Final 2023

[bwildered]

 T20 Final .

 Got to be in it to win it .

[golden duck]

Strange how both our final appearances have come off bang average 4th place finishes (with Kent missing out 5th both times).
There are 4 or 5 teams clearly better than us this year but shows you don't have to be the best team you just need to stay in it.
Let's hope for 2 from 2 in the final.
EAAAGLES.

[Reddevil]

I Repeat an earlier observation after the Bears victory, how often a side sneaking through in the final qualifying place, goes on to confound all.

Harmer must make it two out of two tosses.

If it’s your day.

[dazedpenguin]

T20 Final .

 Got to be in it to win it .

Definitely needs it's own thread :-) Was never expecting to have any interest in finals days a week or so ago.

Surrey should be able to chase 143, but Somerset would have been more of a grudge match.

[ytsejam1]

Good luck to the lads for the Final. As Red says, just as it happens all the time in football too (the play offs), a team who just sneaks in with the last kick of the season or ball of the over,  very often goes on to win the whole competition!, so hopefully it happens again tonight!
For the Final I would replace Rossington with Buttleman and Beard with Westley, but I expect it will be the same 11 as the S-F.
Come on Essex!

[dazedpenguin]

Surrey messing up their chase.

I think they should pick Buttleman instead of Rossington too, but they'll probably stick with the experience. 

[SirChef26]

It’s THAT lot in the final then. I feel sick!

[dazedpenguin]

Somerset must be favourites having beaten Essex twice in the group stages. But it would be glorious to beat them.

[spirali]

Dismal effort from Surrey but a frighteningly efficient bowling and fielding performance from Somerset. Weird that JOverton didn't bowl at all.

Looks like it's getting harder to score quickly as the day progresses, maybe because of the rain. 140 might be a winning score again in the final.

[dazedpenguin]

Essex won the toss and will bowl.

Unchanged team.

Rossington, Lawrence, Pepper, Das, Walter, Critchley, Sams, Harmer, Snater, Beard, Cook

[Niel01]

Amazing - we have so over performed in this competition - we are not really suited to T20 so well done to them. Would be nice to get off to a flying batting start - what odds on Rossington lasting 2 overs and scoring 10 runs plus ? Unlikely bases on previous.

[spirali]

Superb spell from Snater.

[nat]

Superb spell from Snater.

Yep.

[dazedpenguin]

Superb spell from Snater.

He's been excellent. A top bit of fielding from Beard to run out Overton too.

[SirChef26]

As Bumble would say…”the fridge has opened”