England Stars Come to the Party: Surrey Wins Thrilling Match in Cardiff

🏏 Match Summary: Surrey beat Glamorgan by 7 runs Venue: Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Result: Surrey 149/8 (20 overs) Glamorgan 142 all out (20 overs) 🔥 Surrey's Performance Batting Highlights: Jason Roy: Anchored the innings with a second successive half-century — 50 off 37 balls, mixing control with power, including a trademark straight six. Dom Sibley: Slow start, but managed 26 off 27, struggled to accelerate. Middle order: Faltered — Sam Curran, Laurie Evans, Tom Curran, and others couldn’t build on Roy’s platform. Ollie Pope: Showed early innovation with a scoop six, but the innings lost momentum after the Powerplay. Bowling Highlights: Sam Curran: Outstanding spell of 3 for 18, mixing clever slower balls and tight lines. Crucial in both the middle and death overs. Chris Jordan: Tight overs in the middle phase, helped spark Glamorgan's collapse. Support cast: Surrey’s bowlers exploited the sluggish pitch effectively, especially after the Powerplay. 🐉 Glamorgan's Chase Kiran Carlson & Will Smale: Strong start with a 58-run partnership, using innovation and luck to full effect. Smale’s ramp six: One of the highlights of the innings. Collapse: After their stand, Surrey’s change bowlers triggered a middle-order collapse — 3 wickets for 11 runs in 3 overs. Dan Douthwaite: Late six gave brief hope, but the chase fell short with wickets tumbling at the death. 📊 Points Table Impact Both teams now sit on four points (1 win, 1 loss) in the early stages of the South Group. 🧠 Key Takeaways Sam Curran’s first win as Surrey captain—led by example with the ball. Pitch report: Sluggish surface, rewarding bowlers hitting a back-of-length. Surrey’s batting needs shoring up after the Powerplay; the middle order looked brittle. Glamorgan's collapse underscores the need for composure under scoreboard pressure.