T20 Blast quarter-final: How Lancashire beat Kent in tied game

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

Live Reporting

Gary Smee

Postpublished at 15:24 British Summer Time 15 August 2015
Graham Hardcastle on BBC Radio Lancashire:
"Parry has got reasonable figures with those two wickets now. If bowling first he goes for under 30 in his four overs, he would see that as successful."
WICKET Billings (c Buttler b Parry 27)published at 15:22 British Summer Time 15 August 2015
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That could be game, set and match for Kent I'm afraid.
Sam Billings tries to sweep Stephen Parry over mid-wicket but gets a huge top edge.
Jos Buttler calls and takes the ball next to the bowler.
Big, big wicket for Lancashire.
Kent 84-5 (Billings 27, Cowdrey 8)published at 15:21 British Summer Time 15 August 2015
Arron Lilley comes back well after being hit for six by Sam Billings, conceding just three more singles off the over.
SAM BILLINGS SMASHES A SIXpublished at 15:20 British Summer Time 15 August 2015
What a shot from Sam Billings!
He gets down on one knee and smashes Arron Lilley high and handsome over mid-wicket for the first maximum of the innings.
Kent need a few more of those!
Postpublished at 15:19 British Summer Time 15 August 2015
Graham Hardcastle on BBC Radio Lancashire:
"As well as Lancashire have done here, Sam Billings is a dangerous customer."
Kent 75-5 (Billings 20, Cowdrey 7)published at 15:18 British Summer Time 15 August 2015
Finally Kent find a couple of boundaries.
Firstly Fabian Cowdrey cuts Stephen Parry away before Sam Billings swats him over mid-wicket.
10 runs from the over. Much better for the hosts.
Join the debate at #bbccricketpublished at 15:17 British Summer Time 15 August 2015
Lancashire all-rounder Tom Smith tweets:, external Wow @Arronlilley20, external take a bow
Kent 65-5 (Billings 15, Cowdrey 2)published at 15:16 British Summer Time 15 August 2015
Arron Lilley has 2-6 from two overs as well as that stunning catch under his belt.
Kent are in all sorts of trouble, but Sam Billings is still there.
We all know what he can do.
Postpublished at 15:15 British Summer Time 15 August 2015
Ebony Rainford-Brent
Ex-England batter on BBC 5 live Sports Extra
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"This is absolutely brilliant from Lancashire. They'd have given anything to have Kent five down at this stage.
"Dangerman after dangerman has come and gone for Kent and they're in real trouble here."
WICKET Blake (lbw b Lilley 2)published at 15:13 British Summer Time 15 August 2015
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Oh dear, that's a pretty woeful shot from Alex Blake.
The left-hander tries to pull Arron Lilley across the line but misses the ball and it thuds into his pad.
It's pretty plumb and he's sent on his way.
Kent are in danger of not seeing out their 20 overs here.
Kent 62-4 (Billings 14, Blake 2)published at 15:12 British Summer Time 15 August 2015
Well the crowd are just getting their breath back after that stunning piece of fielding from Arron Lilley.
Sam Billings will be the key to the hosts getting a decent score from here.
He's 14 not out, but has all the shots in the book.
Postpublished at 15:10 British Summer Time 15 August 2015
Charles Dagnall
BBC 5 live Sports Extra
"It's brilliant, absolutely brilliant out there in the deep!
"A fabulous, fabulous effort. This is what we've come to expect from T20 cricket."
WICKET Stevens (c Brown b Parry 2)published at 15:09 British Summer Time 15 August 2015
That is absolutely spectacular fielding!
Darren Stevens launches Stephen Parry to the mid-on boundary, Arron Lilley leaps up and spoons the ball back in with one hand and Karl Brown is there to take the catch.
Simply sensational from Lilley and Kent are in big trouble.
Postpublished at 15:05 British Summer Time 15 August 2015
Ebony Rainford-Brent
Ex-England batter on BBC 5 live Sports Extra
"It was an ugly looking shot there from Northeast. Got himself in an awful position and played the ball too late.
"Think the ball from Lilley might have skipped on to him a bit quicker than he was expecting."
WICKET Northeast (lbw b Lilley 14)published at 15:03 British Summer Time 15 August 2015
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The captain is gone and it's a bowling change which has worked.
Sam Northeast tries to pull away Arron Lilley's first ball but is struck on the pad and up goes the finger.
May have been a little high but he's got to go.
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England women's all-rounder Danni Wyatt tweets:, external Come on the Northerners! #redarmy @LancsCCC, external
Danni showing her allegiances there quite clearly!
Kent 53-2 (Northeast 14, Billings 10)published at 15:02 British Summer Time 15 August 2015
Stephen Parry is welcomed into the attack by Sam Billings who sweeps his first ball away to the square-leg boundary.
However he comes back well keeping things tight.
Both these batsmen are dangerous though.
Kent 43-2 (Northeast 12, Billings 4)published at 14:57 British Summer Time 15 August 2015
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Finally Kent break the shackles with a couple of boundaries.
Captain Sam Northeast cuts Tom Bailey away to the point boundary before pulling his final ball away for another four.
They'll need a few more of those though.
Kent 32-2 (Northeast 3, Billings 4)published at 14:55 British Summer Time 15 August 2015
All of Kent's attacking intent has stopped for the moment as James Faulkner concedes just five runs from his second over.
They've got a bit of rebuilding to do here.
Postpublished at 14:52 British Summer Time 15 August 2015
Matt Cole on BBC Radio Kent:
"Kent are going to have to regroup here and settle themselves down.
"Not the dream start that they might have hoped for, but a long way to go in this game and T20 cricket can turn in the space of a couple of balls."