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T20 Blast round-up: James Anderson stars for Lancashire, Glamorgan start with win

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Lancashire Lightning beat Durham in thrilling final-ball finish to win by four wickets.

James Anderson took career-best 3 -17 and a catch as he restricted Durham to 150-6 .

Northants Steelbacks beat Leicestershire Foxes by five wickets in North Group .

Brett D'Oliveira's 79 off 48 balls led Worcestershire to a 60 -run win over Yorkshire .

In South Group , Glamorgan beat Middlesex by five -wickets in their first game.

Will Smeed hit a six and 11 fours in his 81 not out for last year's runners-up Somerset .

Holders Gloucestershire suffered their second defeat as their batting let them down against Sussex Sharks at Hove.

David Payne , the top wicket-taker in the 2024 Blast, took three wickets for Sussex .

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