Bell-Drummond, Billings star in chase after Stewart four-for

Daniel Bell-Drummond steers behind square ECB via Getty Images

Kent 177 for 3 (Bell-Drummond 54, Billings 50*) beat Hampshire 176 for 6 (Vince 84, Stewart 4-32) by seven wickets

Kent Spitfires handed Hampshire Hawks only their second Vitality Blast defeat of the season when they beat them by seven wickets at Canterbury on Sunday.

James Vince hit a blistering 84, but the South Group leaders were held to 176 for 6, having been 97 for 1 at halfway: Grant Stewart took 4 for 32.

Daniel Bell-Drummond was Kent's top scorer with 54 and he put on 95 for the opening wicket with Harry Finch, who made 45. Sam Billings got Kent across the line with an unbeaten 50, sealing the win when he glanced Sonny Baker for four with eight balls remaining.

Kent chose to bowl and Vince dominate the opening stand: Toby Albert was still on four when he reached 50.

Albert offered the first real chance but Jake Lintott couldn't cling on to a violent return chance when he was on 13. However, he'd only added three more when he drove Joe Denly to Zak Crawley at long off.

Stewart then bowled Vince with his second delivery, before he bowled Joe Weatherley for 24 as he attempted a heave.

Hilton Cartwright was on 2 when he set off for a single and went down with what looked like a serious leg injury. He was able to continue after several minutes of treatment, but hadn't added to his score when he hit Stewart to Dudgeon at long-off.

Ben Mayes clubbed Stewart for six but miscued the next ball to Crawley. Klaassen then held Hampshire to just four from the final over - with Bell-Drummond running out Tristan Stubbs with a direct hit as he tried to get a second off an overthrow.

Bell-Drummond was dropped by Stubbs when he was on 43 and had hit Fuller to midwicket. Although he eventually holed out to Liam Dawson and was caught by Fuller, at that point Kent were over halfway home.

The run rate began to climb and Crawley went for an uncomfortable, seven-ball 4, bowled by Chris Wood off a full toss, but Billings lifted some of the pressure in the 15th, with two ramped sixes off Baker, which were followed by three wides.

In the 16th Billings reversed Dawson for six and four, but Wood kept Hampshire in it when he bowled Finch for 45. However, Joe Denly hit Scott Currie for six at the start of the 18th and Billings finished the job.

Kent 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st95DJ Bell-DrummondHZ Finch
2nd6HZ FinchZ Crawley
3rd50SW BillingsHZ Finch
4th26JL DenlySW Billings

Twenty20 Cup (England)

Central & West Group
TeamMWLPTNRR
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GLO954200.024
SOM945160.193
WAR94516-0.005
WOR94516-0.585
GLA93612-0.171
Cross Pool
TeamMWLPTNRR
NOR22083.425
GLO22082.825
WOR22082.525
SOM22081.669
GLA22080.777
NOT22080.496
DUR21142.325
WAR21141.772
LEI21140.117
SUR21140.05
HAM2114-0.674
ESS2114-3.04
DER2020-0.908
LAN2020-1.5
YOR2020-1.564
KEN2020-2.434
SUS2020-2.51
MID2020-3.278
North Group
TeamMWLPTNRR
YOR962261.215
NOT963240.213
LAN95322-0.121
DUR945160.1
DER925120.421
LEI9278-1.835
South Group
TeamMWLPTNRR
SUR963241.098
HAM963240.504
ESS954201.019
KEN94516-0.562
MID93612-1.012
SUS93610-0.964