Kent Spitfires (313-7) beat Hampshire (310-9) by three wickets in Royal London One-Day Cup semi-final at Ageas Bowl

The calls for Darren Stevens to be offered yet another new Kent contract got even louder after he guided The Spitfires to the Royal London One-Day Cup final on Tuesday.

The 46-year-old is due to leave Kent at the end of this season but he's certainly going out with a bang after his brilliant 84 not out from just 65 balls saw his team to an unlikely victory against one-day specialists Hampshire.

Kent, who lost to Hampshire in the 2018 final at Lord's, will now face Lancashire at Trent Bridge in the final on September 17.

Stevens' heroics completed an amazing chase for Kent, who were without Alex Blake after he injured his hand while taking a catch in Hampshire's innings. At 20-2 and then 65-3, Kent staged a recovery courtesy of Ollie Robinson - another player who looks set to depart at the end of the season - and Harry Finch.

But when both went in the space of two overs, Kent were 181-5. Cometh the hour, cometh the man.

Openers Joey Evison and Ben Compton were dismissed inside the first six overs of the reply, both edging to Scott Currie at second slip.

At the other end, Robinson was playing with a sublime touch, with all 12 of his fours coming on the offside to go with a beautifully flicked six.

Joe Denly (21) put on 48 with Robinson before edging behind before Finch arrived to substantially chip away at their task. A quick outfield paired with well-placed shots made scoring seem easy, with the duo’s 100-run stand coming in 101 balls.

But the momentum swung back towards Hampshire as Robinson spooned to mid-wicket for 95 and Finch chopped on for 52.

Stevens, who made 41 off 24 in the quarter-final at his former club Leicestershire, came to Kent's rescue. He bossed a 60-run stand with Grant Stewart (14), and when he had