Who will win Essex vs Surrey?
Essex are set to face Surrey in the second match of the NatWest T20 Blast 2017 at the County Ground, Chelmsford. This South Group fixture is scheduled to be played on July 7 with live telecast to begin at 7 PM local time.
Read on for team previews, latest betting odds, betting tips and match prediction for Essex vs Surrey, NatWest T20 Blast 2017....
Essex Team News & Playing 11
Tom Westley and Ashar Zaidi scored the most runs for Essex in the NatWest T20 Blast 2016 and the team will look to them to deliver the goods with the bat once again. Graham Napier took 22 wickets last time and finished as the second-highest wicket-taker of the tournament. The pacer will be the biggest threat in this Essex bowling lineup along with Mohammed Amir who will be equally threatening with the new ball.
Surrey Team News & Playing 11
Batting will depend mainly on the likes of Jason Roy and Aaron Finch who were both among the runs last season. Roy hit 495 runs which included two hundreds and two fifties and he therefore will be the key man for Surrey with the bat. Sam Curran claimed 11 wickets in the 2016 edition - the most by any Surrey bowler. He together with Jade Dernbach will be expected to get the early wickets in this match.
Essex vs Surrey Betting Odds
Essex and Surrey had played two matches against each other in the NatWest T20 Blast 2016. While Surrey won the first of those matches by 8 runs, Essex emerged victorious in the second one comprehensively by 8 wickets. Bookmakers are showing confidence in Surrey this time around and this could be because they have come up with a better balanced side. Surrey have odds of 1.68 with Betfair and 1.72 with Bet365. Essex are outsiders at 2.26 with betfair and 2.10 with bet365.
Essex vs Surrey Prediction
Essex will have an upper hand going into this game as they hold a superior record against Surrey. The two teams have met 21 times in the English domestic T20 tournaments with Essex leading the scoreline 15-6. Their most recent clash was also won by Essex in the previous season. Although there isn't much to choose between the two sides, we feel Essex are slightly better placed to win this match.
Final Verdict: Back Essex to beat Surrey at 2.26 with betfair and 2.10 with bet365.
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