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. Bears need 31 in 18 balls

    Bears 108-7 v Glos 138

    What an over from Josh Shaw!

    Can the Glosters pull this off?

    More than 10-an-over needed now.

  2. Bears 107-7 v Glos 138

    Danny Briggs the new man...

    And he drives wide of third man for a couple!

    David Payne with a great save in the deep.

  3. 'So plumb'

    Bears 104-7 v Glos 138

    Melissa Story
    BBC Gloucestershire commentator

    They couldn't review that because it was so plumb!

    It was the kind of leg before that even if your mate is umpire on a Saturday there isn't a single excuse they can come up with.

  4. wicket

    WICKET: Foulkes lbw Shaw 0

    Bears 105-7 v Glos 138

    Josh ShawGetty Images

    Full, straight and quick first ball and Zak Foulkes is pinned in the crease!

    Josh Shaw is on a hat-trick!

  5. 'Bears will need things to go their way'

    Bears 104-6 v Glos 138

    Clive Eakin
    BBC CWR Sport

    He tried, Garton, but he didn't get enough on that one.

    Bears have a few wickets left but they will need a few things to go their way now.

  6. wicket

    WICKET: Garton c Bancroft b Shaw 15

    Bears 105-6 v Glos 138

    Josh Shaw returns at the pavilion end.

    Everyone out on the legside so this dab from Chris Benjamin to midwicket allows them to charge back for two. Then a pull for one.

    George Garton then decides it time to go and swings hard down the ground but picks out long-on!

  7. 'This feels like the match'

    Bears 102-5 v Glos 138

    Ed Seabourne
    BBC Radio Bristol

    This feels like it is probably the match here. Shaw has struggled at times in his career bowling at the death.

  8. Bears need 37 in 24 balls

    Bears 102-5 v Glos 138

    8.2-an-over needed. Matt Taylor is back.

    George Garton dabs a single first ball in front of point.

    Dot, then a mistimed pull to leg for one brings the 100 up. Another dot.

    A short ball forces another mistimed pull and it's just another single to Garton.

    Can Taylor get out of the over?

    Yes he can. Only a single to short-third man. Just four off it.

  9. 'You couldn't have asked for a better job'

    Bears 98-5 v Glos 138

    Ed Seabourne
    BBC Radio Bristol

    [Ollie Price] would have taken that at the start of the evening, in fact, he would have taken it at the start of the chase.

    Yes it is slightly about average if Gloucestershire are to defend this score, but to take three wickets, you couldn't have asked for a better job."

  10. Bears need 41 in 30 balls

    Bears 98-5 v Glos 138

    Last over of Ollie Price now.

    A leg bye opens the over before George Garton steps across his stumps and sweep over short-fine leg for four! Had to hit that.

    Then a reverse for four more! Superb.

    Three singles to end the over but a great one for the Bears, 12 off, to get them going again.

  11. Bears need 53 in 36 balls

    Bears 86-5 v Glos 138

    Chris BenjaminGetty

    The asking rate is approaching nines.

    So Chris Benjamin has a dip and slog sweeps for six over midwicket! Short boundary but a great hit.

    Dot to point, then a drive to cover for one.

    George Garton slaps hard to long-on for a single.

    Benjamin pushes down the ground for one more and a dot ends the set. Nine from.

    Tom Smith is done. 0-24.

  12. Bears need 62 in 42 balls

    Bears 77-5 v Glos 138

    George Garton is the new bat.

    He almost chips a catch back to the bowler first ball before a drive wide of deep cover for two.

    Dot, wide, dot to end the over.

    This is in the balance!

  13. 'A huge moment'

    Melissa Story
    BBC Gloucestershire commentator

    A huge moment in this game. You can see it in the celebrations of the Gloucestershire fielders.

  14. wicket

    WICKET: Hain c Hammond b O Price 15

    Bears 74-5 v Glos 138

    James Bracey and Ollie PriceGetty Images

    Back to Ollie Price for a third over of his off spin.

    Single pushed to long-on by Chris Benjamin.

    But then Sam Hain tries to take Price over the leg side to the long boundary.

    He doesn't get enough club and is taken just inside the rope!

    A massive wicket.

  15. Bears need 66 in 48 balls

    Bears 73-4 v Glos 138

    Tom Smith's third over.

    Driven to long-off for one twice in a row before a flick to midwicket for another single and an edge to short-fine leg for one more.

    Sam Hain then drives wristily to deep cover and Chris Benjamin works another single to leg.

  16. 'Bears will need some big shots'

    Bears 71-4 v Glos 138

    Mike Taylor
    BBC WM commentator

    Now the target is eight an over, there is now a point where they need to start hitting some big shots. Until recently you didn't necessarily have to do that.

  17. Bears 67-4 v Glos 138

    Chris Benjamin flicks two wide of long leg before a dab-and-go in front of point.

    Sam Hain then charges but swings and misses outside off. He then takes a single to deep square.

  18. Not out

    Bears 63-4 v Glos 138

    Sam Hain survives by a whisker!

    Direct hit from Miles Hammond with Hain rightly sent back by his partner.

    Almost a moment of disaster for the Bears.

  19. Run out?

    Bears 63-4 v Glos 138

    Matt Taylor's seam is back. Left-arm round.

    Run out appeal at the non-striker's end!

  20. Sunset in the second city

    Gloucestershire 138 v Birmingham Bears 63-4 (10 overs)

    Ged Scott
    BBC Sport at Edgbaston

    Sunset in the second cityGetty Images

    The skies have darkened now after a glorious sunset in the second city.

    And the mood has darkened too. As the Bears still have a lot of work to do.

    A lively cameo from Moeen Ali gave early impetus - and two towering sixes - but it's going to take some calm heads now to ensure the hosts are back here in eight days' time - and that their marquee T20 signing isn't on a midweek plane to Guyana.