Josh Davey seals stunning heist as Somerset come back from the dead in first semi-final
Tailenders seal recovery from 34 for 5 after Joe Weatherley drags Hampshire to 150
Tailenders seal recovery from 34 for 5 after Joe Weatherley drags Hampshire to 150
Commentator: Andrew Miller
2.04pm Right, that's the end of that. The second semi-final is coming up shortly. Kent versus Sussex is minutes away from the toss. Follow the action here. From Miller and Saurabh, goodbye from here, and see you there!
Josh Davey is player of the match: "An emotional rollercoaster, we've got a lot of batting in our side, always confident we could stay in touching distance. Key is not being predictable, and using that slower ball."
Lewis Gregory: "What a game, both teams batted poorly in general, but the last three overs were special to watch. They got 15-20 more than they should but still under-par, thankfully we got over the line. Davey can slip under the radar but phenomenal in all three formats. Fingers crossed he's not batting in the final! The final might be the best time for the batters with a little bit of dew. A pretty good surface. I might try to have a sleep and get away from it [before the final]."
James Vince: "It's a deflated dressing room, started slowly, Weatherley stood up with an amazing knock, but it can be a cruel game in T20. An outstanding job all year but today wasn't our day. Right at the back end there, we'd taken wickets and would take that position in the last four overs. Didn't quite execute and they played some good shots. Really proud of the guys turning it around like they did, throughout the competition plenty to be proud of."
1.54pm Good grief. Six out of six semi-final losses for Hampshire at Edgbaston, and that one will hurt like few before. Somerset had no right to rescue that one. They were 34 for 5 in the seventh over, they were still 48 runs adrift with 20 balls remaining as Tom Abell the skipper fell. But Overton, Davey and most especially Ben Green never gave up. Incredible!
Chris Taunton: "I'm speechless - what an amazing comeback by Somerset. BUT - much as this has been a big occasion it isn't THE big one - that comes later. But no more heart-thumping slip-ups tonight - please!" There's always hope... right?
Tinura: "ECB is loving the way which they win the WC to an extent that they still don't bring super over into Blast Finals?" Too tight a turnaround on an 11-hour day!
ER Vasumathy : "Wood was impeccable till his last over. How this game acts as an absolute leveller! "
150 all out anyone? What's the boundary countback looking like? A ring of steel for Hampshire now
Eight from four... the pressure ramps up
Ten to win... nine to tie.... it would come down to countback, not a Super over... which is in Somerset's favour!
Overton on strike, they'll want a single here...
BGF Green c Prest b Wood 35 (24m 18b 1x4 3x6) SR: 194.44
12 from eight... cripes! This has swung and some!
Hampshire top-scorer was reprieved early on after spotting an extra fielder outside the inner circle
Tailenders seal recovery from 34 for 5 after Joe Weatherley drags Hampshire to 150
North Group | |||||
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Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
NOTTS | 14 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 1.503 |
LANCS | 14 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 0.205 |
YORKS | 13 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 0.305 |
WARKS | 14 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 0.006 |
WORCS | 14 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -0.629 |
LEICS | 14 | 6 | 8 | 12 | -0.019 |
DURH | 14 | 5 | 8 | 11 | -0.228 |
DERBS | 12 | 4 | 7 | 9 | -0.326 |
NHNTS | 13 | 4 | 8 | 9 | -0.871 |
South Group | |||||
Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
KENT | 14 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 0.657 |
SOM | 14 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 0.371 |
SUSS | 14 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 0.479 |
HANTS | 14 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 0.388 |
SUR | 14 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 0.332 |
GLOUC | 14 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 0.201 |
ESSEX | 14 | 5 | 8 | 11 | -0.468 |
MIDDX | 14 | 4 | 9 | 9 | -0.389 |
GLAM | 14 | 3 | 9 | 8 | -1.371 |