Summary

  • Northamptonshire Steelbacks beat Hampshire Hawks by 14 runs in T20 Blast final

  • Third title for Northants; Hants have lost past two finals

  • Baker takes 5-21 for Hants as Northants post 169

  • Hawks all out for 155 despite Weatherley 75

  • Somerset & Notts Outlaws lost in semi-finals

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  1. 'Hampshire are in a terrific position'published at 16:16 BST 18 July

    Hampshire 187-3 v Notts

    Charlie Harden
    BBC Radio Solent commentator

    It's an interesting total because Hampshire were in an immaculate position at 130-1 halfway through the 15th over and you felt at one point they'll be able to kick on and then it stalled ever so slightly.

    And then thanks to a brilliant last over and many thanks to Hilton Cartwright who did finish on that nine-ball 19, Hampshire, it feels are well and truly ahead at a 187-3 considering the two totals in the first game were Northants' 143 all out and Somerset's, off their 20, 126-9.

    So, it feels like Hampshire are in a terrific position.

  2. 'Hants have shown Notts how they have to bat'published at 16:14 BST 18 July

    Hampshire 187-3 v Notts

    Carlos Brathwaite
    Former West Indies all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    I think they've showed Notts the way they have to play on the pitch as well.

    It's not one of those pitches where you get loads of cameos from different people.

    From what we've seen on three innings so far, you have to build partnerships.

    You need someone to get in and then go big.

  3. 'Big target to chase'published at 16:11 BST 18 July

    Hampshire 187-3 v Notts

    Colin Fray
    BBC Radio Nottingham

    When you consider this morning's scores were in the 140s and the 120s, you sense that is a big, big target for Notts to chase in what could be more hot sunshine as the afternoon goes on.

  4. 'Hants read conditions perfectly'published at 16:09 BST 18 July

    Hampshire 187-3 v Notts

    Melissa Story
    Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    They read the conditions perfectly and just timed that acceleration to perfection.

  5. NOTTS NEED 188 TO MAKE FINALpublished at 20 overs

    Hants 187-3 v Notts

    So two bullied drives from Hilton Cartwright and some good running sees them get to 187-3 but Olly Stone has kept them under 190 with a couple of decent yorkers to close.

    Joe Weatherley (88 not out) and James Vince (59) put on 126 for the second wicket but Notts fought back pretty well to limit the damage.

    Considering they lost just three wickets, Hants would have been looking for 200 plus but slower balls proved difficult to get away.

    It could have been better for Notts had they held on to several chances which were spilled.

  6. Postpublished at 19.2 overs

    Hants 181-3 v Notts

    HIlton Cartwright has slammed the first two deliveries from Olly Stone for four with two muscular straight drives.

  7. Postpublished at 19 overs

    Hants 173-3 v Notts

    Joe Weatherley waits for the slower ball second delivery and slams him to the midwicket-square leg boundary.

    Good comeback from Mohammad Amir who nearly has Hilton Cartwright caught at wide long-on with his fourth legitimate ball.

    Liam Patterson-White covered good ground and launched a dive that saw his hand connect but that would have been a worldie had he held on.

    Notts have done okay in the last few overs.

    Last over. How high can Hants get? Olly Stone with the ball.

  8. 'Notts haven't bowled badly at all'published at 16:02 BST 18 July

    Hants 162-3 v Notts

    Kevan James
    BBC Radio Solent commentator

    That was a difficult ball to get underneath and lift it over the short third man fielder. It was right up there and it's good bowling at this stage.

    I don't think Notts have bowled very badly at all, I think they've bowled OK, it's stopped Hampshire getting further away.

    I say further away, they're not out of sight, nowhere near it, but maybe in the context of Finals Day at the first semi-final, whatever they end up posting will be a good score.

  9. 'Not a pitch for cameos'published at 16:01 BST 18 July

    Hampshire 162-3 v Notts

    Carlos Brathwaite
    Former West Indies all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    It will be interesting to see how Notts play because it definitely seems as though you have to get a partnership going.

    Whoever gets in has to go big. It doesn't seem to be a pitch for cameos.

  10. Postpublished at 18 overs

    Hants 162-3 v Notts

    Dillon Pennington delivers a very good over as Notts do their best to restrict this Hants charge.

    Just the seven off it and a wicket to boot.

  11. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 17.4 overs

    Stubbs c Linde b Pennington 8 (Hants 159-3 v Notts)

    Tristan Stubbs with his bat under his left arm after being dismissedImage source, Shutterstock

    And Joe Pocklington breathes a sigh of relief!

    Just three runs added since Pocklington spilled the South African and George Linde this time hangs on as Tristan Stubbs tries to reverse ramp Dillon Pennington to the third man boundary.

    Linde, at short third man, takes a simple catch.

  12. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 15:56 BST 18 July

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    Ross, Surrey aren’t Hampshire. Hampshire are much, much better

    Jamie Brennan, Southampton

  13. dropped catch

    Stubbs dropped on 5published at 15:56 BST 18 July

    Hants 157-2 v Notts

    Joe Pocklington covers the ground from the deep midwicket fence and gets his hands to a miscue from Tristan Stubbs but spills it.

  14. Postpublished at 15:56 BST 18 July

    Hants 155-2 v Notts

    Dan George
    BBC Sport England at Edgbaston

    Joe Weatherley is loving this!

    That six down the ground comes close to hitting the glass in front of us in the press box, I could hear the thud of it smacking into something just below us.

  15. 'Almost into the commentary box'published at 15:55 BST 18 July

    Hampshire 155-2 v Notts

    Melissa Story
    Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    It's come onto our balcony right in front of us. That is a huge shot from Joe Weatherley.

    I think that's the closest I've ever got to a cricket ball being hit into our commentary box.

  16. Postpublished at 17 overs

    Hants 155-2 v Notts

    No movement required from the fielders as Joe Weatherley creams a drive high into the second tier behind Olly Stone's head.

    There is some rapid running to take three twos which, even with direct hits, could have been home.

    Just 14 from the over which, after the first ball, is decent damage limitation at this stage of the innings.

  17. WIll Hants make 200?published at 15:51 BST 18 July

    Hants 141-2 v Notts

    Can Hampshire get to 200 from this position?

    What do you all think? Thumbs up for yes. Down for anything below that.

  18. Postpublished at 16 overs

    Hants 141-2 v Notts

    Mohammad Amir is through his third over and it is not too damaging with a couple of judiciously used slower balls keeping it to six from the set.

  19. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 15:50 BST 18 July

    #bbccricket

    The other night the Outlaws crawled it back with Surrey 101-1

    Ross David Blore, Nottingham

    Ross is correct. Surrey were chasing 164 and got to 101-0 but ended up seven runs short of Notts' total.

  20. 'Notts needed that wicket'published at 15:49 BST 18 July

    Hants 135-2 v Notts

    Colin Fray
    BBC Radio Nottingham

    Boy did Notts need that wicket.

    They've got to start somewhere. Yes, there might be some dangermen coming in but they needed to break that partnership. Two men who were very, very clearly in and seeing the ball well.

    To say Notts needed that is an understatement.