Lees and Jones had both made chanceless half centuries, skipper Lees reaching the landmark from 36 balls (with one six and eight fours) and Jones taking one ball less, but Jones holed out to Bell at midwicket off Wells at that point with 71 required off 40 balls and the Lightning attacked seized their opportunity. The Lightning’s big total had been underpinned by half centuries from Luke Wells and Daryl Mitchell, and it was Wells’ excellent four over spell of 2-19 that had dragged Lancashire back into a game that looked to be slipping away when Durham’s opening pair were rattling along in the 14 th over on 125 without loss - the highest opening partnership against Lancashire in T20 cricket. MATCH REPORT: Lancashire fightback to clinch seven-run win against Durham Lancashire produced a battling bowling display to win a rain-shortened Vitality Blast match against Durham by 7 runs after a record century partnership by the visitors opening pair Alex Lees and Michael Jones had threatened to chase down the Lightning’s impressive 195-7.
MATCH REPORT: Lancashire fightback to clinch seven-run win against Durham.
