Hot Royals head South

Afridi stars with both bat and ball as hosts win low-scoring contest

Afridi: smacked 29 with the bat and then took three crucial wickets

Hampshire moved top of the Friends Life t20 South Group with a 35-run win over Sussex in a low-scoring game at the Rose Bowl.

The Hawks managed to make 126-8 from their 20 overs thanks mainly to Shahid Afridi, who made a breezy 29 at the top of the order.
In the end that total proved well beyond the reach of the Sharks, with Afridi completing a fine all-round with 3-10 as the visitors were bowled out for 91.
The former Pakistan skipper claimed two wickets in his first over, starting with Lou Vincent reverse sweeping the leg-spinner straight to short third man.
Luke Wright followed four balls later for 24 as Sussex - who could have gone to the summit themselves with a victory on their travels - collapsed in a hurry, losing their last nine wickets for a mere 39 runs.