NatWest T20 Blast Finals Day
Saturday 23 August 2014 22:59, UK
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Image: Fans in fancy dress are in good spirits at Edgbaston -
Image: William Porterfield was the match-winner for Birmingham Bears, hitting 81 not out as they defeated Surrey by 16 runs to book their place in the final -
Image: Veteran spinner Gareth Batty of Surrey celebrates the early wicket of Varun Chopra for 23 with a fine caught and bowled -
Image: Rikki Clarke notched 35 off 24 balls, including two sixes, as Birmingham finished on 194-4 -
Image: Kevin Pietersen was disappointed on his return to county cricket, being dismissed for just 13 by Ateeq Javid in Surrey's defeat -
Image: Ateeq Javid celebrates with team-mates the crucial wicket of Kevin Pietersen -
Image: Fans in fancy dress cheer a six during during the match between Birmingham Bears and Surrey -
Image: Jason Roy top-scored for Surrey in the run chase, notching 58 in just 28 deliveries, but his side finished short on 178-7 -
Image: Mascots take part in the mascot race during Natwest T20 finals day at Edgbaston -
Image: Former England captain Michael Vaughan is interviewed by David Lloyd as he takes part in the mascot race during Natwest T20 Blast -
Image: In the other semi-final, Chris Wood of Hampshire celebrates dismissing Usman Khawaja as Lancashire slumped to 3-2 early on -
Image: Karl Brown hit a six as he made 41 from 28 balls to help Lancashire recover from their poor start -
Image: Ashwell Prince also played his part in the recovery, notching an unbeaten 72 as Lancashire finished on 162-5 off a rain reduced 19 overs -
Image: Will Smith took 3-15 off his four overs. Here he celebrates the wicket of Jos Buttler for just one with team-mate Adam Wheater -
Image: James Anderson claimed two wickets as Hampshire were all out for 101 chasing a revised target of 143 from 16 overs -
Image: Lancashire brought in Andrew Flintoff for the final against Birmingham as Kabir Ali was injured -
Image: Flintoff made an instant impact, dismissing former England team-mate Ian Bell with his first ball after Birmingham chose to bat first -
Image: But Laurie Evans smashed four sixes in a 30-ball 53 as the Bears piled up 181-5 -
Image: Oliver Hannon-Dalby claimed three wickets as Lancashire's run chase ended just short on 177-8 -
Image: Birmingham soon got the celebrations for their maiden T20 title under way on their home ground
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