Hampshire will have to wait at least another year before ending their Lancashire jinx after their Twenty20 dreams were left in tatters at the Rose Bowl.

A third defeat of the season against Lancashire leaves Hampshire without a win against the Red Rose county in any form of the game since a championship match at Old Trafford in May 1992.

On that occasion victory in Manchester came three weeks after a group win in the Benson & Hedges Cup - which Hampshire went on to win.

But Hampshire's chances of winning the first Twenty20 match between the sides were distinctly bleak when they limped to 120 for 9 from their 20 overs in front of 8,000 at the Rose Bowl last night.

In reply, Lancashire cruised to a 20th successive one day win against Hampshire - and extended their unbeaten run in all cricket to 32 matches between the counties - thanks to Mal Loye and his partnerships with Stephen Crook and Mark Chilton.

Watching Hampshire lose by nine wickets and with 21 balls to spare was Shane Watson, who flies back to Australia tonight.

Watson, the hero of Hampshire's win against Kent last Thursday, scored an unbeaten 54 against the same opponents in the National League eight days earlier.

But he could only sit in frustration on the balcony as Hampshire struggled without him.

Once again Shaun Udal was utilised as a pinch hitter, while Shane Warne played and missed against Glen Chapple after striding out at number three.

Hampshire's captain returned six balls later, having failed to trouble the scorers before chipping Chapple to mid on.

Warne's men were 10 for 2 after three overs and something special was needed from Michael Clarke.

The young Australian duly struck two boundaries off Dominic Cork, but John Crawley and Greg Lamb were caught behind in successive overs after playing loose shots outside off stump - and then Lawrie Prittipaul was stumped.

Prittipaul's inclusion at the expense of Derek Kenway last night, given the fact that he was not needed to bowl, must have been a close call.

But his exit in the ninth over at least brought Dimitri Mascarenhas to the crease.

Mascarenhas's mature innings of 33 from 34 balls included just one boundary and was an admirable effort in restraint.

It might not have included the big hitting that he produced against Middlesex last week but it was just what Hampshire needed in the circumstances.

Mascarenhas put on 27 in five overs with Clarke, before the Australian's eyes lit up at the sight of a rare Carl Hooper long hop.

Clarke was caught at deep backward square leg for a 27-ball 36 and Nic Pothas, the only remaining batsman of note, was at the crease with Hampshire 72 for 6 in the 14th over.

By putting on 29 in three overs, he and Mascarenhas at least made Hampshire's total respectable.

Remarkably, Alan Mullally came in to bat at number nine after Pothas had played an attempted reverse sweep on to his own stumps.

For the second time in two days Mullally was caught out of his ground, and James Bruce sacrificed his wicket at the beginning of the last over to allow Mascarenhas to try his luck against Hooper.

Hampshire's run-a-ball 120 included just seven boundaries and was never likely to be enough.

Without Watson and with batting not as easy as it was against Kent and Middlesex last week, Hampshire were not expecting a third successive score of 170-plus.

But they should have done better than follow their two highest Twenty20 totals at the Rose Bowl with their lowest.

Lancashire made batting look easy in comparison.

Billy Taylor continued where he left off against Northants 24 hours earlier, taking the only Lancashire wicket during another economical spell (3-0-14-1).

But Hampshire were missing foot injury victim Chris Tremlett and the damage was already done before Warne and Udal made Lancashire work for their last 45 runs.

Warne brought himself on to bowl the tenth over but by then Lancashire were 75 for 1 and could afford not to take chances.

Loye had already put on 56 in just seven overs with Crook, who was caught by Mascarenhas at cover for a 16-ball 27 that included three fours and a six against Bruce.

And then the former Northants batsman put on 57 during an unbroken stand for the second wicket with Chilton (23 not out from 27 balls).

Loye finished unbeaten on a 56-ball 64, which included six fours and a straight six against Udal, as Lancashire joined Surrey, Glamorgan and Leicestershire in the semi finals, which will be played on the same day as the final, at Edgbaston on August 7.