D'Arcy Short

Tasmania took regular wickets during the afternoon but Connolly's performance on first-class debut lifted the hosts

Teague Wyllie appears the likely contender to open alongside Sam Whiteman despite a lean season at Shield level

D'Arcy Short made 127 while Ashton Agar and debutant Bryce Jackson took three wickets in a 52-run over Tasmania to keep WA's three-peat hopes alive

Cameron Bancroft played excellent for his 74 but Sydney Thunder came up just short on an excellent T20 pitch

Victoria's openers added 104 on a surface that is proving tough work for bowlers

Rohit and Kohli did not bat although they fielded during WA XI's innings

He and D'Arcy Short put on an opening stand of 166 after Peter Handscomb had lifted a stuttering Victoria

Imad Wasim, Asif Ali, Dwaine Pretorius, Evin Lewis and Dewald Brevis headline the overseas signings

Aaron Hardie, Jhye Richardson and Jason Behrendorff shared seven wickets, as Aaron Finch's 67 went in vain

Ben McDermott smashed 110 not-out from just 60 balls in a 176 chase as the revived Hobart Hurricanes notched consecutive wins

Sydney Sixers suffered a 44-run defeat in the rain-shortened match despite Josh Philippe's 46-ball 72

Josh Philippe and D'Arcy Short played their parts in an impressive recovery from 4 for 47

The match was frequently interrupted by rain with the chase eventually trimmed to 27 overs

Carter, Patel, Rashid the heroes with the ball as Eoin Morgan's men come unstuck

The group stage of the Vitality Blast has been completed (with some Covid-19 disruption) and here's a round-up of how the Australian contingent went

Victory in 13 overs enables Hampshire to sneak into final last-eight spot on NRR

Opener's availability may be impacted by Australia series in the Caribbean

Both sides will likely need a bonus point victory to qualify for the final against New South Wales

They survived a scare from Jordan Silk, who took the game to the final over with his 78 off 49 balls