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Hants 150 v Somerset
"We defended 120-odd at Trent Bridge so we can defend anything!"
Joe Weatherley is confident in his post-innings interview with Sky Sports.
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
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Somerset need 151 to winpublished at 12:33 British Summer Time 18 September 2021
Here we go then.
Tom Banton and Will Smeed the Somerset openers.
Chris Wood with the opening over.
Slip in.
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Benjamin Watts: Well batted Joe Weatherley. He’s almost single-handedly given Hampshire something to bowl at.
'It's something to defend'published at 12:26 British Summer Time 18 September 2021
Chris Woakes
Birmingham Bears and England all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports ExtraIt gives them something to defend, 150. They probably wouldn't have been happy with it at the start of the day but it gives them something to bowl at.
Powerplays in T20 games are huge, they decide who wins and who loses - if they get a couple of early wickets, get a couple of the key Somerset batsmen out, we should be in for a good game.
Hants 150 v Somersetpublished at 20 overs
Well Hants were so far behind the game throughout the entire innings but have scrambled a workable total here.
It's thanks for Joe Weatherley's lone hand.
Can his bowlers now do justice to that fine innings?
Somerset will be a little frustrated having not nailed Hants there.
It's game on.
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Chris Woakes
Birmingham Bears and England all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports ExtraMassive innings for Hampshire from Joe Weatherley - without his knock they get nowhere near even 100.
A huge performance from him, 71 from 50 balls.
He's almost took De Lange to the cleaners and has got Hampshire up to 150 when it didn't even look like they would get 140.
WICKET Wheal run out 0published at 19.6 overs
Hants 150 v Somerset
Mason Crane drives to deep point and Brad Wheal is run out attempting a non-existent second.
But Hampshire have got to 150.
WICKET Weatherley c Abell b de Lange 71published at 19.5 overs
Hants 149-9 v Somerset
It's there again for Joe Weatherley but this time it's miscued and taken by Tom Abell running in off the midwicket fence.
What an innings to give their side a chance.
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Andy Zaltzman
BBC Test Match Special statisticianFour of Marchant De Lange's past five balls have gone for six.
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Chris Woakes
Birmingham Bears and England all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports ExtraThat's modern cricket for you isn't it? Slog-sweeping a 90mph bowler over Cow Corner.
Hants 148-8 v Somersetpublished at 19.3 overs
Hoho, yes please!
First ball goes over midwicket for six on the slog-sweep.
And then goes again!
Marchant de Lange offering a great length to hit here.
Just a single from ball three though and Joe Weatherley off strike.
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Filling up nicely at Edgbaston.
Great to see, of course, after last year's Finals Day was played without supporters.
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Chris Woakes
Birmingham Bears and England all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports ExtraJosh Davey has just swung the momentum back to Somerset with a great over. That ball was almost the perfect yorker and Currie had no chance.
Hampshire 135-8 v Somersetpublished at 19 overs
Marchant de Lange with the final set.
Does Joe Weatherley have a big over in him...
Hants 135-8 v Somersetpublished at 19 overs
Leg side dab and go from Mason Crane and he's back for two to ensure Joe Weatherley can take the last over.
WICKET Currie b Davey 0published at 18.5 overs
Hants 133-8 v Somerset
Scott Currie can't lay a bat on his first - a slower ball outside off.
And then Josh Davey goes full and straight and takes out another.
Superb delivery.
WICKET Wood b Davey 18published at 18.3 overs
Hants 133-7 v Somerset
Josh Davey with the penultimate set.
Joe Weatherley swings one inside long on for two.
Then he takes a slower ball just for one to deep square.
And then Chris Wood cleaned up trying to heave over the leg side.
Length to have a swing at, but he was going across the line and has his middle stump pegged back.
But a good cameo that, when his side needed it.
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Andy Zaltzman
BBC Test Match Special statisticianJust 12 runs from Marchant de Lange's first 14 balls - 16 from the next four.
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Scott Read
BBC Radio 5 Live Sports ExtraIf he had taken that it would have been an unbelievable catch - he did so well to even get a hand on it.
Chris Wood has walked out there and gone two, four, six.
Hants 118-6 v Somersetpublished at 18 overs
Chris Wood trying to heave one leg side and it's a half-chance to deep midwicket running to his right.
Fieldsman can only get a finger to it and it runs for four.
Wood then clears the front leg and whacks it down the ground for six! What a strike.
Marchant de Lange then goes round the wicket but Wood goes again! This time over long-on.
This was the over Hampshire desperately needed.
Suddenly 150 is possible again.