Kent Spitfires were thrashed by Leicestershire Foxes in the Metro Bank One Day Cup at Beckenham on Sunday.

Chasing 380-5, Kent’s reply never really got going as their top order was blown away by an impressive visiting bowling display.

It’s now one win from two games for Kent in Group A, their next match is at Blackpool against Lancashire on Wednesday.

With rain forecast for the second half of the day, Kent captain Jack Leaning elected to field first after winning the toss.

Leicestershire set about posting a tough target, putting on 116 for the first wicket. Sol Bulinger was first to fall, having been dropped by Nathan Gilchrist at long-off off Hamidullah Qadri in the previous over. He gave Matt Parkinson a wicket with his first ball on Kent soil, finding Alex Blake at mid-off to depart for 67 off 47 balls.

The wicket sparked a mini-collapse as the Foxes lost three wickets for 12 runs in the space of 19 balls. Skipper Lewis Hill was next to depart, sweeping Parkinson to Grant Stewart at deep square leg for three before opener Rishi Patel went for 50, caught and bowled by Qadri.

That put Peter Handscomb and Colin Ackermann together, the former reaching his fifty off as many balls after driving Stewart over mid-off. Even the return of Parkinson failed to halt their charge, as he hit his first ball back for four.

The pair had put on 125 in less than 19 overs when Handscombe, who hit a further 35 off just 16 balls once he reached his half-century, picked out Gilchrist on 87 to give James Bazley his first wicket.

Parkinson’s first five overs returned 2-17 but his second spell of five overs cost 47 runs without further success.

The Foxes scored 121 runs off the final 10 overs, thanks largely to Wiaan Mulder’s 27-ball half-century.

Kent’s pace attack all proved costly. Gilchrist’s first three overs went for 36, including a 19-run over which featured a no ball that went for four and the subsequent free hit was hit for six.

Mulder went for 67 off 35 balls, picking out Alex Blake off Bazley (2-83) in the final over. That gave Louis Kimber the final three balls to face and he went six-four-four to dent Bazley’s figures further and help the Foxes to 380-5.

Stewart’s eight overs cost 79 runs, Gilchrist ended with 0-65 from six and Joey Evison’s four overs cost 27 runs.

Kent’s reply was only 14 balls old when Marcus O’Riordan edged Chris Wright behind for seven.

Leaning scored 25 off 23 balls but was harshly given out leg before by umpire Anna Harris to give Mulder his first wicket as Kent reached 45-2 at the end of 10 overs.

That prompted a flurry of wickets as Kent lost four wickets for 12 runs in 4.2 overs. Skipper Hill’s brilliant one-handed catch removed Ben Compton for 13 off 31 balls to make it 51-3 and it was 54-4 when Harry Finch’s inside edge from an attempted pull off Josh Hull in the 13th over.

Joey Evison, who made a century in the opening group game win at Yorkshire on Tuesday, lasted three balls before he went for a duck at the end of the 14th over.

Bazley was then trapped in front by Roman Walker for five, another ball that could have been going over the stumps, as Kent slumped to 67-6 in the 16th over.

Stewart had some fun during his brief stay, hitting a straight six off Walker to bring the biggest cheer of the day.

He was then dropped off Hull in the next over by Hill, who was left scratching his head when Stewart hit the first ball of the next over for six over mid-wicket. But Walker had his man when Stewart sliced the next delivery down to third man to depart for 19 off 12 balls.

A wide saw Kent reach 100 in the 21st over and produce ironic cheers from a decent-sized Beckenham crowd.

Qadri edged Mulder behind for 13 and Gilchrist (1) gave Walker his fifth wicket with a wild flash at a wide delivery and Kent were put out of their misery when, in the same over, Parkinson was caught at slip without score.

Blake was left stranded on 24 not out while Walker returned figures of 6-43 in 6.5 overs as Kent’s innings lasted less than 24 overs.