Kent vs Surrey, County Championship Divison One, Today Match Prediction 18 May 2023

kent vs sur Match Prediction & Analysis

The county championships are going on and Surrey are absolutely dominating the scenario right now. They are on the top of the table and will look to increase their lead on top after defeating the low on confidence Kent team. Surrey has been performing excellently with the ball and the bat throughout the season.

Kent and their chances to make a good season this year out of the county look grim if they get a win as soon as possible. They have only 1 win their 5 matches this season and will look to improve this ratio against the top Surrey side.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Kent Preview

Surrey won their previous match by 9 wickets to continue their lead at the top of the table. They bowled first and restricted the opposition batsmen to 209 runs. Daniel Worrall took 5 wickets in the match and made a meal of the batters. In their batting innings, they scored 380 runs. Captain Rory Burns scored a great 88 runs and Jamie Smith scored 97 runs and batted beautifully.

The Surrey bowlers were on song once again in their innings as they bowled out their opponents for 240 runs only. Jordan Clark picked up 4 wickets in the innings to dismantle the batting. Needing 70 runs to win the Surrey batsmen made the job look very simple and chased down the total while losing only 1 wicket.

Key players: Rory Burns, Jordan Clarke, Jamie Smith

Kent Predicted Playing XI:

Rory Burns, Jordan Clarke, Jamie Smith, Dom Sibley, Ryan Patel, Kemar Roach, Sean Abbott, Gus Atkinson, Will Jacks, Daniel Worrall, Ben Foaks

Surrey Preview

Kent drew their previous match against Hampshire. Kent could only manage 95 runs in their first innings. Tawanda Muyeye top scored for the team with 28 runs. In their bowling the opposition batsmen scored 373 runs. Wes Gar was the pick of the bowlers as he claimed 3 wickets.

In the second innings, the Kent batsmen fought back and put up a decent total on board. They scored 259 runs for the loss of 4 wickets. Jack Leaning scored 68 runs for the team. The game could now go on any further and the match eventually ended in a draw.

Key players: Tawanda Muyeye, Jack Leaning, Zak Crawley, Wes Agar

Surrey Predicted Playing XI:

Tawanda Muyeye, Jack Leaning, Zak Crawley, Wes Agar, Ben Compton, Sam Billings, Jordan Cox, Michael Hogan, Joey Evison, Grant Stewart, Hamidullah Qadri

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The pitch will favour the fast bowlers in the initial period of the match but once the batter are settled in, they can score big and look to dominate the match.

There is a constant 20 per cent chance of rainfall throughout the day on the matchday. The temperatures will be around 15 degrees Celsius.

Venue Details

The match between Surrey and Kent in the division 1 of the county championships will be held at the Oval stadium in London, England.

Toss: To Bowl

The team winning the toss should bowl first and make full use of the new and swinging ball in the first 15 overs to trouble the batsmen. The overcast conditions mixed with quality pace upfront will make it very difficult for the batsmen to face the initial phase of the match.