Curran stars as Surrey beat hapless Middlesex
Sam Curran top-scored in Surrey's reply with an unbeaten 71
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Vitality Blast, Lord's
Middlesex 143-8 (20 overs): Hollman 35* Majid 2-25
Surrey 144-4 (18.3 overs):
Surrey win by six wickets (with nine balls remaining)
Sam Curran starred with the bat as Surrey eased to a six-wicket win over Middlesex at Lord's, with older brother Tom chipping in with one of the most bizarre dismissals seen in the Blast.
Needing 144 for victory after a hapless Middlesex batting display, Surrey were momentarily wobbling at 18-2 before Sam Curran's unbeaten 71 and an 88-run partnership with Laurie Evans steered them home.
Yet the match also featured one of the strangest dismissals, when Ryan Higgins lost a grip on his bat trying to drive Tom Curran to the rope only for the bat to loop up back over his head and land on his stumps.
Higgins' comedic exit rather summed up a performance from Middlesex which failed to gather momentum - and when it did tripped over its own feet.
Middlesex batsman Ryan Higgins is out hit wicket after letting go of his bat
After a decent start at 37-0, Middlesex lost three wickets in four deliveries, with Jordan Clark dismissing Adam Rossington with the final ball of the fifth over and Reece Topley taking two in three balls at the start of the sixth.
Middlesex never really recovered from those blows, with only Luke Hollman (35*) and Eathan Bosch (31) belatedly nudging up the total with some late-order hitting.
Surrey made a stodgy start to their reply, with Noah Cornwell removing Jason Roy (the opener made two from 13 balls) and Tom Helm taking 2-24.
But with Sam Curran and Evans combining for the fifth wicket and striking nine fours and six sixes between them, Surrey were able to ease home.
- Published16 August 2025
