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However, Surrey did not perform well at the beginning of the tournament and had to face defeat in two out of the first three matches. While they lost the first match to Somerset by 5 wickets, in the third match, they lost to Hampshire by 15 runs under the D/L method. However, after that, Surrey had to face defeat in only one match out of the next 10 matches, and after a good performance in all the other matches, they won the matches easily.
Will Jacks has performed outstandingly in batting for Surrey. He scored 404 runs in 9 matches at an average of 44.88, including 4 fifties with a highest score of 97 runs. Whereas Jason Roy scored 339 runs in 13 matches at an average of 26.07. However, Will Smeed from Somerset is currently at the top of the tournament's highest run scorer list. He has scored 483 runs in 13 matches at an average of 43.90.
Captain Sam Curran is leading the bowling attack for Surrey, who has so far taken 17 wickets in 13 matches at an average of 19.23. While he is being well supported by Chris Jordan, who has taken 16 wickets in 13 matches at an average of 16.43. Somerset's Riley Meredith is the tournament's leading wicket-taker. He has taken 27 wickets in 13 matches so far.
Along with Surrey, Somerset has also performed well in the South Group, after which they are in second place in the points table with 10 wins in 13 matches. Hampshire is third in the group with 7 wins from 13 matches. While Middlesex and Essex have had a rough year, they are at the bottom of the points table with 3 and 2 wins respectively.
In the North Group, Lancashire continues to dominate and has topped the points table by winning 8 out of 12 matches. Whereas this year has also been good for Northamptonshire, who have also got 8 wins in 13 matches, with which they are in second place in that group. However, this tournament was not good for Derbyshire and Yorkshire, and both teams are at the bottom of the points table of the North Group, with 4 wins each.
In the Blast T20, Surrey won the title in the very first season, but after that, they have not been able to become the title winners again, although the team has been runner-up thrice. Surrey will play their last group stage match against Sussex on July 18.
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