Sussex vs Surrey, VITALITY T20 BLAST 2022, Today Match Prediction 23 June 2022

sus vs sur Match Prediction & Analysis

Host Sussex will be desperate to break their losing streak when they take on Surrey in the 2022 Vitality T20 Blast competition played at County Ground in Hove on Thursday.

Sussex will be looking to deliver a decent performance in this home fixture. The county side have lost five matches on the bounce in the competition.

On the other hand, Surrey have played outstanding cricket so far in this year’s T20 Blast competition. Skipper Chris Jordan will be hoping that Surrey can maintain their winning streak in the tournament.

In a game played earlier this season, Surrey registered a comfortable win over Sussex.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Sussex Preview

The home side might make one or two changes to their final XI for this game. In the batting department, the onus will be on the likes of in-form duo of Mohammad Rizwan and Tom Alsop to deliver the bulk of the runs in this fixture.

Besides, Luke Wright, Ravi Bopara and Delray Rawlins will need to put in crucial scores to help Sussex post a decent total on the board.

In the bowling department, the onus will be on the likes of Steven Finn, Tymal Mills, Rashid Khan and Ravi Bopara to deliver crucial breakthroughs.

In the previous match, left-arm quick Tymal Mills was the pick of the bowlers for Sussex and claimed 3 for 30 in his four overs. Medium-pacer Ravi Bopara put in a tidy bowling performance and finished with figures of 2 for 15 in three overs.

Sussex Predicted Playing XI:

Ravi Bopara (c), Delray Rawlins, Tom Alsop, Luke Wright, , Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Rashid Khan, Harrison Ward, Alistair Orr, Henry Crocombe, Tymal Mills, Steven Finn

Sussex Actual Playing XI:

Ravi Bopara, Tymal Mills, Harrison Ward, Henry Crocombe, Delray Rawlins, Ali Orr, George Garton, Mohammad Rizwan, Rashid Khan, Steven Finn, Tom Alsop

Surrey Preview

With nine victories out of ten matches played this season, Surrey have extend their lead at the top of the table in the South Group.

In the batting department, the onus will be on the likes of Will Jacks, Laurie Evans, Jamie Smith, Sunil Narine, and Rory Burns to deliver the bulk of the runs.

In the previous match, opener Will Jacks was the standout performer with the bat and finished the innings with the top score of 66 runs off 58 balls with the help of five fours and two sixes.

In the bowling department, the onus will be on the likes of Chris Jordan, Daniel Moriarty, Gus Atkinson and Sunil Narine to provide crucial breakthroughs.

In the previous match, Gus Atkinson and Conor McKerr bowled well and claimed two wickets apiece, whereas Chris Jordan, Jordan Clark and Daniel Moriarty claimed one wicket each.

Surrey Predicted Playing XI:

Chris Jordan (c), Rory Burns, Will Jacks, Sunil Narine, Jordan Clark, Jamie Smith (wk), Laurie Evans, Nico Reifer, Gus Atkinson, Daniel Moriarty, Conor McKerr.

Surrey Actual Playing XI:

Conor McKerr, Jamie Smith, Will Jacks, Rory Burns, Daniel Moriarty, Gus Atkinson, Daniel Worrall, Chris Jordan, Sunil Narine, Laurie Evans, Nico Reifer

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The wicket prepared at Hove is expected to provide an interesting battle between bat and ball. The weather forecast for Thursday’s game is going to be thundery showers before the start of the game.

Venue Details

County Ground, Hove is going to host the South Group game of the 2022 Vitality T20 Blast competition between Sussex and Surrey.

Surrey will take heart from the fact that they have won their last four matches against Sussex.

Toss: To Bowl

Both the sides will be keen to win the important toss, bowl first and restrict the opposition to less than 155 runs. The previous match was won by side batting first.