Ackerman sets incredible T20 bowling record

Gloucestershire 131/5 beat Kent Spitfires 125/8 by 5 wickets
Northamptonshire Steelbacks 145/6 beat Durham 122/8 by 23 runs
Leicestershire Foxes 189/6 beat Birmingham Bears 134 by 55 runs
Essex Eagles 111 lost to Somerset 224/6 by 114 runs

FANTASTIC MR FOX
Wow. Wow. Wow. Colin Ackermann is the new world record-holder for the best bowling figures in T20 cricket. 7/18. Take a second to comprehend that. It's mind-blowing. 7/18. It really is worth repeating. The Leicestershire captain, in the ultimate example of leading from the front, ensured victory for the Foxes, capitalising on some excellent all-round bowling from his side, that had backed the Bears into a corner, with only Sam Hain (61) coming out swinging. The win meant Leicestershire jump to fourth in the north Group and keep their hopes of entering the knockout rounds alive.

MAN ON A MISSION
One of Ackermann's wickets deserves a closer look. Quite literally for the umpires who, like almost everyone else apart from wicketkeeper Lewis Hill, failed to notice he clipped the bail to remove Rhodes. It also happened to be the wicket that began Birmingham's collapse, Ackermann taking six wickets for just five runs across his final two overs.

HAPPY AS HARRY
Leicestershire are renowned for bringing through youth players into county cricket, and it looks like they've got another promising player in 20-year-old Harry Swindells. The opener struck his first half-century for the club, top-scoring for Leicestershire with a dependable innings that allowed those around him to hit out.

ALAK-BABAR-AZAM
Babar Azam is producing the magic for Somerset. He just can't stop scoring runs. The master of the slight of hand, he now has three half-centuries to his name in the Vitality Blast, propelling him to number 1 in the 2019 top-scorers list with 323. Taking on compatriot Mohammad Amir, he crunched 55 off just 38 balls, as Somerset thrashed Essex by 114 runs.