Banton leads holders Somerset back to Finals Day

Vitality Blast, Wantage Road, Northampton

Somerset 215-3 (20 overs): Banton 75, Kohler-Cadmore 63; Sanderson 1-23

Northamptonshire 198-5 (20 overs): Willey 57, Zaib 32; Gregory 3-35

Somerset hit Northamptonshire by 17 runs

Match scorecard

Tom Baton led defending champions Somerset backmost to T20 Blast Finals Day arsenic they hit Northamptonshire by 17 runs successful their quarter-final astatine Wantage Road.

Banton made 75 from 43 balls to thief his broadside station 215-3, having mislaid nan flip connected a damp and acold evening.

Tom Kohler-Cadmore besides made 63 from 43 having been dropped early successful his innings, 1 of a number of fielding errors by nan location side.

Northants skipper David Willey led nan pursuit pinch 57 from 39 balls but, pinch 57 needed from 20 balls, he holed retired to heavy screen and nan hosts could only scope 198-5.

More to follow.

Tuesday: Surrey (164-5) hit Durham (164-8) by 5 wickets - report

Wednesday: Sussex (118-2) hit Lancashire (114) by 8 wickets - report

Thursday: Somerset (215-3) hit Northamptonshire (198-5) by 17 runs

Friday: Birmingham Bears v Gloucestershire (19:00 BST, Edgbaston)