Northamptonshire head coach Darren Lehmann has asked his players to “live in the moment” ahead of the T20 Blast quarter-finals.

The Steelbacks topped the Central and West Group but lost three of their last four games.

Northants will look to reach a second consecutive day of T20 finals when they host Gloucestershire, who finished third in their group and eight points behind.

“We have to do our best and the result will take care of itself,” Lehmann said.

Despite their disappointing finish to the group stage, Northants achieved more wins (nine) and more points (36) than any other team in the competition.

Wednesday’s quarter-final, which was brought forward to 17:00 BST to avoid clashing with England’s FIFA World Cup semi-final against Argentina.

Lehmann said: “Win nine [games] and reaching the quarterfinals at home is a pretty good achievement.

“Obviously you want to win 10, 11 or all 12 if you can, but we’ve played some really good cricket and now it’s the knockout stage.

“It’s great to be home [for the quarter-final]. “It’s great for our fans and the county itself.”

The Steelbacks have won the T20 Blast title twice previously, in 2013 and 2016.

Lehmann, who was Australia’s head coach from 2013 to 2018, winning two Ashes series and the 2015 World Cup, added that he wanted his players to “enjoy” the occasion of Wednesday’s match.

“It’s very difficult to do it because there are nerves,” he said. “Everyone has nerves when you play important games.

“For us it’s just about doing what we can. Enjoy the moment, enjoy the crowd. It’s going to be an incredible atmosphere.”

Listen to live coverage of Northamptonshire Steelbacks v Gloucestershire on BBC Sounds and BBC Radio Northampton from 16:30 BST.