Another night of T20 cricket living up to the Blast name.

Hampshire Hawks seemed a bit miffed after losing the toss and being asked to post a target, and unleashed fury in the opening 10 overs, Chris Lynn and Toby Albert smashing 112 from 56 balls in their opening stand.

The Hawks eventually rained down 11 sixes to go with 19 boundaries, even if their total of 221-8 might have been 30-or-more higher.

Durham's reply never really got going, in truth, and only cameos from Jimmy Neesham and in particular Ollie Robinson (60* from 33 balls) made the margin of defeat respectable at the close.

Following Northants' win on Wednesday, the Hawks head to Edgbaston next Saturday for their 11th Finals Day appearance, more than any other side, though Somerset will seek to match that record when they host Bears tomorrow (18:30 BST), with Lancashire Lightning hosting Kent Spitfires in the other quarter-final at 14:30 BST.

We'll be back for all the action so enjoy what's left of your Friday night and we'll see you back here tomorrow afternoon!

Hampshire opener Toby Albert told Sky Sports:

"Lynny strikes it as well as anyone and is really nice to bat with and great to listen from.

I just let him swing as hard as he can.

Once you get going in T20 cricket you just have to keep going and we did that well.

The other lads then came in and finished off the job.

The last few years we have been a really good side, last year was just a blip really.

This year we have been good all the way through."

The only decent partnership from Durham came when the game was already gone.

Jimmy Neesham's wicket really was the final nail in the Durham coffin.

Hampshire's experienced seam-bowling quintet were superb whilst Liam Dawson was actually surprisingly more expensive, like Callum Parkinson was earlier, this more a seam-bowling ground in the North East.

Looking back through that first innings, Toby Albert was dropped on 24 in the fourth over off Callum Parkinson, but the away side did bat particularly well, credit must go to their batting performance.

Martin Emmerson
BBC Radio Newcastle

Durham's score of 195-6 is actually one of their better scores but on the night it was not enough.

They have to put it behind them very quickly and concentrate on three big games as they try to avoid relegation in the County Championship.

They have got to try and sort themselves out.

Kevan James
Former Middlesex & Hampshire cricketer on BBC Radio Solent

It sounds a little closer than it actually was.

There was a late flurry from Ollie Robinson but really Hampshire had that Durham innings under control, and they are into FInals Day for a record 11th time.

I am surprised at how easy it has been, you never know what you're going to get on any night.

Another Finals Day appearance for Hampshire, who will play Northants in the semi-final next Saturday.

Their 11th Finals Day and their ninth away victory in the Blast quarter-finals.

They won it with the bat, 222 was always a massive chase for Durham to face.

Ollie Robinson boosts his average with a late 50, but Durham did not put enough partnerships together early enough to haul the Hawks in.

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19.5 overs

Durham 193-6 v Hants 221-8

Could he have gone earlier?

Another smashed straight six off the back-foot from Ollie Robinson, Currie's figures getting a pounding.

Kevan James
Former Middlesex & Hampshire cricketer on BBC Radio Solent

Ollie Robinson suddenly seems to have found a gear that some of the Durham batters needed 10 overs ago.

He's done well and got better the longer he's at the crease - maybe should have been up the order.

50 for Robinsonpublished at 19.2 overs

19.2 overs

Durham 185-6 needing 222 to win

Scott Currie's figures were ruined by that Jimmy Neesham 20 from five fours, but he will get the chance to add some poles to his count bowling the last.

The 50 partnership is up with a strolled single, but these two have not scored quickly enough to get a rare second North side present at finals day.

Robinson also reaches 50 with another six over leg, off 30 balls now as his strike-rate improves the longer he is out there.

Ollie Robinson is getting going with the game gone now.

A lovely shot where he held his shape over extra cover from the front foot for four.

Chris Wood seems like he is bowling within himself now, perhaps saving himself for the Championship on Monday, a busy week for Hampshire though many of these seamers will likely be rested for Finals Day a week tomorrow!

14 from his last over as Robinson ends his spell of 1-30 with a pull for six.

Martin Emmerson
BBC Radio Newcastle

Durham also got absolutely annihilated by Hampshire in their only previous meeting.

They were bowled out for 99 in 2011 in Southampton chasing 155.

This crowd is emptying at a rate of knots.

Will Rhodes and Ollie Robinson do not want to give Matt Potts (who has a first-class hundred to boot even if it was on U11s boundaries at Edgbaston) and co a bat.

They keep knocking it around.

England's reserve, reserve wicketkeeper for the New Zealand test tour last December does then get an offside boundary and a nice reverse ramp over his opposite number for four too.

Slower ball number (insert figure here I have lost count)...and add another, is pulled for one then rolls past Rhodes edge for another dot.

Match-up wise, Liam Dawson bowling left-arm orthodox into Will Rhodes swinging arc should be a Durham win, but he only whacks him straight down the ground for one and nearly falls over from a later speared in delivery.

Ollie Robinson continues to mistime them, particularly when Dawson bowls even slower.

Durham put Hampshire in remember, do they regret that decision now?

Kevan James
Former Middlesex & Hampshire cricketer on BBC Radio Solent

It just feels the belief is not there, which is understandable given the huge target to chase.

They're on course for what, 180... which isn't exactly bad if you're batting first.

Ollie Robinson finally breaks his personal shackles with a first ball boundary off Benny Howell.

But there are only singles thereafter as he shows us his full repertoire from his knuckle ball to his off cutter and anything else in between.

"Benny awesome" we can hear through the stump mic, and wicketkeeper Albert has it spot on, he has been as effective as you expect from the talented middle-overs specialist.

Howell finishes with figures of 2-28 off his four.

Hampshire heading towards a record 11th Finals Day as Durham look down and out.

Chris Wood bowls another miserly over as Ollie Robinson just cannot find a boundary.

Durham need 89 more to win from just five overs.

Martin Emmerson
BBC Radio Newcastle

They are just not at the races tonight, Durham.

This will be defeat number 27 in 42 televised games for Durham.

Scott Currie is pulled for four gently behind square by James Neesham first up. Gently done, four runs.

The comeback is not gentle, a bumper, ducked underneath by the Kiwi.

Another short ball, but a slower one, is top edged for four, then another four tucked off his legs.

A fourth four off the over is more hacked into the leg side in front of square, but Durham do not care.

Then a fifth four through cow, so the bumper is the only non-four ball of the over!

Jimmy Neesham starting to go here!

The trouble is, they need 94 off the last six overs.

Jimmy Neesham wants to push for two off Liam Dawson but Hampshire's ground fielding proves to be too quick for Durham again.

Neesham had a much more positive group stage for Durham with the ball than his showing tonight, 20 wickets added to by 210 runs too (and some games he was barely required to bat with the top order getting the job done).

An easy over is that third for Liam Dawson as neither batter seems in an urgent rush quite yet.

Confusion in the field last ball, but the single is completed.