Sussex thump Lancashire to ease into Finals Day

Vitality Blast, The 1st Central County Ground, Hove

Lancashire 114 (15.3 overs): Livingstone 43, Jennings 37; Coles 2-9, Currie 2-16

Sussex 118-2 (14.1 overs): Hughes 35, Coles 27*; Livingstone 1-17

Sussex triumph by 8 wickets

Jofra Archer took 2 wickets connected his region return arsenic Sussex Sharks routed Lancashire Lightning astatine Hove to cruise into T20 Blast Finals Day.

The England speedy took 2-20, while Ollie Robinson, James Coles and Brad Currie besides took 2 wickets apiece arsenic Lightning subsided to 114 each retired successful conscionable 15.3 overs.

Sharks opener Daniel Hughes added a quickfire 35 arsenic nan hosts reached their target pinch conscionable 2 wickets down and 35 balls to spare.

All nan talk was of Archer's return to Sussex colours for nan first clip successful 3 years pursuing world commitments and injury.

But Robinson group nan reside arsenic he bowled England opener Phil Salt pinch nan first shot of nan match.

Lancashire were already 35-3 by nan clip Archer was introduced aft Brad Currie removed Matty Hurst and erstwhile Sussex all-rounder Luke Wells successful nan abstraction of 4 balls.

Keaton Jennings played good for his 20-ball 37, but erstwhile he was castled by Robinson (2-27), nan visitors mislaid 5 wickets for 14 runs to illness to 73-8.

Liam Livingstone spared Lancashire a complete humiliation by hitting 3 sixes successful a stylish 43 to return them past 100 earlier he was tally retired by Robinson's nonstop deed to headdress a miserable batting show by nan visitors.

Chasing conscionable 115, nan Sussex openers were fixed licence to play pinch state and Harrison Ward lit nan touch insubstantial pinch six fours successful a accelerated sound of 27 from 18 balls.

Australian Hughes - nan starring tally scorer successful this year's title - took his T20 Blast tally for nan play to 595 pinch a 22-ball 35 earlier he was bowled by Livingstone.

The tempo dropped a small but nan consequence was ne'er successful uncertainty arsenic Tom Clark (24 not out) and Coles (27 not out) eased nan hosts to a sixth travel to Finals Day.

Sussex will subordinate Surrey astatine Edgbaston connected 14 September, while nan consequence continues nan losing inclination for nan North Group sides, pinch nary reaching past season's Finals Day.

Thursday: Northamptonshire Steelbacks v Somerset (18:30, Northampton)

Friday: Birmingham Bears v Gloucestershire (19:00, Edgbaston)