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. Umpire reviewpublished at 18.4 overs

    Northants 141-8 v Somerset

    Ben Sanderson is reviewing the decision. He tries the ramp and it appears to flick up off his bat before looping towards wicketkeeper Thomas Rew who makes the catch.

  2. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 18.4 overs

    Sanderson c T Rew b Meredith 1 (Northants 141-9 v Somerset)

    Ben Sanderson is gone... or is he?

  3. Postpublished at 18.3 overs

    Northants 141-8 v Somerset

    Riley Meredith starts the 19th over with a wide slower ball outside off, but it's not given as a wide with Calvin Harrison moving across.

    Runs for Harrison now though as he smashes the next one through extra cover. A full half-volley, thank you very much.

    Harrison then comes through for a quick single.

  4. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 12:20 BST 18 July

    #bbccricket

    I’d be getting on the phone to Jake Ball if I were England. He has been superb in this game.

    Tattz, Harborne

  5. Postpublished at 18 overs

    Northants 136-8 v Somerset

    Jake Ball ends with figures of 4-17 from his four overs. What a performance in a semi-final. Northants just have not been able to handle him.

  6. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 17.4 overs

    Procter c Kohler-Cadmore b Ball 0 (Northants 134-8 v Somerset)

    A golden duck for Luke Procter and they're dropping like flies now for Northants.

    Procter tries to go over mid-off from Jake Ball but that's far from out of the middle and it's an easy catch for Tom Kohler-Cadmore.

  7. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 12:17 BST 18 July

    #bbccricket

    A photo through a cafe window in Haroldswick in ShetlandImage source, Joanne Wilby, Haroldswick

    Sitting in a cafe in Haroldswick on Unst at the far North of Shetland… come on Northants, please!

    Joanne Wilby,

    You may want to look away Joanne...

  8. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 17.3 overs

    McManus c Kohler-Cadmore b Meredith (Northants 133-7 v Somerset)

    Lewis McManus gets away with one from Jake Ball... until he doesn't.

    He sends it high into the air to square leg and James Rew is racing in from the boundary - a la Daniel Sams a few moments ago - but he can't quite make it despite an acrobatic dive.

    McManus is eventually caught three balls later though, flicking it around the corner straight to Tom Kohler-Cadmore at leg slip.

  9. Postpublished at 17 overs

    Northants 128-6 v Somerset

    Only one partnership worth more than 20 runs so far for Northants and that was between Saif Zaib and Chris Lynn, who put on 65 for the fourth wicket.

    That has been the problem for the Steelbacks and the joy for Somerset - regular wickets.

    Just four singles and a dot to follow the wicket in the Riley Meredith over. Another decent return for the defending champions.

  10. 'Brilliantly caught by Sams'published at 12:12 BST 18 July

    Northants 124-6 v Somerset

    Anthony Gibson
    BBC Radio Somerset

    Brilliantly caught by Daniel Sams diving forward.

  11. 'Brilliant'published at 12:09 BST 18 July

    Northants 124-6 v Somerset

    Daniel Norcross
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    That is quite, quite brilliant.

  12. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 16.1 overs

    Kimber c Sams b Meredith 9 (Northants 124-6 v Somerset)

    What a catch this is by Daniel Sams!

    Louis Kimber times his aerial flick almost too well off Riley Meredith and it flies out towards deep mid-wicket.

    Sams is racing in from the boundary and dives forward to scoop the grab just above the ground.

  13. dropped catch

    Dropped catchpublished at 16 overs

    Northants 124-5 v Somerset

    Attempted ramp by Lewis McManus from Lewis Gregory and it flicks the bat on the way through to wicketkeeper Thomas Rew, but the 18-year-old puts it down.

    Almost a slightly half-hearted effort from Rew as he sticks up his left glove and it bounces straight back out.

    Five singles from the over before McManus flicks through the leg-side and times it perfectly to run all the way for four.

  14. 'Northants would be happy with 170'published at 12:07 BST 18 July

    Northants 115-5 v Somerset

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

    You think of 12, 15 runs an over potentially at this stage, but five down is the problem.

    If Northants get to 170, I think they'll have made the best of what they had.

  15. 'Kimber's got to get going'published at 12:05 BST 18 July

    Northants 115-5 v Somerset

    Mal Loye
    Former Northants and England batter on BBC Radio Northampton

    I think this is a good pitch, it's just a fairly new batter that's just missed a ball. It was there in the slot to be hit.

    Unfortunately for Louis Kimber he's not got that long an innings. He's got to get going.

  16. Postpublished at 15 overs

    Northants 115-5 v Somerset

    Regular wickets always slow up the runs and that's what Somerset have managed in this first innings.

    Two new batters at the crease for Northants with Louis Kimber and Lewis McManus who have to rebuild.

    They pick up eight runs from the Daniel Sams over but it's now 14 balls since the Steelbacks last hit a boundary.

    Not for the want of trying though, as McManus smashes one to deep mid-wicket but Tom Banton races across and does well to prevent the four.

  17. Postpublished at 14 overs

    Northants 107-5 v Somerset

    Jake Ball has been the pick of the bowlers for Somerset so far.

    Varied pace, just nine runs from his three overs so far and the two big wickets of Northamptonshire's top scorers up until now - Chris Lynn (39) and Saif Zaib (27).

  18. 'Zaib was looking for the boundary'published at 11:59 BST 18 July

    Northants 104-5 v Somerset

    Mal Loye
    Former Northants and England batter on BBC Radio Northampton

    Oh dear.

    Saif Zaib was looking for the boundary. He knows they probably need 10 an over from here and he's got an outside edge and it's carried all the way to Tom Kohler-Cadmore.

  19. 'Somerset taking control'published at 11:58 BST 18 July

    Northants 104-5 v Somerset

    Aatif Nawaz
    Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Jake Ball has been absolutely superb today and he picks up more just reward. He has figures of 2-6 and Somerset are taking control of the contest once again.

  20. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 13.3 overs

    Zaib c Kohler-Cadmore b Ball 27 (Northants 104-5 v Somerset)

    Jake Ball continues, and why not for Somerset after taking 1-5 in his first two overs.

    Ball keeps varying his pace and the Northants batters are struggling with it.

    And now Ball has another wicket to his name! Saif Zaib tries to go big over extra cover but doesn't get hold of it and instead edges into the grateful hands of Tom Kohler-Cadmore.

    Make that 2-6 for Ball.