Live blog of the second semi-final in the Royal London One-Day Cup where Notts Outlaws have been set a target of 354 by Durham after a superb innings of 164 from Ben Stokes.
By Will Jackson
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Notts Outlaws Innings
3.18pm - Notts steadily rebuilding after the two early losses, but at least James Taylor looks in good touch. 53 for two at the end of the first 10 overs.
3.07pm - It's getting quite dark now in Durham, I can't see any rain drops yet but it's looking like it might not be long.
2.57pm - WICKET! Mullaney b Rushworth 8; Notts 21/2 - Superb from Chris Rushworth who bowls Steven Mullaney with a beauty. Notts right up against it now.
2.52pm - WICKET! Lumb c Mustard b Hastings 5; Notts 17/1 - Early blow as the dangerous Michael Lumb feathers a drive through to Phil Mustard who takes a simple catch.
2.38pm - The umpires are on their way out to the middle as the Outlaws start the unenviable task of chasing down 354. If they get anywhere near, this could be fun.
Durham Innings
1.55pm - Durham finish on 353 for eight - A record-breaking innings which will take a massive effort from Notts Outlaws if they are to chase it down. If anyone can do it though, it would be Notts.
WICKET. Breese backs away and is bowled first ball by a yorker from Fletcher. 350-8, two balls left.
— Durham Cricket Club (@DurhamCricket) September 6, 2014
Here are the stats - 164 runs from 113 balls, with 18x4s and 6x6s. An innings to remember from @benstokes38pic.twitter.com/hahao22DsE
— Durham Cricket Club (@DurhamCricket) September 6, 2014
1.48pm - WICKET! Stokes c Lumb b Shahzad 164; Durham 345/7 - He was dropped on 12, and he certainly made the Outlaws pay for it. An incredible innings, showing brute force as well as superb placement and timing and he's left his side in a great position with an over to go.
1.44pm - WICKET! Hastings c Franklin b Shahzad 13; Durham 337/6 - John Hastings pummeled a couple of boundaries but eventually holes out to long-on.
The previous best individual score for Durham in List A cricket was Stokes' 150 against Warwickshire in 2011. pic.twitter.com/PhzhulYch3
— Durham Cricket Club (@DurhamCricket) September 6, 2014
1.40pm - 150! Stokes (105, 15x4, 6x6) This is stunning hitting. Every ball seems to be disappearing to the boundary. Hard to imagine that he's the same age as me...
1.31pm - 300 up! Just under five overs to go and Stokes brings up the 300 with a single that moves him on to 131 from just 98 deliveries.
1.25pm - WICKET! Collingwood c Taylor b Fletcher 24; Durham 296/5 - Collingwood perishes trying to upper-cut a short ball from Fletcher and it loops up to point. A nice cameo from the four-day skipper.
1.22pm - Some incredible hitting by Stokes and Collingwood here. Looking at 330 plus here I reckon.
Stokes has hit two sixes and a four since reaching the landmark. @TrentBridge are in danger of being batted out of this #RLODC semi-final.
— England Cricket (@ECB_cricket) September 6, 2014
1.09pm - CENTURY! Stokes (84b, 13x4, 1x6) What an innings this has been from the all-rounder. He has genuinely been a class apart today and if he stays around for the remaining overs, Durham will have a very big score on the board.
1.06pm - Paul Collingwood clips a trademark four off his legs as the powerplay comes to an end. It was a very productive one for Durham, with 57 runs coming from it.
Come on the Outlaws! Stokesy playing beautifully need him out. (Dogs not that bothered...) @TrentBridgepic.twitter.com/xcbJz0YRuJ
— Stuart Broad (@StuartBroad8) September 6, 2014
1.00pm - WICKET! Mustard run out (Shahzad) 89; Durham 227/4 - Mustard hares down the wicket after Stokes digs out a yorker. The ball has just dribbled to Shahzad though and he throws down the non-striker's stumps as Mustard is sent back by his partner. Shame to see the innings end like that.
Mustard appears determined to beat Stokes to 100, hitting two more fours in the next over. @TrentBridge desperately need a breakthrough.
— England Cricket (@ECB_cricket) September 6, 2014
12.57pm - Boundaries galore at the moment for Durham, who are taking full advantage of the fielding restrictions. They've scored 44 runs so far in the powerplay.
12.43pm - Mustard greets the powerplay with a pull for four followed by what can only be described as a huge hoik for six. A third boundary in a row, this time a more classical straight drive which brings up the 100 partnership between the pair, has got the Durham keeper right back into the groove.
He had previously not hit a boundary since the 18th over...
.@DurhamCricket take the batting powerplay in a good position on 179-3 after 35. They will be aiming for 300 from here.
— England Cricket (@ECB_cricket) September 6, 2014
12.38pm - Phil Mustard is getting bogged down here and can't get away. The batting powerplay might help him though - that has been taken after 35 overs with the score on 179 for three.
12.22pm - FIFTY! Stokes (47b, 7x4, 1x6) Excellent knock from the England all-rounder so far and he goes past fifty with an excellent drive through the covers off the spin bowling of Sam Wood. He was dropped on 12 remember, and it looks a costly one already.
