Sussex vs Hampshire, VITALITY T20 BLAST 2022, Today Match Prediction 03 July 2022

sus vs ham Match Prediction & Analysis

Sussex will face Hampshire in the 121st match of the Vitality Blast 2022 at County Ground in Hove. Hampshire are running in red hot form whereas Sussex are struggling to register a win in the league stage. This match will be important for both teams as far as the knockout stage is concerned.

Hampshire have managed to win 8 games from 13 matches they played and with 16 points, they are at the 4th place in the points table of the south group. Sussex, on the other side, managed to win just 4 games from 13 matches and with 8 points they are in 7th place in the same group.

Sussex have lost 2 consecutive games whereas Hampshire have managed to win 3 consecutive games in the league stage. Now both the teams will try to clinch the game to move ahead in the points table and claim a place in the knockout stage of the league.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Sussex Preview

Sussex are struggling this season and have lost the 4 games from the last 5 they played. Now they will face Hampshire which are a strong contender for the trophy this year. They will try to be back on the winning track by clinching this game on Sunday.

After winning the toss and choosing to field first, Sussex's bowlers failed to deliver with the ball. Despite Rashid Khan’s 3 wickets for 30 runs and Ravi Bopara’s 2 wickets for 30 runs, no other bowler could manage to restrict opponents and as a result, they conceded 197 runs in 20 overs.

Sussex’s batting failed to perform while chasing down the target of 198 runs. Opener Ali Orr has managed to give a good start to his team with the help of his 41 runs from 21 balls. Captain Ravi Bopara, in the middle overs, managed to settle the innings with his 47 runs from 28 balls but couldn’t manage to register a win for his team.

The bowling unit of the team has not performed well so far this season. They need to solve that issue and create a backup for middle overs to bowl along with Rashid Khan who is performing well for them. They will try to execute that in the upcoming game against Hampshire.

Key players
Josh Philippe, Ali Orr, Ravi Bopara, Rashid Khan.

Sussex Predicted Playing XI:

Josh Philippe (wk), Ali Orr, Ravi Bopara (c), Harrison Ward, Tom Alsop, George Garton, Delray Rawlins, Rashid Khan, Archie Lenham, Henry Crocombe, Steven Finn.

Sussex Actual Playing XI:

Ravi Bopara, Harrison Ward, Henry Crocombe, Josh Philippe, Tom Haines, Delray Rawlins, Ali Orr, George Garton, Will Beer, Rashid Khan, Steven Finn

Hampshire Preview

Hampshire are looking in good touch this season. They have managed to win 4 games in the last 5 matches they played and are in the top 4 of the South Group. Now they will face Sussex in their next match at Hove on Sunday.

Hampshire have shown brilliant bowling skills against Gloucestershire in the last match. Although they failed to perform with the bat, their bowlers came to the rescue and helped their team to register a 3rd consecutive win of the season. The team's batting unit could only manage to register 140 runs on the board with the help of Hames Fuller’s 45 runs from 24 balls.

While defending the target of 141 runs, Brad Wheals’ 2 wickets for 22 runs and Liam Dawson’s 2 wickets for 16 runs, were the key spells in the match. With the help of these brilliant bowling performances, Hampshire have managed to restrict opponents to just 125 runs to win a game by 15 runs.

The team’s batting and bowling unit is looking strong this season. James Vince with the bat and Chris Wood with the ball, are performing well for their team. They will try to clinch the next game against Sussex to make it 4 from the 4 they played.

Key players
James Vince, Ben McDermott, Liam Dawson, Chris Wood.

Hampshire Predicted Playing XI:

James Vince (c), Ben McDermott (wk), Tom Prest, Joe Weatherley, Ross Whiteley, James Fuller, Liam Dawson, Brad Wheal, Nathan Ellis, Chris Wood, Mason Crane.

Hampshire Actual Playing XI:

Mason Crane, James Vince, Bradley Wheal, Joe Weatherley, Tom Prest, Liam Dawson, James Fuller, Toby Albert, Ross Whiteley, Ben McDermott, Chris Wood

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The weather will be partly cloudy on match day, with a 5-10% chance of raining on match day. The maximum and minimum temperatures will be in the 19°C - 11°C range.

Venue Details

The County Ground in Hove will host this match. This ground is considered a home ground of the Sussex side and has conducted many domestic games. This stadium can accommodate a total of 4,000 people. 

Toss: To Bowl

This ground has offered an advantage to bowlers in a few previous domestic matches. The team who has opted to bowl first here has delivered better than the batting team. At this location, whichever team wins the toss will want to bowl first and chase.