Who Will Win Middlesex vs Surrey, Vitality Blast 2018?
After being beaten by Glamorgan in their last match, Surrey will look to get back to winning ways when they go up against Middlesex at the Kennington Oval in London. This South Group game of the ongoing Vitality Blast 2018 will be played on August 3 with live telecast scheduled to begin at 7 PM local time.
Sur vs Mdx: Where to Watch/Live Streaming
TV channels: Sky Sports, Fox Sports, Sony Six, SuperSport
Live Streaming: Bet365, SonyLIV, Now TV, Sky Go
Toss Prediction
The wicket at the Kennington Oval is expected to remain good for batting throughout the course of the match. And since four of the last six T20 matches played at this ground have been won by the side fielding first, the toss-winning team in this match is more likely to bowl first.
Read on for team previews, betting odds, betting tips and match prediction for Surrey vs Middlesex, Vitality Blast 2018...
Surrey Team News & Playing 11
SUR Team News
Sam Curran is not available for Surrey as he is away on international duty playing for England in a test match against India. The left-arm fast bowler was replaced by leg-spinner Scott Borthwick in the last game against Glamorgan. Although Surrey ended up losing that match, we don't expect them to panic and make changes to their line-up for this upcoming game against Middlesex.
SUR Key Players
The top four in Jason Roy, Aaron Finch, Nic Maddinson and Ben Foakes hold the key to Surrey's batting. Finch, with one fifty and two hundreds in five matches, is one of the leading run-getters in this year's Vitality Blast while his opening partner Roy can be extremely dangerous in the shortest format. Foakes has a couple of half-centuries to his name and Maddinson is coming off a 45-ball 70 against Glamorgan. Mathew Pillans, Tom Curran and Gareth Batty are the main weapons for Surrey in their bowling arsenal. Pillans has been their most successful bowler with 10 wickets in 5 matches while Batty has 8 from 6. Curran was the pick of the bowlers last time against Glamorgan and the pacer will be backed by his team to do well again.
SUR Recent Form
Surrey have won three and lost as many matches out of the seven they have played so far and are currently fifth in the South Group standings with seven points. After losing their first two matches, they bounced back into the competition with wins in their next three completed fixtures. However, their winning streak was broken when they lost to Glamorgan by four wickets in their last match. Surrey batted well in that game scoring 194/4 but they were let down by their bowlers who failed to defend that total.
Surrey Predicted Playing 11
Jason Roy, Aaron Finch, Nic Maddinson, Ben Foakes (wk), Ollie Pope, Rikki Clarke, Tom Curran, Scott Borthwick, Mathew Pillans, Gareth Batty, Jade Dernbach (c)
Middlesex Team News & Playing 11
MDX Team News
Middlesex replaced fast bowler James Harris with Steven Finn in their last match against Sussex. The latter is a seasoned campaigner and he will probably be retained by the team for this upcoming encounter against Surrey. So we don't expect any changes to their side for this game.
MDX Key Players
Paul Stirling has scored the most runs for Middlesex so far this season at a strike-rate of around 148. The opening batsman has hit a couple of fifties and he is one of the key men in this batting line-up. Eoin Morgan smashed 90 off 56 balls in the last game against Sussex and the team will want him to bring that form into this game. Max Holden too has occasionally chipped in with a few runs. Ashton Agar, James Fuller and Tom Barber are the bowlers to watch out for in this Middlesex bowling attack. Agar has been their top performer with nine wickets in five matches while Fuller has as many wickets in eight matches. Barber is coming on the back of a four-wicket haul and Surrey will look to be watchful against this left-arm pacer.
MDX Recent Form
Middlesex have slipped down to the seventh spot in the South Group standings after the 12-run loss to Sussex in their last match. They have played eight league games so far this season out of which they have lost six and won just two. Prior to that defeat against Sussex, they had lost to Somerset by 38 runs in what was a run-curtailed clash.
Middlesex Predicted Playing 11
Paul Stirling, Nick Gubbins, Max Holden, Eoin Morgan (c), Steve Eskinazi, John Simpson (wk), Ashton Agar, James Fuller, Steven Finn, Ravi Patel, Tom Barber
Aug 03, 2018
23:30 IST / 18:00 GMT
Kennington Oval - London, England
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