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 EnglandPublished32 minutes ago32 CommentsSomerset'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 scorecardsRelive Wednesday's T20 Blast quarter-finalsOverton leads incredible Somerset recoveryImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Craig Overton had a strike rate of 263.33Somerset, who have won two of the past three T20 titles, looked down and out when they needed 80 runs from 27 balls to beat Yorkshire.The target of 162 set by the Tykes was the lowest in T20 matches at Headingley this season by 31 runs.Only Adam Lyth (64), with a third half-century of the campaign, had troubled the scorers for Yorkshire as Somerset's bowlers shared the load - Jake Ball taking 3-30 and two wickets apiece for Riley Meredith (2-27), Daniel Sams (2-29) and Craig Overton (2-36).The hosts then tore into Somerset in their first meeting in this format, quickly reducing...