Surrey Top Of Blast Group After Beating Middlesex

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Vitality Blast, Lord's

Surrey 189-9 (20 overs): Jacks 52, T Curran 47; Higgins 4-33

Middlesex 181-6 (20 overs): Eskinazi 53; Jordan 2-28

Surrey (4 pts) hit Middlesex (0 pts) by 8 runs

Match scorecard

Surrey moved to nan apical of nan South Group successful nan T20 Blast pinch an eight-run triumph complete Middlesex astatine Lord's.

An opening business of 66 successful nan first six overs betwixt Will Jacks, who top-scored pinch 52, and Ryan Patel sewage Surrey disconnected to a speedy commencement aft choosing to bat first.

Tom Curran added a accelerated 47 disconnected 22 balls earlier being dismissed by Ryan Higgins (4-33) arsenic nan visitors posted 189-9 from their 20 overs.

Stevie Eskinazi (53) and skipper Leus du Plooy (29) led Middlesex's pursuit but some fell successful nan aforesaid Chris Jordan complete to awesome nan extremity of their triumph hopes.

Du Plooy was narrowly tally retired by a nonstop deed earlier Eskinazi was caught astatine gully 2 balls later.

Some big-hitting from Luke Hollman (32 not out) gave Surrey tense moments precocious connected but his effort came conscionable excessively precocious arsenic Middlesex fell short connected 181-6.

Surrey had already booked their spot successful nan past 8 and are now supra Somerset connected nett tally complaint pinch 1 lucifer near to play.

Middlesex, meanwhile, are incapable to suffice from nan South Group.

Four much fixtures will beryllium played connected Thursday and a further 8 are scheduled for Friday, erstwhile nan group shape will conclude.

The apical 4 sides successful each group will advancement to nan quarter-finals to beryllium played successful September. Finals Day is astatine Edgbaston connected 13 September.