Who Will Win Hampshire vs Middlesex, Vitality Blast 2018?
Middlesex will hope to end their losing streak when they go up against Hampshire in this South Group fixture of the ongoing Vitality Blast 2018. The match will be played on July 26 at the former's home ground - the Lord's in London. Live action is scheduled to be played at 6:15 PM local time.
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Toss Prediction
Both the matches played at the Lord's so far this season have been won by the side fielding first. And with the wicket expected to offer slightly more assistance to the bowlers early on, the team that wins the toss in this match may elect to bowl first.
Read on for team previews, betting odds, betting tips and match prediction for Middlesex vs Hampshire, Vitality Blast 2018....
Middlesex Team News & Playing 11
MDX Team News
Top-order batsman Steve Eskinazi made way for Dawid Malan in the reverse encounter against Hampshire last week at the Rose Bowl and the latter will now continue to lead the side. Middlesex have no injury concerns at the moment and we expect them to retain the entire line-up from the last match.
MDX Key Players
With scores of 84 and 36 in his last two innings, Max Holden has scored the most runs for Middlesex so far in Vitality Blast 2018. The opener is having a strike rate 158 and he seems to be their biggest hope with the bat at the moment. Eoin Morgan has not been amongst the runs lately and it will be crucial from the team's perspective that he returns to form. Paul Stirling and Dawid Malan are the others in this batting line-up from whom a good performance can be expected.
Dwayne Bravo, Ashton Agar and James Fuller are the main threats in this bowling attack. Fuller was absolutely lethal last time in the reverse fixture picking up a six-wicket haul and Middlesex will back the fast bowler to replicate that performance. Bravo has six wickets from five matches and he will be the skipper's go-to man at the death.
MDX Recent Form
Middlesex have been able to win just one of their first five league matches and are currently placed eighth in the South Group standings with two points. After winning their opening encounter against Surrey by three wickets, they have lost their next four matches in a row. Middlesex played their last game against Hampshire which they ended up losing by 21 runs. They were set a target of 185 runs but could only manage 163.
Middlesex Predicted Playing 11
Paul Stirling, Max Holden, Dawid Malan (c), Eoin Morgan, John Simpson (wk), Dwayne Bravo, Ashton Agar, James Fuller, Tom Helm, Nathan Sowter, Steven Finn
Hampshire Team News & Playing 11
HAM Team News
Hampshire made just the one change in their previous match against Essex. They replaced fast bowler Gareth Berg with Fidel Edwards who played his first game of the season. The West Indian paceman is likely to be given another game and so we expect the team to go into this game with an unchanged line-up.
HAM Key Players
Hampshire have a strong top-order with Colin Munro and Sam Northeast being the key figures. The former is currently the leading run-getter for the side and he even smashed a fifty in the last week's reverse encounter against Middlesex. Northeast is coming off an unbeaten 50-ball 73 against Essex and the team will want him to carry on from where he left off. However, Hampshire will also expect strong contributions from James Vince and Rilee Rossouw.
Chris Wood has been the standout bowler for Hampshire so far this season. The left-arm pacer has seven wickets from five matches including three in the last game. Among the spinners, Mujeeb Ur Rahman will pose the biggest challenge to Middlesex who may not be able to score freely against him. Ryan Stevenson is also doing a pretty decent job with the ball while Fidel Edwards too can be dangerous on his day.
HAM Recent Form
Hampshire are lying at the bottom of the South Group standings with just one win and four losses from five league matches. They lost their first three matches against Glamorgan, Sussex and Kent respectively before beating Middlesex - their opponents for this match - by 21 runs. In their last game against Essex, Hampshire scored 170 batting first and then conceded as many runs to end the contest in a tie.
Hampshire Predicted Playing 11
James Vince (c), Colin Munro, Sam Northeast, Rilee Rossouw, Tom Alsop, Liam Dawson, Lewis McManus (wk), Chris Wood, Ryan Stevenson, Fidel Edwards, Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Jul 26, 2018
22:45 IST / 17:15 GMT
Lords Cricket Ground - London, England
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