Somerset 114-8 - target 168published at 17 overs
A single to Ben Green ends the over. Four from it is nowhere near good enough for Somerset. Surely 54 from 18 balls is beyond them.
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
Somerset 114-8 - target 168published at 17 overs
WICKETpublished at 16.5 overs
Overton c Leaning b Milnes 13 (Somerset 113-8)
A slower ball by Matt Milnes and Craig Overton tries to power it down the ground from outside off stump, but picks out Jack Leaning at mid-on. Somerset now in need of something approaching a miracle.
Golden night for the oldies?published at 21:25 British Summer Time 18 September 2021
Somerset 112-7 v Kent 167-7
Ged Scott
BBC Sport at EdgbastonIt's 14 years since Kent won their one and only T20 title, beating Gloucestershire here at Edgbaston.
Only two players performing that day in 2007 are still playing professional cricket, 45-year-old Darren Stevens and Joe Denly, still a mere stripling at 35.
Both have played big roles for Kent here. What a night for them if the Spitfires see this through.
Somerset aren't done yet though, of course.
Postpublished at 21:23 British Summer Time 18 September 2021
Peter Trego
Notts Outlaws all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports ExtraSomerset are in a tricky situation but if ever moments define finals, that catch was an incredible piece of work.
A lot of us have seen a lot of cricket and never seen anything like that.
What a game Jordan Cox has had.
Somerset 110-7 - target 168published at 16 overs
Somerset's total reaches 100 and Craig Overton despatches Darren Stevens down the ground for a much-needed six. He swings at the next and a lucky inside edge brings him four more runs - 58 off 24 is the target now.
Somerset 97-7 - target 168published at 15 overs
Figures of 2-19 by Afghanistan's Qais Ahmad - a great contribution for Kent. Ben Green and Craig Overton are both one not out. Somerset require 71 from 30 balls.
Postpublished at 21:19 British Summer Time 18 September 2021
Chris Woakes
Birmingham Bears and England all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports ExtraI think certainly it seems to be fading out for Somerset.
It’s not a great delivery and he’s hit it straight to short cover, with Denly taking the catch.
After what happened earlier they’ll feel they have a chance still.
WICKETpublished at 14.2 overs
Van der Merwe c Denly b Ahmad 4 (Somerset 95-7)
Oh dear.
A full toss by Qais Ahmad and Roelof van der Merwe smacks it straight to the fielder at cover.
Somerset need something very special from someone now.
'We've seen something extraordinary'published at 21:16 British Summer Time 18 September 2021
Henry Moeran
Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports ExtraIt’s parried back and I think we’ve seen something extraordinary.
He’s in mid-air, that’s incredible and the sort of fielding that you would never have dreamed of seeing when this tournament started back in 2003.
That was worth the entrance fee alone, that was like something out of the circus.
Somerset 95-6 - target 168published at 14 overs
A dot ball from Darren Stevens to Ben Green ends another eventful over. Somerset need 73 from 36 deliveries.
WICKETpublished at 13.4 overs
Gregory c Milnes b Stevens 6 (Somerset 94-6)
That is one of the best relay catches you will ever see!
Lewis Gregory swipes Darren Stevens into the leg-side - it's going for six, but Jordan Cox leaps beyond the boundary rope and palms the ball back with one hand where Matt Milnes takes the catch just inside the rope.
Absolutely incredible.
Postpublished at 21:11 British Summer Time 18 September 2021
Chris Woakes
Birmingham Bears and England all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports ExtraThat’s a big wicket.
Lammonby is a big player for Somerset. It looks like it spun sharply.
It’s slipping away from Somerset but the way the day has gone you can’t rule them out.
WICKETpublished at 13 overs
Lammonby lbw Denly 9 (Somerset 89-5)
Joe Denly's final over.
Will Lewis Gregory's sore back restrict his ability to go for the big shots?
Kent won't be concerned with that as Denly traps Tom Lammonby lbw with his final ball and ends with figures of 3-31.
TV replays suggest that was turning too much and it shouldn't have been given. More controversy.
Postpublished at 21:07 British Summer Time 18 September 2021
Chris Woakes
Birmingham Bears and England all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports ExtraJust over 10 an over all day has been gettable, so they’ll still feel this is perfectly in their grasp
Somerset 84-4 - target 168published at 12 overs
The ground is still buzzing after that 'non-catch' which ultimately didn't cost Kent that much. Qais Ahmad hurries through another over. Sam Billings claims a stumping against Lewis Gregory but his back toe is anchored and he's not out. Somerset need to double their score from 48 balls.
Somerset 80-4 - target 168published at 11 overs
One to Tom Lammonby ends an eventful over and he keeps the strike.
WICKETpublished at 10.5 overs
Smeed c Cox b Denly 43 (Somerset 79-4)
No mistake this time.
Will Smeed doesn't get hold of a full toss and Jordan Cox takes the catch well inside the rope.
Cox celebrates wildly, clearly furious that his catch a couple of balls earlier didn't stand.
Postpublished at 21:01 British Summer Time 18 September 2021
Scott Read
BBC Radio 5 Live Sports ExtraI’m really surprised by that.
They’ve decided that because two players are touching they are one person and because Bell-Drummond is touching the rope it’s six.
Cox is nowhere near the rope.
I can’t get my head around that.
Hugely controversial momentpublished at 10.2 overs
Somerset 77-3
Well, you don't see that very often - if ever.
Jordan Cox catches Will Smeed on the boundary but almost collides with Daniel Bell-Drummond who was also closing on the ball.
DBD touches the rope while their legs are contact and after a consultation with the TV umpire, Smeed is reprieved and a six is awarded.
A contentious talking point.
Will Smeed smiling in Brum againpublished at 20:56 British Summer Time 18 September 2021
Somerset 71-3 v Kent 167-7
Ged Scott
BBC Sport at EdgbastonWilliam Conrad Francis Smeed clearly likes playing at Edgbaston.
He has already made four appearances here this summer in short-form cricket in this the 19-year-old's first season in the game.
And cricket's latest exciting teenage rampager has so far not scored less than 35.
Image source, Getty ImagesKnocks of 36, 46 and 65 not out for Birmingham Phoenix in The Hundred helped his team get to the final at Lord's.
Now, on this equally big stage, at the halfway stage, he has Somerset's hopes in his young hands.