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. Watch: Wood's six is caught in the crowd on T20 finals daypublished at 13:09 British Summer Time 18 September 2021

    It isn't T20 Finals Day without some crowd catch attempts.

    Here is the first successful one of the day earlier off a big six from Chris Wood.

  2. Postpublished at 13:08 British Summer Time 18 September 2021

    Peter Trego
    Notts Outlaws all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    What Hampshire have done to Somerset is turn their 150 into 200 with how well they have played in this innings so far.

    There is still hope but when you get to 10 runs an over, it starts to get a little bit beyond just knocking it around to get yourselves in.

  3. Somerset 40-5published at 8 overs

    Target 151

    As you might expect it's just careful stuff as Somerset try to rebuild.

    Still plenty of time here and we saw earlier how even the most desperate innings can be rescued.

    But Hampshire firm favourites at the moment.

  4. Somerset 34-5published at 7 overs

    Target 151

    Well Somerset are in all sorts now.

    They still have the batting to get up here but half their side are gone and the asking rate is now at nine an over.

    More spin now with the feisty Liam Dawson.

  5. 'Scrambled brain vibe'published at 13:04 British Summer Time 18 September 2021

    Peter Trego
    Notts Outlaws all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    Not all lost here but it's not a great start.

    They have gone behind the eight-ball slightly in the powerplay.

    There is a bit of a scrambled brain vibe going on here - a big partnership is required now.

  6. wicket

    WICKET Lammonby lbw Crane 0published at 6.5 overs

    Somerset 34-5 (Target 151)

    Another!

    Tom Lammonby plays all around his first ball and is plumb lbw.

  7. wicket

    WICKET Goldsworthy run out 3published at 6.4 overs

    Somerset 34-4 (Target 151)

    Oh what a stinker!

    This is madness.

    Tom Abell flicks to deep midwicket and there's only ever a single on.

    But for some reason Lewis Goldsworthy turns head down and sprints back for a second, is sent back and run out by James Fuller's throw!

  8. Somerset 30-3published at 6 overs

    Target 151

    A great way to end the powerplay for Hampshire.

    Like the first innings, a struggle in the opening six.

    Somerset need 8.64 an over from here.

    May have to do it against plenty of spin.

  9. wicket

    WICKET Smeed c Vince b Wood 15published at 5.3 overs

    Somerset 29-3 (Target 151)

    Last of the powerplay and it's Chris Wood's left-armers.

    Will Smeed swings and misses aiming down the ground.

    Then tries again and slaps it to mid-off!

    James Vince this time with a comfortable catch and a huge wicket goes down.

    Somerset in bother now - but have a deeper line up than Hants.

  10. 'Gut feeling is it was a clean catch'published at 12:54 British Summer Time 18 September 2021

    Peter Trego
    Notts Outlaws all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    I took one of those on television years ago, catching my now team-mate Alex Hales out.

    For all money I was convinced I caught it, one angle showed it might have touched the floor.

    I think as a fielder James Vince would be 100% convinced he caught the ball.

    That's where the soft signal is crucial. They have to find a reason to turn it over and it wasn't conclusive.

    My gut feeling is that it was a clean catch.

  11. Somerset 28-2published at 5 overs

    Target 151

    Tom Abell angles his first ball to short-third man and a misfield from Chris Wood allows it to slip to the boundary.

    And then Will Smeed steps down and whips one over mid-on for four more.

    Some momentum for Somerset.

  12. wicket

    WICKET van der Merwe c Vince b Currie 2published at 4.3 overs

    Somerset 19-2 (Target 151)

    Roelof van der Merwe does have a swing but he's plunked one towards mid-on.

    James Vince running in dives and takes a great catch.

    Or does he? The umpires want to check. Soft signal is out. And it's confirmed by the third umpire.

    So that experiment hasn't worked.

  13. Somerset 18-1published at 4 overs

    Target 151

    Roelof van der Merwe has been sent in here as a good old-fashioned pinch-hitter.

    A classic cover drive gets him off the mark.

    But a dot to finish and this is a very tight powerplay so far.

  14. 'Great example of levels of research'published at 12:47 British Summer Time 18 September 2021

    Peter Trego
    Notts Outlaws all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    This is a great example of level of the research done into every player now.

    Every single run you score is analysed. In 2019 there would not have been a fielder there for Tom Banton.

    Now everyone watches where he scores his runs.

  15. Weatherley outlook still fairly promisingpublished at 12:46 British Summer Time 18 September 2021

    Somerset 15-1 v Hampshire 150

    Ged Scott
    BBC Sport at Edgbaston

    The Hampshire total might be a tad under par. But lesser totals have been successfully defended here before.

    Discounting last year's rain-abridged event, just two years ago, in fact, when Worcestershire made 147-6 in the semi against Notts - and got home by just one run.

    Joe WeatherleyImage source, Getty Images

    Joe Weatherley's superb 71 off 50 balls may still be a matchwinner yet.

    Especially now 'local boy' Tom Banton (he went to Bromsgrove School and played his club cricket just down the road at Barnt Green) has gone.

  16. wicket

    WICKET Banton c Prest b Wheal 6published at 3.2 overs

    Somerset 15-1 (Target 151)

    Tom Banton does have a dabble but he picks out deep midwicket.

    Solid catch from Tom Prest running in.

    A big wicket - albeit Banton hasn't pulled up too many trees this summer.

  17. Somerset 15-0published at 3 overs

    Target 151

    Run out chance to backward point.

    Tom Banton sent back and a direct hit would have seen him gone.

    Will Smeed then skips down and swings a boundary over the bowler's head.

    No damage in the powerplay so far.

    But wickets in hand and this could now be the over this pair have a dabble.

  18. Postpublished at 12:41 British Summer Time 18 September 2021

    Peter Trego
    Notts Outlaws all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    Tom Banton's range of shots is almost second to none in world cricket.

    When he is on song, there probably isn't a total he wouldn't be able to chase.

    But he's been farmed around the system, been in bio-bubbles, hasn't played as much cricket as he would have liked and it's probably been a disappointing summer for him.

  19. Somerset 8-0published at 2 overs

    Target 151

    Brad Wheal with the second over.

    Offers some width and gets cracked for four through cover by Will Smeed.

    But then back on it and a tidy start here for Hampshire.

  20. Somerset 1-0published at 1 over

    Target 151

    Cagy start with Chris Wood slanting it across the right-handers.

    Several plays and misses outside off.