Will Jacks hails Curran brothers after breaking record as Surrey beat Middlesex in T20 Blast opener
Surrey, who are seeking a first title since the inaugural competition in 2003, are among the favorites for glory this year and produced a remarkable performance to hammer Middlesex by 73 carries at Lord’s on Thursday night.
Sam Curran, captain of the team who returned from the IPL earlier this week, and his older brother Tom, who played as a specialist bat in his first match since recovering from a broken bone. stress, shared the highest third-wicket partnership in Surrey T20 history, putting on 118 in the visitors 199-for-six.
“They both played really well,” Jacks said. “Beating together, they obviously have better chemistry than anyone else on the team. They know how they play, how they think.
“They both love playing for Surrey and it’s great to have them on our team. When Tom returns to bowling we will be right in and around the final stages of this tournament.”
Jacks got the innings to a flyer as he kicked 43 from 22 deliveries, shedding light on the absence of regular opening partner Jason Roy, then took three for 17 with the ball as Middlesex lost his last seven wickets for just 33 runs. .
Surrey said Roy’s absence was due to a calf problem during warm-up, with the opener due to come on the day the ECB announced he had given up his contract with England in order to play in the inaugural edition of the Major League this summer. Cricket in the United States.
“I like playing against Middlesex,” added Jacks. “I like the derbies and for some reason I like the bowling attack, I did well against them and I have the confidence coming here that I know I can score points against that attack. .
“I haven’t bowled a lot this year, so it was good to bowl like that. I like to fight when I’m bowling, I like to have a little something with the batsman, it keeps me going and involved in the battle.
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