- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR17.1 pace off, pings the top of off! No hundred for Albert but what a knock that was! He gave himself too much room, Gregory kept it stump-to-stump, and makes a key incision! 166/42.1 Overton goes to length, Lynn holes out! He was definitely hobbling out there, and couldn't connect with another launch over the covers. Goldsworthy backpedals to gather inside the ring, backing into his team-mate Kohler-Cadmore as he does so. Lynn's impact for Finals Day is done! 24/111.6 heaved off the hips, to deep midwicket! Vince is aghast, he can't believe that didn't land in Row Z! It's off the bottom edge of his pull, Dickson stays cool inside the rope... and Somerset have a priceless wicket! 121/212.6 brilliant grab in his followthrough! 72mph, on a good length, it deceives Fuller as the bat turns in his hand... the ball loops off the leading edge, and is snaffled in Ball's right hand, diving across the crease! 126/319.4 attempts the reverse-scoop, thuds the pad in front of off... must be adjacent though the angle was taking it across the stumps. Somerset review! There's no bat involved... this will be very close... hitting off stump! 191/519.6 bottom-handed biff out of the full length, they rush the first run, can't get back for the second as the keeper gathers a flat return. Hampshire have the joint-highest total in a final! 194/6Extras6 (lb 1, w 5)TOTAL194/6 (20 Overs, RR: 9.7)Fall of wickets: 1-24 (Chris Lynn, 2.1 ov), 2-121 (James Vince, 11.6 ov), 3-126 (James Fuller, 12.6 ov), 4-166 (Toby Albert, 17.1 ov), 5-191 (Ben Mayes, 19.4 ov), 6-194 (Ali Orr, 19.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB C Overton 3 0 35 1 11.66 7 2 3 1 0 L Gregory 4 0 30 1 7.5 8 4 0 1 0 JT Ball 4 0 39 2 9.75 7 2 2 1 0 M Pretorius 1 0 25 0 25 1 3 2 1 0 BGF Green 4 0 36 0 9 4 3 1 0 0 LP Goldsworthy 4 0 28 1 7 6 2 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR18.1 Smeed goes! Oh my days... Length outside off, absolutely hammered by Smeed, flat and true... and straight into the hands of Vince, who takes the catch in front of his face, before glancing at the sponge just a foot behind him. 177/44.5 Knocked over! Fast yorker, into the base of middle! Kohler-Cadmore, after an engaging knock, has to go! Finishes up on one knee after attempting to launch down the ground. Baker is pumped, Somerset are one down, their semi-final hero down and out 46/15.5 Abell goes! A poor start to Fuller's over has been forgotten... albeit through batter error... the ball was here to go at, full on leg stump, but Abell has lifted that high rather than far, taken well by Mayes a matter of feet in from the sponge 55/29.4 Rew chops on! A full toss as well! Gets the yorker very wrong, and moving away. Just needed another tickle on the outside half if not the middle of the bat... but it clips the inside edge and disturbs the stumps! 89/3Extras7 (w 7)TOTAL195/4 (19 Overs, RR: 10.26)Fall of wickets: 1-46 (Tom Kohler-Cadmore, 4.5 ov), 2-55 (Tom Abell, 5.5 ov), 3-89 (James Rew, 9.4 ov), 4-177 (Will Smeed, 18.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB CP Wood 2 0 19 0 9.5 6 2 1 0 0 S Baker 3 0 28 1 9.33 8 4 0 1 0 SW Currie 4 0 44 2 11 10 2 4 1 0 JK Fuller 2 0 20 1 10 5 4 0 0 0 BAC Howell 4 0 45 0 11.25 4 4 2 1 0 BC Fortuin 4 0 39 0 9.75 7 6 0 0 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
Somerset , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Somerset won the 2025 Vitality Blast Men
Season
Match days
13 September 2025 - night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Hampshire: 50 runs in 4.3 overs (27 balls), Extras 1
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 19 balls (TE Albert 26, JM Vince 25, Ex 1)
- Hampshire: 100 runs in 8.1 overs (49 balls), Extras 2
- TE Albert: 50 off 29 balls (6 x 4, 2 x 6)
- JM Vince: 50 off 32 balls (4 x 4, 3 x 6)
- Hampshire: 150 runs in 16.1 overs (97 balls), Extras 4
- Over 19.4: Review by Somerset (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - MA Gough, Batter - BA Mayes (Upheld)
- Innings Break: Hampshire - 194/6 in 20.0 overs (BAC Howell 26)
- Somerset: 50 runs in 5.1 overs (31 balls), Extras 5
- Somerset: 100 runs in 11.5 overs (71 balls), Extras 5
- WCF Smeed: 50 off 35 balls (8 x 4)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 33 balls (WCF Smeed 37, SR Dickson 13, Ex 1)
- Somerset: 150 runs in 16.2 overs (98 balls), Extras 7
Match Coverage
All Match NewsSmeed 94 powers Somerset to Blast glory in record 195-run chase
Toby Albert gives Hampshire the edge until formidable chase, with Dickson and Gregory key to finale