Summary

  • Lancashire win after scores tied

  • Lightning through to Finals after losing fewer wickets

  • Kent earlier bowled out for just 142

  • Semi-final draw: Northants v Birmingham; Hampshire v Lancashire

  1. Postpublished at 17:57 British Summer Time 15 August 2015

    Lancashire LightningImage source, Getty Images

    Well, what an exciting end that was, but ultimately it's Lancashire who go through to Finals Day.

    Commiserations to Kent who did so well to take the game down to the last ball.

    I'm afraid that's all we've got time for today.

    But don't forget, we'll be back in exactly two weeks to bring you live text and radio commentary of Finals Day.

    Thanks for joining us.

  2. MATCH TIED. LANCASHIRE BEAT KENT BY LOSING FEWER WICKETSpublished at 17:52 British Summer Time 15 August 2015

    Jos Buttler tells Sky Sports:

    "It was a toss of the coin off the last ball. One of the ones you enjoy on the winning side but tough to take on the other side.

    "I wasn't sure whether to watch or not, we just got over the line but that's all you've got to do.

    "When you get out in that situation you really feel like you should get over the line, but that's the game in Twenty20."

  3. MATCH TIED. LANCASHIRE BEAT KENT BY LOSING FEWER WICKETSpublished at 17:50 British Summer Time 15 August 2015

    Kent captain Sam Northeast tells Sky Sports:

    "It was just one of those things and we fell on the unlucky side of it.

    "We were a little bit short and James Tredwell played well just to get us up there.

    "Our death bowling has been brilliant all year, but we just didn't get enough runs."

  4. MATCH TIED. LANCASHIRE BEAT KENT BY LOSING FEWER WICKETSpublished at 17:47 British Summer Time 15 August 2015

    Lancashire captain Steven Croft tells Sky Sports:

    "We've been in that situation a few times but today just scraped through.

    "Hats off to them (Ashwell Prince and Jos Buttler) they played two gems of innings.

    "The pitch was a bit tricky but those two set the game up brilliantly for us."

  5. SEMI-FINAL DRAWpublished at 17:45 British Summer Time 15 August 2015

    Well that was quick and easy but now we know how the semi-finals shape up on 29 August.

    Northants will play reigning champions Birmingham Bears.

    Hampshire take on today's winners Lancashire Lightning.

    The order in which these games will take place is yet to be confirmed.

  6. SEMI-FINAL DRAWpublished at 17:43 British Summer Time 15 August 2015

    Hampshire v Lancashire Lightning

  7. SEMI-FINAL DRAWpublished at 17:43 British Summer Time 15 August 2015

    Northants Steelbacks v Birmingham Bears

  8. WE'RE READY FOR THE SEMI-FINAL DRAW....published at 17:43 British Summer Time 15 August 2015

    Here we go then....

  9. SEMI-FINAL DRAW COMING UPpublished at 17:35 British Summer Time 15 August 2015

    So after that thrilling finish at Canterbury, we now know our four teams who go through to Finals Day at Edgbaston on 29 August.

    Joining Lancashire will be Birmingham Bears, Northants and Hampshire.

    The draw for the semi-finals will be taking place shortly, so stay tuned.

  10. Postpublished at 17:33 British Summer Time 15 August 2015

    Ebony Rainford-Brent
    Ex-England batter on BBC 5 live Sports Extra

    "What a finish to a game.

    "You really have to feel for Kent on their home ground after they wrestled themselves back in to the game."

  11. MATCH TIED. LANCASHIRE BEAT KENT BY LOSING FEWER WICKETSpublished at 17:28 British Summer Time 15 August 2015

    The scores are level, but Lancashire go through to Finals Day having lost fewer wickets than Kent.

    What a final over! James Faulkner smashes Matt Coles' final ball down the ground, it hits the stumps and deflects down towards the boundary, but Faulkner and Arron Lilley have the time to scamper two.

    Kent kept themselves in the game right until the death, but they just couldn't get over the winning line.

    Wow.

  12. Lancashire 140-6 (Faulkner 2, Lilley 0)published at 17:26 British Summer Time 15 August 2015

    James Faulkner swats Matt Coles away for two to mid-wicket.

    Three needed off the final ball. How did it come to this?!

  13. Lancashire 138-6 (Faulkner 0, Lilley 0)published at 17:25 British Summer Time 15 August 2015

    Dot ball! Five needed from two.

  14. Postpublished at 17:24 British Summer Time 15 August 2015

    Charles Dagnall
    BBC 5 live Sports Extra

    "Lancashire have done all the hard work and now there's a late twist.

    "The crowd sense the upset!"

  15. WICKET Croft (c Cowdrey b Coles 4)published at 17:24 British Summer Time 15 August 2015

    Unbelievable drama! Steven Croft gives his wicket away by slicing Matt Coles to Fabian Cowdrey on the cover boundary.

    The Lancashire captain is absolutely livid.

    Five needed from three balls.

  16. Postpublished at 17:23 British Summer Time 15 August 2015

    Charles Dagnall
    BBC 5 live Sports Extra

    "It's the slower ball that's done for Jos Buttler. He tried to win it with a six and Alex Blake holds his nerve on the boundary.

    "Kent have got a little window to get themselves to Edgbaston."

  17. WICKET Buttler (c Blake b Coles 53)published at 17:22 British Summer Time 15 August 2015

    Kent are still in this! Jos Buttler tries to end the game with a six, but can only sky the ball to Alex Blake on the long-on boundary.

    Five needed from four balls. It's tense at Canterbury.

  18. Postpublished at 17:20 British Summer Time 15 August 2015

    Charles Dagnall
    BBC 5 live Sports Extra

    "You want your big man to stand up at moments like this and it's exactly what Jos Buttler has done there."

  19. Lancashire 137-4 (Buttler 53, Croft 3)published at 17:20 British Summer Time 15 August 2015

    That is superb from Jos Buttler. He releases all the pressure with another reverse sweep for four off Mitch Claydon to also bring up his 50.

    It comes off 36 balls, with five fours and three sixes.

    Lancashire need six off the final over.

  20. Postpublished at 17:16 British Summer Time 15 August 2015

    Ebony Rainford-Brent
    Ex-England batter on BBC 5 live Sports Extra

    "Much needed wicket there and the class of Ashwell Prince, the way he was going, he has just gifted it away.

    "Kent will just sense that they can get a sniff here if they can keep the new batsman on strike."