Lancashire Lightning moved prime of the T20 Blast North Group with a second victory in 24 hours as they comfortably beat backside membership Derbyshire Falcons.

After the hosts posted a strong 178-6, Crimson Rose bowler Luke Wooden took two wickets within the first two balls of a Derbyshire reply that by no means acquired out of second gear.

Hampshire Hawks had been Saturday’s different victors, beating Sussex by 62 runs at Hove in South Group.

Victory by 42 runs at Emirates Previous Trafford moved Lancashire 4 factors away from second-placed Durham with 5 video games to go earlier than the quarter-finalists are determined.

Doomed Derbyshire, in the meantime, already face a state of affairs the place even profitable all of their 5 remaining video games won’t be sufficient to progress to the final eight.

In distinction, Lancashire are on a roll having gained their previous 4 Blast fixtures and can go into their last 5 video games with a spring of their step except for Liam Livingstone, who batted with a runner, including 35 in 22 balls after pulling his hamstring.

The leg spinner didn’t seem for the second half of the sport.

It didn’t a lot matter after Wooden’s pacey in-swingers delivered the two-wicket burst within the first two deliveries of Derbyshire’s innings, having Caleb Jewell caught at slip and bowling Martin Andersson with an ideal off-stump yorker.

Wayne Madsen briefly threatened to make the match fascinating with 53 from 40 balls however when he grew to become the second sufferer of Chris Inexperienced’s second over, the Derbyshire reply slightly fizzled out.

Wooden, who additionally took a catch, completed with 3-25 from his 4 overs.