Impressive hitting by Aaron Finch and Jason Roy thrilled a Kia Oval crowd of 24,000 as Surrey reached a victory target of 222 with almost contemptuous ease to win their derby with Middlesex by nine wickets.
Finch finished 117 not out from 52 balls, while Roy had made 84 from only 37 balls when he swung seamer James Fuller to deep mid-wicket off the fifth ball of the 14th over.
Even Paul Stirling’s spectacular 58-ball 109 was overshadowed as Finch and Roy plundered 194 for Surrey’s first wicket, scoring 98 in the initial six-over powerplay alone, to spearhead a victory achieved with four overs to spare.
In all, Finch hit eight sixes and 11 fours in his sixth T20 hundred, and second of this Blast