Hampshire’s declaration came shortly after tea, leaving Yorkshire needing **426** runs to win with five wickets still in hand. The hosts had struggled earlier in the week but responded strongly, dominating the contest after enduring an innings defeat to Essex the previous weekend. Kyle Abbott’s four-wicket haul in the second innings further tightened Hampshire’s stranglehold as Yorkshire slipped to 65 for five from 29 overs by stumps. Tom Prest advanced from 31 overnight to 53 but was run out just after lunch when Logan van Beek’s deflection allowed a direct throw to break the stumps. Van Beek finished with four wickets for 85 runs from 20 overs, having also claimed two early dismissals on day one. His spell included dismissing openers Joe Weatherley and Nick Gubbins, while Sonny Baker fell to a diving catch by Dom Bess at silly mid-on in the morning session. James Wharton was trapped leg before wicket by Eddie Jack as Hampshire’s bowlers applied relentless pressure. The visitors have now used the ECB’s new substitution rule three times in two matches, first for Jonny Bairstow’s fractured thumb and now for Jack White’s illness, which mirrored Jhye Richardson’s earlier absence due to the same bug.