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. Kent 27-2 (Northeast 0, Billings 1)published at 14:50 British Summer Time 15 August 2015

    Kent completely lost their heads in that over.

    If two wickets weren't enough, captain Sam Northeast is almost run out, but luckily the fielder can't hit the stumps.

  2. WICKET Denly (c Buttler b Jarvis 15)published at 14:47 British Summer Time 15 August 2015

    Two wickets in two balls for Kyle Jarvis and Lancashire!

    Joe Denly plays a wild swipe outside off-stump but the ball flies off the edge and Jos Buttler takes a fine diving catch to his right.

  3. Postpublished at 14:47 British Summer Time 15 August 2015

    Graham Hardcastle on BBC Radio Lancashire:

    "I wouldn't quite go as far to say Daniel Bell-Drummond's been put out of his misery there, but he played a number of false attacking shots during that innings and he only had one real successful shot.

    "He missed one on the outside edge and it was a real mix and match innings."

  4. WICKET Bell-Drummond (c Brown b Jarvis 8)published at 14:45 British Summer Time 15 August 2015

    Daniel Bell-DrummondImage source, Getty Images

    The pressure of that last over has led to Daniel Bell-Drummond giving his wicket away.

    The opener tries to hit Kyle Jarvis inside-out over cover but miscues it completely and Karl Brown takes a fine catch.

  5. Kent 25-0 (Bell-Drummond 8, Denly 15)published at 14:44 British Summer Time 15 August 2015

    Australian paceman James Faulkner comes into the attack and shows all his international class by not giving the batsmen any width.

    Joe Denly tries to swat him away but can only miss the ball or find the fielder.

    Great over for Lancashire, just two from it.

  6. Postpublished at 14:42 British Summer Time 15 August 2015

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

    "Lots of bottom hand from Daniel Bell-Drummond, but he's got some real power and control when he hits straight down the ground."

  7. Kent 23-0 (Bell-Drummond 7, Denly 14)published at 14:41 British Summer Time 15 August 2015

    Daniel Bell-Drummond comes to the party now.

    He skips down the track and smashes Kyle Jarvis straight back over his head for his first boundary.

    Quite a tight over from Jarvis though, conceding just another couple of runs.

  8. Postpublished at 14:38 British Summer Time 15 August 2015

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

    "I'm just wondering if the groundsman has been getting up to prepare this wicket in the middle of the night during the women's Test as he can't have had too much time on it.

    "I'm looking forward to seeing what kind of surface he's produced for these two explosive sides."

  9. Kent 17-0 (Bell-Drummond 2, Denly 13)published at 14:37 British Summer Time 15 August 2015

    Joe DenlyImage source, Getty Images

    Joe Denly looks in the mood today.

    After a quiet start to the over, he pulls away Tom Bailey's fourth ball for four.

    Bailey comes back well, conceding a couple of singles, but nine still came from the over.

  10. Kent 8-0 (Bell-Drummond 1, Denly 7)published at 14:33 British Summer Time 15 August 2015

    A nice steady start for Kent.

    Steven Croft concedes a single and a two, before Joe Denly strikes a sweetly timed cut shot for a boundary.

    Eight off the over.

  11. Postpublished at 14:30 British Summer Time 15 August 2015

    Fireworks at CanterburyImage source, @lancsccc

    So we're just about ready to get under way at Canterbury.

    Lancashire's skipper Steven Croft to open the bowling, Kent's Daniel Bell-Drummond to face.

  12. Listen to the actionpublished at 14:28 British Summer Time 15 August 2015

    As well as following our live text coverage of this afternoon's quarter-final, we also have a choice of listening for you.

    ISDN kitImage source, Joe Townsend/BBC Sport

    Click on the 'live coverage' tab above to select from a choice of commentaries from BBC Radio 5 live Sports Extra, BBC Radio Kent and BBC Radio Lancashire.

    Charles Dagnall, Henry Moeran and Ebony Rainford-Brent are on Sports Extra, Scott Read is joined by Graham Hardcastle on Radio Lancashire while Matt Cole and Peter Guise take up the microphones on Radio Kent.

  13. Postpublished at 14:26 British Summer Time 15 August 2015

    Morph suit crew at CanterburyImage source, Kalika Mehta

    BBC Sport's Kalika Mehta at Canterbury: Sun, beer, morph suits, fireworks and #T20Blast cricket. Nothing better to do on a Saturday afternoon.

  14. Postpublished at 14:25 British Summer Time 15 August 2015

    Kent captain Sam Northeast speaking on BBC Radio 5 live Sport Extra:

    "We haven't had too much time to look at the pitch with the women's Ashes Test on here this week, so it's hard to know what a good score will be.

    "We've just got to keep playing the way we have been really and play with as much freedom as possible."

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

    Lancashire captain Steven Croft speaking on BBC Radio 5 live Sports Extra:

    "There's fairly shortish boundaries compared to what we're used to at Old Trafford. There's been a bit of rain around during the week so hopefully it'll hold up in the outfield a bit.

    "Hopefully we can keep our good form in one-day cricket going and reach another finals day to extend our season for as long as possible."

  16. Recap: T20 Blast quarter-finals so farpublished at 14:23 British Summer Time 15 August 2015

    Hampshire captain James VinceImage source, Getty Images

    After the fireworks under the lights on Wednesday and Thursday, it all ended in the gloom at New Road on Friday evening.

    Hampshire made it through to a sixth consecutive Finals Day, but courtesy of bad light and the Duckworth-Lewis Method.

    James Vince stole the show before the light faded with an unbeaten 107 in Hampshire's 196-4.

    The hosts were behind the clock on 58-2 in the ninth over when the game ended early after Chris Wood was hit on the nose misjudging a catch on the boundary.

  17. Recap: T20 Blast quarter-finals so farpublished at 14:20 British Summer Time 15 August 2015

    Laurie EvansImage source, Getty Images

    After the David Willey show, the action continued on Thursday as Birmingham Bears booked their Finals Day place alongside Northants.

    Laurie Evans struck a 31-ball 50 as the Bears reached 189-5 and then three catches from Rikki Clarke restricted Essex Eagles to just 165-7 in reply.

    Could they be the first side to successfully defend the T20 title later this month?

  18. Recap: T20 Blast quarter-finals so farpublished at 14:19 British Summer Time 15 August 2015

    David WilleyImage source, Getty Images

    Northants became the first side to make it through to Finals Day on 29 August - and it was David Willey who stole the show.

    Not content with taking 3-27 as Sussex set Northants 166 to win, Willey struck a 40-ball century to see the 2013 champions home by seven wickets and with four overs to spare.

    One Michael Yardy over went for 34 runs, while Willey's ton was the fastest in this year's competition.

  19. TOSS & TEAM NEWSpublished at 14:17 British Summer Time 15 August 2015

    Two captains at the tossImage source, @lancsccc

    So first things first, let's bring you news from the toss at Canterbury, where Lancashire Lightning captain Steven Croft has won it and elected to bowl.

    Lancashire have England wicketkeeper Jos Buttler in the side along with Australian all-rounder James Faulkner.

    Kent are captained by the competition's third-highest run scorer, Sam Northeast, and have the big-hitting talents of England's Sam Billings and veteran Darren Stevens in the middle-order.

    Kent: Bell-Drummond, Denly, Northeast (capt), Billings, Stevens, Cowdrey, Blake, Coles, Tredwell, Claydon, Thomas

    Lancashire: Prince, Livingstone, Brown, Croft (capt), Buttler, Faulkner, Davies, Lilley, Bailey, Parry, Jarvis