Surrey 258 for six (Evans 93, S Curran 68) beat Sussex 134 (Clark 43, Narine 3-12) by 124 runs
Surrey’s batters rampaged their approach to a complete of 258 for six as they hammered Sussex Sharks by 124 runs on the 1st Central County Floor, Hove, giving their run charge a lift on the way in which.
It was their highest ever rating within the Vitaly Blast – and the fourth highest by any facet – beating their 250 for six towards Kent in 2018. It left for lifeless their earlier greatest towards Sussex at Hove, the 221 for 8 they scored right here in 2004.
The Sussex bowlers had no probability as Surrey replicated their type of two days earlier than, once they piled up 236 towards Glamorgan. And as soon as once more it was Laurie Evans (93) and Sam Curran (68) who created a lot of the mayhem, with a second-wicket stand of 157, the best for any wicket towards Sussex. Surrey, one of many strongest sides within the competitors, have misplaced simply twice in eight outings – and a type of defeats, surprisingly, got here towards Sussex at The Oval final month.
Sussex had gone into the match after their thrilling four-run victory at Lord’s the earlier night, however nonetheless realizing they needed to win just about all their remaining fixtures to progress within the competitors.
They obtained off to an encouraging begin when Nathan McAndrew bowled Will Jacks with the final supply of the opening over. However that was nearly as good because it obtained for them.
The type of Evans, who scored a century within the Glamorgan sport, was a painful reminder of what number of top-class white-ball gamers Sussex have misplaced in latest seasons. Evans was a member of the star-studded Sussex facet that reached finals day in 2018, as was the Surrey captain, Chris Jordan.
After ten overs Surrey have been 107 for 1 (they have been 107 with out loss on the identical stage towards Glamorgan). Evans reached his fifty off simply 28 deliveries when he pulled Henry Crocombe to cow nook for six – over the hospitality tents within the south-east nook of the bottom.
The 150 got here up off the final ball of the thirteenth over, as Evans square-drove McAndrew for 4. Curran was lastly out at 163 when he edged Tymal Mills to quick third man. He had hit six fours and 4 sixes, two in succession over large mid-on.
Evans regarded destined for his second…
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