Summary

  • Worcestershire beat Sussex by eight wickets in T20 Blast quarter-final

  • Moeen Ali hits 121 not out off just 60 balls as holders Worcestershire chase down 185

  • Phil Salt earlier made 72 from 40 balls in Sussex's 184-6

  • Relive best of action with in-play video clips available to UK users

  • Worcestershire join Essex and Notts Outlaws at Finals Day on 21 September

Live Reporting

Jamie Lillywhite

  1. Ben Brown
    Sussex club captain and wicketkeeper

    A bit of early swing for Reece Topley which is great news for Sussex.

    If he can get it swinging, he's a right handful.

  2. The teams are virtually in identical kits tonight aren't they? A possible cause for confusion but here come the Worcester batsmen and there are a few spots of rain around as Reece Topley opens the bowling.

    Phil SaltGetty Images

  3. Ollie Robinson gave Sussex a bit of late momentum and Laurie Evans hit the final two balls for four to finish on 43 from 31 balls.

  4. Sussex lost key batsmen Alex Carey and David Wiese in the space of three balls, wild man Wiese unable to wield the willow tonight, bowled by a superb yorker from Ed Barnard, who took 2-21 from his four.

  5. The Sussex opener reached fifty from 31 balls in fine style with a six.

  6. We saw three dropped catches by Middlesex last night as Worcester spilled Salt on 19 in the fourth over.

  7. What a start Phil Salt gave Sussex after they were put in by Moeen Ali. The capacity 6,000 crowd were "giving it rice," as they say.

  8. Thanks Adam, well there were some ebbs and flows in that innings, have Sussex got enough? Certainly a few more than the 157 they made in last year's final when Worcester won with nine balls to spare. But no Archer or Mills tonight of course. Let's take a look at the highlights of the home side's dig.

  9. A decent display from both sides there at various stages of that innings.

    185 then the target for Worcestershire to reach Finals Day and continue their title defence.

    Jamie Lillywhite will be the man to take you through it all...

  10. Ben Brown
    Sussex club captain and wicketkeeper

    Great finish, exactly what I was talking about, the crowd are bouncing around and Sussex will take that at Hove, it's a good score.

  11. Sussex finish on 184-6

    Back-to-back fours from Laurie Evans off the last two balls gets Sussex up to 184-6.

    Straight down the ground for a one-bounce four and then opens up the offside for four through cover.

    Home fans enjoyed that after a sticky period for them in the middle.

    Evans unbeaten on 43 off 31 balls.

  12. Sussex 176-6

    Sloppy stuff from Brown who oversteps and concedes a no ball and a free hit.

    Only costs one run though as he again finds a perfect yorker.

  13. Sussex 173-6

    Four runs off the first three balls as Brown mixes up his pace and proves tough to hit cleanly.

  14. Pat Brown then tasked with bowling this final over for Worcestershire...

  15. Ben Brown
    Sussex club captain and wicketkeeper

    That six from Robinson has just got us back on track. If we can have a good finish Sussex will go into the break feeling they are just favourites.

  16. Sussex 169-6

    Run rate 8.89

    Big hit from Ollie Robinson produces the first six for a long time.

    Only just though as Ed Barnard had just crept off the cow corner rope. Fine margins.

    12 off that over as we had to the last of this Sussex innings.

  17. Charlie Morris to send down the penultimate over - someone else who's also been tough to get away...

  18. Ben Brown
    Sussex club captain and wicketkeeper

    Ed Barnard looks really difficult to get away, he has been excellent.

  19. Sussex 157-6

    Barnard 4-0-21-2

    Great over again from Ed Barnard as he proves tough to get away.

    Five off his last gives him figures of 2-21. Crucial in a quarter-final.

  20. Ed Barnard to bowl his last over for Worcestershire, this could well hold the key to reaching that 180 Ben Brown mentions...