Surrey 174 -5 (Evans 52, Smith 49*) beat Kent 173-5 (Jacks 3-28) by 5 wickets

Surrey pulled off a last-ball win in opposition to Kent Spitfires after a nerve-shredding run chase at Canterbury through which they efficiently managed a goal that had swollen to 48 from the final 4 overs.

Surrey went second to Somerset in South Group whereas kent, with just one win to their title, want a fast change of fortune.

Surrey gave the impression to be cruising to the goal after Laurie Evans hit 52, however a cluster of wickets saved Kent in competition till Smith, who completed unbaten on 49, and Sean Abbott edged them over the road for a five-wicket win.

Earlier, Will Jacks took three for 28 because the Spitfires have been restricted to 173 for five. That was a restoration: solely 122 for 5 after 16 overs, Kent at the least made issues fascinating. Leaning was unbeaten on 34 and Sam Billings was Kent's subsequent highest scorer with 30.

Kent have been unable to reward a crowd of 4,500, modest maybe within the nice scheme of issues, however believed to be a document for a Sunday afternoon on the Spitfire Ground,

After profitable the toss, they misplaced Tawanda Muyeye for 9 on the finish of the primary over when he was bowled by Jacks. Joe Denly then blasted 27 from 14 balls, however when Jacks pinged his off stump it drastically slowed the run price.

Daniel Bell-Drummond was out for 25 when he drove Jacks straight to Abbott at deep mid-on and 6.2 overs glided by with no boundary till Jordan Cox pulled Chris Jordan for 4 within the eleventh. Billings then reverse swept Sunil Narine for six within the thirteenth however he was bowled leg stump off the fifth ball of the over.

The rating would have been considerably decrease had Surrey not shelled 4 probabilities. Cox was the primary to be reprieved when he was dropped by Jamie Overton on 20, though he solely added one other three when Overton atoned, snaring him on the boundary after he had reverse-swept Narine.

Leaning was then dropped by Gus Atkinson on seven and George Linde was on 15 when Jacks parried a catchable slog off Jordan over the rope for six. Ben Foakes could not cowl sufficient floor to snare Leaning after a miscued scoop off the identical bowler. Leaning cashed in when he hit Sam Curran for 16 off the twentieth, together with an overthrow after a rash shy on the stumps by the bowler from the ultimate supply.

The whole allowed the house followers some hope and, though Jacks and Evans charged to 62 for nought on the finish of the powerplay, there was a mini-wobble when Jacks was out for 30, skying Denly to Hogan. Grant Stewart then duped Sam Curran, who was caught by a diving Joey Evison at mid-off for 10.

When Linde struck twice in thirteenth to take away Foakes and Evans, each caught on the boundary by Kane Richardson and Muyeye respectively, the sport was again within the stability and within the subsequent over Tom Curran swiped Stewart to Richardson, leaving Surrey on 106 for 5.At that time Abbott and Smith intervened. With 48 wanted from the final 4 Kent have been arguably favourites, however Richardson's seventeenth over went for 16, Stewart's 18th went for 14 earlier than the penultimate, from Richardson, shipped seven. Then got here Smith's remaining assault.