The Durham Jets face off against the Yorkshire Vikings in the NatWest T20 Blast tomorrow, with a final place up for grabs later the same day.
Whereas the quarter-final meeting with Gloucestershire was the first between the sides, the Vikings are somewhat more familiar foes.
The Jets have played their rivals 26 times in T20 cricket, more than against any other opposition.
But this is just the second time either side has reached Finals Day; Durham semi-finalists in 2008, whereas the Vikings were runners-up back in 2012.
With England stars available for either side, it promises to be another pulsating game between the pair – and we bring you the lowdown on the Vikings ahead of Saturday’s crunch encounter at Edgbaston.
The Vikings have won seven from the last eight NatWest T20 Blast matches, qualifying from the North Group before a demolition of Glamorgan in the quarter-final.
Only one of the opening seven games yielded a victory, a one-run success against the Derbyshire Falcons, alongside two rained off affairs.
Their luck finally turned with consecutive wins by five, two and one runs respectively – the latter again against Derbyshire – before they performed ruthlessly once qualification became within their grasp.
Two must-win home games produced big performances as they racked up a club record score against the Jets before a 75-run over the table-topping Northants Steelbacks.
A final round away victory at the Steelbacks set up an away quarter-final in Wales and an annihilation of Glamorgan.
David Willey smashed 79 from 38 balls at Glamorgan which came shortly after a 74 in the first game against ex-employers Northants, hauling his total to 269 runs for the campaign.
Adam Lyth’s career-best 87 helped to down us at Headingley but captain Alex Lees is the Vikings’ leading run-scorer with 272 runs from 12 innings.
Overseas batsmen Travis Head added 113 runs in four games while highly-rated middle-order man Jack Leaning succeeded in quick runs at the back end, scoring 253 at a strike rate of 150.
Adil Rashid’s four-wicket haul at Glamorgan took his wicket tally to 14 but ex-England man Tim Bresnan has the most with 20. Spinner Azeem Rafiq, recently re-signed after leaving the White Rose in 2014, has 13 wickets.
Just as the Jets have England stars Ben Stokes and Mark Wood available for Finals Day, Yorkshire’s three Test-playing squad members are set to be involved, too.
Joe Root, widely regarded as one of the finest batsmen in world cricket and scorer of a sensational 92* in the Roses derby at Lancashire, is back in the fold alongside Gary Ballance and in-form wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow.
The list of internationals stars does not end there as Willey, Rashid and ex-Durham man Liam Plunkett are all regulars in the national One-Day side.
However, Australian batsman Head is on international duty against Sri Lanka while current overseas man Jake Lehmann is ineligible, having not played in the Group stages.
From 26 games in this format, the historical comparison is a close one with Yorkshire prevailing 13 times to our 11, with two washed out games and a tie.
That came in 2008 when Gareth Breese hit a six over cover off the final ball at Headingley – also the only other year Durham made it to Finals Day.
And both sides have one win apiece from this year’s Blast.
The Jets won by six runs on D/L method before rain intervened at Emirates Riverside after Ryan Pringle’s boundaries put us slightly ahead.
In the return fixture, the Vikings delivered their highest T20 total to win by 49 runs.