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SUR vs NOT Match Prediction & Analysis

Host Surrey will face Nottinghamshire in the 41st match of the English County Championship Division One, played at Kennington Oval, starting from Thursday.

With one win and two losses out of eight matches played so far, Surrey are currently lying in the bottom half of the league table. Captain Rory Burns will be hoping that the side can put on a decent show in this home fixture.

On the other hand, Nottinghamshire are currently placed at the top of the table in the ongoing Division One Championship. Skipper Haseeb Hameed will be hoping that the side can continue their winning ways against Surrey.

Last year, the four-day game played between Surrey and Nottinghamshire ended in a draw.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Surrey Preview

The team management will be looking to field their strongest combination for this home fixture. In the batting department, the onus will be on the likes of Dominic Sibley, Rory Burns, Josh Blake, Will Jacks, Tom Lawes and Sam Curran to deliver the bulk of the runs.

With 690 runs in 14 innings, opener Dominic Sibley has shown excellent form for Surrey so far in this year’s competition. He will be looking to continue his rich vein of form with the bat in this contest.

In the bowling department, the side will be relying on the likes of Matthew Fisher, Daniel Worrall, Jordan Clark, Ralphie Albert and Rahul Chahar to deliver timely breakthroughs.

With 22 wickets at an average of 35.04, Jordan Clark is currently leading the bowling charts for Surrey so far this season.

Surrey Predicted Playing XI:

Rory Burns (c), Josh Blake (wk), Will Jacks, Dominic Sibley, Ryan Patel, Adam Thomas, Jordan Clark, Ralphie Albert, Rahul Chahar, Daniel Worrall and Matthew Fisher.

Nottinghamshire Preview

The visitors will be coming into this match, high-on confidence, after beating Essex by a comprehensive margin of an innings and 52 runs.

In the batting department, the side will be relying on captain Haseeb Hameed, Jack Haynes, Joe Clark, Ben Slater and Kyle Verreynne to do the bulk of the scoring.

With 815 runs in 13 innings, Joe Clarke is currently leading run-scorer in the ongoing County Championship Division One.

In the bowling department, the side will be depending on the likes of Olly Stone, Brett Hutton, Liam Patterson-White, Lyndon James and Lyndon James to deliver timely breakthroughs.

With 32 wickets at an average of 23.71, left-arm spinner Liam Patterson-White topped the bowling charts for Nottinghamshire so far this season.

Nottinghamshire Predicted Playing XI:

Haseeb Hameed (c), Kyle Verreynne (wk), Ben Slater, Freddie McCann, Joe Clark, Jack Haynes, Lyndon James, Fergus O’Neill, Liam Patterson-White, Brett Hutton and Olly Stone.

Weather Conditions

The weather forecast for the game is going to be sunny intervals with gentle breeze. The humidity for the game will be between 40 to 50%.

SUR vs NOT Pitch Report

The average first innings score at Kennington Oval, London in the ongoing County Championship Division One in the previous four completed matches is around 478 runs. The highest total posted at the venue this season was by Leicestershire, who posted 691 runs against Surrey.

Toss: To Bowl

Kennington Oval, London has been a decent venue for side batting second. So given fair weather conditions predicted for the game, both the teams will be keen to win the toss, and bowl first.