ESS2114-3.04
WAR1010-0.26
DUR1010-0.35
DER1010-0.452
KEN1010-0.818
SUS1010-1.239
MID1010-1.436
LAN2020-1.5
YOR2020-1.564
North Group
TeamMWLPTNRR
YOR541161.925
LAN53212-0.516
DER52380.847
DUR5238-0.362
NOT5238-0.628
LEI5238-1.401
South Group
TeamMWLPTNRR
HAM550201.377
ESS532120.565
SUR633120.372
KEN633120.121
SUS6246-0.514
MID6154-1.556