Summary
Vitality Blast Men
The Oval
Surrey
1772
Sussex Sharks
1767
Surrey win by 8 wickets
Summary
Over 18: 5 runs. Bowler: Sean Hunt. Surrey: 177/2 (rr 10.21)
Length ball on off stump is met with a beautifully well-timed drive by the batter. The shot races through long off, aided by a misfield, to bring up four runs. Jason Roy reaches a rapid 100 from just 58 balls, maintaining a strike rate of 178.
On a length ball aimed at leg stump, Dan Lawrence masterfully glances it off the pads to pick up a single.
Summary
Over 17: 12 runs. Bowler: Tymal Mills. Surrey: 172/2 (rr 10.12)
Tymal Mills bowls a slower yorker wide outside off stump; Jason Roy tries to drive but misses it cleanly. No run comes from that delivery. Surrey are calmly chasing 5 from 18 balls with 8 wickets in hand and an excellent 99% chance to win.
An off cutter on a length, right on middle stump, as Dan Lawrence drops the bat to nudge it quietly for a single.
Tymal Mills bowls a length delivery on off stump, and Dan Lawrence drives it firmly yet carefully along the ground, but there's no run as the cover fielder, Dan Hughes, is quick to gather.
Mills bowls a slower length ball on leg stump, and Roy drives it crisply along the ground for a quick single.
A short slower ball drifting down the leg side, expertly pulled with perfect timing. Jason Roy sends it sailing over deep square leg for a well-placed six. Jason Roy has already hit two boundaries this over.
A length ball on middle stump from the bowler, expertly driven by the batter. The shot is well timed and controlled, sending the ball racing through long off for four.
Summary
Over 16: 17 runs. Bowler: James Coles. Surrey: 160/2 (rr 10.0)
Coles sends down a length stock ball outside off, and Lawrence unleashes a well-timed, controlled drive over long off for six! Dan Lawrence smashes another six, his third boundary this over. Surrey need 17 runs from 24 balls, still with 8 wickets in hand in the chase.
James Coles bowls an arm ball, full length and down the leg side. Dan Lawrence works it with soft hands but misses the bat, the ball hitting his pads and falling safely in front of backward point.
Coles bowls a length stock ball just outside off stump, and Lawrence meets it perfectly with a controlled drive. The shot sails cleanly over long on for a majestic six. That's two boundaries for Dan Lawrence this over, pushing the partnership to 50 off 24 balls and Surrey on 154 for 2.
A length stock ball just outside off stump is met with a beautifully timed drive. The batter sends it racing elegantly through extra cover for four runs.
An arm ball outside off on a length; the batter attempts a drive but gets a mis-timed push straight to the bowler, resulting in no run.
The stock ball, pitched up just outside off, results in a mis-timed drive from the batter, sneaking through for a single.
Summary
Over 15: 7 runs. Bowler: Tymal Mills. Surrey: 143/2 (rr 9.53)
Mills sends down a back of a length leg cutter on middle stump, and Roy cuts it off the pitch, racing it past the third man for a clever single. Surrey require 34 runs from 30 balls with eight wickets still in hand in this chase.
The back of a length ball on leg stump is glanced off the body by the batter, producing a single run as the fielder at short fine leg retrieves quickly.
Tymal Mills bowls a back of a length no movement delivery down the leg side, and Dan Lawrence attempts a cut but misses completely. The ball is comfortably fielded by the wicketkeeper for no run.
A short, seaming-away delivery on leg stump sees the batter attempt a pull but miss completely, resulting in a dot ball.
On a back of a length delivery right on middle stump, Jason Roy gently steers the ball along the ground to third man, picking up a comfortable single.
A length ball on off stump without any movement and Jason Roy is poised to play it cleanly. He drives it crisply with a well-timed, controlled stroke through long off for four runs.
Summary
Over 14: 16 runs. Bowler: Tom Price. Surrey: 136/2 (rr 9.71)
Jason Roy elegantly drives a back-of-a-length delivery outside off for a carefully placed single, keeping the scoreboard ticking. That's 16 runs from this over. Surrey now require 41 runs from 36 balls with 8 wickets in hand, holding a strong 93% chance to win.
A slower ball pitched short and on off stump is met with a well-timed pull. The shot is controlled and sends the ball racing fine leg for four. That makes it 15 runs this over, including two boundaries from Jason Roy.
