Lancs sunk in battle of the Roses

YORKSHIRE Vikings won a home Roses match for the second season running, successfully defending a 174 target to beat Vitality Blast pacesetters Lancashire at Headingley by seven runs.

A typically pulsating clash on a pitch suiting pace off saw the pendulum swing back and forth but decisively the Vikings' way as Lightning slipped from 67 for two in the eighth over to 88 for five in the 11th and later finishing on 166 for eight.

Home captain Shan Masood underpinned Yorkshire's 173 for eight with 61 off 41 balls, while England's Joe Root contributed 43 off 33 - they shared 104 for the fourth wicket. Later, off-spinner Dom Bess struck twice, including the scalp of Keaton Jennings for 46 to start that aforementioned mini collapse.

Yorkshire won for the fourth time in seven, while the North Group leaders lost their third game in eight.