Tasteful hundreds from Steven Davies and Kumar Sangakkara moved Surrey to a 77-run triumph over Derbyshire in a high-scoring Royal London Cup match at Guildford.
A horde of 3000 saw some rich stimulation as Davies and Sangakkara included 204 in 31 overs for Surrey's second wicket to set the hosts on their way to 326 for 6. Wes Durston drove the pursuit with an exciting 129 from 98 balls, which contained five sixes and 16 fours, however no other Derbyshire batsman could give him much backing and they were despatched for 249.
Surrey were given a fine begin by Jason Roy, who twice drove Mark Footitt wide of mid-on for fours in the paceman's opening over on his way to a splendid 24. Footitt then made one ricochet at Roy to have him taken at the wicket in his fourth over at the same time, from 40 for 1, the Surrey innings was then overwhelmed by Davies and Sangakkara.
The two left-handers manufactured their organization expertly, with Davies twice pulling Alex Hughes' medium pace for six and Sangakkara beating his accomplice to three figures with an exciting strike on Footitt when the paceman returned for his second spell.
From progressive balls, Sangakkara square drove Footitt for four preceding flicking him over the midwicket ropes for two sixes. What's more, onlookers were on their feet again in the following over, when Davies pushed a ball from offspinner Durston to profound spread to finish his own particular hundred from 96 balls, two short of what it had taken the Sri Lankan.
Sangakkara scored 109 from 104 balls, with two sixes and nine fours, before he was confused off the knocking down some pins of Durston - and Surrey lost another four wickets while including a further 82 runs.
Rory Burns succumbed to 11, mishitting a full hurl from Hughes to additional spread, and Davies was hung on the profound midwicket limit off the same bowler after a venturesome 115 from 117 balls, taking his rival count to 351 keeps running at a normal of 87.75.
Footitt had Tom Curran gotten at profound spread for 29 in the end stages and Gary Wilson lobbed Ben Cotton to long off to leave for 2 in the last over - yet Zafar Ansari scored a helpful unbeaten 25 as Surrey posted their most noteworthy List An aggregate against Derbyshire. It was a berating 10 overs with the ball for Footitt, the left-arm quick bowler who has been added to England's fourth Ashes Test squad, and his last figures were 2 for 86, with his second spell of three overs costing 38 keeps running as Davies and Sangakkara cut free.
Derbyshire's openers then delighted in a stand of 115, albeit Billy Godleman contributed only 27 to that as Durston rapidly stole the spotlight. Chesney Hughes, Wayne Madsen and Shiv Thakor additionally fell efficiently however Durston kept on heaping on the runs, passing the hundred imprint in 74 balls.
He had quite recently swung his fifth six, over wide long-on off Tom Curran, when two balls later he attempted to rehash the stroke and skied to Curran's more youthful sibling, Sam - who took an all around judged catch at midwicket.
Durston's way out left Derbyshire on 203 for 5 and their lower request rapidly fell away. Scott Elstone made 39 in a late cameo yet nobody else grieved the scorers as Surrey allrounder James Burke completed with an one-day profession best of 5 for 28.
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