WORCESTERSHIRE suffered their first defeat of the season as Rapids crashed by 152 runs to Lancashire Lightning in the Royal London One-Day Cup at Emirates Old Trafford.

Despite the unexpected reverse Rapids are still on course to finish in the top three in the North Group to ensure a knockout place.

Dane Vilas made his maiden Lancashire century in his side’s 313-5 and Jordan Clark followed 79 not out by taking 4-34 in the visitors' 161 all out in 34.5 overs.

The first half of the home innings saw steady run accumulation and regular wickets before a superb, unbroken 160-run partnership between Vilas and Clark.

Alex Davies lost his middle stump to the 12th ball of the day from John Hastings and Haseeb Hameed, having batted competently for 36, edged Josh Tongue to Ben Cox.

Teenager Tongue collected his second wicket when Liam Livingstone pulled to Ross Whiteley at deep square leg.

Lightning's problems were compounded five overs later when Karl Brown was bowled by Brett D’Oliveira for a well-made 77-ball 63 which included four fours and two sixes.

Vilas reverse-swept his first ball from Moeen Ali for four but the England off-spinner claimed an important wicket shortly after.

He had Steven Croft lbw for five, leaving Lancashire on 153-5 in the 32nd over.

D’Oliveira’s controlled leg spin earned him 1-32 from 10 overs but the other bowlers came in for severe punishment.

Moeen, who was twice lifted for straight sixes by Clark, finished with 1-75 as Vilas and Clark set a new List A sixth-wicket record for Lancashire against Worcestershire.

Vilas hit 12 fours and, having reached his 50 off 49 balls, took a further 34 deliveries to reach a hundred in the final over.

Clark scored 79 not out off 58 balls with four fours and three sixes while Tongue finished with 2-46 off seven overs.

Needing to score at 6.26 runs per over to win Rapids' innings started badly and got progressively worse.

Moeen (5) completed a poor match when he was well beaten by James Anderson and caught behind in the third over after the resumption.

Tom Kohler-Cadmore (1) mis-drove Kyle Jarvis to Stephen Parry three overs later and a 59–run stand between Daryl Mitchell and Joe Clarke was halted by the loss of four wickets in 21 balls for 12 runs.

Mitchell departed for 29 when he chipped Parry to Brown at mid-wicket and D’Oliveira (1) feathered a catch to Davies off Clark who also had Clarke athletically caught by Anderson for 36.

When Whiteley (4) was bowled by one that kept low from Clark Rapids were 82-6 in the 18th over.

Their plight became even worse four overs later when Ed Barnard (8) chopped Clark on to his stumps.

Brief partnerships merely delayed the inevitable despite 24 from Cox and 30no from Hastings.

Simon Kerrigan took two wickets and Jarvis removed Leach for 12.