Middlesex vs Sussex Match Prediction & Betting Tips, T20 Blast 2023
Middlesex and Sussex meet at Lord’s in the South Group of the 2023 T20 Blast on Thursday evening. With seven losses from seven games in this campaign, Middlesex are bottom of the group and the only team in the tournament with no victories. The Sharks are one place above Middlesex with one win from six. Read on as we preview this game. This clash begins in London at 18:15 local time.
Middlesex are still searching for their first victory of the season and are struggling to impose themselves with both bat and ball. They will need one of their experienced batters to perform if they are to be competitive in this game.
Sussex need to get more out of their top order batters to give themselves the best chance in this match. They have talent in their team and could well come away from Lord’s with a win.
Middlesex vs Sussex T20 Live Streaming
TV channels: This match will be shown live on Sky Sports Cricket.
Live Streaming: Fans can stream the match on Sky Go.
MID vs SUS Match Toss Prediction
There is not a great deal of difference between the records of teams batting first or second in T20 games at Lord’s. It will get more humid in the second innings so we predict that both skippers will want to field first.
MID vs SUS Pitch Report
This has been a good batting wicket in the T20 Blast so far this year with an average first innings score up at 199. There is always something in the pitch for the quick bowlers.
London Weather Report
The forecast is for sunny and clear conditions at Lord’s on Thursday evening. The temperature will fall from 20 degrees to 16 degrees during the match.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Middlesex vs Sussex, Vitality T20 Blast 2023
Middlesex Team News & Playing 11
MID Team News
Thilan Walallawita was replaced in Middlesex’s team for their narrow defeat to Hampshire Hawks on Tuesday evening with all-rounder Martin Andersson coming into the side. Due to the improvement in the performance, we expect to see the same XI in this game.
MID Key Players
- Steve Eskinazi - The Middlesex skipper has contributed only 1 run from his last two innings but has already hit two half-centuries across this Vitality T20 Blast 2023.
- Max Holden - The left-handed batter top scored for Middlesex against Hampshire Hawks with 53 runs from 31 balls including nine boundaries.
- Blake Cullen - The 21 year old right arm fast medium bowler can be expensive at times in this format but has the ability to get the best batters out.
MID Team Form
Middlesex have lost all seven of their games in this campaign but put in a competitive performance when losing by 5 runs against Hampshire Hawks
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Middlesex Predicted Playing 11
Steve Eskinazi (c), Joe Cracknell, Pieter Malan, Max Holden, Ryan Higgins, Jack Davies (wk), Luke Hollman, Joshua De Caires, Martin Andersson, Tom Helm, Blake Cullen
Sussex Team News & Playing 11
SUS Team News
In spite of losing their previous three games, Sussex were unchanged for their visit to Chelmsford to take on Essex Eagles on Tuesday evening. They do not have a great deal of depth in the squad so we may see the same team but with a different batting order.
SUS Key Players
- Ravi Bopara - The former England international has been in strong form this year. The Sharks’ skipper hit five fours and three sixes in the last match.
- Shadab Khan - The Pakistan all-rounder hit 20 runs with the bat against Essex Eagles and also picked up a wicket. He will be keen to contribute more with the bat in this and future Blast games.
- Tymal Mills - The England left-arm pace bowler dismissed Adam Rossington and Paul Walter on Tuesday evening. He is a constant wicket taker in T20 cricket.
SUS Team Form
Sussex beat Surrey towards the end of May but have lost all four of their T20 Blast matches in June so far.
Sussex Predicted Playing 11
Tom Clark, Tom Haines, Tom Alsop, Ravi Bopara (c), Shadab Khan, Michael Burgess (wk), James Coles, Nathan McAndrew, Fynn Hudson-Prentice, Tymal Mills, Henry Crocombe
Middlesex vs Sussex Head to Head
Sussex have an excellent record over Middlesex in the T20 Blast and lead the head to head 20-8. Middlesex have beaten Sussex only twice in this format since 2017.
MID vs SUS Head to Head Stats in T20's
| |
Matches Played |
MID Won |
SUS Won |
Tie |
NR |
| Overall |
33 |
8 |
20 |
0 |
5 |
| Last 5 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
Middlesex vs Sussex Betting Odds
According to the bookmakers, Middlesex are the outsiders and can be backed at 2.00. Sussex are favourites to win the match at 1.72.
Who will win Middlesex vs Sussex T20 Match?
Sussex have struggled to turn strong individual performances into team wins in this campaign but overall they certainly have a more talented T20 side than Middlesex.
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Middlesex vs Sussex Prediction
It already looks like a very tough task for Middlesex to turn their season around and to climb the table but Sussex are not in that much of a better position! With Ravi Bopara and Tymal Mills in the team, Sussex should be too strong for Middlesex. Our prediction is for Sussex to travel to Lord’s and get the win.
Jun 08, 2023
22:45 IST / 17:15 GMT
Lords Cricket Ground - London, England
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