Kent will play Essex in the Twenty20 Cup semi-finals, but Middlesex will have to wait to discover the identity of their opponents.

They will play either Nottinghamshire or Durham who are due to meet in the quarter-finals following Yorkshire's explusion from the competition.

But the Tykes have launched an appeal against their ejection, which is set to be heard on Monday 14 July in Taunton.

Yorkshire were punished after Azeem Rafiq was found to be ineligible.

The two counties were due to meet in the quarter-finals on Monday, but the issue of Rafiq's registration led to the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) postponing the match just before it started.

An ECB disciplinary panel decided on Thursday that Yorkshire should be penalised as officials at the county had been aware of doubts about Rafiq's status for more than a year.

Yorkshire feel they have been harshly treated and have since launched an appeal on Friday, while Durham argue they should progress straight to the semi-finals.

Both semis and the Twenty20 Cup final itself are scheduled to take place on Saturday 26 July at the Rose Bowl in Hampshire.