Hampshire brush aside Somerset to set up Blast final showdown against Lancashire
The IndependentSign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Hampshire shook off their semi-final hoodoo in the Vitality Blast after defeating Somerset by 37 runs to set up a final clash against Lancashire at Edgbaston later on Saturday. But they gained revenge this time around, with Tom Prest anchoring a total of 190 for six courtesy of his T20 best 64 from 46 balls before Hampshire constrained Somerset with a disciplined bowling display. Lewis Gregory took Somerset into three figures by bludgeoning his second ball straight for six but they still needed 87 from the last 42 balls, with Hampshire firmly in pole position. Weatherley and Ross Whiteley made cameos for Hampshire before Prest cast off the shackles in the last over, hammering slow left-armer Roelof van der Merwe for his first six before perishing off the next ball.
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