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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Glenn Speller

  1. 6 runs

    Hants 76-3 v Northants 169

    Joe Weatherley goes big and takes Calvin Harrison downtown for a big six.

    They need more.

  2. Hants 63-3 v Northants 169

    We hit the halfway point in the run chase.

    Northants were 90-2 at this stage.

  3. wicket

    WICKET

    Mayes c Harrison b Sales 9 (Hants 68-3 v Northants 169)

    James Sales continues into a third over and strikes again.

    Ben Mayes feels the need to get on with it but just finds the hands of Calvin Harrison.

    Tristan Stubbs joins Joe Weatherley in the middle.

  4. Hants 63-2 v Northants 169

    Joe Weatherley battingShutterstock

    Joe Weatherley has now scored the most runs (129) by an individual batsman on T20 Blast Finals Day, beating the previous record held by Luke Wright.

    He needs to keep going for his team.

    Calvin Harrison twirls away in his first over and concedes five runs.

  5. Hants 61-2 v Northants 169

    Emilio Gay
    England batsman on 5 Live Sports Extra

    I think Northants are favourites.

    Their fielding has been exceptional.

  6. Hants 58-2 v Northants 169

    James Sales is cut behind point for four runs by Joe Weatherley who in the process goes past 550 runs for the tournament.

    The next ball is hit like an exocet and Nathan McSweeney pulls off a fine diving stop to prevent another boundary.

  7. Hants 51-2 v Northants 169

    Dan George
    BBC Sport England at Edgbaston

    This is a big moment and opportunity for 18-year-old Ben Mayes.

    He found a bit of form in the back end of the Blast and did not feature in their semi-final earlier today, he comes in now to try to steady the ship after James Vince departs.

    A lot of pressure on his young shoulders.

  8. 50 up for Hampshire

    Hants 50-2 v Northants 169

    Saif Zaib gets to turn over his arm for Northants as we see spin for the first time in this innings.

    The first ball goes for four off the bat of Joe Weatherley who cuts the final ball to the rope as well.

    Joe Weatherley doing Joe Weatherley things as he moves to 31* from 22 balls.

  9. Hants 40-2 v Northants 169

    End of the powerplay and Hampshire are 21 runs behind and one wicket worse off than Northants were at this stage.

    Still a long way to go.

  10. wicket

    WICKET

    Vince c Vasconcelos b Sales 17 (Hants 40-2 v Northants 169)

    Northants' leading wicket-taker James Sales is brought into the attack for the final over of the powerplay.

    He took 1-16 in the semi-final win over Somerset and starts by geting rid of James Vince.

    The Hawks skipper skies an attempted pull straight up and Ricardo Vasconcelos pouches the catch.

    Ben Mayes is next in.

  11. Hants 37-1 v Northants 169

    James Vince follows his six by almost offering Luke Procter a return catch but the ball drops agonisingly just in front of the bowler in his follow through.

    One over of the powerplay remains.

  12. Hants 35-1 v Northants 169

    Luke Procter replaces David Willey.

    James Vince dumps him over the rope on the full for the first maximum of the innings.

  13. Hants 29-1 v Northants 169

    Ben Sanderson continues in the Northants attack and promptly serves up a full bunger on the leg stump which Joe Weatherley helps to the fence for four.

    That is followed by a lofted straight drive down the ground for another boundary.

    Weatherley clatters the final ball of the over for another four to mid-wicket.

    A good over for the Hawks - 16 from it.

  14. Hants 13-1 v Northants 169

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

    We’ve seen batting get easier as the innings has gone along all day.

    So it’s not necessary about maximising the powerplay.

  15. Hants 13-1 v Northants 169

    James Vince relieves the pressure with a boundary through mid off after two dot balls from David Willey.

    A couple of singles are squeezed out as well but that is your lot for the over.

    Northants were 10 runs better off at this stage.

  16. Hants 7-1 v Northants 169

    Dan George
    BBC Sport England at Edgbaston

    James Vince and Joe Weatherley are under some serious pressure right now.

    David Willey and Ben Sanderson have bowled brilliantly, the Hampshire batters look like they're just surviving at the moment, it's tense.

  17. Hants 7-1 v Northants 169

    Very good from Ben Sanderson with just the two runs from the over and that overturned decision against James Vince.

    This feels tense...already...

  18. Not Out

    Hants 6-1 v Northants 169

    James Vince survives.

    The ball is going over the top of the stumps.

    Sighs of relief among Hawks fans.

  19. Umpire review

    Vince lbw b Sanderson 0 (Hants 6-2 v Northants 169)

    James Vince is pinned in front and given out.

    We will review this one.

    This feels huge already.

  20. Hants 5-1 v Northants 169

    David Willey gets a wicket and, goes past Joe Weatherley's edge who then edges past slip for four runs in a lively first over.

    This is not going to be easy for Hampshire who, going by our unscientific survey (20:26 BST) you are backing to be lifting the shiney stuff later.