LONDON, Saturday: Worcestershire reached T20 Blast Finals Day for the first time after beating Gloucestershire by five wickets.
Callum Ferguson’s unbeaten 64 from 47 balls helped them chase down their target of 137 with eight deliveries left, after England all-rounder Moeen Ali had earlier departed for one. Worcs spinner Brett D’Oliveira starred with the ball, taking 4-26 to limit the visitors to 136-8 at New Road. Worcestershire will join Lancashire and Sussex at Edgbaston on 15 September.
Excellent bowling from spinners Will Beer and Danny Briggs set up Sussex’s five-wicket T20 Blast quarter-final win over Durham at Chester-Street.
The pair took four wickets between them for just 36 runs as the Jets were restricted to 140-7 - Ben Stokes top-scoring as opener with 34 off 24 balls.
Sussex fell to 28-2 before Bermuda-born Delray Rawlins hit 42 off 29 balls in a 70-run third wicket stand. Laurie Evans saw Sussex to 144-5 and victory as he made a fine 63 not out. Sussex join Lancashire winners on Thursday, at Finals Day following their first ever encounter with Durham in Twenty20 cricket.
English county scores on Saturday:
TWENTY20 BLAST
QUARTER-FINALS
* At New Road, Worcester: Gloucestershire 136-8 v Worcestershire 137-5 (C Ferguson 64 no) Worcestershire beat Gloucestershire by 5 wkts
* At Canterbury: Lancashire beat Kent by 6 wkts
Kent 133-9 (M Parkinson 3-27) v Lancashire 134-4
* At Chester-le-Street: Sussex beat Durham by 5 wkts
Durham 140-7 v Sussex 144-5 (L Evans 63 no)
Playing on Sunday: At Taunton: Somerset v Nottinghamshire – AFP
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