Middlesex vs Surrey, VITALITY T20 BLAST 2020, Today Match Prediction 14 Sep 2020

mdx vs sur Match Prediction & Analysis

Vitality T20 Blast is entering the last week of group games with the last 3-4 matches remaining for each team. Both Surrey and Middlesex are having a fairly good tournament so far with consistent wins. Surrey have been on a rampage winning their last 3 matches on a trot after failing to win any of their first three matches.  They will look to continue their momentum going ahead in the last phase of the league games. Middlesex is having a rollercoaster ride with alternating wins and losses in the matches so far. Middlesex need to win this match and surge ahead into the top half of the points table.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Middlesex Preview

Middlesex won their previous game against Hampshire by 19 runs. Steve Eskinazi top scored with 33 runs at the top while Josh Simpson (30 runs) and Jack Davies (23 runs) chipped in with crucial runs in the middle order. Middlesex ended with 142 runs with all their middle order batters scoring between 12-30 runs.

The bowling unit brought out their A-game to defend the average total with all the five bowlers claiming wickets at an economy rate of less than 7 RPO. Tom Helm and Tim Murtagh picked up two wickets each and had combined figures of 7-0-32-4 in the match.  Steve Finn ran through the lower middle order with 3 wickets to bowl out the opposition for just 123 runs.

Top players to bet on:

Steve Eskinazi – Eskinazi has 273 runs at a strike rate of 150. He has smashed 21 boundaries and 10 sixes so far scoring almost 60% of his runs in boundaries taking advantage of the field restrictions.

Steve Finn – Steve Finn has taken 12 wickets at an economy rate of just 6.75 RPO this season. He is the tournament’s leading wicket-taker currently and will look to make a big mark in this T20 blast season.  

Middlesex Predicted Playing XI:

Stephen Eskinazi, Max Holden, Dan Lincoln, Jack Davies, Martin Andersson, John Simpson (wk), Tom Helm, Nathan Sowter, Miguel Cummins, Steven Finn (c), Tim Murtagh

Middlesex Actual Playing XI:

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

Surrey Preview

Surrey chased down a massive 195 runs successfully last match. Will Jacks (29 runs) and Laurie Evans (88 runs) took on the bowlers after the dismissal of Hashim Amla on the first ball. Rory Burns and Jamie Overton scored 30 runs each to provide a good partnership to Evans in the middle.

Reece Topley and Daniel moriarty picked up 3 wickets each but gave runs at over 9.5 RPO. Skipper Gareth Batty was the best bowler for the team with bowling figures of 4-0-23-2.  Gus Atkinson and Jamie Overton were taken for a lot of runs as they gave away 68 runs in their combined 5 overs of the match.  

Top players to bet on:

Laurie Evans – Evans came to crease in the second ball and took his team home in the chase scoring 88 runs off 57 balls. He remained unbeaten at one end and formed partnerships with all the other batsmen to chase the 190+ total successfully.

Gareth Batty – Batty has 8 wickets at an economy rate of just 5.8 RPO so far. He was the only bowler to go for runs at less than 7.5 RPO across both sides last night.

Surrey Predicted Playing XI:

Will Jacks, Hashim Amla, Laurie Evans, Ben Foakes (wk), Rory Burns, Jamie Smith, Gus Atkinson, Jamie Overton, Gareth Batty (c), Daniel Moriarty, Reece Topley

Surrey Actual Playing XI:

Ben Foakes, Gareth Batty, Jamie Smith, Will Jacks, Hashim Amla, Rory Burns, Gus Atkinson, Jamie Overton, Laurie Evans, Daniel Moriarty, R Topley

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

London will have bright sunshine and clear skies on the match day as per the weather forecasters. We expect no rain interruptions in this match.

Venue Details

Lord`s pitch is slightly on the slower side on the last couple of the matches and both teams must look to score runs with the hard new ball in power play. Spinners may a vital role in this pitch due to its slow nature. We can expect scores around 150-160 runs in this match. 

Toss: To Bowl

The ball might not come onto the bat easily in the second innings and the batsmen might struggle to time the ball. We expect both captains to bat first if they win the toss.