Sunrisers Leeds 186 for 2 (Marsh 62, Crawley 56*, Brook 42*) beat Manchester Super Giants 181 for 3 (Buttler 63*, Klaasen 53, Ellis 2-32) by eight wickets

Marsh’s 26-ball 63 was a trademark innings, a blaze of front-foot pulls and savage cuts, but Crawley and Brook were just as ferocious, with Brook’s impudence on full show. The pair came together with 64 needed from 42 and marmalised the target, putting on 50 in 19 deliveries and then careening to the line in a blaze of hitting.

Brook hit four of his first nine deliveries for six, including a lofted drive off his England team-mate Josh Tongue and three in four balls against Liam Dawson – one of 18 internationals on show – while Crawley went to a maiden half-century in his new role as Sunrisers skipper.

With 10 needed, Brook flicked Gus Atkinson 81 metres over the leg side, before launching his sixth six – and the 15th of the innings overall – into the top tier to complete an extraordinary win.

Marsh, the Meerkat Match Hero who is striking at 200 in the tournament so far this term, said: “They’re a really good side and we didn’t get off to a flier in the powerplay, they bowled well, but we stuck at it. Partnerships are key in run chases like that, and I thought Zak [Crawley] was awesome today. I thought 181 was going to be a tough chase, but it’s a tough ground to defend. Headingley is one of the best grounds in the world.”