Graham Clark set the tone for a dominant chase with 68 off 58 before Gay and Ollie Robinson - with a run-a-ball 64 - pulverised the Hampshire bowlers. Openers Ali Orr and Nick Gubbins had fallen in the powerplay, but Albert and Lehmann settled in and were immovable. Durham took eight wickets for 70 runs in 14 overs, helped by all the bowlers, but most specifically Shafiqullah Ghafari and Will Rhodes who each took three wickets. Gay and Robinson ticked off the rest of the runs with just two major scares - when James Fuller and Tom Prest collided attempted to take a skyer, and when Gay was dropped on 90. Gay had masterminded the whole innings and ended the match with a six over long off to bring up a deserved 108-ball ton.