Summary

  • Somerset beat Lancashire Lightning by seven wickets

  • Tom Abell's 78 not out helps hosts to victory with 10 balls to spare

  • Lancashire had made 184-9 from their 20 overs

  • Somerset join Sussex Sharks and Hampshire Hawks at Finals Day on 18 September at Edgbaston

  • Kent Spitfires meet Birmingham Bears in last quarter-final on Friday

Live Reporting

Alex Winter and Adam Williams

  1. Time for Somerset to turn to the occasional medium pace of Tom Lammonby...

  2. Lancashire 113-4

    Vilas 31, Jones 2

    Rob Jones in at six for Lightning and he is almost run out scampering through from a mishit reverse sweep.

    No direct hit at the bowler's end though sees him survive.

    Dane Vilas executes a sweep shot off the last ball with more finesse and it races for four more.

    A very audible dry of "ARGH!" from Van der Merwe as he finsihes another wicket-taking over with a costly delivery.

  3. Mark Davis
    Former Somerset seam bowler

    You wonder why there from Wells. A nice partnership building and he’s going towards the big boundary.

  4. wicket

    WICKET Wells st Banton b Van der Merwe 13

    Lancashire 106-4

    Wells outRex Features

    And he strikes again!

    Luke Wells the man to go this time as he is done in the flight and off the pitch a touch skipping past one that misses his inside edge.

    Well out of his ground but Tom Banton almost spills the gift of a stumping, but thankfully for the home fans he gets the bails off in plenty of time.

  5. Roelof van der Merwe back on for his third over...

  6. Lancashire 105-3

    Vilas 25, Wells 13

    Vilas and WellsRex Features

    A bit of all-sorts in that over from Jack Brooks with a wide and a no ball amongst them.

    Lancashire skip past 100 before the halfway stage.

    200+ will most definitely be their desired target.

  7. Jack Brooks returns for his third over...

  8. Mark Davis
    Former Somerset seam bowler

    It’s an inexperienced bowling attack and they’re finding it tough.

  9. Lancashire 97-3

    Vilas 22, Wells 11

    17 come off that Ben Green over in the end.

    Not been a good night for him so far as Lancashire keep on keeping on above 10-an-over.

  10. Not out

    Lancashire 92-3

    It's all happening in this Ben Green over.

    Follows up being hit for six with a wide and then another full toss that Dane Vilas smashes towards that square leg rope again but he's caught this time.

    Stands his ground as the umpires consult and after a look from the third umpire it's deemed above waist height and he can continues.

  11. 6 runs

    Lancashire 92-3

    And more handsome strokeplay from the tall left-handed Luke Wells.

    Drives Ben Green with aplomb through extra cover for a second boundary.

    But step forward Dane Vilas again to upstage him with another six over deep square leg.

  12. Scott Read
    BBC Radio Lancashire

    You’d think you will need the thick end of 200 to be competitive here tonight.

  13. Lancashire 80-3

    Vilas 14, Wells 5

    Luke Wells the new man at the crease in this slightly depleted Lancashire middle order.

    Big job on his hands now to try and steer it through these middle overs.

    Gets going nicely though with a fine glance for four second ball.

  14. wicket

    WICKET Bohannon st Banton b Van der Merwe 35

    Lancashire 75-3

    And he does the trick again for Somerset!

    This will go down though as an unconventional way of taking a wicket.

    Josh Bohannon tries to come down the pitch and hit over the top, but only manages to hit it down into the pitch and behind him.

    Tom Banton scoops it up in his right glove and whips off the bails with Bohannon out of his ground.

    Another danger man departs.

  15. Double wicket man Roelof van der Merwe back on for his second over and from the hosts' perspective, hopefully another breakthrough...

  16. Mark Davis
    Former Somerset seam bowler

    Too straight and if you bowl that at Taunton you go the distance.

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    Ed O'Toole: I fear Lancashire will really miss Parkinson, Buttler and Mahmood tonight. Though write off the understudies at your peril. Hartley is class.

  18. Lancashire 72-2

    Bohannon 35, Vilas 11

    Two more boundaries come off that over.

    One for Vilas another for Josh Bohannon both into the legside as Marchant de Lange overpitches.

  19. 6 runs

    Lancashire 63-2

    First six of the night for Dane Vilas as he flips one off his legs and it just about has enough on it to clear the man at deep square leg and the rope.

    Lancashire still ticking over nicely.

  20. Mark Davis
    Former Somerset seam bowler

    That’s about par for a powerplay at Taunton.