Surrey ready for 'real stuff' of T20 Blast knockouts

Surrey batter Laurie Evans says his side are ready for their T20 Blast quarter-final against the Nottinghamshire Outlaws on Wednesday.

Despite an eight-wicket defeat to Essex at the Kia Oval on Sunday, Surrey reached the knockout rounds after finishing second in the South group.

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Ahead of the trip to the Midlands, Evans insists the side are not fearful of the task ahead.

"I don't think we've won a home quarter-final, so I'm not fussed. I'll go anywhere," he told BBC Radio Surrey.

"If you'd have offered this at the start of the tournament, we'd have taken it.

"We'd want to top the group as we have before. We've been very strong in the groups for the last five years. Now the real stuff starts for us."

Evans says the team, which has been unchanged for the last three games, has the experience to cope with the task.

"Individually, we've got experience in a lot of big games. The question is can we keep doing it as a collective for Surrey?

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"We haven't won this tournament for a long time, everyone knows that. We've got as good a chance as anyone, but we've got to play some good cricket."

T20 Blast quarter-final draw

Games to be played at 16:30 BST on Wednesday, 15 July unless stated

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