More disappointment for Yorkshire as Vinny the Viking has to settle for second place in the mascot race behind Gloucestershire's Alfred the Gorilla. Lanky the Giraffe made a lightning start for Lancashire, but couldn't last the pace.

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Mascot race under way at Edgbaston......

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The second semi-final will see the two leading run scorers in this season's T20 Blast in direct opposition once again.

Hampshire skipper James Vince has made 653 runs in 14 innings, at a strike rate of over 146, with two hundreds and three fifties.

Somerset's Rilee Rossouw has exactly 600 from 15 knocks, at an incredible strike rate of 193, and has seven half-centuries with a highest score of 93.

Vince scored 129 not out off 63 balls and 12 in the two group games against Somerset, while Rossouw - who previously played for the Hawks from 2017 to 2019 - made 55 and 26.

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Today's second semi-final is a repeat of last year's first.

Somerset just sneaked into the final in 2021, winning by two wickets with two balls to spare, before losing to Kent Spitfires.

They arrive at Edgbaston on the back of making a T20 Blast record total in the quarter-final thumping of Derbyshire.

Their 265-5 saw Rilee Rossouw smash 93 off 36 balls... more of the same today please!

Two-time winners Hampshire have lost five T20 Blast semi-finals in a row and will be out for revenge this afternoon.

There's no rest for the wicked on Finals Day as we're going straight into the second semi - Paul Grunill will take you through that.

Hampshire win the toss and James Vince chooses to bat first.

They name the same XI which beat Birmingham Bears by 104 runs in their quarter-final.

Somerset are without Craig Overton because of international duty with England and Josh Davey, who has a hamstring injury. Lewis Goldsworthy and Jack Brooks are the replacements.

The winners will play Lancashire Lightning in the final.

Hampshire Hawks: McDermott, Vince (capt), Prest, Weatherley, Whiteley, Fuller, Dawson, Ellis, Wood, Crane, Wheal.

Somerset: Sneed, Banton, Rossouw, Abell (capt), Lammonby, Gregory, Green, Goldsworthy, van der Merwe, Siddle, Brooks.

Stephen Moore
Former Lancashire opener on BBC Radio Lancashire

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That's a statement and a half. To knock off 205, four down midway through the 19th over is a statement. That's a very good win.

Lancashire were so much in control. The power play took the wind out of Yorkshire's sails.

They controlled the momentum of the game and after 10 overs Yorkshire were walking around with no answers.

Lancashire ripped control out of their hands.

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BBC Sport at Edgbaston

That is the first time both sides have reached 200 on Finals Day,

It also equals the biggest run aggregate in any game on Finals Day, the 412 shared by Lancashire (217-4) and Surrey (195-8) in the 2005 semi at The Oval.

What of Yorkshire?

They were pretty miserable in that second innings.

The bowlers never built any pressure, extras, misfields, it was all a bit ugly.

Strangely, there didn't seem to be much fight and they were almost resigned to their fate from a long way out.

But what a start to Finals Day.

Lancashire through to meet Hampshire or Somerset.

What a chase from Lancashire.

They have gunned down 205 to win with eight balls to spare.

It was never in doubt.

Dane Vilas brings his side home with 63 in 36 balls.

Keaton Jennings played a great hand with 74 in 51 balls.

And it was all started off by Phil Salt who whacked 36 in 15.

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BBC Radio Lancashire

Lancashire's record against Yorkshire goes from strength to strength. Yorkshire can't buy a win against Lancashire in the Blast.

Luke Wells drives back to the bowler and is almost caught.

A wide full toss then can't be put away.

But then Dane Vilas goes up and over cover and there's the winning hit!

Chetan Kumar: Why did Yorkshire choose to bat first on such a flat deck? Horrible, absolutely horrible. Literally gifted Lancs the ticket to the final.

A swing outside off first ball and then a slap to deep cover.

Tim David back on strike - and he whacks one through point for four. Don't think he was aiming there but he finds the fence regardless.

Next ball he drives and finds the point fence again! This time deliberately.

Dane Vilas then uppercuts inside third man for four more!

No heroics from Jordan Thompson this time.

It's all done now.

Stephen Moore
Former Lancashire opener on BBC Radio Lancashire

Lancashire are going to want a couple of boundaries in this over and then try to finish it off in the next.

So just needs finishing off this for Lancashire.

Yorkshire defended 13 from 12 at Surrey in the quarter-final but surely lightning cannot strike twice.

Jordan Thompson was the hero at The Oval and he's back here.

Tim David is the new man and he's clunked in the grille by a sharp bumper.

Dane Vilas then takes the sharpest of singles last ball of the over and dives home.

for Dane Vilaspublished at 17.3 overs

17.3 overs

Lancs 184-3 Target 205

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The captain gets to a half-century.

29 balls, five fours and a six.

Stephen Moore
Former Lancashire opener on BBC Radio Lancashire

It was a brilliant innings by Keaton Jennings. He came out hard, took a big chunk out of the game and then controlled the tempo.

He has given Yorkshire no way in. The job isn't done but Lancashire are a long way down the line now.