Points shared for cancelled Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy matches

The fixtures which were due to be played on Friday, September 9 will not be rearranged due to scheduling difficulties

The round of Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy fixtures which were cancelled following the Queen's death will not be rearranged, with the teams instead sharing the points.

Four matches were due to take place on Friday, September 9, and while efforts were made to rearrange the fixtures for later in the season, it has not been possible to fit them into the current schedule.

Each team has been awarded two points with the matches treated as no result.

^{Northern Diamonds [Gareth Copley/Getty Images], South East Stars [Steve Bardens/Getty Images] and defending champions Southern Vipers have qualified for the knockout stages}

As a result, Southern Vipers, Northern Diamonds (both on 24 points) and South East Stars (21 points) are assured of qualification for the knockout stages. Lightning and Western Storm, both of whom were still mathematically in contention for third place with two matches remaining, can no longer overhaul the 10-point deficit.

The final round of group fixtures will take place on Saturday, September 17, with Northern Diamonds hosting Southern Vipers and South East Stars facing Lightning in the matches which will decide the exact order of the top three.

The second and third-placed playoff will then take place on Wednesday, September 21, with the winner facing the first-placed side at Lord's on Sunday, September 25.