The Cricketer picks out some important talking points as Surrey thump Middlesex in a one-sided London derby
Sunil Narine, the most frugal T20 spinner around, had only gone for five fours in seven innings during this year's competition coming into their London derby.
So it can be labelled a collector's item when the West Indies disappears to the rope.
Big things are expected of Jack Davies. He is not a massive hitter of a cricket ball - he had a strike rate of 106.09 coming in - but there is a feeling the 22-year-old could emerge as a fine accumulator in this format.
The 10th over provided an example of his ability to manipulate the field against one of the best around.
Davies unleashed an outrageous reverse sweep to the third boundary, before getting on the sweep to thrash Narine through midwicket. It takes talent and guts to go on such an assault.
For all the power T20 cricket showcases, it was a fine piece of craft and skill on an evening to forget for the visitors.
Previous editions of this column have focused on how Chris Jordan has used himself with the ball, and tonight was no different.
We didn't see him until the 11th over but after watching John Simpson slice a few behind Jamie Smith he sensed an opportunity.
Jordan banged one in short, Simpson couldn't get on top of it and he holed out straight to Jamie Overton.
The remainder of the spell was a greatest hits package from the England international, frustrating batters at the other end, going through his repertoire of variations and crippling the scoring rate.
And he pulled the curtain down on his allocation with a wicket via the final ball of the Middlesex innings, having Luke Hollman caught by Will Jacks.
Will Jacks played another fine hand (Alex Davidson/Getty Images)
Depending on what your definition of a highlight is, the stand-out moment of the Middlesex batting effort came in the eighth over.
Stephen Eskinazi cut Jacks to backward square, caught it too well and the ball flew to Ollie Pope. You don't run those, just ask Colin de Grandhomme.
Simpson set off for the run at the other end, Eskinazi started, stopped, and then started again by which point the quick-as-a-cat Pope had thrown the ball to Jamie Smith, who did the rest.
Purists could have a long debate over whose call it may have been. The coaching manual might tell you that with the ball having gone behind square it is the non-striker who takes charge, but that is rarely the case.
Eskinazi's reaction suggested as much. He turned and fumed at his partner, threw his bat to the floor, picked it up and proceeded to stomp off the field.
From that moment, even at such an early juncture of the game, it was clear Middlesex were going to be on the wrong side of the result. They needed everything to go their way at the Kia Oval and could ill-afford to give Surrey an inch.
New ball wickets. Boundary catches. Lightning batting. Will Jacks has built on the foundations of his game and is developing into an impressive three-dimensional cricketer.
Against Sussex, he claimed a wonderful catch to dismiss Ravi Bopara, took the wicket of Delray Rawlins and added 57 in a routine chase.
You wonder what connection the office workers, stag and hen do's and schools have with the individuals on show, but Jacks will surely soon infiltrate the consciousness of even those with a passing interest.
The pre-match toss - the closest Middlesex got to Surrey all evening (Ben Hoskins/Getty Images)
There was very little Middlesex could do to keep Jacks out of the game on this occasion. He got rid of Max Holden, caught Luke Hollman and then smashed 43 balls from 20 deliveries.
He whacked Tom Helm twice over cover, the first a sublime drive over the top, the second an uppercut that soared into the blue early-evening sky.
He then whipped Jason Behrendorff away for six more as Surrey put the hammer down in the powerplay. The fun ended when he didn't get enough on a thunderous shot down the ground off Luke Hollman.
The Blast MVP from 2020 is laying the platform for another stellar campaign.
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