Roy’s hundred gives Surrey much-needed lift

Surrey 205 for 4 (Roy 109, Sangakkara 54) beat Sussex 182 for 5 (Taylor 51) by 23 runsScorecard

England opener Jason Roy scored his third T20 hundred as Surrey proved too strong for previously unbeaten Sussex at Hove.

Roy made 109 from 67 balls to underpin a commanding total of 205 for 4 after Surrey had batted first.

Surrey’s overseas pair Kumar Sangakkara and Dwayne Bravo gave Roy excellent support and Sussex were always struggling after losing two wickets in the first two overs.

Ross Taylor made 51 but the Sharks finished short on 182 for 5 and lost by 23 runs.

This was Roy’s night, though, as he mixed authentic shots with eye-catching improvisation which left the Sussex bowlers struggling to find a way of containing him.

He hit 16 fours all around the wicket and a six off the South African David Wiese before holing out to deep midwicket in the final over.

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