Aneurin Donald's Blistering Knock Powers Derbyshire to Back-to-Back Victories

🏏 Match Summary: Derbyshire Falcons vs Leicestershire Foxes Result: Derbyshire Falcons won by 7 wickets (with 10 balls to spare) Venue: Edgbaston Occasion: Back-to-back derby win in 24 hours for Derbyshire 🔥 Leicestershire Foxes Innings: 196/5 (20 overs) Sol Budinger: 49 (28) – explosive start with 7 fours & 2 sixes Shan Masood: 43 (30) – key middle-overs anchor Rehan Ahmed: 29 (18) Late blitz: Ben Cox: 28* Logan van Beek: 26* Partnership: 55 off final 29 balls Best bowling (Falcons): Pat Brown: 3/51 – double strike in the 15th over ⚡ Derbyshire Falcons Innings: 197/3 (18.2 overs) Aneurin Donald: 60 (25) – electric start, 50 off 18 balls Caleb Jewell: 24 – solid support in 93-run opening stand Samit Patel: 52* (32) – composed finish with back-to-back sixes Wayne Madsen: 35 (30) – anchored the chase in middle overs Key partnership: Patel & Madsen added 60 off 42 balls Notable bowling (Foxes): Tom Scriven: 3/34 – claimed all three wickets including both openers 🧠 Match Highlights & Talking Points: Donald’s powerplay assault set the tone — 22 runs in an over off Salisbury. Scriven’s double strike briefly pulled Foxes back into the game. Patel’s experience proved decisive in the chase under pressure. Falcons' resurgence: after five losses to start the Blast, they now have two wins in two days and are back in the qualification hunt. Derbyshire 197 for 3 (Donald 60, Scriven 3-29) beat Leicestershire 196 for 5 (Budinger 49, Brown 3-51) by seven wickets