03/10Result
1st Semi Final, Vitality Blast at Birmingham, Oct 3-4 2020
Surrey won by 6 wkts (8b rem)
Player of the Match
Liam Plunkett
Liam PlunkettSurrey
03/10Result
1st Semi Final, Vitality Blast at Birmingham, Oct 3-4 2020
Surrey won by 6 wkts (8b rem)
Player of the Match
Liam Plunkett
Liam PlunkettSurrey

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Commentator: Andrew Miller

4.56pm Right. Enough of this one. Time for that one... it's Lancashire v Nottinghamshire in the second semi-final! See you on the other side!

The Player of the Match is Liam Plunkett: "On that wicket it was doing a bit, tennis-ball bounce which suits me, a few caught on the boundary. It's a bit swamp-like on the edge of the boundary, we'll watch the next semi and see how the wicket changes. I feel good and I've been lucky enough to enjoy the T10 recently, so it suits me."

Jack Taylor: "We weren't quite good enough, with 90-odd it would have been a decent score. They bowled well, we had a 12-over game here a few weeks ago, but a completely different deck."

"The guys have all chipped in, it's been a team effort, but we weren't quite good enough today."

Gareth Batty: "The first part of the mission is done, the boys to a man were ruthless today, we have to continue that form. You have all that time lounging around, and the mind is racing, but we were very calm and clear, and the boys did brilliantly. Bowling first wasn't rocket-science, a nice toss to win. And Liam Plunkett, World Cup winner, need we say more? A great man to have around. We'll see how many overs it is for the final, but that tackiness may go away with the wind, the pitch is getting better, and under lights it might skid on."

4.47pm So, after all the waiting, you wonder if Gloucestershire would rather have waited some more. They never really recovered from a frenetic batting display. Reece Topley and Will Jacks never let them get away, before Liam Plunkett picked up three big wickets in the middle overs - where have we heard that before? A target of 74 never looked like being enough, as Surrey stroll home with eight balls to spare.

9.4
4
Payne to Overton, FOUR, a checked drive and Surrey are home! Their ninth win in a row, and they have cantered to victory. Overton's first ball is his last ball, clean back past the bowler. This one is done!
9.3
W
Payne to Foakes, OUT, edged and gone! Foakes opens the face, tries to run the winning four through third man, but he mis-picked the cutter, and that's Payne's third of the innings... it's probably too late, but it's been a valiant effort

BT Foakes c †Bracey b Payne 20 (24m 20b 0x4 1x6) SR: 100.00

9.2
1
Payne to Burns, 1 run, stops on a full length, patted into cover, another single to leave Surrey a boundary away
9.1
4
Payne to Burns, FOUR, walks across the stumps, and if he misses, this is toast... but he doesn't, he nails his very late paddle-sweep through fine leg... Surrey have one foot in the final!

END OF OVER:
9 | 9 Runs | SURR: 65/3 (9 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 7.22, RRR: 4.50)

8.6
2
Higgins to Foakes, 2 runs, crunched to cover, and the shy hits the non-striker's stumps! Surrey run for the overthrows, but we're looking at this... but no, he's made his ground. A gamble, and it doesn't pay off from Gloucestershire
8.5
1
Higgins to Burns, 1 run, hoicked off the hip, this time he doesn't middle it, but it's another single to the leg side

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Surrey 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st15JJ RoyWG Jacks
2nd13LJ EvansWG Jacks
3rd13LJ EvansBT Foakes
4th29BT FoakesRJ Burns
5th4RJ BurnsJ Overton