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

sur vs sus Match Prediction & Analysis

Surrey have had a wonderful start to the season with back to back victories in the 2023 Vitality Blast. They will look to secure their third straight win to make it a hattrick of victories this season against Sussex.

Sussex on the other hand have not had the best starts to their Vitality Blast campaign. They lost their first match by a 5 wicket margin. They will want to pull things back as soon as possible before it is too late. A win against the table toppers Surrey will surely boost and kickstart their momentum.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Surrey Preview

Surrey won their second match of the competition by 41 runs after putting up a massive total on board. Sean Abbott single handedly got his team to a huge total of 223 runs in 20 overs. He remained unbeaten at 110 runs off just 41 balls. He powered his team to this total after the top order crumbled.

In the bowling department, Sunil Narine, Will Jacks and Tom Lawes picked up 2 wickets each to strangle the opposition batsmen. The bowlers bowled brilliantly to restrict the batters to a score of 182 runs and so winning the match by 41 runs. They will want to continue their good form against Sussex in their upcoming match.

Key players: Sean Abbott, Sunil Narine, Will Jacks, Tom Lawes

Surrey Predicted Playing XI:

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

Surrey Actual Playing XI:

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

Sussex Preview

Sussex did not have a great start to their season after losing the first match by 5 wickets. They scored 183 runs after batting first. Ravi Bopara was the star of the show as he scored an unbeaten 88 runs off 49 balls. Ali Orr scored a quickfire 33 off 18 balls on top of the order.

The Sussex bowlers failed to defend this score as it was chased down with 3 balls and 5 wickets to spare. Tymal Mills was the only positive from the bowling innings for Sussex as he managed to pick up 3 wickets in the match.

Key players: Ravi Bopara, Ali Orr, Tymal Mills

Sussex Predicted Playing XI:

Ravi Bopara, Ali Orr, Tymal Mills, Oliver Carter, Tom Clarke, Harrison Ward, Fynn Hudson-Prentice, Shadab Khan, Tom Alsop, Nathan McAndrew, James Coles, Tymal Mills

Sussex Actual Playing XI:

James Coles, Ravi Bopara, Michael Burgess, Tymal Mills, Henry Crocombe, Fynn Hudson Prentice, Ali Orr, George Garton, Tom Clark, Archie Lenham, Tom Alsop

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The pitch at Kennington Oval tends to be flat and true, offering good bounce and pace for the batsmen. Historically, it has been a high-scoring venue for limited-overs matches, including T20 games.

It will be a cold night in London during the match. The temperatures will be around 12 degrees Celsius with little cloudy conditions overhead. There is less chance of rain to occur during the match.

Venue Details

The match between Surrey and Sussex will be played at the Kennington Oval in London.

Toss: To Bat

The wicket will be a batting one and the pitch offers a lot of runs to the batsmen here. It is a very high scoring wickets and the team that wins the toss will elect to bat first here and put a high score on board.