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T20 Blast: Bears, Surrey & Sussex reach last eight
Birmingham Bears, Surrey and Sussex Sharks become the first three sides through to the T20 Blast last eight.
BBC Sport
The T20 Blast, currently named the Vitality Blast for sponsorship reasons, is a professional Twenty20 cricket competition for English and Welsh first-class counties. The competition was established by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in 2003. It is the top-level Twenty20 competition in England and Wales.
Birmingham Bears, Surrey and Sussex Sharks become the first three sides through to the T20 Blast last eight.
The Roses derby is washed out but there are still upsets galore on Friday night as the T20 Blast group stage enters its final week.