Hampshire vs Sussex, Royal London One-Day Cup, Today Match Prediction 27 July 2021

ham vs sus Match Prediction & Analysis

Royal London One-Day Cup is up and running successfully despite a lot of obstacles coming their way and is truly feasting the audience with good action packed one-day cricket. Hampshire and Sussex have lost their opening matches in a similar fashion by posting 270+ totals and failing to defend them with the opposition lower middle order hanging on for a win. Both teams will need to gear up their game and look to get their first victory off the cap to keep running. This match will b make or break situation for both teams while winning team gets out of pit while the losing one gets a bit deeper into it.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Hampshire Preview

Hampshire posted a good score of 273 runs with the middle order duo of Nick Gubbins (62 runs) and Jake Weatherly (54 runs)  scoring fifties for the team. Lewis McManus lad the team`s late charge with his fifty alongside James Fuller (27 runs) and Felix Organ`s (27 runs) small cameos.

Their opening bowlers Kyle Abbott and James Turner started the match in good fashion dismissing the opposition openers in their respective first overs but they failed to get any more wickets in the match. Scott Curie picked up 3 wickets while Felix Organ and Ian Holland picked up a wicket each. But they failed to stop the run flow as the opposition easily chased the target inside 45 overs.

Top players to bet on:

Nick Gubbins – Gubbins came early to the crease and kept the momentum in his team`s favor with 59-ball 62 runs. He will look to continue his good form with the bat in this match too.

Scott Curie – Scott curie picked up 3 wickets in the middle phase (overs 10-40) but leaked runs at over 6 RPO. He also did not get support from other end which never put pressure on the batsmen effectively.

Hampshire Predicted Playing XI:

Felix Organ, Tom Prest, Nick Gubbins, Joe Weatherley, Ian Holland, Lewis McManus (wk), James Fuller, Kyle Abbott (c), Tom Scriven, Scott Currie, John Turner

Sussex Preview

Sussex made a good show in batting department despite cheap dismissal of openers. Travis Head (56 runs) and Oliver Carter (55 runs) made fifties while the trio of Tom Haines (38 runs), Daniel Ibrahim (46 runs), and Will Beer (40 runs) scored crucial knocks to take them to 270 runs in their 50 overs.

Pace trio of Daniel Ibrahim, Joseph Sarro, and Henry Crombie gave an impressive start to their team taking 4 wickets inside the first 15 overs. Archie Lenham then took center stage to claim the next 4 wickets in the match. But their inexperience came to bite them as they allowed the opposition to chase 271 runs from 119/7 to lose a close encounter.

Top players to bet on:

Travis Head – Head had a good all-round match with 56 runs and bowling spell of 5-0-28-0 in the match.  He will look to continue his good performance in this match too to help his tm win.

Archie Lenham – Lenham made a superb debut claiming 4 important wickets but will be hugely dejected to finish on the losing side. His last 2-3 overs were taken for a few runs and failed to close the match at crucial juncture.

Sussex Predicted Playing XI:

Harrison Ward, Tom Clark, Travis Head, Tom Haines (c), James Coles, Oliver Carter (wk), Danial Ibrahim, Archie Lenham, Henry Crocombe, Joseph Sarro, Will Beer

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Southampton has dark and cloudy weather with 70-80% chances of rain on the match day.  We expect rain to play a big role in this game.   

Venue Details

Southampton is a good pitch to bat on with the ball coming onto the bat nicely. Batsmen will look to score more runs on this track as no target will be safe at this venue. We expect scores around 280-300 runs in this match.

Toss: To Bowl

Chasing is the best option as 270+ score was easily chased here last game and rain threat might bring DLS equation into the picture.