Summary

  • Lancashire beat Northants by 13 runs

  • Lancashire win their first T20 title

  • Davies hits 47 as Lancashire make 166-7

  • Northants reply with 153-6 at Edgbaston

Live Reporting

Brendon Mitchell

  1. wicket

    WICKET Wood (b Lilley 2)

    Hampshire 93-7 (Vince 53)

    An ugly smear by Chris Wood and it's all over for him as Arron Lilley strikes.

  2. Hampshire 91-6 (Vince 52, Wood 2)

    Only three runs from the over. How Hampshire must wish that number had a 1 in front of it. 

    But with the first semi-final being a low-scoring affair, maybe they aren't out of it yet. 

  3. Charles Dagnall
    BBC Test Match Special

    You don't want James Vince thinking he now has to open up and launch it to all parts. It's a very difficult balancing act.

  4. wicket

    WICKET Smith (b Faulkner 2)

    Hampshire 88-6 (Vince 51)

    Will SmithGetty Images

    James Faulkner digs in a short ball which Will Smith misses as he tries to play it away on the leg-side, but the momentum of the turn is enough to propel the ball onto the stumps. 

    It's all going Lancashire's way at the moment.

  5. 50 runs

    James Vince hits 50 (47 balls, 7 fours)

    Hampshire 88-5 (Vince 51, Smith 2)

    Lancashire captain Steven Croft returns to the attack and is unlucky not to pick up a wicket as James Vince slashes and edges, but the ball eludes Jos Buttler's gloves and strikes him a painful blow on the hip.

    Vince adds insult to injury by dabbing a welcome boundary as he moves to his half century off 47 balls - his 18th in T20 cricket.

  6. Hampshire 80-5 (Vince 44, Smith 1)

    There were only four sixes in the first semi-final and we have yet to see the first in this game. 

    Will Smith can't even manage a single from the final four deliveries by Arron Lilley as Lancashire tighten their grip.

  7. Hampshire 79-5 (Vince 43, Smith 1)

    This is brilliant stuff from Stephen Parry, who completes his four-over allocation with 3-21. 

    Like Bonnie Tyler before them, Hampshire are now holding out for a hero.

  8. Ebony Rainford-Brent
    Ex-England batter on BBC Test Match Special

    That's potentially the easiest decision the umpire's had to make all season. He's plumb in front. What a spell from Parry

  9. wicket

    WICKET Dawson (lbw b Parry 3)

    Hampshire 77-5 (Vince 42)

    Identical to Sean Ervine's dismissal, except that Liam Dawson is right-handed. 

    A swing across the line, a miss and Stephen Parry strikes again. Will Smith next man up for Hampshire.

  10. Hampshire 77-4 (Vince 42, Dawson 3)

    James VinceGetty Images

    James Vince made 107 not out off 65 balls in Hampshire's quarter-final win over Worcestershire, but this surface is permitting no such extravagances. 

    Only four from the over.

  11. Hampshire 73-4 (Vince 40, Dawson 1)

    Liam Dawson was sent out on loan to Essex earlier this season to find some batting form and boy do Hampshire need a good innings from him now as Stephen Parry completes his third over with figures of 2-19 so far.

  12. Ebony Rainford-Brent
    Ex-England batter on BBC Test Match Special

    Brilliant from Parry. He's bowled that consistent line and skidded a few through. That just slows things down for Hampshire. Now they're in a very vulnerable position.

  13. wicket

    WICKET Ervine (lbw b Parry 4)

    Hampshire 71-4 (Vince 39)

    So much for the "crucial" partnership as Sean Ervine goes for a slog-sweep and is adjudged lbw. 

    It's a second victim for Stephen Parry, and things are looking god for Lancashire Lightning.

  14. Hampshire 69-3 (Vince 38, Ervine 4)

    Off-spinner Arron Lilley comes into the attack, a man who likes to get through his overs before you've had time to blink. It's a tidy start too, with just four singles added to the total.

    Hampshire need to add some oomph in the second half of their innings.

  15. Hampshire 66-3 (Vince 36, Ervine 2)

    A couple of singles get Sean Ervine under way for Hampshire, and one senses his partnership with skipper James Vince could be crucial to their chances of a defendable total.

  16. wicket

    WICKET Shah (b Parry 12)

    Hampshire 63-3 (Vince 35)

    Owais Shah is beaten all ends up by a superbly-flighted delivery from spinner Stephen Parry. 

    It beats the outside edge as he tries to advance down the pitch and that's game over for the former Middlesex, Essex and England batsman.  

  17. Hampshire 61-2 (Vince 34, Shah 11)

    Gavin Griffiths drops short and James Vince hammers the ball away authoritatively to the leg-side boundary as the total passes beyond 50. 

    The final delivery is a half volley and Vince is quickly onto it with an off-drive with adds another four to the total.

  18. Adam Williams
    BBC Sport at Edgbaston

    "Just as we saw in the first semi-final, runs aren't that simple to come by for the batsmen on this pitch.

    "A steady and seemingly untroubled start from James Vince and Michael Carberry was ended when Carberry failed to time a shot down the ground.

    "Lancashire's bowlers have obviously seen how varying the pace helped Northants earlier against Birmingham and have been mixing things up to good effect so far.

    "You get the feeling it's a day when 140-150 could be a very defendable total."

  19. Hampshire 48-2 (Vince 24, Shah 9)

    Stephen Parry is Lancashire's most successful bowler in this year's T20 Blast, with 21 wickets to help them reach Finals Day. 

    James Vince, however, is no respecter of reputations as he drives through the covers for four, and finishes the over by nicking another past the keeper - far less impressive, but just as useful to the Hampshire total.

  20. Hampshire 37-2 (Vince 18, Shah 4)

    Owais Shah is off the mark with a streaky four past the slip fielder, but can only block a well-disguised slower ball by George Edwards, which rounds off a productive over for Lancashire.