Within the South Group, Kent have been reeling on 37-4 within the fifth over towards Somerset, however they have been rescued by a sensational innings from Sam Billings, who hit a career-best 106 from 58 balls, with 14 fours and two sixes.
The Spitfires’ skipper fell within the nineteenth, however Joey Evison hit the successful runs to finish a superb comeback by the hosts.
Earlier Will Smeed blasted 68 from 30 to get Somerset off to a flying begin at 95-0 from eight overs, however they have been reined in and completed on 197-6 as Matt Parkinson took 2-36 and Zak Crawley took 4 catches, equalling Kent’s Blast file.
Tom Alsop’s 35-ball 68 and 65 off 43 by left-hander Daniel Hughes helped energy Sussex to 213-7 after that they had been put in – their greatest rating within the format towards Surrey.
Ollie Pope led Surrey’s response with an unbeaten 99 – one run in need of what would have been his maiden T20 century – in a complete of 177-7, however Sussex bowled with extra self-discipline on a used pitch.
Their spinners despatched down eight overs and each Archie Lenham and James Coles picked up essential wickets, whereas Australian seamer Nathan McAndrew took 3-32.
Toby Albert struck an unbeaten 41 from 32 balls to safe a second successive win for Hampshire, steering them over the road by 5 wickets in a low-scoring recreation towards Gloucestershire at Bristol.
Hampshire’s seamers dominated, with John Turner taking 3-24 and Michael Neser, Chris Wooden and James Fuller selecting up two wickets apiece as Gloucestershire have been hustled out in 18.2 overs.
A flurry of late boundaries by Matt Taylor (27 from 14) lifted the house aspect to 124, however that by no means appeared sufficient and, though Gloucestershire threatened a fightback due to David Payne’s 3-17, Albert noticed his aspect residence with 19 balls to spare.
Luc Benkenstein and Shane Snater shared an unbroken ninth-wicket stand of 45 to dig Essex out of bother after that they had slumped to 123-8 in pursuit of 167 towards Glamorgan.
Adam Rossington gave Essex a bristling begin with 48 from 24 balls, however Glamorgan spinners Mason Crane (4-25) and Marnus Labuschagne (3-35) oversaw a collapse earlier than Benkenstein (35 not out) and Snater (20 not out) turned the tide.
Earlier, Colin Ingram’s knock of 52 from 29 enabled Glamorgan to get well from 14-2 as they totalled 166-8, with Dan Sams taking 3-28 and Paul Walter 3-33 for the house aspect.