Durham washout confirms Surrey's place in women's Blast final

WOMEN'S T20 BLAST ROUNDUP: Surrey will advance directly to the early-evening final and will play one of the The Blaze or the Bears, who play the early-afternoon semi-final on July 27

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Surrey will play in a home Vitality Blast final later this month after confirming their position as group stage winners following this afternoon's washout against Durham at the Banks Homes Riverside.

Coach Johann Myburgh and company had already qualified for Finals Day at the Kia Oval on Sunday July 27, alongside The Blaze and the Bears.

But with the two points gained here, from their 13th group game of 14, they can no longer be caught by either of their two aforementioned rivals.

That means that Surrey will advance directly to the early-evening final and will play one of the The Blaze or the Bears, who play the early-afternoon semi-final on July 27.

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^{Surrey have dominated through the group stage (Ben Hoskins/Getty Images)}

Before today, Surrey were already all but secured of a final berth due to a 10-point gap and a superior net run-rate from second-placed The Blaze with only 10 more points available to play for.

But the North East weather secured it for them. They were due to face a Durham side already out of contention despite winning their last two games against Hampshire on Friday and Lancashire on Sunday.

Surrey were on a three-game winning streak having most recently beaten Somerset on Sunday, The Blaze last Friday and the Bears last Wednesday.

Today, the players were able to warm-up, and umpires Grace Bambury and Naeem Ashraf had made their way out to the middle for the toss just before the rain started as 2pm approached. Unfortunately, it did not stop, and the game was abandoned at 4pm.

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