T20 Blast Finals Day LIVE: Start times, TV channel and how to watch as four remaining sides battle for glory at Edgbaston
The T20 Blast Finals Day is one of the highlights of the cricket calendar and it takes place this weekend.
The thrilling showpiece event is a unique spectacle as it includes the semi-finals and final all at one ground, in one day.
The four winning teams from the North and South play-off rounds make it to Finals Day, where everything is up for grabs.
What makes the event even better is the mascot race and the crowd are always in fine voice.
This year's Finals Day is an all southern-affair and will see Essex, Hampshire, Somerset and Surrey battle for the right to be crowned champions.
T20 Blast Finals Day: Date and start times
This year's T20 Blast Finals Day is set to be held on Saturday, July 15.
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It is being held at Edgbaston in Birmingham and play will start at 11am.
Here's the full schedule for the day...
- Essex vs Hampshire - 11am
- Somerset vs Surrey - 2:30pm
- Winner of semi-final 1 vs winner of semi final 2 - 6:45pm
T20 Blast Finals Day: How to follow
Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Cricket will broadcast the whole thing, with their coverage set to start at 10:30am.
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Sky Go customers can watch the action through their mobile devices and laptops.
Alternatively, viewers can purchase a one-day NOW TV pass for £11.99 or sign up for a £34.99 monthly membership.
talkSPORT will have regular updates and marvelbet369.com will have all the best reaction from Birmingham.
To tune in to talkSPORT or talkSPORT 2 through the website, click HERE for the live stream.
ou can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.
T20 Blast Finals Day: Teams
Essex
The Eagles finished fourth in the South Group behind the other three Finals Day teams.
They won eight of their 14 group games and have a strong squad to choose from, including brilliant spin bowler Simon Harmer.
England's Dan Lawrence is likely to take part and he played a key role in the quarter-final win over Birmingham Bears, scoring 62.
Hampshire
The Hawks finished second in the South Group, winning nine of their 14 games.
They have a talented team packed to the brim with short-form specialists, including James Vince.
Hampshire limited the Worcestershire Rapids to just 100 in the quarter-finals and knocked off the total quickly to make it to Finals Day in an effort to defend their 2022 crown.
Somerset
The Sabres were the dominant team in the South Group, winning 12 of their 14 matches.
They managed to beat Notts Outlaws in the quarter-finals by five wickets to make it through, where they have been winners once in 2005.
Tom Banton and Will Smeed are the ones to watch out for and have scored a large quantity of runs in the Blast.
Surrey
Surrey made it out of the South Group by finishing third, with eight wins.
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They were the inaugural winners of the competition in 2003 and made it to Finals Day by beating Lancashire Lightning by 13 runs.
They have an excellent squad packed with international players, including Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Jason Roy and Sunil Narine.
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