Lisburn beat Instonians by 6 wickets (DLS)
Instonians 180 (37.1/39 overs; Neil Rock 45, Cade Carmichael 36, Adam Ly 27, Andy White 20; Ryan Macbeth 3-30, Josh Manley 3-36)
Lisburn 170/4 (30.1/35 overs; Faiz Fazal 81*, Jonathan Waite 35, Glenn Halliday 29) (Target 170 in 35 overs)

Man of the Match Faiz Fazal receives his award from Brian Walsh (Lisburn)

Big players deliver in big games and faiz Fazal did just that with an unbeaten 81 taking Lisburn into the final with a six wickets win at home to Instonians.

Neil Rock hit a fluent 45 (7 fours, 1 six), while there were runs too for Cade Carmichael (36), Adam Ly (27), and Andy White (20) in a total of 180 - three wickets apiece for Ryan Macbeth and Josh Manley.

Further showers meant a target of 170 in 35 overs. Sometimes small targets can be tricky - this wasn't one of those occasions.

The home support nerves were eased by an opening stand of 64 in the powerplay, with Jonathan Waite's 26-ball 35 (4 fours, 2 sixes) seeing his side race out of the traps.

There was a minor glitch as Nigel Jones and Neil Whitworth fell in quick succession, but Fazal's 81 not out (9 fours, 1 six) ensured the victory, adding a further 67 for the fourth wicket with Glenn Halliday (29).

It's 30 years since Lisburn shared the trophy - and 39 from their last outright win. Will it be them or Muckamore who will be popping the champagne corks on August 2nd?

Muckamore beat Woodvale by 70 runs
Muckamore 238/7 (50 overs; Jason van der Merwe 73, Ben Calitz 56, Sathish Suresh 33, Luke Allen 26*; Aditya Adey 2-38, Ludwig Kaestner 2-47)
Woodvale 168 (44.5 overs; Ludwig Kaestener 53, Jason van der Merwe 3-30, Neil Gill 3-43, Pavan Karthik 2-18, Sathish Suresh 2-39)

Jason van der Merwe produced a Man of the Match display to lead Muckamore into their first Challenge Cup final since 1972, with his all-round efforts inspiring a deserved 70-run win over Woodvale at Moylena.

He top-scored with 73 (7 fours, 1 six), adding 69 for the fourth wicket alongside Ben Calitz (53). There were runs too for Sathish Suresh (33) and Luke Allen (26*) in a home side total of 238 for 7.

Neil Gill struck three blows in the reply - including the prize scalp of Ruhan Pretorius. Woodvale were rebuilding as Ludwig Kaestner - who hit 7 fours in his 53 - and Ronan Restieaux (32) added 60 for the 4th wicket, but the dismissal of Kaestner by Van Der Merwe (3-30) was the beginning of the end.

Pavan Karthik and Sathish Suresh mopped up the rest to seal the 70-run win.

It's Muckamore's 150th anniversary - what better way to celebrate it than by adding a second cup triumph to add to their 1962 glory.