Surrey will take on Hampshire in second, consecutive Metro Bank One Day Cup semifinal at the Utilita Bowl.
Surrey will play Hampshire at the Utilita Bowl tomorrow. Play will begin at 12.30pm.
Both teams played one another in the 2025 semifinal at the same ground. Each side will be hunting for a win as success means a place in the final against The Blaze.
HOW CAN I KEEP UP WITH PLAY?
Every ball of the game will be streamed, live on Hampshire’s YouTube channel and made available through Surrey’s Match Day Centre on the Kia Oval Website.
Highlights and a match report will be posted at the close of play.
Surrey’s social media channel will post live updates throughout the day.
SQUAD UPDATES
Bethan Miles returns to the squad in place of Kalea Moore who sustained an injury in Saturday’s qualifying game against Somerset.
Alice Capsey and Tilly Corteen-Coleman are rested by the ECB and Danni Wyatt-Hodge continues to recover from her injury sustained during The Hundred.
FROM THE ARCHIVES
The fixture is a rematch of last year’s semi-final and Surrey will be determined to go one better this year.
Despite Surrey’s best efforts with the bat and Kira Chathli’s unbeaten 81, 290 wasn’t enough to defeat Hampshire.
Rain dominated much of the day, with a light drizzle a cause for concern but Surrey’s bowling attack continued in spite of it.
Stonehouse collected the first wicket in the third over and Monaghan followed up with Maia Bouchier four balls later, giving the Surrey bowling unit hope of containing Hampshire.
155/5 at the mid-way stage, wickets were falling, but runs were building to the Hampshire total.
Millie Taylor joined Georgia Adams at the crease in the 31st over as the hosts were 186/6.
For the next 16-overs Surrey struggled for the seventh wicket and Adams and Taylor built a 104-run partnership. Adams making a match-winning 115 for the Hawks.
Sealing Surrey’s fate, Hampshire won in the 48th over, securing a place in the Metro Bank One Day Cup Final.
The Three Feathers will be determined to avoid a repeat of last year’s loss and arrive at the Utilita on Wednesday, ready to take on Hampshire.
HAMPSHIRE
Captain: Georgia Adams
Head coach: Paul Prichard
2025 finish: Runners-up
2025 highest run-scorer: Maia Bouchier (539)
2025 highest wicket-taker: Freya Davies (19)
Winter moves: The retirement of Freya Davies and the departure to Warwickshire of Mary Taylor has meant a major depletion in the fast-bowling cache. Hannah Hardwick and Francesca Sweet both arrive after successful trials and are capable of bowling pace. The ever-reliable Charli Knott has been replaced as overseas by leg-spinning all-rounder Amanda-Jade Wellington – who has previously taken plenty of wickets at Utilita Bowl for Southern Vipers and Southern Brave.
The big question: Will the domestic players step up when the England stars are away? With Maia Bouchier, Lauren Bell, Linsey Smith and Freya Kemp, Hampshire look a seriously impressive side. Without them things could be tricky. Ella McCaughan was exceptional before injury curtailed her 2025. She, Abi Norgrove, Georgia Adams, Rhianna Southby and Naomi Dattani have runs in them – which they will need to ease the pressure on an unproven bowling attack.
Player to watch: Hampshire need a young bowler to step up. After a breakout 2025, Daisy Gibb is tracking in the right direction to be that player. The 20-year-old mainly gained admirers in the Vitality Blast but converting her skiddy swing into 50-over consistency feels a natural next step, and she could be a danger to top-order batters up and down the country.
Final thought: Hampshire followed in the footsteps of their Southern Vipers forebearers in the Metro Bank One-Day Cup last season. Throughout that time, they have always found a way to regenerate and continue their dominant 50-over legacy. After losing key Vipers players, they topped the group stage but lost in the final. This year will need another rebirth, however, a top-four finish will still be the target.
