Vitality T20 Blast: Yorkshire score second highest T20 total

Led by an unbeaten 96 from opener Tom Kohler-Cadmore, they plundered an exceptional 255 for two from their 20 overs - and that after Leicestershire had won the toss and opted to bowl first.

The innings contained 19 sixes - one short of the English domestic record of 20 set by Essex against Surrey at Chelmsford only last week - and easily surpassed the 223 they made against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge in 2017 as their highest away from home.

One more six and it would have beaten the English record 260 for four - also held by the Vikings - which they amassed at Headingley in 2017.

With Leicestershire's batsmen clearing the ropes 12 times in their 201 for four, the match equalled the domestic record of 31 sixes also set in that Essex v Surrey encounter.

Kohler-Cadmore crashed eight sixes as he went close to a second century in the format, having faced just 54 deliveries.

He was backed up by half-centuries from Adam Lyth and West Indian Nicholas Pooran, the latter hitting six sixes.

Lyth and Kohler-Cadmore had given their side an exceptional start, crashing 76 off the opening six overs, which included a 50 off 21 balls from left-hander Lyth.

Lyth had some good fortune at the start, almost out without scoring as an uppercut off left-armer Dieter Klein just cleared Callum Parkinson on the third-man boundary, the fielder stretching to get his hands on the ball but unable to make the catch or prevent a six.

Thereafter, he tucked into a mixed bag of Leicestershire bowling to pick up two more sixes and six fours to pass 50 for the 13th time in this format.

Kohler-Cadmore got in on the act too, launching Colin Ackermann's off-spin for a huge six over mid-wicket in one of two overs in the Powerplay that cost 20 runs, the other bowled by seamer Ben Mike.

Lyth fell slog-sweeping left-arm spinner Parkinson but Kohler-Cadmore continued the big-hitting onslaught.

Having walloped Parkinson's opening delivery over the mid-wicket boundary, he plundered more sixes off Aaron Lilley and Parkinson again to complete a 31-ball half-century.

The rate of scoring slowed a tad in the middle overs but it was a short-lived respite, as West Indian big hitter Nicholas Pooran picked up the mood. The wicket-keeper batsman was only one delivery behind Lyth in reaching 50 from 22 balls, with four fours and five sixes.

Pooran cleared the rope three times off Parkinson in the most expensive over of the night - which cost 27 runs - including one hooked off a shoulder-high full toss and another pulled over long-on from the subsequent free hit, before he was caught at wide third man for 67 off Dieter Klein.

Yorkshire were lacking bowlers Matthew Fisher and Josh Poysden through injury, while Steve Patterson and England's Adil Rashid are currently being rested, and Leicestershire's 55 for one after the Powerplay overs was respectable enough.

South African seamer Duanne Olivier conceded 41 from his first three overs, lofted twice over the leg side boundary by compatriot Neil Dexter before taking a measure of revenge by bowling the batsman behind his legs.

But when Ackerman and Aussie blaster Mark Cosgrove departed in quick succession, any real hope of Leicestershire coming close to Yorkshire's total had effectively gone, despite a lively partnership of 61 in six overs between Aaron Lilley and Lewis Hill for the fourth wicket.

Middlesex made it back-to-back wins

Captain Dawid Malan scored his third T20 hundred as Middlesex made it two wins out of two in the Vitality Blast South Group with a 37-run victory over Surrey at the Kia Oval.

Malan's 117 off 57 balls was the cornerstone of Middlesex's 209 for three and when Tom Helm claimed the key wicket of Aaron Finch, Surrey were up against it. Ollie Pope made 47 but with Ben Foakes out with a side injury Surrey looked a batsman short. They finished on 172 for nine and have lost both games so far.

A crowd of 23,708 had earlier given Malan a standing ovation after a magnificent innings which included seven sixes and 11 fours.

With Steve Eskinazi he put on 55 in the power-play and they had plundered 131 from 11 overs after taking 22 off veteran off-spinner Gareth Batty.

Batty was not the only bowler to suffer. In his first game since helping England win the World Cup, Liam Plunkett's two overs cost 24 while Imran Tahir conceded 40 runs in his spell, although he did have the consolation of removing former South Africa team-mate AB De Villiers for just three.

Tom Curran made a much-needed breakthrough in the 12th over when he bowled Eskinazi (42) round his legs and Tahir struck in the next over when De Villiers was leg before trying to reverse sweep.

Surrey dragged things back in the next six overs when they only conceded 38 runs, but Middlesex produced a big finish with 23 coming off the 19th from Jade Dernbach. Curran, who was the pick of the Surrey attack with two for 29, picked up Malan in the final over off a top-edged pull while George Scott provided added impetus at the end with 35 off 24 balls.

Middlesex took control by sending back both openers with 21 on the board. Will Jacks drove to mid-wicket in the first over from Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Helm had Finch superbly caught by John Simpson diving to his left off an inside edge for nine.

Pope looked in superb form despite playing just two second XI T20s on Monday as preparation after three months recovering from surgery to his left shoulder.

The 21-year-old hit a fluent 47 off 31 balls with four boundaries and two sixes before he was caught on the mid-wicket fence - one of four wickets for Toby Roland-Jones who also ended Curran's cameo of 31 from 17.

Middlesex's only concern was the sight of De Villiers going off after injuring a hand trying to take a diving catch.