13/09Result
2nd Semi Final, Vitality Blast Men at Birmingham, Sep 13 2025
Hampshire won by 6 wkts (14b rem) (DLS)
Player of the Match
Chris Lynn
Chris LynnHampshire
13/09Result
2nd Semi Final, Vitality Blast Men at Birmingham, Sep 13 2025
Hampshire won by 6 wkts (14b rem) (DLS)
Player of the Match
Chris Lynn
Chris LynnHampshire

6:30pm Right, not much time to catch your breath today - the toss for the final is imminent! Join Andrew Miller over on the BBB-coverage of Hampshire vs Somerset now! That's all from here

6:23pm No surprises, Chris Lynn is the player of the match: "We've still got one more job to. Personally, I can really top it off if I go again tonight. I really like this shirt, I hope they'll have me back next year." 210 runs from three innings - I reckon they might, you know..

[On becoming the first Finals Day centurion]: "I probably wanted six sixes more! I wasn't worried about the LBW (the final delivery of the over), it was about trying to join Yuvraj (Singh) and Polly (Kieron Pollard)...

6:16pm SwissScars: "all of them came from Chris Lynn's bats. (he used two bats)" Ha, yes, an important correction. In fact, most of them (6 of 11) came with the second one...

6:13pm There's only one man to talk about now. Chris Lynn finishes on 108* off 51 deliveries, against his former county, too. Northants players are queuing up to shake his hand, and there's a nice moment as Lynn briefly consoles Pope.

The absurdity of it all is carried in the chasing scorecard - the next highest scorer was James Vince, with 12 off 13 deliveries, and no other batter made it to double figures!

15.4
4
Scrimshaw to Fuller, FOUR, Fuller has the honor of taking his team over the line, victory by six wickets (DLS) confirms that Hampshire will face Somerset in the 2025 Blast Final!
15.3
0
Scrimshaw to Fuller, no run, Fuller makes room to leg, Scrimshaw follows him well, awkward length, at the body, defended back to the bowler
15.2
4
Scrimshaw to Fuller, FOUR, Full, on leg stump, timed through midwicket! Hampshire now one strike away from the final...
15.1
0
Scrimshaw to Fuller, no run, Sharp, 82mph, into the hip, worn by Fuller

Hampshire have struck 11 sixes in this innings... and all of them have come from Lynn's bat. Those five have destroyed what jeopardy there was. George Scrimshaw to bowl his first over with 8 needed from 18. "Yeah, cheers skipper..."

END OF OVER:
15 | 30 Runs | HAM: 147/4 (8 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 9.80, RRR: 2.66)

  • Chris Lynn108 (51b)
  • James Fuller0 (1b)
  • Lloyd Pope4-0-51-1
  • Saif Zaib4-0-18-3

Andy: "Bish, bash and bosh... The Pope has been given a one way ticket to hell and back..."

14.6
0
Pope to Lynn, no run, Misses the sweep, and given LBW! Lynn reviews immediately, as that looked to be outside the line of off stump, and missing... yep, not out! A dot ball at least for Pope. Doesn't go for six sixes, but his over has been the one taken apart to leave Hampshire on the brink of victory

Six in six, do we have it...

14.5
6
Pope to Lynn, SIX, FIVE IN A ROW! And that's the biggest of the lot, steps across before the ball's released, knows its going to be outside off and absolutely CREAMS this deep into Cow Corner
14.4
6
Pope to Lynn, SIX, Four sixes in a row... and a first Finals Day century, courtesy of Chris Lynn! It's his sixth in the format, and comes with a flat, squarer slog sweep this time...
14.3
6
Pope to Lynn, SIX, Slog sweep again, this one more top-edge than middle... but the wind carries it over midwicket again! Lynn moves to 96, a new Finals Day record...
14.2
6
Pope to Lynn, SIX, Slog swept into the Hollies! Hope tries to hide this outside off, but the length is too short and Lynn, down on one knee, clobbers that one flat and over the fence!

