Live: Yorkshire Men v Bears, Vitality Blast

We needed 39 off the last over and finish on 173-5, losing by 32 runs.

That’s our fourth defeat in six in the North Group.

Looking tough ask now. 41 more to win. James Wharton approaching 40 with George Hill for company.

Will Sutherland caught Sam Hain bowled Dan Mousley, 20.

Well caught at long-off by Hain on the run and sliding.

Yorkshire are 141-3 after 15 overs, needing 65 more to win. James Wharton has 27 and Will Sutherland 13. It’s anybody’s game.

Dawid Malan caught Hassan Ali bowled Danny Briggs, 65.

Skied top-edged sweep to short fine-leg running back. Will Sutherland in alongside James Wharton, who has 22. We need 85 more.

Dawid Malan reaches his fourth successive fifty in the Blast, off 29 balls, and has taken Yorkshire to 100-2 at the start of the 12th over. Excellent. We need 106 more to win.

Yorkshire need another 125 to win in 10 overs.

Dawid Malan 37, James Wharton 11.

Adam Lyth bowled Moeen Ali, 13.

Bowled trying to attack. James Wharton is in alongside Dawid Malan, who has 33. The latter has just been dropped in the deep.

The score is 53-1 early in the sixth over. Dawid Malan has just hit two sixes over mid-wicket into the crowd. One was caught by spectator. He has 28 in pursuit of 206.

Will Luxton caught Moeen Ali bowled Hassan Ali, 19.

Skied to mid-off having hit three fours and a six to help get the innings going. 206-target. Adam Lyth in now.

Dawid Malan and Will Luxton are opening the batting. Right-hand, left-hand to take advantage of the short boundary Western Terrace side.

The Bears never really looked like getting to 200, but they have done thanks to a late flourish.

Will O’Rourke finished with three wickets and George Hill and Jack White two apiece.

In five T20 innings at Headingley this season, we’ve seen 200 plus totals on four occasions.

This target won’t frighten Yorkshire one bit. They will be very confident.

Ed Barnard caught Dom Bess bowled Jack White, 67.

Importantly, Yorkshire have got rid of Barnard courtesy of a long-on catch from Bess.

George Garton caught James Wharton bowled Will O’Rourke, 21.

Sliced out to deep cover, ending a dangerous innings. O’Rourke has three wickets.

Ed Barnard reaches his fifty off 32 balls. Bears 156-6 in the 17th over.

Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWPix.com.

George Garton has just clobbered two six over long-on, one wider and the other much straighter, off Dom Bess as 21 came from the 16th over. 150-6.

Kai Smith caught behind Will Luxton bowled Will O’Rourke, 8.

Bears in bother as Smith edges behind a quick short ball from our Kiwi pacer, who has struck twice.

Moeen Ali lbw Jack White, 9.

Full ball trapped in front playing to leg.

Excellent from Yorkshire.

Tom Latham caught Jafer Chohan bowled George Hill, 24.

Latham top-edges as he looks to play to leg – halfway house between a pull and sweep – and Chohan takes a fine catch at long-leg.

Halfway through the visitors’ innings, and they have steadied following the loss of those three power play wickets.

Tom Latham and Ed Barnard both in the twenties.

Tom Latham 16 and Ed Barnard 4 have taken their side to 69-3 early in the ninth over.

Yorkshire definitely on top here.

Sam Hain caught Adams Lyth bowled Will O’Rourke, 7.

Caught at point. Healthy start this for Yorkshire.

Dan Mousley bowled Dom Bess, 11.

Bess’s first ball accounts for the wicket of left-handed Mousley.

His excellent Blast continues. He has taken nine wickets now.

Tom Latham has 10 and Dan Mousley 11.

Mousley has just hit a big six over wide long-on off Jack White.

Alex Davies caught Jafer Chohan bowled George Hill, 11.

Davies guides Hill to short third.

The ball before he had pulled a six, though Matthew Revis had taken the catch before stepping on the boundary rope.

Jack White concedes only three from the first over.

George Hill is sharing the new ball.

We’re ready to go here at Headingley. Alex Davies and Tom Latham opening for the Bears.

Jack White has the new ball.

Alex Davies has opted to make first use of the surface.

Yorkshire make one change from the win at Trent Bridge, and it’s an interesting one in that they go in without a specialist keeper. George Hill replaces Harry Duke. Will Luxton will keep wicket.

Yorkshire: Dawid Malan c, Adam Lyth, Will Luxton w, James Wharton, George Hill, Will Sutherland, Matthew Revis, Dom Bess, Jafer Chohan, Will O’Rourke, Jack White. 

Let’s have a look at what else is happening around the grounds in the Blast tonight.

North Group 

Worcestershire Rapids v Lancashire Lightning, Visit Worcestershire New Road

Northamptonshire Steelbacks v Durham, Wantage Road 

Nottinghamshire Outlaws v Derbyshire Falcons, Trent Bridge 

South Group 

Gloucestershire v Somerset, The Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol

Hampshire Hawks v Middlesex, The Utilita Bowl, Southampton

Sussex Sharks v Essex Eagles, The 1st Central County Ground, Hove

If you’re sat on that side of the ground this evening, it’s a pretty short boundary towards you.

South Africa are chasing 282 to win the World Test Championship final against Australia and are 120-2. Markram 56 and Bavuma 30 are at the crease.

Jordan Thompson is currently bowling to Jonny Bairstow in the nets here as both men close in on a return to action after injury.

Yorkshire Men v Bears, Vitality Blast Preview

It’s a warm and sunny afternoon at Headingley ahead of tonight’s Blast clash with the Bears, a repeat of last Friday’s meeting at Edgbaston, which the hosts won on that occasion.

Fingers crossed, it’s another home victory this evening.

Both sides have the same won two, lost three record in the early stages of the North Group, though the Bears have a marginally better net run-rate, the first separator for the teams finishing on level points.

While the Bears were beaten by Northamptonshire on Wednesday evening, Yorkshire beat Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge. The likes of Dawid Malan, Jack White, Dom Bess and Will O’Rourke all impressed.

You can read our match preview for this fixture, in which Anthony McGrath spoke about the fascinating battle between bat and ball in T20 cricket at Headingley. That’s available in the post above.