A slower ball pitched short outside off, brilliantly met with a controlled, well-timed pull by the batter, racing away for two runs before the fielder at long on collects.
A short ball angling outside off stump, met with a perfectly timed pull from Jason Roy. He sends it sailing over fine leg for six with controlled precision.
Tom Price bowls a length delivery on off stump, and Dan Lawrence drives it crisply along the ground for a quick single.
Tom Price bowls a back of a length delivery outside off, and Dan Lawrence elegantly drives it along the ground, picking up two runs.
Summary
Over 13: 12 runs. Bowler: Danny Briggs. Surrey: 120/2 (rr 9.23)
A length ball on leg stump, beautifully flicked off the pads by Jason Roy for a quick two runs through mid-wicket. Surrey still face a challenging chase needing 57 from 42, requiring over eight an over with plenty of wickets in hand.
A length ball outside off by the bowler, met with a beautifully controlled drive. The shot is well timed and races away over mid wicket for a magnificent six.
Dan Lawrence works a length ball down the leg side with a controlled stroke, picking up a single comfortably.
Danny Briggs bowls a length stock ball just outside off stump, met with a controlled drive from Dan Lawrence that finds the cover fielder cleanly—no run added.
Danny Briggs delivers a length stock ball just outside off. Dan Lawrence picks it up well, timing a crisp cut shot through the point region for a quick two.
On a length ball just outside off stump, Roy elegantly drives it along the ground toward long off, squeezing out a quick single.
Summary
Over 12: 7 runs. Bowler: Sean Hunt. Surrey: 108/2 (rr 9.0)
A length ball seaming away on off stump, the batter attempts a drive but misses, leaving the ball to be safely collected by the keeper. Surrey face a chase requiring 69 runs from 48 balls with eight wickets in hand, run rate climbing to 8.6.
Sean Hunt delivers a length ball straight down leg. Dan Lawrence responds crisply with a well-timed glance, sending the ball racing past fine leg for four. Dan Lawrence is off the mark.
Bowled a full-length delivery outside off, the batter attempts a reverse scoop but mistimes it, sending a casual edge to gully where it is caught. Josh Philippe's inventive shot ends in a wicket. Josh Philippe departs after scoring 31 from 20 balls.
Sean Hunt drops in a slower ball just back of a length on middle stump, and Jason Roy attempts a drive but mistimes it, allowing a quick single to deep backward point.
Josh Philippe plays a neat drive down the leg side off a length ball, guiding it cleanly for a quick single.
Jason Roy plays a controlled drive straight down the ground off a length ball on middle stump, picking up a single neatly fielded at deep cover by Jack Carson.
Summary
Over 11: 14 runs. Bowler: James Coles. Surrey: 101/1 (rr 9.18)
Josh Philippe attempts a drive on a length ball just on off stump but mis-times it, offering an easy stop for the bowler. Surrey face a challenging chase, needing 76 from 54 with nine wickets in hand.
Coles serves up a full toss on off stump, and Philippe sends it thudding over deep square leg with a powerful, controlled slog-sweep. The middled connection races away for six. Josh Philippe moves to thirty from just 17 balls, thrusting Surrey to 101 for 1.
On a length stock ball outside off, Roy cuts it crisply along the ground, steering it wide of backward point for a well-timed single.
James Coles bowls a length ball outside off, and Jason Roy goes for a drive. The connection is mis-timed and uncontrolled, but the ball races over long off for six thanks to a dropped catch.
James Coles bowls a full, down-leg stock ball as Jason Roy attempts a sweep but misses cleanly; the ball clips the pad and is smartly collected by the keeper. No run comes from that delivery.
Philippe swings a stock ball outside off with a wild slog that’s mis-timed but still manages to sneak a single.
Summary
Over 10: 7 runs. Bowler: Tom Price. Surrey: 87/1 (rr 8.7)
Jason Roy swings an uncontrolled thick-edged drive off a back of a length ball outside off stump, racing through for two despite a sharp run saved at deep backward point. Jason Roy reaches his half-century off 37 balls, with Surrey needing 90 from 60 deliveries and nine wickets in hand as the chase intensifies.
The leg cutter drifts outside off on a length, Jason Roy tries a sweep but misses completely, resulting in a dot ball.
Josh Philippe goes for a drive off a slower ball pitched just outside off stump, but it's mis-timed and trickles to long off for a single.
A slower ball pitched full on off stump sees Josh Philippe go for an ambitious drive but mistime it, the ball skimming away for two runs before being stopped at long off.