Change of ball here after this one was scuffed by the stands. Pope and Northants skipper David Willey having a peek into the box of balls as the umpire's pick a new one

H M.SHIRAZ: ""Where is George Scrimshaw? Is he injured ?" Nope, still on the field... even took a catch!

14.1
6
Pope to Lynn, SIX, Smoked over wide long on! Launched into the sky, right out of the screws of his new bat, Pope just looping that in the slot and going the distance

Pope with his final over now...

END OF OVER:
14 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | HAM: 117/4 (38 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 8.35, RRR: 9.50)

  • James Fuller0 (1b)
  • Chris Lynn78 (45b)
  • Saif Zaib4-0-18-3
  • Ben Sanderson2-0-29-0
13.6
0
Zaib to Fuller, no run, Driven to the cover fielder. An excellent spell from Zaib comes to an end, a vital 3 for 18 in his back pocket

James Fuller comes to the crease

13.5
W
Zaib to Orr, OUT, Taken at square leg! Flight and a bit of drift into off stump, Orr goes for the slog sweep behind square, gets enough on it for a simple catch to Bopara in the deep! A third for Zaib...

AGH Orr c Bopara b Zaib 2 (10m 5b 0x4 0x6) SR: 40

Over the wicket to Orr

13.4
1
Zaib to Lynn, 1 run, Same again, only this time Lynn hits straighter for one to long off
13.3
0
Zaib to Lynn, no run, Length, outside off, Lynn shuffles across to leg, but finds cover in the ring
13.2
1
Zaib to Orr, 1 run, Length, across Orr, offering width which the batter uses to cut out to deep point

Still around the wicket to the leftie

13.1
1
Zaib to Lynn, 1 run, Full, 56mph, into leg stump, another single taken to wide long on

41 required from 30. Lynn 24 away from the first hundred on Finals Day... Zaib with his fourth over, 2 for 15 so far

END OF OVER:
13 | 17 Runs | HAM: 114/3 (41 runs required from 30 balls, RR: 8.76, RRR: 8.20)

  • Chris Lynn76 (42b)
  • Ali Orr1 (3b)
  • Ben Sanderson2-0-29-0
  • Saif Zaib3-0-15-2
12.6
1
Sanderson to Lynn, 1 run, Yorker length, dug out by Lynn down the ground to long off

Chris Lynn's called for a new bat...

12.5
1lb
Sanderson to Orr, 1 leg bye, Dug in short, Orr flips a pull around the corner from shoulder height, mistimed down to Zaib at deep fine who runs in to meet it halfway

Rob: "Not many people know this, but Ali Orr's middle name is Gate"

12.4
1
Sanderson to Lynn, 1 run, Full on middle and leg, driven aerially to long on
12.3
6
Sanderson to Lynn, SIX, Back to back sixes! Goes full, but Lynn's engaged again, clouting over wide long on. Really poor from Sanderson
12.3
8nb
Sanderson to Lynn, (no ball) SIX, What on earth?! Head height beamer, clattered over the midwicket for a much-needed six. It's a warning for Sanderson, and a free hit to come...
12.2
0
Sanderson to Lynn, no run, Wide yorker, Lynn scuffs that to cover
12.1
0
Sanderson to Lynn, no run, Full, into the pads, 74mph. Stifled appeal from McManus but there was a clear nick there, plus it was going down leg

Ben Sanderson returns for the death

END OF OVER:
12 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | HAM: 97/3 (58 runs required from 36 balls, RR: 8.08, RRR: 9.66)

  • Chris Lynn62 (36b)
  • Ali Orr1 (2b)
  • Saif Zaib3-0-15-2
  • Lloyd Pope3-0-21-1
11.6
1
Zaib to Lynn, 1 run, Full outside off, punched into the covers

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Hampshire 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st38CA LynnTE Albert
2nd40JM VinceCA Lynn
3rd15CA LynnBA Mayes
4th24CA LynnAGH Orr
5th38CA LynnJK Fuller