Lynn powers Northants into T20 Blast quarter-finals

Lynn powers Northants into T20 Blast quarter-finalsImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Northamptonshire Steelbacks opener Chris Lynn is the only player to have scored two centuries in the T20 Blast so far this seasonPublished32 minutes agoAustralian opener Chris Lynn smashed a 49-ball century to help Northamptonshire Steelbacks move past Glamorgan and seal their place in the T20 Blast quarter-finals.Lynn's 117 from 56 balls, his second T20 hundred of the season, set the platform for a comfortable 53-run victory for the Central & West Group leaders over Glamorgan, whose hopes of qualification for the last eight were dented in the process.Defending champions Somerset have dragged themselves into contention after they won by 27 runs in an inter-group clash at Derbyshire.Jason Roy hit an unbeaten 103 as Surrey strengthened their grip on second spot in the South Group with an eight-wicket win at the Oval, while Middlesex stunned group leaders Hampshire Hawks with a five-wicket victory to keep their extremely slim hopes of progressing alive.And in the North Group, Durham thrashed Leicestershire Foxes by eight wickets to just about stay in the fight for qualification.Men's T20 Blast scores & fixturesMen's T20 Blast tablesCentral & West Group: Northants setting the paceImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Chris Lynn hit 10 fours and seven sixes in his century for Northamptonshire No other side has won as many games (9) or picked up as many points (36) as Northamptonshire in the T20 Blast so far this season.The Steelbacks have lost just once, against Somerset in comprehensive fashion on Sunday, and returned to winning ways in style to to qualify for the quarter-finals.Ben Kellaway (3-22) was the pick of the bowlers for Glamorgan but Lynn's century and a quickfire 25 for both Ricardo Vasconcelos and Saif Zaib propelled the visitors to 217-7 from their 20 overs in Cardiff.Glamorgan came out the blocks quickly in reply, with skipper Kira...