We are under way in the second semi-final at the Oval.

A place in the final against The Blaze awaits the winner of this one.

Hampshire will be hoping to fare considerably better with the bat in their first innings than Surrey did earlier.

Trudy Johnson with the first over for Durham. Maia Bouchier and Ella McCaughan are opening for the Hawks.

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Durham have won the toss for the second semi-final and will have a bowl.

That tactic didn't work out too badly for The Blaze a short while ago.

Here's a look at the two line-ups:

Hampshire Hawks: Maia Bouchier, Ella McCaughan, Georgia Adams (c), Nancy Harman, Rhianna Southby (wk), Abi Norgrove, Amanda-Jade Wellington, Naomi Dattani, Poppy Tulloch, Daisy Gibb, Bex Tyson

Durham: Hollie Armitage (c), Mady Villiers, Emily Windsor, Bess Heath, Heather Graham, Mia Rogers (wk), Grace Thompson, Sophia Turner, Trudy Johnson, Lauren Filer, Katie Levick

Hampshire Hawks

Hampshire captain Georgia Adams has called for the team to "wipe the slate clean" for T20 Blast Finals Day.

The Hawks topped the group table, winning eight of their 12 matches, losing twice and being involved in two tied games.

They face fourth-placed Durham for a place in the final against The Blaze.

Adams told BBC Radio Solent: "I'm a big believer that you always need to wipe the slate clean going into finals.

"I think the most casual I ever went into a Finals Day was in 2024 (for the Southern Vipers) when we were quite lucky enough to put out an incredibly strong team.

"We had five members of the England T20 side that day, but had a pretty tough day at the office and I learnt the hard way in the semi-finals (losing to South East Stars).

"That day taught me a lot. As important as it is to take confidence and momentum from the group stages, it's also important to start again, and do the simple things really well, and players holding their nerve under a bit more added pressure."

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Durham took up the final remaining place at Finals Day by winning seven matches to clinch fourth spot in the group stage.

Captain Holly Armitage has led by example with the bat, averaging 50 and scoring 64 in a comprehensive win over Hampshire when the sides met at Chester-le-Street back in May.

They have shared the wicket-taking responsibilities, too, with Heather Graham, Maddy Villiers and Katie Levick all contributing with the ball. It's an attack which has been bolstered by the return of England World Cup quick Lauren Filer, too.

If they can reach the final later today, Durham will be buoyed by the fact that they toppled The Blaze home and away in the group stage.

Hampshire Hawks

Hampshire skipper Georgia Adams herself has scored more than 340 runs and is her side's leading wicket-taker with 23 from her 12 matches.

But she says the "remarkable" campaign has been a huge team effort.

"We've had almost a different XI every single game, with injuries and England players coming in and out," she told BBC Radio Solent.

"We've asked a lot of a quite young, inexperienced group of players to adapt to a range of roles and styles. But one thing we have had is consistency of preparation and training, and of mindset."

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Hampshire Hawks arrive at The Oval having topped the group with eight wins and, remarkably, two ties from their 12 matches.

Among those wins included an eight-wicket hammering of today's semi-final opponents Durham at Southampton, with runs flowing from the bat of captain Georgia Adams as well as England international Maia Bouchier who averages just under 89 in this campaign following two big unbeaten knocks of 77 and 74.

Skipper Adams has also taken more wickets than anybody else in the Hampshire team and they are contributions with bat and ball which have aided the Hawks' successful bid to reach The Oval.

The Blaze produced a sensational showing with bat and ball to ensure there will be a new name on the T20 Blast trophy tonight.

You can read all about their victory over defending champions Surrey here.

But who will they face in the showpiece at 18:45 BST?

We'll find out soon as Hampshire Hawks and Durham face-off in just over 15 minutes.

Let's bring you up to speed...

While the Blaze and Surrey players get a breather, we're going to do the same.

We'll be back in around 25 minutes with all the build-up to the second semi-final between Hampshire Hawks and Durham.

There will be a new name on the T20 Blast trophy this year, but who will it be?

All will be revealed in the next eight hours...

The Blaze

The Blaze player of the match Charli Knott speaking to Sky Sports:

"I think I always knew that Laura Harris was going to come pretty hard so I just tried to take all the pace out of it and make her generate it, not that she has any issue with that, but it worked thankfully.

"Then I was just targeting the stumps, which also paid off."

On her good form: "In all honesty, I think it's just about getting my head in the right space.

"Once I calmed myself down, I felt a lot more confident out there in the middle.

"I'm comfortable wherever I'm batting and again it just comes back to the routines."

Surrey

Surrey captain Bryony Smith speaking to Sky Sports:

"It's obviously really disappointing. To come into a semi-final and put in one of our worst batting performances is tough.

"But I'm super proud of the fight we showed out there. It still took them 16-plus overs to get that, so I thought we bowled pretty well, it just wasn't to be today."

On why it went wrong with the bat: "I just think a few poor decisions out there. We want to go out there, we want to be attacking but we didn't read the situation.

"We want to be positive, so we will still back our players to do that. I think we proved a few people wrong this year.

"We got a lot of stick before the competition that we relied on our England players. But we proved our squad was brilliant and we will be back next year to get the trophy."

The Blaze

More from Blaze captain Kirstie Gordon, speaking to Sky Sports:

"I'm a badger, I'll be watching the second semi-final but some of the others will be resting up and getting into the right frame of mind for 6.45pm."

Gordon says she doesn't mind who they face in the showpiece, adding: "We'll be ready for whoever comes out on top.

"We're full of confidence, happy with how we played, but it's about resetting and restarting.

"We'll get together for a chat to make some plans once we know who we are playing."

The Blaze

The Blaze captain Kirstie Gordon speaking to Sky Sports:

"Brilliant, really chuffed. Great start to the day. We knew they'd come pretty hard and they did. Such a powerful batting line-up so it was all about trying to stay composed, stay calm.

"When you get somebody like Laura Harris at the crease, she's just going to try and hit every ball to the boundary, so we knew they'd come hard.

"So it was about trying to stay calm and I think we did that really well."

On Charli Knott's performance: "She's been absolutely outstanding for us. She's just been brilliant with bat and ball.

"She delivers in key moments and she's doing it again today. I've got nothing but praise for her."

Mark Church
Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

They have been absolutely outstanding, especially with the ball.

Surrey will be desperately disappointed with that, to be bowled out in the 16th over.

The Blaze had an excellent powerplay, even though it ended in a bit of a muddle for that last run.

Absolutely terrific performance from the Blaze, they go into the final this evening, and there will be a new name on the trophy.

Surrey’s title defence is over and it was never really in doubt for The Blaze, who book their place in the final in convincing fashion.

Ryana MacDonald-Gay catches Emma Jones on the thigh and it runs to leg slip but Jones and Georgia Elwiss scamper through for a quick single to get the job done.

All the hard work was done in the first innings by The Blaze by bowling Surrey out for just 105, with Charli Knott taking 4-15 and Grace Ballinger 3-18.

Decent enough contributions with the bat from Sarah Bryce (16), Tammy Beaumont (29), Kathryn Bryce (34) and Knott (21) and that is that.

The Blaze are making hard work of this final run.

Mark Church
Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

They always say the last run is the hardest...

Dave Bracegirdle
Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

Extraordinary stuff.

Lovely catch.

Well.

Dave Bracegirdle
Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

The opportunity is there to win the game, but it's a wicket instead.

Understandably there's not too much cause for celebration out there, it's just delaying the inevitable.

The end is nigh.