Contemporary Fit Record – Kent vs Surrey South Crew 2023

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

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

Surrey went 2d to Somerset in South Crew whilst kent, with just one win to their title, desire a fast trade of fortune.

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

Previous, Will Jacks took 3 for 28 because the Spitfires had been restricted to 173 for five. That was once a restoration: most effective 122 for 5 after 16 overs, Kent a minimum of made issues attention-grabbing. Leaning was once unbeaten on 34 and Sam Billings was once Kent’s subsequent best scorer with 30.

Kent had been not able to praise a crowd of four,500, modest possibly within the nice scheme of items, however believed to be a file for a Sunday afternoon on the Spitfire Floor,

After successful the toss, they misplaced Tawanda Muyeye for 9 on the finish of the primary over when he was once bowled through Jacks. Joe Denly then blasted 27 from 14 balls, but if Jacks pinged his off stump it enormously slowed the run charge.

Daniel Bell-Drummond was once out for 25 when he drove Jacks directly to Abbott at deep mid-on and six.2 overs went through with no boundary till Jordan Cox pulled Chris Jordan for 4 within the eleventh. Billings then opposite swept Sunil Narine for 6 within the thirteenth however he was once bowled leg stump off the 5th ball of the over.

The ranking would had been considerably decrease had Surrey now not shelled 4 possibilities. Cox was once the primary to be reprieved when he was once dropped through Jamie Overton on 20, despite the fact that he most effective added every other 3 when Overton atoned, snaring him at the boundary after he had reverse-swept Narine.

Leaning was once then dropped through Gus Atkinson on seven and George Linde was once on 15 when Jacks parried a catchable slog off Jordan over the rope for 6. Ben Foakes could not duvet sufficient floor to snare Leaning after a miscued scoop off the similar bowler. Leaning cashed in when he hit Sam Curran for 16 off the 20 th, together with an overthrow after a rash shy on the stumps through the bowler from the overall supply.

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

When Linde struck two times in thirteenth to take away Foakes and Evans, each stuck at the boundary through Kane Richardson and Muyeye respectively, the sport was once 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 had been arguably favourites, however Richardson’s seventeenth over went for 16, Stewart’s 18th went for 14 ahead of the penultimate, from Richardson, shipped seven. Then got here Smith’s ultimate attack.