Notts Outlaws beat Leics Foxes despite scores finishing level
Both sides made 139-7 but better Outlaws Powerplay score takes them through
Surrey, Gloucestershire & Lancashire went through earlier
Semi-final draw: Surrey v Gloucestershire, Notts Outlaws v Lancashire Lightning
Finals Day on Saturday at Edgbaston
Surrey 153-2 (18 overs) v Kent
Image source, Getty ImagesWill Jacks (20 not out) has come in at four for Surrey and taken up the mantle quickly to find the boundary.
Three early fours gets him into double figures while Hashim Amla (62 not out) also keeps finding the fence.
Two overs to go in Surrey's innings.
Sussex v Lancashire 116-5 (17 overs)
A big shower arrives at Hove and the players scuttle off.
Looking at the radar, it should be fairly short-lived, but it's heavy enough to force a stoppage.
The wind is absolutely howling too... blowing the covers everywhere as the groundsmen try to haul them on.
Stirling c Howell b Payne 0 (Glos v Northants 1-1)
Big early scalp for Gloucestershire!
David Payne has big-hitting Irishman Paul Stirling caught for a duck in the first over.
Benny Howell taking the catch.
Jones lbw b Robinson 9 (Sussex v Lancashire 112-5, 16.3 overs)
Brilliant bowling from Ollie Robinson.
The Sussex paceman fires in the perfect yorker, it strikes Rob Jones on the toe and he's caught plumb in front.
Gloucestershire v Northants 0-0
And they're off and running at Bristol between Gloucestershire and Northamptonshire Steelbacks.
Richard Levi and Paul Stirling opening for Northants, who won the toss and elected to bat first.
David Payne opening the bowling for the hosts.
Evans c Blake b Qayyum 7 (Surrey 125-2)
Kent do the trick again with the Alex Blake-Imran Qayyum combination.
Laurie Evans will not repeat the heroics from the group match last week.
He departs for just seven, caught at long-on, while Hashim Amla (55 not out) remains at the other end.
Sussex v Lancashire 104-4 (15.2 overs)
Tymal Mills sprays one wide outside off stump and Dane Vilas uses the pace on the ball to carve him behind point and all the way for six.
That's the Lancashire hundred up in the 16th over.
Image source, Getty ImagesSurrey 119-1 (14 overs) v Kent
Joe Denly finishes his four overs for Kent with a pretty repsectable 0-24.
Bowls an absolute pearler to Hashim Amla that somehow misses his outside edge and the off stump.
Surrey still with a terrific platform to finish big off their last six overs.
Croft c Robinson b Garton 41 (Sussex v Lancashire 95-3, 14.3 overs)
Steven Croft pulls George Garton for his third six, but goes the very next ball.
He flicks the left-arm paceman into the leg-side aerially, and Ollie Robinson holds on just inside the boundary.
Big loss for Lancashire.
Roy c Blake b Qayyum 56 (Surrey 114-1)
Finally a wicket for Kent!
Jason Roy departs for a fine 56 as he tries to slog sweep Imran Qayyum but top-edges to Alex Blake down at long-on.
Meanwhile, Hashim Amla also has a half-century off just 35 balls with eight fours.
Laurie Evans the new man in as Surrey have seven overs remaining of their innings.
Sussex v Lancashire 86-3 (13.3 overs)
Here we go!
Steven Croft whacks Delray Rawlins for a huge six into the leg-side and follows it a couple of balls later with another straight maximum.
The charge is on...
Sussex v Lancashire 74-3 (13 overs)
What a spell by Danny Briggs. The Sussex spinner finishes with 0-18 off his four overs.
Sussex v Lancashire 70-3 (12 overs)
Another tight over from Sussex quick Tymal Mills. He's conceded just seven from two overs.
Eight overs to go for Lancashire... you feel they'll need at least another 70 or 80 to be competitive.
What can experienced pair Dane Vilas and Steven Croft do?
Surrey 109-0 (12 overs) v Kent
Image source, Getty ImagesHalf-century for Surrey and England opener Jason Roy off just 37 balls with his seventh four of the afternoon.
Hashim Amla (46 not out) is not far behind him as the opening partnership passes 100.
Surrey 99-0 (11 overs) v Kent
Runs keep flowing for Surrey at The Oval.
Jason Roy (47 not out) and Hashim (46 not out) keep ticking the scoreboard along.
Freddie Klaassen concedes 18 off an over as both batsman find the gaps in the field with precision.
Surrey setting themselves up for a big total here.
Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire Steelbacks (14:00 BST)
Two teams from the Central Group are paired together once more.
Gloucestershire finished top of the tree then and have the honour of being the home side while two-time winners Northants squeaked into the last eight as runners-up and marginally ahead of third-placed Birmingham Bears on net run-rate.
Tom Taylor's heroics with the bat, smashing 50 off just 27 balls saw them win a thriller at Edgbaston by just three wickets.
The corresponding group match between these two was washed out at Bristol while Gloucestershire won by 35 runs at Wantage Road.
Turning attention to this afternoon and Northants have won the toss and elected to bat first.
Here are the two teams:
Gloucestershire: Chris Dent, Miles Hammond, Ian Cockbain, Ryan Higgins, James Bracey (wk), Jack Taylor, Benny Howell, Graeme van Buuren, Tom Smith, Josh Shaw, David Payne.
Northamptonshire Steelbacks: Richard Levi, Paul Stirling, Josh Cobb (c), Adam Rossington (wk), Rob Keogh, Saif Zaib, Luke Procter, Tom Taylor, Graeme White, Nathan Buck, Ben Sanderson.
Don't forget, as well as these two matches that began at 13:00 BST, there's another quarter-final starting at 14:00 BST at Bristol.
Toss and team news from the West Country on the way...
Davies c Wiese b Rawlins 16 (Sussex v Lancashire 52-3, 9.1 overs)
Great catch!
Alex Davies hits spinner Delray Rawlins towards deep square and a diving David Wiese clings on.
Lancashire's struggles continue.
Surrey 71-0 (9 overs) v Kent
He may well be busy doing a job in the Indian Premier League at the moment, but Sam Curran still wants to follow his county's progress from the UAE this afternoon!
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Surrey meanwhile keep building this opening stand to 71-0 now off nine overs.
Sussex v Lancashire 42-2 (8 overs)
Sussex continue their squeeze on Lancashire Lightning.
Spinner Delray Rawlins comes on and only concedes three singles. Tough work for the batsmen.