Sussex vs Kent, VITALITY T20 BLAST 2020, Today Match Prediction 03 Sep 2020

sus vs kent Match Prediction & Analysis

Vitality T20 Blast is one of the biggest leagues to happen in this pandemic era with 18 teams. Sussex has got a head start ahead of other teams in South group in the tournament with 2 wins in their last two matches. Kent registered their first win in the series after their first match was washed away and second match ended up as tie. Both teams are looking in good nick and will look to get the better off the opposition to surge ahead in the points table. We are in for an exciting contest with English players looking to make a big mark in the absence of international stars.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Sussex Preview

Sussex won their last match against Middlesex by 3 wickets as momentum kept oscillating between the two teams. David Wiese played a superb hand of 79* runs to take his team to victory from 67/5 in 10 overs. Delray Rawlins and George Garton came with small cameos to build a partnership in the middle.

Daniel Briggs once led his bowling attack with a superb spell of 4-0-21-2. Tymal Mills and Ollie Robinson chipped in crucial wickets in the middle and helped their bowling attack restrict the opposition. They struggled with the fifth bowler as the trio of George Garton, David Wiese, and Ravi Bopara went for 45 runs in their combined 4 overs.

Top players to bet on:

David Wiese – David Wiese has scores of 79* & 43* in the last two matches to lead his team to victory in the respective chases. He is scoring at a strike arte of nearly 150 this season so far.

Daniel Briggs – Daniel Briggs has 5 wickets at an economy rate of less than 5 RPO in the two matches he bowled.  His chokehold on the opposition batsmen will be a big advantage for his team.

Sussex Predicted Playing XI:

Philip Salt (wk), Luke Wright (c), Harry Finch, Delray Rawlins, David Wiese, Ravi Bopara, George Garton, Ollie Robinson, Will Beer, Danny Briggs, Tymal Mills

Sussex Actual Playing XI:

Luke Wright, RS Bopara, Tymal Mills, Harry Finch, Danny Briggs, Ollie Robinson, Delray Rawlins, George Garton, Will Beer, Philip Salt, D Wiese

Kent Preview

Kent openers Zak Crawley (32 runs) & Daniel Bell Drummond (25 runs) set the platform with their 49-run opening partnership. Heino Kuhn (42* runs) remained unbeaten to take them over the line with crucial contributions from Jack Lenning (21 runs) and Grant Stewart (21 runs).

Tim Groenawald played his first game and straightaway made an impact with his 2 wickets. Kent bowlers took Fred Klassen, Matt Milnes, and Imran Quayyum did not take enough wickets but kept the run rate in check as they ended up giving just 161 runs in their 20 overs.

Top players to bet on:

Zak Crawley – Crawley got starts in all three matches with scores of 32, 27, & 32 at a strike rate of over 150. He will look to convert his starts into big score in this match and help his team continue the winning momentum.

Grant Stewart – Stewart provide great balance to the team with his all-round performance scoring 21 runs off 18 balls and bowling figures of 4-0-23-0.  He will look to contin ue his good form with the bat.

Kent Predicted Playing XI:

Zak Crawley (c), Daniel Bell-Drummond, Oliver Robinson (wk), Jack Leaning, Alex Blake, Jordan Cox, Grant Stewart, Calum Haggett, Matt Milnes, Imran Qayyum, Fred Klaassen

Kent Actual Playing XI:

Daniel Bell-Drummond, Tim Groenewald, Grant Stewart, Heino Kuhn, Jordan Cox, Zak Crawley, Fred Klaassen, Matt Milnes, Alex Blake, Jack Leaning, Imran Qayyum

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Hove is expected to have 50-60% chances of rain as per the weather forecasters. We expect rain interruptions to make a lesser impact in this match

Venue Details

County Ground pitch has a good balance between the bat and ball with something in it for both batsmen and bowlers. Spinners may a vital role in this pitch due to its uneven nature. We can expect scores around 160-180 runs in this match. 

Toss: To Bowl

Chasing teams have 7-3 win-loss ratio in their favor in the last 10 T20 matches this season and we expect both captains to field first if they win the toss.