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Crawley stars in Kent comeback win - T20 Blast round-up
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- Shutterstock Image caption, Crawley's unbeaten 75 was his first half-century in any format this season
- Zak Crawley responded to his omission from England's Test side with a blistering 75 not out from 41 balls as Kent Spitfires saw off Sussex Sharks to record back-to-back wins in the T20 Blast.
- But South African all-rounder Dian Forrester took 3-25 on his Kent debut to restrict the Sharks to 197-6 before contributing 35 not out from 18 balls, helping Crawley to steer their side home by seven wickets.
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Shutterstock Image caption, Crawley's unbeaten 75 was his first half-century in any format this season
Zak Crawley responded to his omission from England's Test side with a blistering 75 not out from 41 balls as Kent Spitfires saw off Sussex Sharks to record back-to-back wins in the T20 Blast.
Crawley - left out of England's squad to face New Zealand after a poor start to the season - completed an impressive turnaround by the Spitfires after Sussex stormed to 92-0 in the sixth over at Canterbury, with opener Tom Clark hitting a career-best 79 from just 29.
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