da apostaganha： Defending champions Hampshire face a home tie against Lancashire in the quarter-finals of the Friends Life T20
ESPNcricinfo staff01-Aug-2013
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Defending champions Hampshire face a home tie against Lancashire in the quarter-finals of the Friends Life T20.The South Group winners, who lost just once in the pool stage, will start as favourites at the Ageas Bowl against a Lancashire side who finished runners-up in the North standings.Durham, who were one of the best two third-placed teams, will make the trip to Northamptonshire on Tuesday in another quarter-final, while Surrey meet Somerset on the same day.Somerset, twice finalists, beat Warwickshire on Tuesday night, to make it through to the knockout stage for the fifth consecutive year.The other quarter-final pits North Group winners Nottinghamshire against Essex, who lost their last game against Surrey in embarrassing fashion, but who scraped through to the last eight as a result of Middlesex’s defeat against Hampshire.Draw:Tuesday, August 6: Surrey v Somerset, Northants v Durham
Wednesday, August 7: Hants v Lancs
Thursday, August 8: Nottinghamshire v EssexBet365 odds:Nottinghamshire 4, Hampshire 4.33, Surrey 7.5, Somerset 7.5, Northants 8, Essex 10, Durham 10, Lancashire 11