Summary

  • Kent Spitfires beat Somerset by 25 runs in T20 Blast final at Edgbaston

  • Kent posted 167-7 as Cox hit 58 off 28 balls

  • Somerset finished short on 142-9

  • Somerset beat Hampshire by two wickets in first semi-final

  • Kent beat Sussex by 21 runs in second semi-final

  1. Somerset beat Hampshire by two wicketspublished at 14:07 British Summer Time 18 September 2021

    Somerset 153-8 v Hampshire 150

    Phew.

    So Somerset will hang around for tonight's final.

    And we'll shortly see who of Kent or Sussex will join them.

    Toss coming up in a moment.

  2. 'T20 all about momentum'published at 14:06 British Summer Time 18 September 2021

    Somerset 153-8 v Hampshire

    Chris Woakes
    Birmingham Bears and England all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    T20 cricket is all about momentum - a few balls can change a game from over to over.

    And what we saw there was Ben Green and Craig Overton - with three sixes out of nowhere, that's what got them back in that game and with the chance to win it.

    What an incredible win from where they were.

  3. Postpublished at 14:04 British Summer Time 18 September 2021

    Josh Davey is man of the match. He tells Sky Sports:

    "It was an emotional rollercoaster but we're so glad to get over the line.

    "We were behind the game but we have a lot of batting."

    4-34 for Davey with the ball and then 11 from just 3 balls.

  4. Postpublished at 14:03 British Summer Time 18 September 2021

    Somerset captain Lewis Gregory speaking to Sky Sports:

    "What a game to start Finals Day.

    "Both teams batted poorly in general but those last three overs were pretty special to watch.

    "I thought they were under par but they still got 15 more than they should have."

  5. Postpublished at 14:01 British Summer Time 18 September 2021

    Chris Woakes
    Birmingham Bears and England all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    I'm speechless. Hampshire will be devastated that they have lost the game from that position.

    Somerset have hung on, they have stayed in the game as long as possible, took it as deep as possible and been able to get over the line at the last minute. And they did it with a couple of overs to spare as well.

    Three or four overs ago, there was no way they were going to win that game.

  6. Postpublished at 14:01 British Summer Time 18 September 2021

    Hampshire captain James Vince speaking to Sky Sports:

    "It's a deflated dressing room.

    "Joe Weatherley played so well to give us a score and then all went to plan with the ball up until the final three overs.

    "It can be a cruel game T20. We didn't execute right at the end there."

  7. Somerset beat Hampshire by two wicketspublished at 13:56 British Summer Time 18 September 2021

    Somerset 153-8 v Hampshire 150

    Craig Overton and Josh Davey celebrate Somerset's win.Image source, Rex Features

    Utterly remarkable.

    Times have Somerset's lower order got them out of trouble in the Championship but it's done the job in the shortest form here.

    And how.

    Unbelievable stuff from Ben Green and then Josh Davey.

    56 from the final 22 balls!

  8. Postpublished at 13:55 British Summer Time 18 September 2021

    Scott Read
    BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    How on earth have Somerset won that game of cricket??

    When Tom Abell went in the 17th over they were absolutely gone.

  9. SOMERSET BEAT HAMPSHIRE BY TWO WICKETSpublished at 19.4 overs
    Breaking

    Somerset 153-8 v Hampshire 150

    Can you believe it?

    Josh Davey flicks it over midwicket and Somerset have got up to win!

  10. Somerset need 2 in 3 ballspublished at 19.3 overs

    Field comes up because a tie is good enough for Somerset.

  11. Somerset need 2 in 3 ballspublished at 19.3 overs

    High, ho, long, yes!!!

    Josh Davey pumps one over long-on for six!

    It just clears the fielder on the fence.

  12. Postpublished at 13:51 British Summer Time 18 September 2021

    Andy Zaltzman
    BBC Test Match Special statistician

    Somerset were down as low as 3% with the Win Predictor at one point.

  13. Somerset need 8 in 4 ballspublished at 19.2 overs

    Craig Overton back on strike but a great yorker is only dug to long-on for one.

  14. Somerset need 9 in 5 ballspublished at 19.1 overs

    Low full toss flicked leg side just for one to deep midwicket.

  15. Edgbaston is suddenly bouncingpublished at 13:50 British Summer Time 18 September 2021

    Somerset 141-8 Hampshire 150

    Ged Scott
    BBC Sport at Edgbaston

    It's taken a while to get going today - and it could still go either way - but those three Ben Green sixes have got the crowd going.

    It's getting closer to full now, it's noisy, tense and the Crusaders, boy scouts and things in orange bibs are bobbing up and down in the Hollies Stand.

  16. Somerset need 10 in 6 ballspublished at 19 overs

    Josh Davey on strike.

    Brad Wheal - who closed out the quarter-final at Trent Bridge - to try and see this out too.

  17. Somerset 141-8published at 19 overs

    Need 10 in 6 balls

    Craig Overton takes two off the final ball and it leaves 10 needed from the final over.

  18. wicket

    WICKET Green c Prest b Wood 35published at 18.5 balls

    Somerset need 12 in 7 balls

    Chris Wood goes round the wicket and a slower ball is mishit by Ben Green to long-on!

    Brief relief for Hampshire but this is right in the balance.

  19. Somerset 139-7published at 18.4 overs

    Need 12 in 8 balls

    Oh my!

    Another full toss and it's swung over midwicket!

    Somerset beginning to get up now!

    Ben Green on fire.

  20. Somerset 133-7published at 18.3 overs

    Need 18 from 9 balls

    Oh wow Ben Green goes again!

    A half-volley from Chris Wood and it's disappeared over square leg.

    What are Hampshire doing here?

    Another leg side heave and it doesn't quite carry to the fielder in the deep.

    Could James Fuller have got there? He did! Dropped catch and two runs.

    Low full toss outside off and it pushed wide of deep cover for two.