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Tymal Mills celebrates the wicket of Toby Albert but Hampshire fought back to beat Sussex Eva Gilbert / Sussex CCC

An apology from Tymal Mills as Sussex's Blast campaign ends in defeat

Skipper admits three wins and bottom place isn't good enough, but he hopes to carry on as captain in 2027.

12.07.26, 21:44 Updated 12.07.26, 21:44 2 Minute Read

Paul Weaver

Paul Weaver

Captain Tymal Mills has apologised to Sussex supporters as the club brought the curtain down on a dismal Vitality Blast campaign with another defeat, this time against Hampshire Hawks at Hove on Sunday.

There wasn’t much wrong with the Sharks’ performance on this occasion, losing to a powerful Hampshire team, who won the south group, with just one ball to spare.

But looking back on a season which has seen Sussex finish bottom of their group, with just three victories in 12 matches, Mills said: “First of all, an apology.

"Some of the performances we’ve put out were pretty poor, especially the two sold out games against Surrey and Essex here. Those were disappointing performances.

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