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Rory Burns, pictured at Guildford earlier in the 50-over competition Mark Sandom

Last group game is a One Day Cup final of an occasion

Rory Burns and his Surrey team know that by beating Notts Outlaws at the Kia Oval they can achieve something few thought possible at the start of the competition - qualification, against the odds, for the Metro Bank quarter-finals...

10.08.26, 12:44 Updated 10.08.26, 16:25 3 Minute Read

Richard Spiller

If a tumultuous defeat by Somerset appeared to have wrecked Surrey’s hopes of advancement in the Metro Bank One Day Cup, the outlook going into Tuesday’s final qualifying match now looks rather brighter.

While Leicestershire, who have finished their programme, sit top of Group A on 20 points, there is a posse of four teams just below them – Notts Outlaws, Lancashire, Surrey and Kent – all on 16 and separated only by net run rate (NRR).

Northamptonshire, Somerset and Warwickshire are all on 12 and similarly divided by the slide rule. Only Gloucestershire enter the final day without hope, even if for some it is only a tiny one.

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