Jason Roy goes for a drive outside off, but it's mis-timed and runs just the one to deep backward point.
Josh Philippe gently pushes an off cutter along the length ball on off stump, picking up a quick single to keep the scoreboard ticking.
Summary
Over 9: 15 runs. Bowler: Danny Briggs. Surrey: 80/1 (rr 8.89)
Danny Briggs bowls a stock ball, pitching it length just outside off stump. Jason Roy swings through the drive with perfect timing, sending it soaring over long off for a magnificent six. Jason Roy now has two sixes this over, totaling 15 runs, pushing their partnership to 54 off 33 balls. Surrey need 97 from 66 deliveries with 9 wickets in hand, chasing at 8.8 runs an over.
Danny Briggs bowls his stock ball, a length delivery just outside off. Jason Roy steps out and unleashes a powerful drive, timing it beautifully but with a bit of wild air control as it races over long on for six.
An arm ball drifting down the leg side, cleverly worked by the batter but missing the middle, the ball striking the pad and adding an extra run.
Briggs bowls an arm ball just outside off stump, length delivery. Roy attempts a slog-sweep but only manages an inside edge, and takes a quick single.
Danny Briggs bowls a full-length stock ball just outside off, met with a neat reverse sweep from Jason Roy that stays low and is quickly fielded at backward point. No run comes off this inventive stroke.
On a length, the stock ball is driven crisply along the ground towards long off, racing away for a single.
Summary
Over 8: 5 runs. Bowler: Tom Price. Surrey: 65/1 (rr 8.12)
No movement as the back of a length delivery outside off is met with a well-timed drive that races straight to extra cover but yields no run. Surrey face a stiff chase needing 112 from 72 balls with nine wickets in hand, requiring 9.3 an over.
The slower ball comes outside off at length, and Josh Philippe works it neatly along the ground for a well-timed single.
A back of a length delivery on off stump, with no movement, sees Jason Roy pull it off the inside edge for a quick single.
Tom Price delivers a slower ball beamer on off stump; Jason Roy attempts a scoop but misses, and the umpire calls a no-ball for the dangerous full toss.
Jason Roy leans into a well-timed drive outside off after a length ball with no movement, but Dan Hughes at extra cover saves a run brilliantly.
Tom Price bowls a length ball outside off, and Josh Philippe drives with a thick edge, steering the ball along the ground for a comfortable single.
Jason Roy drives a length ball just outside off stump with controlled precision, working it along the ground for a quick single.
Summary
Over 7: 7 runs. Bowler: James Coles. Surrey: 60/1 (rr 8.57)
Philippe drives down the leg side with precision, keeping the ball along the ground to pick up a comfortable two runs. Surrey face a steep chase, needing 117 from 78 balls with plenty of wickets in hand.
Jason Roy steps forward to meet the full-length stock ball, driving it neatly down the leg side for a well-controlled single.
Coles bowls a length ball outside off, and Roy attempts a drive but mistimes it, sending the ball awkwardly to deep extra cover for a couple of runs. Jason Roy moves to thirty off 24 balls, maintaining a healthy strike rate.
A yorker on off stump from the bowler, met with a mis-timed drive that stays low and is quickly fielded by the bowler. No run here.
Josh Philippe drives neatly down the leg side off a full stock ball, picking up a well-controlled single.
Coles bowls an arm ball on leg stump, a length delivery that Jason Roy tries to drive but misses, the ball striking his pads and a leg bye is taken.
Summary
Over 6: 12 runs. Bowler: Danny Briggs. Surrey: 53/1 (rr 8.83)
An arm ball on a full-length line around leg stump, crisply driven through long on. Josh Philippe times it beautifully, clipping the boundary with complete control. Another four for Philippe, taking Surrey to 53 for 1 as they chase 124 from 84.
Danny Briggs bowls a length stock ball just outside off, and Josh Philippe drives it crisply through the covers for a well-timed two.
Danny Briggs bowls a length stock ball outside off, but Josh Philippe pounces. He executes a crisply timed cut shot, steering the ball low and fast through backward point for four.
Jason Roy steps confidently onto a length ball on off stump, guiding a controlled drive through the off side for a single.
The arm ball drifts outside off, and the batter attempts a reverse sweep but misses, the ball striking the pad instead and no run is taken.
On a length and just on off stump, the stock ball is driven by Philippe but mis-timed and skims away for a quick single to long off.
