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 option to a complete of 258 for six as they hammered Sussex Sharks by 124 runs on the 1st Central County Ground, 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 aspect - 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.

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 nearly all their remaining fixtures to progress within the competitors.

They bought off to an encouraging begin when Nathan McAndrew bowled Will Jacks with the final supply of the opening over. But that was nearly as good because it bought 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 current seasons. Evans was a member of the star-studded Sussex aspect 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 brief third man. He had hit six fours and 4 sixes, two in succession over large mid-on.

Evans regarded destined for his second hundred in three days however he was caught at large mid-on by James Coles off the bowling of Crocombe. But for Surrey there was no lack of impetus as Jamie Overton thumped 24 runs off 11 balls and Tom Curran 29 off 9, with three sixes and two fours. Crocombe and Mills went for 51 and 50 runs respectively, whereas Fynn Hudson-Prentice's three overs value 46. All the bowlers regarded shell-shocked as they dragged themselves off the pitch.

The Sussex batters needed to preserve swinging in pursuit of their unbelievable goal and, inevitably, the wickets tumbled because the required run charge soared to twenty an over. They have been all out for 134 within the fifteenth over and after Clark, Tom Alsop and Danial Ibrahim tied for the second-best rating, 17.