Roy revival sends Surrey to Lord’s

Jason Roy recaptured his form with a vengeance as Surrey overwhelmed Worcestershire Rapids by 153 runs to reach the Royal London One-Day Cup final for a third consecutive year.

Roy top scored with 92 as Surrey amassed 363 for seven in their 50 overs after electing to bat at New Road.

It was in sharp contrast to his struggles in recent weeks with England which culminated in him being axed from the Champions Trophy semi-final setback against Pakistan at Cardiff.

Roy received excellent support from fellow opener Mark Stoneman, Kumar Sangakkara and Ben Foakes as Surrey posted a total which always looked beyond Worcestershire.

Surrey captain Gareth Batty then capped a successful return to his former county with five for 40 – his best List A figures for the Brown Caps.

Worcestershire opener Moeen Ali briefly threatened to repeat the performance of England team-mate Roy but once he had departed for 36, only Brett D’Oliveira and Ross Whiteley offered much resistance with half-centuries as the Rapids were dismissed for 210 in the 34th over.

Now Batty will be hoping his side can make it third time lucky in the Lord’s showpiece where they will face Nottinghamshire Outlaws after losing the 2015 and 2016 finals to Gloucestershire and Warwickshire respectively.