Vitality T20 Blast 2024 Points Table: Updated standings after Glamorgan vs Hampshire, Match 42

Middlesex faced Essex in the 41st Vitality T20 Blast 2024 match on Thursday, June 13. The second game of the day between Glamorgan and Hampshire was abandoned due to rain.

Lancashire dominate the North Group table with four victories in five games. Yorkshire are ranked second, winning three out of four matches.

Leicestershire and Northamptonshire, ranked fourth and fifth, respectively, have won three games each. They have a positive net run rate of 0.540 and 0.497, respectively.

Derbyshire, placed fifth in the Vitality T20 Blast 2024 points table, have won two out of three matches. Meanwhile, Warwickshire have played four games so far, winning two.

Worcestershire and Durham each have two wins and occupy the next two positions on the leaderboard. Nottinghamshire are languishing at the bottom, losing all five matches.

Here's how the North Group Points table read after Match 42:

Somerset are atop the South Group points table with three wins and two losses. Sussex and Surrey are close behind in second and third place, respectively, each having won three of their four matches.

Meanwhile, Essex jumped from sixth to fourth after defeating Middlesex in their previous encounter. Glamorgan retained their fifth spot while Hampshire Hawks moved from seventh to sixth.

Kent descended from fourth to the seventh position with two wins in four games. Gloucestershire and Middlesex occupy the last two spots with just one win in their account.

Here's how the South Group Points table read after Match 42:

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Essex propel to fourth; Middlesex lose two in a row

Middlesex and Essex faced off in the first match of the day, with the former winning the toss and opting to bowl.

Essex, led by contributions from Adam Rossington (20 off 14), Dean Elgar (28 off 17), Michael Pepper (23 off 12), Jordan Cox (unbeaten 31 off 19), and Paul Walter (18 off 14), posted 129 runs in 12.4 overs before rain interrupted play.

In the second half, the match was shortened to six overs, with Middlesex needing 80 runs as per the DLS method. Despite Max Holden's unbeaten 41 off 24 balls, Middlesex managed only 63 runs for two wickets, falling 16 runs short and losing the match.

The second match on Thursday between Glamorgan and Hampshire was abandoned due to rain.