Royal London One-Day Cup 2022 | Dane Vilas scythes through Sussex as Lancashire storm into final

Lancashire players celebrate win

Lancashire trashed Sussex at Hove in the second of the two semi-finals played out on August 30.

Their South African import, Dane Vilas, orchestrated the win through his tenth List A hundred and his first of the ongoing Royal London Cup 2022 season.

Dane Vilas belts 121 in one-sided semi-final win over Sussex

After repeated new-ball jitters, Vilas lifted his side from 67-5 to 271-7 by the time of his dismissal. The Lancashire batters sustained one more casualty, in the form of Danny Lamb, as they bolted their way to a demoralizing 319-8 off their 50 overs.

In response, Sussex faced just 46.3 overs in the run-chase to hand a 65-run semi-final victory to the Keaton Jennings-led side. Opener Ali Orr scored the lone half-century with his 71, while in-form captain Cheteshwar Pujara failed to make the big day count with a 10-run outing.

As many as six batters in the innings were clean-bowled by the Lancashire bowlers, with Liam Hurt inflicting the most damage with his three-fer. Will Williams, Danny Lamb and George Balderson played supporting roles with the ball by claiming two wickets each.

Lancashire will now face Kent for a shot at the 2022 Royal London Cup title on September 17 at Trent Bridge.

Brief scores:

Lancashire: 319-8 (50)

Dane Vilas 121 (99), Danny Lamb 57 (48)
Fynn Hudson-Prentice 3-43, Henry Crocombe 1-49

Sussex: 254 (46.3)

Ali Orr 71 (65), Tom Haines 49 (59)
Liam Hurt 3-43, George Balderson 2-36

Lancashire won by 65 runs

Dane Vilas speaks after match-winning knock, watch video

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