Essex beat Worcestershire by four wickets off final ball
Eagles win T20 Blast for first time in their history
Captain Harmer hits winning runs after taking 3-16
Essex beat Derbyshire by 34 runs in second semi-final
Worcestershire beat Notts by one run in first semi
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Steve Ashfield: When I went to cricket with my dad in the 1970s, I never saw a need to ask if we could go dressed as chickens. Nor did I take a beach ball. I loved every minute of the match. What the hell happened to cricket?!
Or Trump babies or Mexicans...
Image source, Rex FeaturesWorcs 145-9 v Essex
Ged Scott
BBC Sport at Edgbaston
The famous old saying is ‘Three times a bridesmaid, never a bride’.
For Essex, before today it was ‘Four times a semi-finalist, never a final’.
They did the hard part by just getting here, having comfortably disposed of Derbyshire earlier.
Now, having dismissed Worcestershire for just 145-9, they must surely be confident off taking that big final step and going all the way, to that first T20 triumph.
The best partnership of the day so far was between Cameron Delport and Tom Westley, who shared 78 for the first wicket in that second semi-final win over the Falcons.
If they can now couple up and do the same again, you’d think this game would be all but over!
Thanks friend.
Is 145 enough for Worcestershire to defend? I don't know any more. Everything I thought might happen today hasn't.
The players are on their way back out.
Worcs 145-9 v Essex
It's been a long old day, hasn't it?!
After the best part of 100 overs, I'll hand you over to Gary Smeegle to talk you through the final 20 of this year's T20 Blast.
Essex need 146 to win T20 Blast
Ian Bell
Former England batsman on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra
It looks like it's still spinning and it's still hard and gripping for the slower balls.
Worcestershire will be talking about that now - use all their skills, take all the pace off and make it as hard as possible for Essex. They'll back themselves to defend this as they did earlier in the day.
We're in for a real good final now.
Essex need 146 to win T20 Blast
Nick Gledhill
BBC Essex
I think Worcestershire will be a little bit concerned with that total, especially if the dew starts to take affect.
Worcs 145-9 v Essex
And all of that means that Essex will require 146 to win the T20 Blast for the first time in their history.
Worcestershire defended a similar total in the semi-final... Can they do it twice in a day?!
Worcs 145-9 v Essex
Brett D'Oliveira attempts one final big shot but can't loft it over Dan Lawrence on the rope and he falls off the final ball of the innings.
Four byes, a single, and four more from the bat of Brett D'Oliveira!
Final ball coming up...
Worcs 136-8 v Essex
And Ravi Bopara is delivering! After a scampered single from the first ball, Ed Barnard tries to scoop Bopara over the keeper's head... but instead dinks an easy catch up for Tom Westley.
Ravi Bopara will bowl the final over of the innings.
Six balls left for Worcestershire, then. If they can drag themselves up towards the total they managed to defend against Notts in the semi-final earlier - 147-9 - I think they'd take that.
There's some pretty glum-looking faces on the Worcestershire bench at the moment. Do they feel as though they're falling short?
Ed Barnard joins Brett D'Oliveira.
Worcs 127-7 v Essex
Nick Gledhill
BBC Essex
They've been so good in the field, Essex.
Whiteley, just when he was looking to threaten, he's gone.
Image source, Rex FeaturesWorcs 127-7 v Essex
Six... and out!
Ross Whiteley attempts another heave into the leg side but can only spoon it up for a simple catch for Simon Harmer.
Worcs 127-6 v Essex
Big! Six runs for Ross Whiteley!
As it happens, Cameron Delport is now into the attack...
That's Dan Lawrence's lot - he's taken 2-26 from his four overs.
Brett D'Oliveira joins Ross Whiteley. Still a bit of work to do here.
Worcs 119-6 v Essex
The wickets just keep tumbling.
Having plonked Dan Lawrence through the covers from the previous ball, Daryl Mitchell is again offered up some width but can only skew his shot to Cameron Delport.
Worcs 114-5 v Essex
Ian Bell
Former England batsman on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra
It's game on now, Ross Whiteley comes in and if you're a Worcestershire fan then he's the man you'd want in with four overs to go.
He's the right guy at the right time.