Surrey vs Kent, VITALITY T20 BLAST 2022, Today Match Prediction

sur vs kent Match Prediction & Analysis

T20 Blast is nearing the business end of the league phase with every team trying to place themselves in the top-4 of the points table. Every team is fighting hard for the 2 crucial points which moves them ahead of other teams in the table. Surrey are currently at the top of the points table and have qualified for knockouts. They have lost their last 2 matches and will be looking to return to winning ways and gain momentum in this match.   Kent are out of contention for knockouts and will be looking for a consolation in this match.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Surrey Preview

Will Jacks (26 runs), Jamie Smith (30 runs) and Rory Burns (37 runs) played attacking cricket in their steep 199-run chase. Skipper Chris Jordan tried his best with 17-ball 34 runs in the late order but ended up with just 155/9 in their 20 overs to lose the match by 43 runs. Jason Roy, Laurie Evans and Sunil Narine form a strong batting core alongside other batters.

Reece Topley took 3 wickets in the match while Sunil Narine chipped in with 2 crucial wickets in the middle order. Chris Jordan did not take wickets but restricted the run flow effectively in the last game. Their other bowlers were taken to cleaners as they gave 198 runs in their 20 overs.

Top players to bet on: Chris Jordan, Sunil Narine, Will Jacks

Surrey Predicted Playing XI:

Will Jacks, Jason Roy, Jamie Smith (wk), Laurie Evans, Rory Burns, Sunil Narine, Chris Jordan (c), Tom Lawes, Conor McKerr, Daniel Moriarty, Reece Topley

Surrey Actual Playing XI:

Aaron Hardie, Jason Roy, Jamie Smith, Will Jacks, Sam Curran, Jamie Overton, Chris Jordan, Sunil Narine, Laurie Evans, Daniel Moriarty, Reece Topley

Kent Preview

Kent chased the target of 159/4 in their 18.5 overs. Joe Denly (58 runs) and Sam Billings (43* runs) played crucial knocks in the chase. Jordan Cox and George Linde chipped in with vital cameos to keep the scorecard moving in the middle order. Sam Billings will not be available in this match owing to national commitments.

Stewart was the leading wicket taker with 3 scalps in the last game. Spinners George Linde and Qais Ahmed claimed 3 wickets between them and gave runs at less than 6 RPO with combined figures of 8-0-42-3. Jack leaning was economical with figures of 4-0-27-0 in the match.

Top players to bet on: George Linde, Joe Denly, Stewart

Kent Predicted Playing XI:

Joe Denly, Tawanda Muyeye, Jordan Cox, Mathew Quinn, Alex Blake, Jack Leaning, George Linde, Grant Stewart, Qais Ahmad, Jaskaran Singh, Fred Klaassen

Kent Actual Playing XI:

Darren Stevens, George Linde, Grant Stewart, Matt Milnes, Joe Denly, Alex Blake, Tawanda Muyeye, Jordan Cox, Fred Klaassen, Jack Leaning, Qais Ahmad

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

London is expected to have a partly cloudy weather with just 60-70% chances of rain on the match day. We expect to have a full match with little weather interruptions.

Venue Details

Kennngton Oval is a tricky pitch with the ball misbehaving at times and the overcast conditions and rain expectations further tilts the pitch in the favor of the bowlers. We expect the average scores around 150-160 runs.

Toss: To Bowl

Both teams will opt to bowl first as rain and DLS equation are expected to make an appearance at this venue.