A stunning century by Jamie Millar powered Eglinton to the top of the T20 Championship table after a dramatic 10-run DLS victory over Ballyspallen at Eglinton on Thursday evening.

Eglinton piled up an imposing 200-3 from their 20 overs, with Millar producing a breathtaking unbeaten 114 from just 47 balls. His remarkable innings featured 11 sixes and seven fours as he tore into the Ballyspallen attack with clean and fearless hitting.

After Andy Lucas had provided a solid platform with a brisk 31 from 29 deliveries, Millar took complete control alongside Sri Lankan professional Dunith Jayathunga. The pair added 133 in only 11 overs, with Jayathunga contributing an excellent 40 in a devastating partnership that shifted the game firmly in Eglinton’s favour.

Michael O’Brien was the pick of the visitors’ bowlers with 2-16, while Graham Kennedy claimed 1-25 and managed to escape some of the punishment handed out by Millar.

Set a revised DLS target of 180 in 18 overs after a rain interruption, Ballyspallen mounted a spirited chase led superbly by Hassan Shahid. The opener smashed an unbeaten 95 from 54 balls, including 10 fours and three sixes, to keep his side firmly in contention throughout.

Stuart Kennedy added 32 and Pushpender Singh struck a lively 20 from 11 balls, but Eglinton held their nerve in the closing stages. Robbie Millar claimed two key wickets, including the dismissal of professional Raveen Yasas, as Ballyspallen finished on 169-4.

Killyclooney produced a composed all-round display to secure a comfortable seven-wicket victory over Burndennett.

Burndennett struggled to build momentum after being asked to bat first and were restricted to 122-8 from their 20 overs. Tim Dougherty starred with the ball, finishing with impressive figures of 3-14, while Keenan Vieira provided excellent support with 2-8 in a disciplined Killyclooney attack.

The home side looked in real danger of posting an even lower total before a late counterattack from Rian McGettigan added some respectability to the innings. Batting in the lower order, McGettigan struck an unbeaten 29 from just 19 deliveries, hitting three fours and two sixes to lift Burndennett beyond the 120 mark.

Killyclooney’s reply began shakily as Paul Murphy removed two early wickets to leave the visitors wobbling at 21-3. However, that proved to be the only real success for the hosts as Cody Mehaffey and Tim Dougherty combined in a match-winning unbroken fourth-wicket partnership of 102.

Former Burndennett player Mehaffey led the recovery superbly with an unbeaten 53 from 43 balls, including four fours and four sixes. Dougherty capped an outstanding all-round performance with 44 not out from 37 deliveries, striking seven boundaries as Killyclooney eased home in the 18th over.