Match Preview: Hampshire v Notts Outlaws - NatWest T20 Blast

Hampshire face Nottinghamshire Outlaws in the second semi-final of the NatWest T20 Blast at Edgbaston in their record seventh Finals Day appearance.

Hampshire Squad:

Hampshire have named a 14-man squad, with Brad Wheal, Jimmy Adams and Sean Ervine included alongside the final XI that featured in the victory at Derbyshire earlier this month. Michael Carberry returns from his loan spell at Leicestershire whilst Mason Crane is available after being released by England.

The Opposition:

Notts Outlaws booked their place at Final’s Day with a five-wicket victory against Somerset at Trent Bridge earlier this month after Dan Christian and Steven Mullaney guided their side to the win in the 19^th over of their run chase.

Dan Christian's side performed well in the group stages, topping the North Group with 18 points from their 14 matches - the Outlaws also have England internationals Alex Hales and Stuart Broad available for the clash.

Did You Know?

• Hampshire have beat Nottinghamshire in both of their previous meetings in the NatWest T20 Blast.
• James Vince struck an unbeaten 93* as Hampshire chased down the victory target of 198 in 19 overs to seal a memorable five-wicket win in the 2014 quarter-finals.
• Nottinghamshire Outlaws all-rounder Samit Patel has scored two half-centuries in two games against Hampshire in the T20 Blast, averaging an impressive 113 with the bat.

Full Hampshire Squad:

Coverage:

Live text commentary will be available via the Hampshire Cricket Twitter and Facebook pages. A feed to these will also be available on this page. There will be ball-by-ball commentary available on BBC Radio Solent online at bbc.co.uk.

The game will also be shown live on Sky Sports Cricket.

Weather Forecast:

Please follow the link here for the latest weather forecast for Edgbaston.

Tickets:

Tickets for 2017 NatWest T20 Blast Final’s Day are now sold out.