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Surrey 258 for 6 (Evans 93, S Curran 68). Sussex 134 (Clark 43, Narine 3-12) by 124 runs
The Surrey batsmen raced to a total of 258 for 6 as they beat Sussex Sharks by 124 runs at the 1st Central County Ground, Hove, boosting their run rate along the way.
It was their highest ever score in the Vitaly Blast – and fourth highest of any match – by beating their 250 for 6 against Kent in 2018. It left their previous record for dead against Sussex at Hove, the 221 for 8 they scored here in 2004. .
Sussex had entered the game after their thrilling four-run win at Lord’s the night before, but still knew they needed to win virtually all of their remaining games to progress in the competition.
They got off to an encouraging start as Nathan McAndrew bowled Will Jacks with the last delivery of the opening left. But that was as good as it got for them.
The form of Evans, who scored a century in the Glamorgan game, was a painful reminder of how many first-class white ballers Sussex have lost in recent seasons. Evans was part of the star-studded Sussex side that reached the finals day in 2018, as was Surrey captain Chris Jordan.
After ten overs, Surrey were 107 for 1 (they were 107 without a loss at the same stage against Glamorgan). Evans reached his fiftieth of just 28 deliveries as he pulled Henry Crocombe into the cow corner for six – over the hospitality tents in the southeast corner of the ground.
The 150 came off the last ball of the 13th over, as Evans squared McAndrew for four. Curran was finally out on 163 when he took Tymal Mills to short third man. He had hit six fours and four sixes, two consecutive over wides.
Evans looked destined for his second hundred in three days, but he was caught halfway by James Coles at Crocombe’s bowling. But there was no loss of momentum for Surrey, as Jamie Overton hit 24 runs from 11 balls and Tom Curran 29 from nine, with three sixes and two fours. Crocombe and Mills went for 51 and 50 runs respectively, while Fynn Hudson-Prentice’s three overs cost 46. All the bowlers looked shocked as they dragged themselves off the field.
The Sussex batsmen had to keep swinging in pursuit of their unlikely target and it was inevitable that the wickets would tumble as the required run rate rose to 20 at a time. They were all out for 134 in the 15th over and after Clark, Tom Alsop and Danial Ibrahim tied for the second-best score, 17.
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