Surrey vs Middlesex, VITALITY T20 BLAST 2021, Today Match Prediction 25 June 2021

sur vs mdx Match Prediction & Analysis

Surrey will be looking to get back to winning ways when they take on Middlesex in the South Group game of T20 Blast competition played at Kennington Oval in London.

In their previous match, Surrey suffered a seven-wicket defeat at the hands of Somerset. With this result Surrey are lying third in the South Group table with eight points after seven matches played in the competition.

On the other hand, Middlesex have suffered back-to-back defeats against Gloucestershire and Glamorgan in the competition. The county side still has a lot of time to turn their fortunes in the competition.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Surrey Preview

The team management will be hoping that the side can deliver a decent show with bat and ball in this fixture.

In the batting department, the side will be relying on the top-order trio of Will Jacks, Laurie Evans and Jamie Smith to deliver the bulk of the runs.

Will Jacks is currently Surrey’s leading run-scorer in the T20 Blast competition. In six matches, Jacks has accumulated 194 runs at a strike rate of 186.53 with two half-centuries. He will be looking to deliver big runs for the side in this fixture.

Besides Jacks, the likes of Laurie Evans and Jason Smith have contributed well to the team’s cause so far this season.

In the bowling department, the onus will be on the likes of Jamie Overton, Daniel Moriarty and Jade Dernbach to make crucial breakthroughs.

Surrey Predicted Playing XI:

Will Jacks, Jamie Smith (wk), Laurie Evans, Ben Geddes, Rory Burns, Jordan Clark, Jamie Overton, Gus Atkinson, Gareth Batty (c), Daniel Moriarty, Jade Dernbach

Surrey Actual Playing XI:

Gareth Batty, Ollie Pope, Jamie Smith, Jordan Clark, Will Jacks, Rory Burns, Daniel Moriarty, Gus Atkinson, Jamie Overton, Laurie Evans, Kyle Jamieson

Middlesex Preview

With a solitary win out of five matches played so far, Middlesex are lying at the bottom of the South Group.

Eoin Morgan will not be available for the rest of the competition as he will lead England for the T20I series against Sri Lanka.

In the batting department, the side will be relying on the likes of Jack Cracknell and Paul Stirling to deliver the bulk of the runs. Cracknell is currently leading the batting charts for Middlesex this season. In three matches, he has accumulated 148 runs with two half-centuries to his name.

Paul Stirling has done consistently well for the side at the top of the innings. In the previous game, Stirling played well and scored 46 runs off 36 balls with the help of three fours and three sixes.

In the bowling department, the onus will be on the likes of Steven Finn, Tim Murtagh and  Chris Green to make crucial breakthroughs.

Middlesex Predicted Playing XI:

Stephen Eskinazi, Paul Stirling, Joe Cracknell, Eoin Morgan (c), John Simpson (wk), Luke Hollman, Chris Green, Blake Cullen, Steven Finn, Ethan Bamber, Tim Murtagh

Middlesex Actual Playing XI:

Christopher Green, Tom Helm, Nick Gubbins, Luke Hollman, Joe Cracknell, Blake Cullen, Daryl Mitchell, Stephen Eskinazi, John Simpson, Nathan Sowter, ST Finn

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

With the light showers expected during the evening, the wicket will favour the batsmen as bowlers will it hard to grip the ball in wet conditions

Venue Details

Kennington Oval in London is going to host South Group game of Vitality T20 competition between Surrey and Middlesex.

Both teams have competed in 35 matches in the history of T20 Blast competition where Surrey have an upper hand with 23 wins compared to Middlesex’s 12 victories.

In the previous four meetings between the two teams, Surrey have registered victories on three occasions.

Toss: To Bowl

The side that wins the toss, would be keen to bowl first and exploit the moisture beneath the surface due to heavy rains.