SURREY EDGE THRILLER AT LORD'S
Stuart Meaker 示すd his first 国内の Twenty20 外見 for two years with a 競争-best four for 30 as Surrey all but 安全な・保証するd a home tie in the ４半期/4分の1-決勝戦 of the NatWest T20 爆破 with a thrilling two-wicket last-ball victory against London 競争相手s Middlesex at Lord's.
In 前線 of a （人が）群がる of 28,500 - the highest 出席 for any 国内の T20 fixture in the 部隊d Kingdom - Surrey's Zafar Ansari 緊急発進するd a 選び出す／独身 to cover off the last ball to take the 訪問者s home.
With left-arm spinner Ravi Patel taking two for 15, Surrey lost their way in the middle overs, but 結局 達成するd the 客観的な by reaching 138 for eight, with Kevin Pietersen, Rory 燃やすs and Azhar Mahmood all hitting 28.
Middlesex had earlier totalled 137 for eight, 落ちるing away in the final part of their innings, but it was so nearly enough as Eoin Morgan's 味方する 戦う／戦いd hard to defend their 得点する／非難する／２０ on a pitch with something in it for both seamers and spinners.
Joe Denly, who was dropped at slip on two, 解除するd Matt Dunn over 中央の-off for four and 削減（する） Meaker for two 連続する fours, the second of which Ansari managed to get a 手渡す to.
Denly was 結局 bowled for 16, 試みる／企てるing to 攻撃する，衝突する Mahmood over midwicket, but with Morgan pulling Tillakaratne Dilshan to long-on Middlesex were 51 for one at the end of the powerplay.
In the seventh over, Morgan 支援するd away and 削減（する） Gareth Batty through extra cover for four, before repeating the 一打／打撃 for a 最大限.
Dilshan, who 譲歩するd just 18 runs off his four overs, bowled Dawid Malan, who was on the walk, for 25.
But after a handy third-wicket sta nd of 42 between Morgan and Ryan Higgins, the Middlesex innings fell away 不正に, 崩壊（する）ing from 108 for two to 128 for eight.
Meaker took four of those wickets, 含むing bowling Morgan and Higgins in the 15th over.
In reply, Surrey were checked 最初 by Steven Finn's pace and bounce, with the paceman rewarded when Dilshan, fending at a bouncer, was caught behind.
Jason Roy and Pietersen 追加するd 48 in six overs, with the latter clipping Finn through the on-味方する for a couple of 境界s.
After 存在 struck on the helmet by Harry Podmore, Roy was 手渡すd a （死）刑の執行猶予（をする）, on three, when Higgins, at 深い square 脚, lost the ball in the setting sun. Roy took 十分な advantage of a 解放する／自由な 攻撃する，衝突する by clubbing Podmore over long on for six.
Roy punched two 連続する fours square, either 味方する of the wicket, off Christian only to dance 負かす／撃墜する the wicket to Patel's third ball to be stumped for 21.
Pietersen 逆転する-swept Rayner for four before 穴を開けるing out to long-off. With the runs 乾燥した，日照りのing up, Gary Wilson was also stumped off Patel.
Rory 燃やすs slog swept Dexter for a six and followed it up with a 削減（する） four. With Mahmood clipping to 罰金-脚 and 最高の，を越す 辛勝する／優位ing a pull off Christian, Surrey were left needing 32 off the last five overs.
燃やすs made 28 off 19 balls before 最高の，を越す 辛勝する／優位ing an on-運動 high to the keeper off Podmore and a superb catch by wicketkeeper Simpson off Podmore saw the 支援する of Mahmood.
With Ansari and Peterson finding the gaps, even against Finn, Surrey only 要求するd six to 勝利，勝つ off eight balls when Peterson lobbed a catch to 中央の-off.
When Batty was caught a 深い midwicket off Christian that became five needed off as many balls, but Ansari and Meaker held their 神経.
Wilson, the Surrey captain, said: "It was 広大な／多数の／重要な to get over the line there at the end, but it was very の近くに and 十分な 示すs to Middlesex for making us fight all the way.
"It is important to get a home ４半期/4分の1-final tie, which we 事実上 have done now, because we think we know how to 勝利，勝つ matches at the Kia Oval."
Middlesex captain Morgan said: "We would have liked about 20 more runs and we should have got more. We also dropped a couple of catches 早期に on, which didn't help us.
"It's been a disappointing （選挙などの）運動をする but we just 港／避難所't played 井戸／弁護士席 enough at 確かな times of most games.
"Steven Finn, though, bowled with international-class pace and bounce tonight and Harry Podmore has been one of the 加える points for us from the Twenty20 group 行う／開催する／段階."
