Live: Durham v Yorkshire Men, Vitality Blast
Yorkshire are in Vitality Blast action against Durham at the Banks Homes Riverside this evening (6.30pm). Follow this page for updates throughout the evening.
Shafique delay
Anthony McGrath has revealed this evening that Pakistan overseas batter Abdullah Shafique has been the subject of a visa delay and will miss this weekend’s Championship match with Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge.
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Yorkshire beaten
Yorkshire 130-9, 17.2 overs
Sutherland and Chohan have fallen recently to Neesham.
Yorkshire 123-8 from 16 overs
Chasing 194, Will Sutherland has 16 and Jafer Chohan 1.
Yorkshire 112-7, 14.3 overs
Jordan Thompson and Bess have fallen in the 15th over, bowled by Nathan Sowter.
One caught, the other run out.
Yorkshire’s race in this game is run, you’d think. 194-target.
Yorkshire 92-5, 12 overs
Adam Lyth run out, 38.
Run out backing up by Parkinson after Will Sutherland drilled one back down the ground. 194-target.
Will Sutherland and Jordan Thompson at the crease now.
Yorkshire 89-4, 11.1 overs
James Wharton caught Ben McKinney bowled Callum Parkinson, 6.
Dragged out to long-on. Adam Lyth on 37 has been joined at the crease by Will Sutherland. 194-target.
Yorkshire 74-3, 10 overs
Will Luxton caught Matthew Potts bowled Callum Parkinson, 3.
James Wharton and Adam Lyth together.
The floodlights are back on now at the Riverside.
Yorkshire 65-2, 8.2 overs
Jonny Bairstow bowled Nathan Sowter, 19.
Bowled on the attack. Will Luxton is in now alongside Lyth, who has 23. 194-target.
Power cut at the Riverside
There has been a power cut here at the Riverside. Play continues but only the umpires and players know the exact score.
Yorkshire 42-1, 4.3 overs
Dawid Malan bowled Matthew Potts, 21.
Bowled on the attack. Jonny Bairstow in now alongside Adam Lyth on 20.
Yorkshire 40-0, 4 overs
Adam Lyth 20, Dawid Malan 19. 194-target.
Handy start for Yorkshire
Dawid Malan has hoisted a six, Adam Lyth has just glanced a boundary. Yorkshire are 19-0 in the second.
Yorkshire chase of 194 underway
Adam Lyth and Dawid Malan opening up the chase.
Durham 193-4, 20 overs
Yorkshire have plenty of work to do with the bat in order to secure a third win in eight in the North Group.
Will O’Rourke claimed 3-37 from four overs. Jordan Thompson concedes only six from the last over.
Durham 186-4 from 19 overs
Jimmy Neesham doing some late damage with 37 not out in double quick time.
Two overs remaining
Durham have reached 174-4 from 18 overs.
Jimmy Neesham 26 and Ollie Robinson 14.
Durham 133-4, 14.3 overs
Two wickets in in three balls for Will O’Rourke, getting Ackermann for 28 and Clark 53.
The second was a brilliant catch from James Wharton at deep mid-wicket.
Two set batters gone, and Yorkshire have the chance to squeeze at the end.
Clark 50
His half-century comes off 30 balls as Durham reach 120-2 in the 13th over.
Durham 87-2, 10 overs
Halfway through the home innings, and Graham Clark has 29 and Colin Ackermann has just come to the crease.
Durham 70-2, 8 overs
Ben McKinney caught behind Jonny Bairstow bowled Jafer Chohan, 5.
Top-edged sweep goes straight up as Chohan strikes in his first over. Graham Clark 25 is joined by Colin Ackermann.
Durham 55-1, 5.4 overs
Alex Lees caught behind Jonny Bairstow bowled Will O’Rourke, 40.
Checked drive from Lees, slanted across him from O’Rourke and Bairstow takes a decent catch going to left.
Durham hit back
Alex Lees has 34 off 18 balls, and Durham are 40-0 after four overs.
Tidy start
Durham are 7-0 after two overs, Dan Moriarty bowling another tidy opening over.
A couple near misses so far, one from Moriarty which beat Graham Clark and an Alex Lees miscue off Will Sutherland falling short of mid-on.
Sutherland with the new ball
We’re one over through, bowled by Will Sutherland.
Durham are 3-0. Really good start for the White Rose.
India in charge
Just before we get going here at the Riverside, a quick note from Headingley, where India are 350-3 in the closing stages of day one of that series. Yashasvi Jaiswal made 101 and captain Shubman Gill has 127 not out.
Work to do for England!
Will Sutherland is able to bowl this evening having played recently as a batter only following a broken toe.
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Yorkshire win toss and bowl first
Yorkshire team: Dawid Malan c, Adam Lyth, Will Luxton, Jonny Bairstow w, James Wharton, Will Sutherland, Dom Bess, Jordan Thompson, Jafer Chohan, Will O’Rourke, Dan Moriarty.
Essex won the women's game
Chasing 102, Lauren Winfield-Hill top-scored for Essex with 29.
Both men’s squads are now warming up ahead of a 6.30pm start.
Durham's women are 83-6 in the 18th over
Essex are well on top here at the Riverside.
In the men’s Test at Headingley, Yashasvi Jaiswal has reached tea on 100 not out in 215-2. Captain Shubman Gill is unbeaten on 58.
Jawad Akhtar, Noah Kelly and Yash Vagadia are all on 12th man duties for England against India at Headingley this weekend.
Good afternoon...
From the Banks Homes Riverside, where it’s a warm and sunny afternoon just like at Headingley.
This is Yorkshire’s eighth match of the North Group campaign and a game they really could do with winning. They currently have two wins from seven and need to start clawing back some points on the leading pack if they are to reach the quarter-finals.
There’s a chance for instant revenge after defeat against Durham at York on Sunday afternoon.
Durham have since been beaten, against Worcestershire at New Road on Wednesday evening. But they are in good order in the group.
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There is currently a women’s Blast clash taking place between Durham and Essex. Yorkshire captain Lauren Winfield-Hill, on loan with the Chelmsford side, is playing.