Summary
Over 5: 13 runs. Bowler: Tymal Mills. Surrey: 41/1 (rr 8.2)
The seaming delivery drifts slightly on leg stump length, and the batter lashes out with a pull shot but misses cleanly. A dot ball it is, with the keeper quick to collect behind the stumps. Surrey are chasing 136 from 90 balls with 9 wickets in hand, requiring a run rate of 9.1.
A short, no-movement delivery outside off, and Roy seizes the opportunity. He pulls the ball with perfect control, sending it flying over deep backward square leg for a six. Jason Roy has now struck two boundaries in this over, keeping the momentum with Surrey.
Josh Philippe attempts a glance down the leg side off a length ball with no movement but mistimes it, sneaking through for a single.
A length ball swinging in down the leg side, the batter glances it off an inside edge for a neat single.
A yorker drifting just outside off stump, met with a crisp drive that finds the outside edge. The ball races away beautifully through third man for four.
A slower full-toss wide outside off, the batter attempts a drive but misses, and the bowler concedes a wide.
Tymal Mills delivers a back of a length seaming away ball on off stump. The batter attempts a cut but misses, resulting in a tidy dot ball.
Summary
Over 4: 7 runs. Bowler: Sean Hunt. Surrey: 28/1 (rr 7.0)
A back of a length delivery on off stump, no movement and Jason Roy drops it down nicely, nudging through to the cover fielder for a single. Surrey face a chase needing 149 from 96 balls with nine wickets in hand, holding a slight edge at 54 percent chance.
Sean Hunt delivers a length swinging-in ball on leg stump, and Philippe flicks it off an inside edge to sneak a quick single. Josh Philippe gets off the mark and settles in.
A short delivery down the leg side, Laurie Evans tries to pull it but mistimes the shot. The ball goes aerial and he's caught at deep mid-wicket, ending his innings. Laurie Evans departs after scoring 10 runs from 9 balls.
Jason Roy glances a back of a length ball down the leg side, steering it fine for a quick single.
Sean Hunt bowls a length swinging in on middle stump, and Jason Roy leans into a controlled drive, playing it smoothly past cover for no run.
On a short, no-movement delivery down the leg side, Jason Roy pulls it with perfect timing. The controlled sweep races away through mid-wicket for four.
Summary
Over 3: 9 runs. Bowler: Tymal Mills. Surrey: 21/0 (rr 7.0)
Jason Roy deftly plays a late cut off a back of a length slower ball, finding the gap on the on leg stump and taking a comfortable single. Surrey are chasing 156 from 102 balls, needing 9.2 runs per over with all 10 wickets in hand.
A length ball down the leg side, met with a well-timed flick from the batter. Jason Roy sends it soaring in controlled flight over deep square leg for six! That's the first six of the innings.
A length ball swinging in on leg, met with a solid defensive stroke from the batter, playing it safely down the pitch for no run.
Tymal Mills delivers a back of a length ball down leg, and Laurie Evans expertly glances it to deep backward square leg for a comfortable single.
Short and down the leg side, the batter attempts a pull but mistimes it, managing to scramble a single to square leg.
A short delivery down the leg side with no movement; the batter wisely leaves it alone, settling for no run.
Summary
Over 2: 9 runs. Bowler: Sean Hunt. Surrey: 12/0 (rr 6.0)
Sean Hunt bowls a seaming delivery back of a length on leg stump, and Laurie Evans tries to defend but misses it cleanly, resulting in a dot ball. Surrey face a steep chase needing 165 runs from 108 balls with all wickets intact, requiring a run rate of 9.2.
A short delivery on the leg side with no movement, perfectly met by the batter's well-timed pull. Laurie Evans sends it racing through deep square leg for four, all cleanly struck without a hint of air. That's another boundary added by Evans, his second in this over.
A short, down-the-leg no movement delivery is met crisply. The batter pulls it with excellent timing, sending the ball racing away towards fine leg. That marks the first boundary of the innings.
Jason Roy pulls a short, no-movement delivery down the leg side with great timing, running through for a well-judged single.
A back of a length delivery down the leg side is met with a textbook defensive stroke by Roy, who keeps it grounded and safely in front.
Sean Hunt bowls a back of a length swinging in delivery down the leg side, and Jason Roy tugs it off his body with a controlled pull. The ball stays low and is quickly fielded by extra cover, resulting in no run.