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Northamptonshire Steelbacks became the first county to qualify for the quarter finals of this year’s Friends Life t20 thanks to a six wicket victory over Glamorgan in Cardiff.
The Steelbacks have won seven of their nine matches in the Midlands/Wales/West division to sail into the last eight of the competition.
It was the home side who batted first at Sophia Gardens but they collapsed from 70-1 to 125-9, Azharullah the pick of the Northants attack with figures of 4-16.
In response, Cameron White blasted 71 from just 48 deliveries as Steelbacks reached their target with nine balls to spare.
Next up is a home clash with Worcestershire on Tuesday where Northants will aim to seal home advantage for their quarter final.
