Summary

  • T20 Blast final: Gloucestershire beat Somerset by eight wickets

  • Somerset all out for 124 after being put in at Edgbaston

  • Lewis Gregory top scores with 53, while David Payne takes 3-23 to finish with 33 wickets in the 2024 Blast

  • Cameron Bancroft and Miles Hammond hit half-centuries as Gloucestershire reach 129-2 in 15 overs

  • Gloucestershire beat Sussex by eight wickets in second semi to reach their first final since 2007

  • 2005 and 2023 winners Somerset beat Surrey by six wickets in first-semi final

Live Reporting

Ben Kosky, Alex Winter & Harry Everett

  1. 'Wasn't the greatest powerplay for Somerset'

    Somerset 46-3 (target 154)

    Daniel Bell-Drummond
    Kent captain on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Wasn't the greatest powerplay for Somerset ,Dan Worrall bowled extremely well along with the other seamers.

    They're building a nice partnership now with Dan Lawrence coming into the attack, it is a key period for Somerset.

  2. Out and about at Edgbaston

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    Chris Peddy
    BBC Sport at Edgbaston

    Hulk Hogan, Freddie Mercury... and possibly the two tallest cricketers in the world.

    T20 Blast finals day and fancy dress go hand in hand.

    Here are some of the best ones we've seen out and about so far.

    Two people dressed as wrestlers pose for a picture
    A man dressed as Freddie Mercury next to a man dressed as a baseball player
    Fans play cricket with players on stilts outside the ground
    Two performers on stilts dressed as cricketers
    Performers on stilts dressed as cricketers pose for a picture with two women wearing high vis jackets and hard hats

  3. A first six

    Somerset 46-3 v Surrey 153-9

    This partnership between James Rew and Sean Dickson has brought some much-needed composure to the wobbling innings and a six from the latter, heaved off Steel over the mid-wicket boundary, helps.

  4. 5-30 for Worrall and Gregory!

    Somerset 37-3 (target 154)

    Mark Church
    BBC Radio London commentator

    Dan Worrall and Lewis Gregory have between them 5-30 off their eight overs.

    Between them simply great experience and great skill-sets shown.

  5. Somerset 37-3 v Surrey 153-9

    That is a superb effort from Dan Worrall whose four overs have cost just 15 runs and brought two Somerset wickets.

    James Rew has picked off one that drifted a little leg-side pulling one to the square leg boundary but overall that is a big effort.

    If Surrey go on to win this – and there will not be a rush to put hard-earned on Somerset from this point – his contribution will probably not be bettered.

    Change in pace now with spinner Cameron Steel on at the Pavilion End.

  6. 'One of the shots of the match'

    Somerset 29-3 (target 154)

    Mark Church
    BBC Radio London commentator

    One of the shots of the match so far from Sean Dickson.

    He has himself down on one knee and just helps it over fine leg.

    What a shot.

    A couple of boundaries to finish off what has otherwise definitely been Surrey's powerplay.

  7. Somerset 29-3 v Surrey 153-9

    Sean Dickson goes down on one knee and ramps Jordan Clark over his shoulder for four.

    And with the last ball of the powerplay he does it again with another which just dribbles to the same boundary.

    Somerset needed that but they are still behind Surrey's rate by some distance.

  8. 'What a start for Surrey'

    Somerset 20-3 (target 154)

    Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Well what a start for Surrey, they find themselves having three quick wickets but it's Worrall, 2-7 off three overs.

    He's been absolutely outstanding.

  9. Somerset 20-3 v Surrey 153-9

    One over of the powerplay to go and Somerset are already lying on the canvas here seeing stars.

    Lewis Gregory's side surely cannot afford more wickets to fall before the halfway mark and this partnership between James Rew and Sean Dickson needs to stick.

    There are some hitters to come but this is going to need something special from the current champions if they are not going home early.

    134 more runs needed off 90 balls.

  10. Somerset 14-3 v Surrey 153-9

    Somerset need something special here and a four from Sean Dickson, glanced off his legs from Tom Curran, helps a bit.

    Surrey were 62-1 in their powerplay and that looks a long way off right now. The batting side need to look after their wickets as well.

  11. Somerset 8-3 v Surrey 153-9

    Another appeal for lbw against Sean Dickson is dismissed by umpire Paul Pollard but brings to an end a wicket maiden from Dan Worrall.

    Somerset need to regroup but will need to do so while keeping an eye on the run rate which is already rapidly building.

    A desperate start for Lewis Gregory's side.

  12. 'Worrall so good at this'

    Somerset 7-3 v Surrey 153-9

    Dan Whiting
    BBC Radio London

    Dan Worrall bowling for SurreyRex Features

    That is off the back of the bat again.

    If this was a Championship game Worrall would have four or five slips, a gully, a man on the drive, he is just so good at this, his skillset, the seam comes down gun barrel straight.

  13. wicket

    WICKET Smeed c Smith b Worrall 0

    Somerset 7-3 v Surrey 153-9

    The collapse continues...

    Will Smeed had been watching this horror show unfold from the other end and now adds to it wafting at a short wide one and edging to Jamie Smith behind the stumps.

    Dan Worrall now has his second wicket and Somerset's reply is in tatters early.

    Will Smeed looks dejectedRex Features
  14. wicket

    WICKET Abell c Pope b T Curran 7

    Somerset 7-2 v Surrey 153-9

    Another blow for the chasing Somerset.

    This is terrible start for the chasing side and a great one for Surrey who have now removed two in two overs.

    Tom Abell had taken Somerset's first boundary but a leading edge popped up to Ollie Pope at short cover.

  15. 'Doesn't think of reviewing it'

    Somerset 0-1 v Surrey 153-9

    Melissa Story
    BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    First ball he's been given out. Tom Kohler-Cadmore leg before wicket.

    He doesn't even think of reviewing that one, he just turns and walks off.

  16. Somerset 0-1 v Surrey 153-9

    Dan Whiting
    BBC Radio London

    Surrey have been almost two different sides in this competition, with so many different players used.

    From the overseas stars of Spencer Johnson and Sean Abbott to times when they had the likes of Will Jacks and Sam Curran available not taken by England duty.

  17. wicket

    WICKET Kolher-Cadmore lbw b Worrall 0

    Somerset 0-1 v Surrey 153-9

    First ball blow.

    That is a huge wicket for Surrey with Tom Kohler-Cadmore undone by some late movement from Daniel Worrall.

    With Tom Banton, their leading run-scorer already missing with a football injury, losing their second highest contributor is a bad, bad start.

  18. Somerset v Surrey 153-9

    Always a quick turnaround in these T20 games!

    The players are back out and Gideon Brooks will take you through the chase...

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    Jack Rule: Only at Finals Day do you get the the commentary line from Melissa Story of “I think it’s just been dropped by Gandalf or it could be Dumbledore actually”

  20. Somerset need 154 to reach final

    Somerset v Surrey 153-9

    Somerset's bowlers will be feeling pretty happy with their contribution and will send the batters out with a self-satisfied 'over to you'.

    A bruising powerplay saw Surrey skip along at just under 10 an over. But Somerset's bowlers, led superbly by skipper Lewis Gregory, dragged it back.

    From 62-1 after six, a softening ball and pace off deliveries pegged back the rate to the point where Somerset will probably be the happier unit.

    Surrey will have to hope a) for early breakthroughs and b) that they have enough of a total here to be aggressive.

    All will be revealed in the next 90 minutes or thereabouts as Somerset set out with 154 needed to win.

    Josh Davey celebrates taking wicketGetty Images