Northamptonshire v Hampshire, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, 2nd Semi-Final, Vitality Blast, 2025

Vitality Blast 2nd Semi-Final: Northamptonshire v Hampshire at Birmingham, September 13, 2025
Northamptonshire
NOR
158/7 (18)
Hampshire
HAM
155/4 (15.4)
Finished
HAM won by 6 wickets (DLS method)
BATSMENRB4S6SSR
James Fuller8520160.00
Chris Lynn10851511211.76
BOWLERSOMRWECON
George Scrimshaw0.408012.00
Lloyd Pope4051112.75
Current Partnership: 38 run (1.5 ov) | Last Wicket: Ali Orr 2 (5) | Fall of Wicket: 117/4 (13.5 ov)
CRR: 9.89 | Last Ten Overs: 95/3 9.19
Recent: 4·4··66666·W1·1111

Commentary

4
15.4
George Scrimshaw to James Fuller, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps. James Fuller hangs in the crease, hits sloge sweep in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
0
15.3
George Scrimshaw to James Fuller, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot.
4
15.2
George Scrimshaw to James Fuller, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps. James Fuller hangs in the crease, hits chip shot in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
0
15.1
George Scrimshaw to James Fuller, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the leg stump, James Fuller hangs in the crease, tucks it toward the fielder at square leg, who blocks the ball right away.
End of over 15 (30 runs)
Chris Lynn 108 (51)
James Fuller 0 (1)
Hampshire 147/4
Lloyd Pope 4-0-51-1
Saif Zaib 4-0-18-3
0
14.6
Lloyd Pope to Chris Lynn, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump, Chris Lynn hangs in the crease, trying to hit sloge sweep, but the ball shapes away late, beats the bat.
6
14.5
Lloyd Pope to Chris Lynn, Six, Six !! With a brilliant legbreak on the stumps, Chris Lynn hangs in the crease and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular sloge sweep to deep mid wicket for a colossal Maximum!
6
14.4
Lloyd Pope to Chris Lynn, Six, Six !! What a delivery! legbreak lands right on the stumps, Chris Lynn hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers and sends it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum!
6
14.3
Lloyd Pope to Chris Lynn, Six, Six !! With a brilliant legbreak on the stumps, Chris Lynn goes forward and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular sloge sweep to deep mid wicket for a colossal Maximum!
6
14.2
Lloyd Pope to Chris Lynn, Six, Six !! What a delivery! legbreak lands right on the stumps, Chris Lynn goes forward, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers sloge sweep sending it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum!
6
14.1
Lloyd Pope to Chris Lynn, Six, Six !! What a delivery! off break ball lands right on the stumps, Chris Lynn hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers and sends it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum!
End of over 14 (3 runs)
James Fuller 0 (1)
Chris Lynn 78 (45)
Hampshire 117/4
Saif Zaib 4-0-18-3
Ben Sanderson 2-0-28-0
0
13.6
Saif Zaib to James Fuller, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, James Fuller hangs in the crease, tucks drive toward the fielder at short cover, who halts the ball.
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13.5
Ali Orr c R Bopara b SA Zaib 2 (5) Saif Zaib to Ali Orr, no run, c R Bopara b SA Zaib, Caught out !! arm ball, full length, on the stumps, Ali Orr hangs in the crease, tries a high-risk shot towards deep mid wicket, but the ball finds safe hands of Ravi Bopara, who makes no mistake in taking the catch. Ali Orr is out.
1
13.4
Saif Zaib to Chris Lynn, 1 run, Saif Zaib delivers off break ball at good length, Chris Lynn hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at long off for 1 run.
0
13.3
Saif Zaib to Chris Lynn, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot to the mid off.
1
13.2
Saif Zaib to Ali Orr, 1 run, An accurately pitched arm ball on the off stump, Ali Orr hangs in the crease to make a confident cut, sending the ball towards deep point for 1 run.
1
13.1
Saif Zaib to Chris Lynn, 1 run, off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Chris Lynn hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards short mid wicket for 1 run.
End of over 13 (17 runs)
Chris Lynn 76 (42)
Ali Orr 1 (3)
Hampshire 114/3
Ben Sanderson 2-0-28-0
Saif Zaib 3-0-15-2
1
12.6
Ben Sanderson to Chris Lynn, 1 run, Ben Sanderson delivers inswinger at full length, Chris Lynn hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at long off for 1 run.
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12.5
Ben Sanderson to Ali Orr, 1 leg bye, Leg Bye !! fast ball, back of length, on the leg stump, Ali Orr hangs in the crease, swats it, but the ball slides off the body, batter is quick to avail this leg bye for 1 run.
1
12.4
Ben Sanderson to Chris Lynn, 1 run, fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Chris Lynn hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
6
12.3
Ben Sanderson to Chris Lynn, Six, Six !! With a brilliant fast ball on the off stump, Chris Lynn hangs in the crease and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular pull to deep mid wicket for a colossal Maximum!
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12.3
Ben Sanderson to Chris Lynn, 8 no ball, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the off stump, and Chris Lynn hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers pull sending it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum ! Umpire signals it a no ball !
0
12.2
Ben Sanderson to Chris Lynn, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, tries to play but misses to get the bat on it.
0
12.1
Ben Sanderson to Chris Lynn, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, fulltoss, on the leg stump, Chris Lynn hangs in the crease to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.
End of over 12 (5 runs)
Chris Lynn 62 (36)
Ali Orr 1 (2)
Hampshire 97/3
Saif Zaib 3-0-15-2
Lloyd Pope 3-0-21-1
1
11.6
Saif Zaib to Chris Lynn, 1 run, arm ball, full length, on the off stump, Chris Lynn hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards deep cover for 1 run.
2
11.5
Saif Zaib to Chris Lynn, 2 runs, Saif Zaib delivers off break ball at good length, Chris Lynn hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep mid wicket for 2 runs.
1
11.4
Saif Zaib to Ali Orr, 1 run, Saif Zaib delivers arm ball at full length, Ali Orr hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at point for 1 run.
0
11.3
Saif Zaib to Ali Orr, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, tried reverse sweep but fails to get bat on it.