Hampshire captain Georgia Adams has called on the team to “clean the slate” as they prepare for T20 Blast finals day at the Oval on Friday.

The Hawks topped the group table, winning eight of their 12 matches, losing twice and drawing two matches.

They will face fourth-placed Durham (14:30 BST), with the winners facing either Surrey or The Blaze in the final (11:00).

Adams told BBC Radio Solent: “I firmly believe that you always need to wipe the slate clean before reaching the final.

“I think the most casual I’ve ever been on a finals day was in 2024 (for the Southern Vipers), when we were lucky enough to put together an incredibly strong team.

“We had five members of the England T20 team that day, but we had a pretty tough day at the office and I learned 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 stage, it’s also important to start again and do the simple things really well, and for the players to keep their nerve under a little more extra pressure.”

Hampshire qualified with the best run rate of 0.874. Batsman Maia Bouchier played only six matches, but scored 355 runs.

Adams herself scored over 340 runs and was the leading wicket-taker with 23 of her 12 matches.

She says the “remarkable” campaign has been a great team effort.

“We’ve had an almost different XI in every game, with injuries and English players coming and going,” he said.

“We have asked a fairly young and inexperienced group of players to adapt to a variety of roles and styles. But one thing we have had is consistency in preparation, training and mentality.”

Adams has won a host of trophies in her career, including the 2021 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy title, the Charlotte Edwards Cup, the Hundred with the Oval Invincibles and the 2023-24 Big Bash League with the Adelaide Strikers.

She says her message to her Hampshire Hawks team is very simple: “You never know what to expect on Finals day. We need to take it game by game, especially since it’s two games in one day, and not focus on the second game.”

Adams added: “My favorite saying is from former Hampshire coach Adi Birrell: ‘The best teams do ordinary things extraordinarily well.’

“That’s always stuck with me in the finals, because with all the added outside noise, we just want to limit that focus and keep it simple.”

Listen to commentary from the day of the Women’s T20 Finals on BBC Sounds.