Ravi Bopara’s captain’s innings of 54 not out off 36 balls at Hove helped Sussex Sharks to inflict a first defeat of the Vitality Blast campaign on Middlesex.
Bopara was joined in a decisive sixth wicket unbroken stand of 58 in 6.5 overs by Harrison Ward as Sussex won a rain-affected contest by five wickets with three balls to spare to draw alongside their South Group opponents with a third victory – albeit having played one match more than Middlesex.
In the Middlesex inning, Rawlins finished with figures of 2-0-14-0, he did hold onto two catches.
Rawlins scored 10 runs of 9 ball in the Sussex inning, hitting 1 six.
