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Sussex at Vitality Blast Finals Day - RECAP: Sussex lose to Kent Spitfires in semi-final despite Garton effort - see Luke Wright reaction

By Mark Dunford

Published 18th Sep 2021, 05:13 BST

Updated 18th Sep 2021, 18:06 BST

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Sussex Sharks lost in the semi-final to Kent Spitfires by 21 runs at Edgbaston today.

Luke Wright's men were chasing 169 to win against Kent Spitfires and despte a superb display from George Garton with the bat and ball, they lost and Kent progressed to the final here they will face Somerset.

You can see how the day unfolded in our blog below. The page refreshes automatically.

Vitality Blast T20 Finals Day: Sussex lose to Kent in semi-final

Key Events

Sussex lose by 21 runs as Spitfires progress to final
Kent will face Somerset, who beat Hampshire in a thrilling semi-final
Final starts at 6.45pm
Sussex last won the competition in 2009 and were runners-up in 2018

Sat, 18 Sep, 2021, 11:23 BST

Somerset well on top in the first semi. Hants 32-3

Sat, 18 Sep, 2021, 11:20 BST

Sat, 18 Sep, 2021, 11:17 BST

We are sure it will be for Sussex!

Sat, 18 Sep, 2021, 11:05 BST

Bowman on the Road

Sat, 18 Sep, 2021, 11:03 BST

We are off

Sat, 18 Sep, 2021, 10:57 BST

The Sussex fans are here

Sat, 18 Sep, 2021, 10:42 BST

Hampshire v Somerset - Somerset win the toss and elect to bowl first

Sat, 18 Sep, 2021, 10:37 BST

Sat, 18 Sep, 2021, 10:30 BST

Let’s hope Luke is standing next to it at the end of the game as well!

Sat, 18 Sep, 2021, 09:59 BST

Will they wear the shirt twice today?

Sussex Somerset Kent

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