Somerset, who’ve gained two of the previous three T20 titles, regarded down and out once they wanted 80 runs from 27 balls to beat Yorkshire.
The goal of 162 set by the Tykes was the bottom in T20 matches at Headingley this season by 31 runs.
Solely Adam Lyth (64), with a 3rd half-century of the marketing 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 of their first assembly on this format, shortly lowering the holders to 28-4 of their sixth over.
Tom Banton, launched by England to play the sport, fell for only one, as did brothers Thomas and James Rew.
Will Smeed (21), Tom Kohler-Cadmore (2), skipper Lewis Gregory (19) and Daniel Sams (0) quickly adopted to depart Somerset 59-7 and requiring 103 to win from eight overs.
Overton then staged an nearly unthinkable restoration, hitting eight fours and 5 sixes on the best way to his first T20 Blast half-century, to inflict a painful defeat on Yorkshire, whose look forward to a primary title goes on.
