Hampshire vs Middlesex, VITALITY T20 BLAST 2020, Today Match Prediction 20 Sep 2020

ham vs mdx Match Prediction & Analysis

Vitality T20 Blast is towards the end of the league phase with only last match remaining for every team. Both Middlesex and Hampshire are currently out of contention for the play-offs and will look to end the season with a win in their last game. Middlesex chances ended when they lost their previous match against Sussex while Hampshire is having a bad season with just 1 win in their 9 matches so far. With no qualification pressure both teams will look to express themselves.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Hampshire Preview

Hampshire scored just 138 runs at they kept losing wickets right from the start. Holland scored 65 runs despite wickets falling around him like nine pins. James Vince and James Fuller made 20+ cameos to build partnerships in the middle. Hampshire`s batting unit must stand up to contribute more to the team in this match.

Their bowling unit picked up just a lone wicket as the opposition brushed aside the target in 15.2 overs. Felix Organ took the lone wicket. Shaheen Afridi, Scott Curie, and Calvin Harrison had combined figures of 6.2-0-75-0. Bowling has been their biggest Achilles heel this season.

Top players to bet on:

Holland – Holland scored 65 runs off 51 balls and resurrected the team from 50/4 to 129/6 when he was dismissed. He scored the majority of runs in the 75-run partnership with James Fuller last night.  

Chris Wood – Wood has 6 wickets at an economy rate of just 8 RPO. He has fared better in the bowling department alongside Mason Crane while all other bowlers failed to take wickets and leaked runs at a high economy rate.

 

Hampshire Predicted Playing XI:

Will Jacks, Jason Roy, Laurie Evans, Ben Foakes (wk), Rory Burns (c), Jamie Smith, Jamie Overton, Gus Atkinson, Liam Plunkett, Daniel Moriarty, Reece Topley

Hampshire Actual Playing XI:

Ryan Stevenson, Felix Organ, James Vince, Ian Holland, Joe Weatherley, CP Wood, Mason Crane, Sam Northeast, Shaheen Afridi, James Fuller, Tom Alsop

Middlesex Preview

Middlesex middle order batsmen Joe Cracknell (37 runs), Josh Simpson (46 runs) and Luke Hollman (35 runs) played vital cameos after their openers were dismissed in quick succession early on. They scored 155 runs in their 20 overs last night.  

Spinners Nathan Sowter and Luke Hollman bowled economically and took 4 wickets and ended with a combined spell of 8-0-40-4 in the match. Steve Finn and Tom Helm picked a wicket each but was highly erratic giving away runs at nearly 10 RPO in the match.

Top players to bet on:

Joe Cracknell – Cracknell has scores of 29, 50, & 37 in the three matches he played so far. He is proving good stability to the team with the bat at No.3 position.

Luke Hollman – Hollman had a good all-round performance last night with 35 runs and 3 wickets. He was the star performer for the team in last 2 matches with his all-round show.

Middlesex Predicted Playing XI:

Max Holden, Stephen Eskinazi, Joe Cracknell, Martin Andersson, John Simpson (wk), Luke Hollman, James Harris, Tom Helm, Nathan Sowter, Steven Finn (c), Tim Murtagh

Middlesex Actual Playing XI:

Tom Helm, Luke Hollman, Martin Andersson, Joe Cracknell, Tim Murtagh, Stephen Eskinazi, John Simpson, Thilan Walallawita, Nathan Sowter, Jack Davies, ST Finn

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Southampton will have a sunny and bright day with just 10% chances of rain. We don’t expect rain to make a big mark in this match and hope for an uninterrupted match.

Venue Details

Southampton pitch is taking its toil with huge workload due to the international and local matches this season. Bowlers will look to take advantage of moisture early on in the match.  We expect average scores to be around 150-160 runs.  

Toss: To Bowl

The pitch will be tough to bat early on and we expect both captains take advantage of the conditions by bowling first.