Hants, Northants, Notts & Somerset reach T20 semis

Hants, Northants, Notts & Somerset reach T20 semisImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Craig Overton kept Somerset’s T20 title defence alive in remarkable fashionByBen AshtonBBC Sport EnglandPublished1 hour agoSomerset’s Craig Overton produced one of the great T20 Blast innings to help the defending champions pull off an astonishing victory at Yorkshire and reach Finals Day.Yorkshire, who were hunting their first T20 Blast title, reduced Somerset to 82-8 in the 15th over in chase of 162 at Headingley.But Overton smashed 79 from 30 balls, including three sixes from the final over in which the visitors required 22 to win, to ensure Somerset qualified for the showpiece event for the sixth consecutive season.Notts Outlaws edged past Surrey by just seven runs in a thrilling finale at Trent Bridge that went to the final over.James Vince smashed 125 from 61 balls and Sonny Baker took 5-24 for three-time winners Hampshire, who cruised into the semi-finals with a crushing 75-run win over Essex at Utilita Bowl.And Ben Sanderson took 4-20 to help Northamptonshire Steelbacks see off Gloucestershire with an eight-wicket win to complete the last four.Wednesday’s T20 Blast quarter-final scorecards