Who will win Sussex vs Middlesex?
After sharing a point in their previous rain-affected match against Kent, Sussex will look for a home win when they take on Middlesex in this South Group fixture of the NatWest T20 Blast 2017. The match is scheduled to be played on July 28 at the County Ground, Hove. Live action will begin at 7 PM local time.
Read on for team previews, betting odds, betting tips and match prediction for Sussex vs Middlesex, NatWest T20 Blast 2017....
Sussex Team News & Playing 11
With their captain Ross Taylor not hitting form, it will be up to the opening pair of Chris Nash and Luke Wright to deliver the goods with the bat. Nash hit his first fifty of the season in the last game against Kent and he is expected to keep up the good work against Middlesex. Danny Briggs took three wickets in a group game against Middlesex last year and Sussex will want this left-arm spinner to replicate that performance here.
Sussex Predicted Playing 11
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LRPL Taylor (c), CD Nash, LJ Wright, LJ Evans, BC Brown (wk), CJ Jordan, D Wiese, JC Archer, DR Briggs, TS Mills, GHS Garton
Middlesex Team News & Playing 11
Eoin Morgan has been their best man with the bat so far. The England ODI and T20 skipper recently smashed a 28-ball 59 against Somerset and he looks set for a good knock against Sussex at Hove. Middlesex will turn to their frontline seam bowlers Tim Southee and Steven Finn to pick up early wickets and put pressure on Sussex. The duo have so far taken nine and eight wickets respectively and they seem to be in good rhythm at the moment.
Middlesex Predicted Playing 11
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BB McCullum (c), NRT Gubbins, JA Simpson (wk), EJG Morgan, JEC Franklin, GFB Scott, RF Higgins, TG Southee, ST Finn, TG Helm, NA Sowter
Sussex vs Middlesex Betting Odds
Since 2010, the two teams have played 14 matches against each other with Sussex having won 9 of them. But despite their decent record against Middlesex and the home advantage in their favor, bookmakers are not showing enough confidence in them. The hosts are up at 2.02 with Betfair and 2 with Bet365. Middlesex are favorites with 1xbet and Bet365 at 1.87 and 1.80 respectively and this is probably because they have won more matches than Sussex this season and are four places ahead of them on the points table.
Sussex vs Middlesex Prediction
Sussex have already played two matches at Hove while Middlesex will be playing here for the first time this season. So the former will have the advantage of being more familiar with the ground conditions and their batsmen will need lesser amount of time to get their eye in. Sussex also have an upper hand when it comes to head-to-head count as they have beaten Middlesex 13 times in the 19 encounters. Although neither of the two teams has looked good this year, we feel Sussex are still better placed to win this home game.
Final Verdict: Back Sussex Sharks to beat Middlesex in this South Group fixture of the NatWest T20 Blast 2017.
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