Friends Life t20 - South Division: Surrey beat Kent by 31 runs – Cricket news
Surrey beat Kent by 31 runs on Sunday, June 30, at St Lawrence Ground, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Canterbury-c775 in their Friends Life t20 game to secure the number one spot in the South Division with four points from three wins.
After Surrey chose to bat first on winning the toss, openers Steven Davies and Jason Roy crafted a stand of 66 runs, before Matt Coles caught and bowled http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RT-Ponting-c2377 and the two batsmen crafted a mind-blowing partnership
to lead their side towards 113. The two batsmen completely dominated the bowlers and hammered them all over the place. This was a fantastic partnership as it put Kent on the back foot. This partnership was also brought to its end by Coles, who caught and bowled
Ponting for 19.
After a series of disappointing performances, Glenn Maxwell looked in fine touch, as he forged an important partnership with Davies. The batting duo led the side towards 170 runs before Maxwell was dismissed by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mitchell-Claydon-c1973 after scoring 32 runs off
18 deliveries.
With Davies unbeaten on 95 and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Azhar-Mahmood-c1116 on six, Surrey piled 176 runs for the loss of three wickets in 20 overs.
From Kent, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Robert-Key-c2349 giving their side a stand of 40.
This partnership met its end on the wicket of Key for 17, followed by the departure of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sam-W-Billings-c88204 for one, reducing Kent to two for 42.
Northeast and Darren Stevens then halted the bowling onslaught, as the two led the side towards 97. It was imperative for the two batsmen to stay in the middle for as long as possible in order to take their side closer to the required target.
On the other hand, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Stevens-c91368 right in front of stumps for 30.
The next partnership between Northeast and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kent-c802 then suffered a terrible batting collapse, where most the lower-order batsmen failed to
score in double figures, consequently the side was restricted on 145 runs in 20 overs.
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