T20 Blast: James Vince and Ben McDermott star as Hampshire finish winless begin towards Sussex

James Vince needs 10 more runs to become the third-highest scorer in T20 Blast history after his 31st half-century

T20 Blast, Ageas Bowl

Hampshire Hawks 199-6 (20 overs): Vince 65, McDermott 60; Crocombe 3-31

Sussex Sharks 177-6 (20 overs): Siefert 100*, Rawlins 32; Dawson 1-17

Hampshire won by 22 runs

Scorecard

Hampshire claimed their first T20 Blast win of the season as they beat Sussex by 22 runs to claim the ‘El Clasicoast’ spoils at the Ageas Bowl.

James Vince (65) and Ben McDermott (60) gave the Hawks a blistering start with an opening stand of 124 in 70 balls.

The Sharks fought back well before useful late runs from Toby Albert (23 not out) carried the hosts to 199-6.

Tim Seifert smacked 100 not out off 56 balls in reply, but Sussex were always behind the rate and closed on 177-6.

Hampshire moved off the bottom of the South Group and sit eighth after breaking their duck, while Sussex stay fourth after their three-match winning run was ended.

Vince was at his elegant best, stroking nine…

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