Summary

  • Gloucestershire all out for 138 after Birmingham Bears chose to bowl first

  • Cameron Bancroft top scores with 43 but Gloucestershire collapse from 70-1

  • David Payne takes 4-23 as the Bears make only 124-9 in reply despite 33 from Chris Benjamin

  • Gloucestershire will play Sussex at Finals Day at Edgbaston on Saturday, 14 September

  • Surrey will play holders Somerset in the other semi

Live Reporting

Alex Smith and Alex Winter

  1. Goodbye

    Gloucestershire beat Birmingham Bears by 14 runs

    Gloucestershire celebrate victoryGetty Images

    What a night here at Edgbaston.

    It looked like a comfortable chase for Birmingham Bears - but they've once again slipped up in a quarter-final.

    That's the third straight home tie they've lost in the last eight.

    But for Gloucestershire, they now have the chance to win the trophy for the first time. They're one of only five counties not to taste T20 glory.

    They will also be back at Finals Day in front of a crowd for the first time since 2007. They did get there in 2020 but it was a Covid-enforced empty ground.

    So join us for Finals Day on Saturday, 14 September.

    But before then, we'll be back on Monday for the next round of County Championship matches. See you then.

  2. Glos beat Bears by 14 runs

    Bears captain Alex Davies speaking to Sky Sports:

    "I think we potentially misread the pitch a bit and thought it was a bit better than that.

    "We obviously didn't get off to the start we wanted but we dragged it back and we were more than happy with that score at halfway.

    "If we'd have batted to even half of our capability, we'd have knocked that off."

  3. Glos beat Bears by 14 runs

    Gloucestershire captain Jack Taylor speaking to Sky Sports:

    "It's very special. We thought we were a long way under par but the we always had belief.

    "The bowlers executed amazingly well and we backed that up in the field.

    "Josh Shaw, Matt Taylor, all five bowlers bowled so well."

  4. T20 Blast Finals Day schedule

    At Edgbaston, Saturday 14 September

    Surrey v Somerset - match starts 11:00 BST

    Sussex v Gloucestershire - match starts 14:30

    Final follows at 18:45

  5. 'A fascinating semi'

    Melissa Story
    BBC Gloucestershire commentator

    Sussex against Gloucestershire is going to be a fascinating game. Gloucestershire have so much to take from this.

  6. 'Gloucestershire have upset the odds'

    Ed Seabourne
    BBC Radio Bristol

    They have made it against the odds. Few gave them a prayer to qualify from the South Group.

    They went on to secure the quarter-final place when Essex had it in their own hands and now they have come to the Bears, who were expected to make it to Finals Day.

    Gloucestershire have upset the odds, not just in winning the game but also defending 138.

  7. Glos beat Bears by 14 runs

    Bears 124-9 v Glos 138

    Well can you believe that?

    Gloucestershire have pulled off an utterly spectacular defence here.

    GLOSTER! GLOSTER! Cry a large band of travelling fans in the Hollies Stand.

  8. 'Spectacular bowling'

    Gloucs win by 14 runs

    Ed Seabourne
    BBC Radio Bristol

    The Glosters are going to Finals Day!

    What an effort this has been from Gloucestershire! Spectacular bowling from the whole bowling group.

  9. GLOUCS BEAT BEARS BY 14 RUNS

    Bears 124-9 v Glos 138

    AND THE GLOSTERS HAVE DONE IT!!!

    Swing a miss final ball, strikes the pad and they just get a forlorn leg bye.

  10. wicket

    WICKET: Lintott c Bancroft b Payne 2

    Bears need 16 in 1 ball

    This time Jake Lintott makes contact but it's up a long way and really well caught by Cameron Bancroft running in.

    Superb catch with a dive forward.

  11. Ed Seabourne
    BBC Radio Bristol

    And now Bears need snookers!

  12. Bears need 16 in 2 balls

    Another slower ball outside off and another big swing and a miss.

  13. Bears need 16 in 3 balls

    Low full toss outside off, driven wide of long-off but only a couple.

  14. Bears need 18 in 4 balls

    Slower ball wide of off.

    Swing and a miss from Jake Lintott.

  15. wicket

    WICKET: Benjamin c O Price b Payne 33

    Bears need 18 in 5 balls

    First ball is full and wide and sliced to deep cover!

    Chris Benjamin is gone!

    The home fans are walking out!

  16. 'Always heading to last over'

    Bears 121-7 v Glos 138

    Melissa Story
    BBC Gloucestershire commentator

    It always felt like it would go down to the final over. This game has ebbed and flowed!

  17. Bears need 18 in 6 balls

    Bears 121-7 v Glos 138

    David Payne with the final over.

    Chris Benjamin on strike.

  18. Bears need 18 in 6 balls

    Bears 121-7 v Glos 138

    Penultimate over bowled by Josh Shaw.

    Danny Briggs goes for a paddle sweep first ball and there's an appeal for caught behind.

    Not out and no review.

    Then a sharp bumper. Briggs sways away and the umpires are okay on height.

    Briggs swings at a full ball and slices it over point. The fielder slips in the deep but saves the boundary. They get two.

    Then an attempted paddle again. Misses. Goes down leg but no wide.

    Briggs then makes contact but it's just one to deep square.

    Chris Benjamin to face the last ball - does he want the strike?

    He tries a reverse paddle and gets a cue end to cover for a single!

  19. 'Big shot time'

    Bears 117-7 v Glos 138

    Clive Eakin
    BBC CWR Sport

    [Bears] need to go for the big shots now and hope they connect with them.

  20. Bears need 22 in 12 balls

    Bears 117-7 v Glos 138

    Matt Taylor with his last over.

    And he starts with a superb yorker that just misses off stump.

    Then a single to long-on.

    Chris Benjamin totally mistimes a slog to leg but it allows them to charge back for a second.

    And back on strike, strike he does! Slog sweeping over deep square! What a time for that.

    Taylor replies with another yorker that goes through to the keeper.

    Benjamin tries another sweep but gets an inside edge for a dot ball!