Seeking to win this competitors for the primary time, Surrey have been all the time on high of Sussex from the second Will Jacks (43) and Dom Sibley (45) hammered a 52-run opening stand from the opening 5 overs.
Though the event’s third-highest run scorer, Jason Roy was out for a two-ball duck however Sam Curran took up the mantle with 38 earlier than Ollie Sykes supplied some late fireworks.
The 20-year-old, enjoying solely his eighth recreation on this format for Surrey, thrashed 4 sixes and two fours for a career-best 44 not out.
The goal of 211 all the time appeared out of attain for the guests as the house facet’s highly effective bowling assault of Reece Topley (3-34) and Tom Curran (2-24) took three early wickets between them to cut back Sussex to 14-3.
Tom Clark (45) and Danny Lamb (49) supplied temporary resistance for Sussex, however with Mitchell Santner (3-26) and Chris Jordan (1-35) additionally among the many wickets Surrey’s newest win sends out a transparent warning to the remainder of the groups within the competitors.
Having been the shock package deal to win the competitors for the primary time final 12 months, Gloucestershire have endured a depressing defence thus far, dropping their opening 5 matches, however victory at Kent retains alive their slim hopes of constructing it out of the South Group.
As soon as once more it was Ajeet Singh Dale who impressed with the ball as he picked up his second successive three-wicket haul (3-24) to assist restrict Kent to 157-9 after they’d chosen to bat.
Recent from a surprising century in opposition to Somerset on Sunday, Daniel Bell-Drummond (3) grew to become one in every of Singh Dale’s victims and the house facet have been indebted to Tawanda Muyeye (33), Harry Finch (42) and captain Sam Billings (38) however they may solely add 34 runs from their closing 5 overs.
Gloucestershire made the run chase look comfy by profitable with 10 balls to spare however not earlier than the climate induced a quick stoppage.
After hammering a six, D’Arcy Quick (33) discovered the solar shining straight into his eyes and the umpires took the gamers off the pitch till it had disappeared behind the stands.
The break didn’t change the course of the match as Ollie Worth (41*) and skipper Jack Taylor (54*) got here collectively to share an unbroken fourth-wicket stand of 98 and lastly get off the mark.
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