Australia's Marnus Labuschagne has starred with both bat and ball as Glamorgan eased to a 13-run victory over the Kent Spitfires in their Vitality Blast clash at Canterbury.
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In a rain-affected game Glamorgan made 6-145 from 13 overs, with Labuschagne blasting an unbeaten 50 from 26 balls, before claiming an economical 1-14.
Sam Billings hit 33 from 17 balls, but Kent were always struggling to keep up with a run rate of more than 11 an over.
Two wickets from Timm van der Gugten in the 11th over extinguished the Spitfires' already slim hopes and they finished on 5-132.
Neither side stood a chance of qualifying for the quarter-finals and torrential rain delayed the start until 8pm local time, with the game reduced to 13 overs per side.
The visitors were asked to bat and attacked from the outset, before a cluster of wickets temporarily slowed the run rate.
From 3-52, Labuschagne and Colin Ingram countered with a 54-run stand that ended when Joey Evison had the latter caught for 26 from 13 balls.
Labuschagne scrambled his way to a half-century in the final over.
Mason Crane claimed the wicket of Daniel Bell-Drummond for 27 before Labuschagne bowled Marcus O'Riordan as Kent fell behind the required rate.
Billings hit Crane for a six that landed on the roof of the Cowdrey Stand, and William Smale dropped Jack Leaning, but Glamorgan's economy meant the rate spiralled out of control.
Kent needed 54 from the final three overs and the pressure forced Billings into an ugly shot, chipping van der Gugten to Kiran Carlson at cover.
Van der Gugten then had Leaning caught at deep square for 11 and, although Tom Rogers had some fun, his unbeaten 31 from 12 begged the question why he had not batted higher up the order.
Kent needed an improbable 29 from Dan Douthwaite's last over, but only managed 15 runs.
Australian Associated Press
