Hampshire vs Surrey, VITALITY T20 BLAST 2023, Today Match Prediction

ham vs sur Match Prediction & Analysis

Hampshire have lost one and won one match in the season so far. They came back strong after losing their first match in the series. They will head into the upcoming match with much more confidence on their side. They will look to continue their winning streak and go higher in the points table.

Surrey, on the other hand, have won 2 matches and lost 1 so far in the tournament. They lost their most recent match by a big margin and will look to rectify it in the upcoming match against Hampshire.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Hampshire Preview

Hampshire won their previous match by a huge 8 wicket margin. Bowling the opposition batsmen scored 171 runs on board. Chris Wood, Nathan Ellis, James Fuller and Mason Crane took two wickets each in the innings. They restricted the opposition batters from putting up a huge margin on board.

In the batting department, only two wickets fell as the Hampshire captain James Vince scored 88 runs off just 55 balls and remained unbeaten as the opposition bowlers were blown away. He was well assisted by Tom Prest who scored 30 off 17 balls. For Hampshire to do well in this match a lot depends on their bowling department.
 
Key players : Chris Wood, Nathan Ellis, James Fuller, James Vince

Hampshire Predicted Playing XI:

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

Hampshire Actual Playing XI:

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

Surrey Preview

Surrey are 2nd on the points table however they lost their previous match by 5 wickets. Surrey managed to put up only 148 runs on board in the first innings. All the batsmen got starts but nobody could convert their innings. Sunil Narine was the top scorer with 29 runs off 18 balls.

In the bowling innings, Daniel Worrall and Sunil Narine picked up 2 wickets each in match as the match went down the wire. However, they could not turn the tide as they lost the match by 5 wickets and 1 ball remaining. They will look to improve their batting ahead of their match with Hampshire.
 
Key players : Sunil Narine, Daniel Worrall, Will Jacks

Surrey Predicted Playing XI:

Sunil Narine, Daniel Worrall, Will Jacks, Laurie Evans, Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Jamie Smith, Jordan Clarke, Jamie Overton, Cameron Steel, Tom Lawes

Surrey Actual Playing XI:

Jamie Smith, Will Jacks, Gus Atkinson, Thomas Lawes, Jamie Overton, Sean Abbott, Chris Jordan, Sunil Narine, Laurie Evans, Tom Curran, Sam Curran

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The Rose Bowl Cricket Stadium pitch favours bowlers and is difficult for batsmen, particularly opening batsman. Fast bowlers have terrific swing here, making top-order batsmen's lives tough since the new ball moves a lot. This pitch also provides more bounce for quick bowlers.

The temperature in Southampton during the match will be around 20 degrees Celsius with very less chance of rain. The conditions will be cloudy here.
 

Venue Details

The match Hampshire vs Surrey will take place at the Rose bowl cricket stadium in Southampton.

Toss: To Bat

According to past records and the success that teams have gotten over the recent years, it is advisable that the team winning the toss should elect to bat first in this wicket and try to defend the score.