T20 Blast semi-final: Chris Lynn powers Hampshire past Northants

Lynn, who played for Northants in the competition in 2022 and 2023, is regarded as one of the most destructive batters in T20 cricket.

And the right-hander demonstrated why as he went to a sixth hundred in the format off 49 deliveries.

In the midst of flaying Pope’s first five balls of the 15th over for six, Lynn went past Luke Wright’s previous record Finals Day score of 92, made for Sussex against Somerset in 2018.

It seemed almost a certainty that he would also become the first batter to hit 36 off an over at Finals Day but was struck on the pad attempting to sweep Pope’s sixth delivery and given out lbw.

On review the ball was shown to have hit him outside off stump and he went on to see Hampshire past the winning line.

No other Hawks batter could get going, with Toby Albert, Vince, Ben Mayes and Ali Orr all falling cheaply, but they did not need to with Lynn so dominant at the other end.

Hampshire will now attempt to win the tournament for a record fourth time to go with their wins in 2010, 2012 and 2022.