12.15pm - FIFTY! Mustard (73b, 4x4) Mustard has been a bit becalmed of late, and a pushed two brings him a fifty. He's been more than happy to sit back and let Stokes and Stoneman play the aggressive shots.
12.08pm - Durham have reached 134 for three at the halfway stage. Stokes has moved into the 30s and looks to have continued from where he left off yesterday, while Phil Mustard is approaching a half-century..
11.55am - CHANCE! Has Stokes just had a let off? Chris Read is stood up to the stumps and Stokes gets a thin edge through to the keeper who can't cling on.
11.46am - Stokes is in at five and underway straight away. A nice push down the ground brings him four and the dose is repeated next over with a brutal cut shot through point to bring up the 100.
. @RL_Cricket& Chester the Lion enjoying todays game #RLODCpic.twitter.com/SPli51ecGP
— Durham Cricket Club (@DurhamCricket) September 6, 2014
11.39am - WICKET! Jennings c Mullaney b Franklin 8; Durham 92/3 - Poor from Jennings, who tries to pull a ball that's just not there and he skies it up to Steven Mullaney on the square-leg boundary.
11.36am - Keaton Jennings is the new man at the crease. Ben Stokes was down to bat at four, but Jennings usually opens in championship cricket so maybe they're trying to play out a bit of time while the assistance in the pitch quietens down.
Wicket: MacLeod waves his bat at Shahzad and a handy catch from Riki Wessels at slip does the rest. 75-2 #DurvNotts
— Nottinghamshire CCC (@TrentBridge) September 6, 2014
11.20am - Things have quietened down following the fall of the Stoneman wicket. The end of the first powerplay could be a big reason for that but the Outlaws have definitely upped their game in the last couple of overs.
11.10am - WICKET! Stoneman b Fletcher 36; Durham 61/1 - Big wicket for Notts, and they really needed it. Fletcher comes around the wicket and gets a ball to straighten past the outside edge of Stoneman's bat. A good innings from the skipper, but should he have gone on and made a bigger score?
11.02am - Are Notts a bit nervous? The fielding and bowling so far suggests so. Stoneman is on 35 already as Durham march on to 56 without loss at the start of the ninth over.
10.53am - Ajmal Shahzad replaces Fletcher from the Lumley Road end in the first bowling change of the day. The Outlaws haven't settled down yet and Durham have capitalised on the sloppy bowling.
Ouch! Shahzad slips in his delivery stride and goes over horribly on his left ankle. That could have been a very nasty injury, you wince just looking at it. He follows it up with a poor ball down the leg-side which is put away past fine-leg by Stoneman.
Durham 30-0 after five overs, both sides adjusting to the conditions. #DurvNotts
— Nottinghamshire CCC (@TrentBridge) September 6, 2014
10.46am - Fletcher is struggling a bit with his line and length at the moment and Stoneman makes him pay with a brace of boundaries through the offside. Good start for Durham with the ball doing a bit.
300 - A comparison of key batsmen Stoneman and Lumb, openers with 300+ #RLODC 2014 runs. Anchors. pic.twitter.com/QYhvWI3fHm
— OptaJim (@OptaJim) September 6, 2014
10.38am - Stoneman is already looking in good order and has the first boundary of the day with a firm push through the covers.
Pre-Play News
10.30am - Play is about to start as the players make their way out to the middle. Luke Fletcher, who spoke to us earlier in the week about the prospect of a Lord's final, will bowl the first over as Mark Stoneman takes his guard.
5.7 - Of bowlers with 10+ wickets in #RLODC 2014, @Colly622 has the lowest boundary percentage (5.7%). Canny. @DurhamCricket
— OptaJim (@OptaJim) September 6, 2014
10.11am - Good news for Durham fans walking through the doors is that Ben Stokes has been made available for the home team and takes his place at number four in the batting line-up after an excellent all-round performance yesterday.
Durham: Mark Stoneman (capt), Phil Mustard, Calum MacLeod, Ben Stokes, Paul Collingwood, Scott Borthwick, Keaton Jennings, Gordon Muchall, Gareth Breese, John Hastings, Chris Rushworth.
Notts Outlaws: Michael Lumb, Steven Mullaney, James Taylor (capt), Samit Patel, Rikki Wessels, James Franklin, Chris Read, Sam Wood, Ajmal Shahzad, Luke Fletcher, Jake Ball.
10.05am - Notts Outlaws have won the toss and will bowl first. James Taylor has called correctly at the coin flip and the visitors have a big advantage of bowling first on a damp and overcast morning up in Durham.
10.00am - Hello and welcome to today's second semi-final in the Royal London Cup between Durham and Notts Outlaws.
In the first semi-final on Thursday, we saw Warwickshire reach their second domestic limited-overs final with a six wicket win over Kent Spitifres.
3.8 - @Colly622 (3.8) has the second best economy rate in #RLODC 2014, best of anyone bowling 10+ overs. Nous. @DurhamCricket
— OptaJim (@OptaJim) September 6, 2014