It was a day of thrills, spill and what might have beens in the NCU Challenge Cup. There was a first with a Super Over required to separate CSNI and Woodvale, while Derriaghy caused the shock of the day beating North Down. There were also five wicket hauls for Ben Kane, Shane Dadswell, Pat Botha and Neil Gill.

After nearly eight hours of play a titanic struggle came down to a Superover as CSNI tied Woodvale's challenging 272 in 'normal' time.

CSNI had started their chase slowly but were favourites going into the final three overs needing only a run-a-ball. With 6 required off the final over the scores were tied from the fourth delivery, but Bunting bowled Lutton with the fifth, and Yeates was run out off the sixth to leave the scores tied.

In the Superover Stuart Thompson and Ryan Harrison plundered 26 off Stephen Bunting - Harrison then ensured the win as he kept Ludwig Kaestner and Ruhan Pretorius to 13.

Derriaghy caused the shock of the round as they chased 268 to beat North Down in a high quality contest at The Green.

Half centuries from Ani Chore (88), Peter Eakin (82*) and Ally Shields (52) looked to have put the Comber side well on top at the halfway stage but Derriaghy had other ideas.

Jordan Wade (64) and Jamie Magowan (42) ensured they were always in contention, while professional Patrick Kruger's unbeaten 76 stered them into the last eight and secured a famous win for the Queensway side.

An amazing over from Cliftonville Academy's left-arm spinner Ben Kane which saw him dismiss Waite, Jones, Whiteworth and Berry without conceding a run meant that the visitors could only total a vulnerable 162.

But Matthew Humphreys dismissed Max Burton and David Reid in the third over of the chase and it took a half century from Jared Wilson to keep the hosts in with a chance, but the return of Mark Berry who claimed three wickets ensured that Lisburn squeezed home by 6 runs.

Muckamore captain Neil Gill was in scintillating form after asking Cregagh to bat first claiming a five wicket haul as the visitors were dumped out for 105.

Muckamore opener Kyllin Vardhan with 55 saw the host through to the next round, Adam McCormick with three wickets for the visitors.

Three hundred seemed a long way off when Waringstown were 9/3 and with Lee Nelson retired hurt into the bargain!

But with Morgan Topping continuing a golden run of form 142 were added for the fourth wicket in a partnership with skipper Greg Thompson and there were runs for everyone down the order as the Villagers piled up the runs.

The chase never got going, Matthew Steenson and Brynn Cleaver the only players to get past 20 before Pat Botha's off-spin accounted for the tail.

A 'Big Ton' from Ross Adair who hit 23x4 & 10x6 in his 184 meant this tie was well and truly over by the change of innings. With a better than a run-a-ball century from Tyron Koen (6x4, 6x6) adding to Dundrum's woes as they conceded 382 but had the satisfaction of bowling out their visitors, Stiaan Swanepol taking four wickets and Ged Donnell three.

After Allen Coulter and Adam Kennedy had taken two wickets each at the top of the reply CIYMS skipper John Matchett chose his moment to slip himself on and wrap things up taking 4-7 in 4.2 overs.

A five wicket haul for professional Shane Dadswell and an unbeaten 67 from Robert McKinley were the highlights of Instonians' emphatic 9-wickets win over Ballymena.

South African professional Dadswell took 5-31, while there were two wickets apiece for James Magee and Cian Robertson as the Eaton Park side were dismissed for 156 - John Glass making 54.

The modest target was knocked off with little trouble inside 17 overs, with Robert McKinley hitting ten boundaries in his unbeaten 67, sharing stands of 78 with Nikola Smith (41) and 79 with Cade Carmichael (33*).

Templepatrick came close to causing the second big upset of the day, with Bradley Munro posting a century, but they lost their last 5 wickets for only 2 runs, as 206/5 turned into 207 all out.

Michael Rippon mesmerising the tail, coupled with two panicked run outs enough to save the Cowboys' blushes.

Earlier Craig Averill had scored a century in a Carrickfergus innings that stuttered with Munro claiming four wickets before late runs from Rippon gave them just enough to make it to the next round.