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Middlesex vs Surrey, Match 11, Vitality Blast
Vitality Blast – Men: Surrey 144/4 beat Middlesex 143/8 by six wickets.
By Ben Kosky, ECB Reporters Network supported by Rothesay
Surrey captain Sam Curran struck an undefeated 71 from 47 balls to steer his side home in a hard-fought, low-scoring Vitality Blast derby against Middlesex at Lord’s.
The visitors slipped to 56 for four in the 11th over, still needing 88 to overhaul Middlesex’s total of 143 for eight, but Curran’s cool head guided them over the line with nine deliveries to spare.
The all-rounder shared an unbroken partnership of 88 with Laurie Evans, who finished on 34 not out from 21, to secure Surrey’s second successive win in the tournament.
Earlier, Luke Hollman’s unbeaten 35 from 27 and Eathan Bosch (30 from 19) had hauled Middlesex to a competitive total, but it was not enough to prevent an 11th defeat in the last 13 Blast meetings with their rivals from across the Thames.
Middlesex opted to bat after winning the toss and, although Reece Topley’s first over disappeared for 16, they were never able to get on top of the bowling and build sufficient momentum.
Max Holden, handed an early life when Tom Curran shelled a regulation catch at mid-off, briefly took advantage by paddling him for successive fours but the left-hander (23 from 19) was undone by Jordan Clark’s crafty slow yorker.
That proved to be the first of three wickets in four balls, with Adam Rossington and Leus du Plooy holing out off Topley before spinner Yousef Majid’s tidy spell of two for 25 squeezed Middlesex further, reducing them to 65 for five.
The sixth wicket went down in farcical fashion, with Ryan Higgins cover-driving Tom Curran and losing control of the bat, which flew back over his shoulder to dislodge the bails.
However, Hollman – dropped in the covers early on – cut and ramped to good effect and he found a capable ally in Bosch, who pulled two powerful leg-side sixes before being run out in the final over as the pair added 53 from 32.
That gave their bowlers something to defend and Surrey found it difficult to score quickly in the powerplay, with Jason Roy using up 13 balls for a meagre return of two before he swung at Noah Cornwell (one for 22) and lost his leg stump.
Bosch’s ice-cool juggling act at deep midwicket disposed of Ollie Pope, while Dan Lawrence was caught at backward point off Tom Helm (two for 24), but Sam Curran went on the offensive, finding the boundary with enough regularity to keep the run-rate manageable.
Hollman’s first three overs yielded only 11, but both Curran and Evans dispatched the leg-spinner over the rope to ensure his final one cost 15 and swung the pendulum decisively in the visitors’ favour.
Curran advanced to a 39-ball half-century, while Evans began to cut loose, hammering Helm twice to the fence before the captain heaved a single to wrap up victory in the penultimate over.
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