NatWest T20 Blast: Dom Sibley stars as Surrey smash Hampshire

Hampshire fell to a second NatWest T20 Blast defeat inside 24 hours as Surrey eased to an 80-run victory at the Kia Oval thanks to a fine all-round display from debutant Dom Sibley.

Surrey's second-wicket partnership of 114 between Sibley and Kumar Sangakkara proved the difference on a balmy night when runs otherwise proved hard to come by, with Hampshire failing to bounce back from defeat against Kent on Wednesday.

Their stand dominated Surrey's total of 188-5, with 20-year-old Sibley taking full advantage on his T20 Blast bow, hitting seven fours and two sixes in an impressive innings of 67 off 49 balls.

He was narrowly outshone by Sri Lankan great Sangakkara who made it to 72 off only 35 balls before being dismissed by West Indies all-rounder Darren Sammy, just about the pick of the Hampshire bowlers with figures of 2-27.

Hampshire managed to peg back Surrey a little after Sangakkara's dismissal, with Surrey at one point looking like posting over 200.

Tino Best ended Sibley's innings in the 17th over and Torquay-born debutant Ryan Stevenson took the other two Surrey wickets, first dismissing Dwayne Bravo for three and then Tom Curran for only four as he finished with 2-40.

Rory Burns (16) and Zafar Ansari (11) added a further 24 for the sixth wicket in 14 balls before Hampshire began their reply, but it was one they will largely want to forget.

Jimmy Adams lasted only four balls before being bowled by Sam Curran for six, and a brief stand of 15 between Adam Wheater and Lewis McManus was ended when Sibley, an off-spin bowler, dismissed Wheater for eight.

Youngster McManus hung around to score 41 but he saw a succession of partners give their wicket away at the other end with Ravi Rampaul first having Sean Ervine caught behind for only one.

Liam Dawson, their match-winner against Middlesex in the Royal London One-Day Cup on Tuesday, was bowled by Tom Curran for one and Ansari dismissed Will Smith (5) and Sammy for a first-ball duck.

Sibley (2-33) returned to end McManus' innings and cap a man-of-the-match performance and, although there was some lusty hitting from Gareth Andrew (31 off 22 balls), Hampshire's fate was soon sealed.

Stevenson made only three before being caught behind off Bravo's bowling and the West Indian also dismissed his international team-mate Best to close out victory, Hampshire being bowled out for only 108.

Surrey have now won three of their four games to top the South Group, but Hampshire's hopes of qualifying will need a quick turn around in form as they have just one win from five matches.