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The QF at New Road is pretty much a carbon copy of last night. Gloucestershire off to a flyer in the power play and then a disastrous collapse against the spinners. They were 65/0 and are now 124/7 with a couple of overs left. First wicket was a reverse sweep too so just like last night!

136/8. That surely won't be enough unless Worcestershire have an absolute shocker.

Due to restart in a few minutes.

Shame this isn't on FTA. Give the players some exposure.

Maybe Sky will be happy to have exclusivity on the Blast given it's a successful competition, and share the hundred which will arrive on a tide of ill feeling and suspicion.

Oh, North 1-1 South.

Worcs the northern team here!

Worcs have lost their top two key batsmen very cheaply

relying on their OS player to get them back into this and give the big hitters something to go for at the end

so far we have had 3 low scoring, slow scoring quarter final's.... not what the ECB would hope for..... at least normally not what they'd hope for.

This time they'll be delighted

This time they'll calculate that it makes the 100 slightly more appealing

Gloucestershire making a much better attempt at defending a low total than a certain team last night.
66/4 and 71 more needed from 55 balls.

Perhaps the ECB have been paying counties to prepare 'snot heaps'

Worcs well in the game though. Ferguson in control.

captaincolly wrote:Gloucestershire making a much better attempt at defending a low total than a certain team last night.
66/4 and 71 more needed from 55 balls.

if they don't get Ferguson, it will all be for nought

Durhamfootman wrote:

captaincolly wrote:Gloucestershire making a much better attempt at defending a low total than a certain team last night.
66/4 and 71 more needed from 55 balls.

if they don't get Ferguson, it will all be for nought

Yep. Everyone else struggling and he's got 44 from 31.

captaincolly wrote:

Durhamfootman wrote:

captaincolly wrote:Gloucestershire making a much better attempt at defending a low total than a certain team last night.
66/4 and 71 more needed from 55 balls.

if they don't get Ferguson, it will all be for nought

Yep. Everyone else struggling and he's got 44 from 31.

And now 48 from 32!

There must be a dire forecast for Taunton tomorrow because Somerset are already tweeting reminders about a reserve day available if necessary!

Horror over from Payne with a couple of sixes, no balls and wides. 22 runs. A wicket from the last ball but should be far too late as the target is just 19 from 24 balls.

A no ball to end it but fairly straightforward in the end. 5 wicket win with more than an over to spare.