Who will win Sussex Sharks vs Essex Eagles, Vitality Blast 2019?
South Group leaders Sussex Sharks, who were beaten in the final last year, welcome Essex Eagles to the County Ground, Hove, on August 22. The live action is scheduled to begin at 19:00.
The Sharks have been in dominant form, but their unbeaten start did end in their most recently completed game in the competition – a defeat to Surrey. They have still won six and drawn one of their eight completed games, however, and will be keen to get back to winning ways as they look to top the group.
Essex Eagles, meanwhile, know anything less than a win will end any lingering quarter-final hopes they still have. Four defeats and four rained-off games have left them four points behind fourth place, but this is a game in hand for the Eagles and a chance to cut that gap to two.
SUS vs ESS, Vitality Blast 2019: Where to watch/Live streaming
TV channels: Sky Sports
Live streaming: Sky Go, Now TV
SUS vs ESS Toss Prediction
Sussex Sharks have generally been lucky with the toss this season, and another win in this game is likely to see them elect to field first again.
SUS vs ESS Weather Report
The weather forecast for Hove on Thursday is excellent – sunny all day with not a drop of rain and barely a cloud in the sky too.
SUS vs ESS Pitch Condition
The pitch used for Sussex’s County Championship win against Middlesex had a little something in it for the bowlers, but those on offer in the T20 Blast have generally been well balanced. Nevertheless, Sussex tend to make home advantage count.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for Sussex Sharks vs Essex Eagles, Vitality Blast 2019...
Sussex Team News & Playing 11
SUS Team News
Tymal Mills will miss the remainder of the 2019 Vitality Blast campaign with a back injury, with new overseas signing Jason Behrendorff set to replace the paceman. Behrendorff has been signed up with spinner Rashid Khan having left for international duty with Afghanistan. Jofra Archer will also not feature, given his England commitments.
SUS Key Players
Philip Salt: The big-hitting batsman has scored 271 runs so far in this season’s competition to lead the Sharks’ batting charts. He has hit three half-centuries in total and has a strike rate of 162.27.
Alex Carey: The Australian wicket-keeper-batsman has scored 151 runs in his four innings for the Sharks so far, and continued his form in the County Championship win against Middlesex too.
Ollie Robinson: Pushing for a T20 recall after his County Championship heroics during the week, taking eight wickets in the first innings against Middlesex and six more in the second. In the T20, he has nine wickets from six games and an economy rate of 6.76 runs per over.
SUS Team Form
Sussex Sharks’ unbeaten start might be over but they have still been in excellent form in the T20 Blast this season. Prior to the defeat to Surrey, they had won all four games they had played – chasing each time. They scored 158/1 in 16 overs to beat Kent Spitfires, chased 160 to beat Gloucestershire, posted 150/1 in 13.5 overs to see off Glamorgan and needed just 16.2 overs to reach 130/6 and beat Middlesex in their last home game.
Sussex Predicted Playing 11
Philip Salt, Luke Wright (c), Laurie Evans, Alex Carey (wk), David Wiese, Delray Rawlins, Ollie Robinson, Chris Jordan, Jason Behrendorff, Danny Briggs, Reece Topley
Essex Team News & Playing 11
ESS Team News
After his wicket-taking return from injury in the County Championship during the week, Simon Cook could be in contention for the Eagles. They have not had a completed match for more than a fortnight due to the weather but the team could be similar to that which started against Glamorgan in Cardiff otherwise.
ESS Key Players
Cameron Delport: Took the headlines with his stunning century against Surrey earlier in the tournament. He still has a strike rate of 180 though the Eagles need more big runs from the experienced T20 star if they are to climb the table.
Ryan ten Doeschate: The Dutch veteran is playing a batsman only but in six innings has hit two half-centuries on his way to 150 runs.
Dan Lawrence: In six innings he has bludgeoned 174 runs from 90 balls in total, on his way to two half-centuries and a strike rate of 193.33 so far in this season’s competition.
ESS Team Form
Essex Eagles have been hugely frustrated by the rain, suffering washouts against Glamorgan and Middlesex in their last two matches, while only four overs were possible in the previous game against Glamorgan too. Prior to that, in their most recent completed game they were all out for 111 in reply to Somerset’s 225/6 as they suffered a heavy defeat.
Essex Predicted Playing 11
Tom Westley, Cameron Delport, Adam Wheather (wk), Ryan ten Doeschate, Dan Lawrence, Paul Walter, Simon Harmer (c), Mohammad Amir, Simon Cook, Adam Zampa
Sussex vs Essex Head to Head
Sussex have won their last three games against Essex to move to 14 wins in this fixture compared to Essex’s 11 wins. The Eagles have fallen short chasing in each of the last two seasons – they folded for 117 in reply to 172/4 in 2017, while last year saw them carted them for 145 in pursuit of 182 to win. Laurie Evans scored 61 for Sussex in a total of 181/6, before David Wiese claimed 5-24 with the ball.
SUS vs ESS Head to Head Stats
| Matches Played |
SUS Won |
ESS Won |
Tie |
No Result |
| 25 |
14 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
🏆 Sussex vs Essex Prediction
Sussex Sharks have been in excellent form this season and, after seeing their unbeaten start ended last time, they will be keen to get back to winning ways in this one.
Aug 22, 2019
23:30 IST / 18:00 GMT
County Cricket Ground - Hove, England
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