Who will win Sussex vs Worcestershire 3rd QF, Vitality Blast 2019?
Defending champions Worcestershire Rapids, who finished fourth in this year’s North Group, take on the team they beat in last year’s final – South Group winners Sussex Sharks – in a last-eight match at Hove. The quarter-final will take place on September 6 and the live action is scheduled to begin at 19:00 local time.
Sussex Sharks were one of the stand-out teams in the group stage, winning eight of their 12 completed fixtures in the South Group. Laurie Evans, Luke Wright and Philip Salt were all in the runs as the Sharks stormed to the top of the table.
The Rapids, meanwhile, were hit and miss but would still have finished second had they won their final game. Moeen Ali’s availability has been a big boost, with the England international scoring 191 runs in four innings and taking seven wickets.
SUS vs WORCS, Vitality Blast 2019: Where to watch/Live streaming
TV channels: Sky Sports
Live streaming: Now TV
SUS vs WORCS Toss Prediction
Sussex have not won the toss in any of their last three matches so they are overdue one. After being asked to set a target last time out, and falling just short of defending it, the Sharks may elect to bowl first this time.
SUS vs WORCS Weather Report
Hove is set to be cloudy on Friday evening, which will play into the hands of the bowlers. The chance of rain is around 25 per cent and there will also be a bit of wind around with temperatures around 16 degrees Celsius.
SUS vs WORCS Pitch Condition
Hove was a good batting wicket for the Kia Super League finals day but overhead conditions for this quarter-final could swing the balance back towards the bowlers.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for Sussex vs Worcestershire, Vitality Blast 2019...
Sussex Team News & Playing 11
SUS Team News
Sussex will only have Alex Carey as an overseas option for this quarter-final, with Jason Behrendorff having returned home for treatment on a recurrence of his back injury. Rashid Khan’s stint with the county has already ended. Also unavailable are injured Tymal Mills and England paceman Jofra Archer. With the exception of Carey’s return for Ben Brown, it could be an unchanged team from the final group game.
SUS Key Players
Laurie Evans: Hit a half-century in last year’s final against Worcestershire Rapids and the big-hitting batsman has hit two more this season on his way to 315 runs.
Alex Carey: The Australian’s arrival bolstered an already strong batting unit. In seven innings, he has hit 256 runs – including two half-centuries – at a strike rate of more than 150.
Luke Wright: Now a specialist batsman, the former England all-rounder and Sussex captain leads their batting charts this season with 360 runs from 11 innings.
SUS Team Form
The Sharks were in excellent form in the group stage, winning eight of their 12 completed Vitality Blast games and tying another. They beat Middlesex by eight wickets, chasing 172, thanks to Laurie Evans 25-ball 52* before a seven-wicket win at Glamorgan as Alex Carey hit 61 in a score of 176/3 from 16.5 overs
They did end with a defeat, however, despite Delray Rawlins scoring 69 in a total of 163/8 at home to Gloucestershire. Rawlins then took 2-19 from four overs in the reply, but Reece Topley’s final ball was hit for six as the visitors claimed a dramatic three-wicket win.
Sussex Predicted Playing 11
Philip Salt, Luke Wright (c), Laurie Evans, Alex Carey (wk), Delray Rawlins, David Wiese, Chris Jordan, Ollie Robinson, Will Beer, Danny Briggs, Reece Topley
Worcestershire Team News & Playing 11
WORCS Team News
Martin Guptill’s New Zealand call-up has turned into a double blow for the Worcestershire Rapids after he suffered an injury while with the Black Caps. His replacement, Hamish Rutherford, is therefore also unavailable for the Rapids having flown out to Sri Lanka. It leaves the Rapids without an overseas player, as Callum Ferguson has already had to cut short his time with Worcestershire. Kolpak signing Wayne Parnell could return, however, after missing the final group game.
WORCS Key Players
Moeen Ali: His England omission has been the Rapids’ gain, with the all-rounder back to captain his county. Ali has scored two half-centuries on his way to 191 runs in four innings and also weighed in with seven wickets so far.
Riki Wessels: Scored 45 in the final group game against Northants, moving to 349 runs from 11 innings in total, including three half-centuries.
Pat Brown: The 21-year-old leads Worcestershire’s wicket-taking charts again in this year’s T20 with 14 from 11 games. He has 46 wickets in 33 T20 matches in total in his career.
WORCS Team Form
A rained-off home match against Notts Outlaws, in between a 25-run defeat to Lancashire Lightning and a seven-wicket loss to Northants Steelbacks.
Moeen Ali scored 51 and Ben Cox (44*) and Riki Wessels (45) also scored well as the Rapids posted 188/5 last time out, but Northants made light work of the chase on their way to a seven-wicket win.
Worcestershire Predicted Playing 11
Riki Wessels, Moeen Ali (c), Wayne Parnell, Tom Fell, Ben Cox (wk), Ross Whiteley, Ed Barnard, Daryl Mitchell, Dillon Pennington, Patrick Brown, Joe Leach
Sussex vs Worcestershire Head to Head
Last year’s final was the first time these two teams had met in T20 cricket. Laurie Evans hit 52 for Sussex as the Sharks posted 157/6 despite Moeen Ali’s 3-30, before Ali (41) and Ben Cox (46*) helped the Rapids to a five-wicket win in 18.3 overs.
SUS vs WORCS Head to Head Stats
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Sussex vs Worcestershire Betting Odds
Sussex Sharks are favourites with the bookmakers, having been one of the stand-out teams of the group stage.
SUS Bet365 Odds
- SUS to Win the Match: Sussex Sharks are 1.66 favourites to beat Worcestershire Rapids with Bet365.
- SUS Top Batsman: Alex Carey is one of three Sussex batsman priced at 4.00 to be their top run-scorer in this game. Phil Salt and Luke Wright can also be backed for the same price with Bet365. Laurie Evans is 5.00, while Delray Rawlins – who top-scored in the last game – is 7.00.
- SUS Top Bowler: Rawlins also took two wickets last time out but is 7.50 to be Sussex’s top bowler. Reece Topley is 4.00, while Chris Jordan can be backed at 4.50 – as can Danny Briggs. Will Beer is 5.00.
WORCS Bet365 Odds
- WORCS to Win the Match: Worcestershire Rapids are outsiders to reach finals day, at 2.20 to win with Bet365.
- WORCS Top Batsman: Moeen Ali is 3.75 favourite to be Worcestershire’s top batsman with Bet365. Riki Wessels is 4.33, while Ben Cox can be backed at a generous 7.50.
- WORCS Top Bowler: Ali is 4.50 to be the Rapids’ top bowler too, bit Pat Brown is their top wicket-taker so far and he is 3.40. Wayne Parnell is 4.00 with Bet365, while Ed Barnard is 5.00.
SUS Betway Odds
- SUS to Win the Match: Sussex Sharks are 1.66 favourites to beat the defending champions and reach finals day with Betway.
- SUS Top Batsman: Laurie Evans and Phil Salt are both 3.75 to be Sussex Sharks’ top batsman, while Luke Wright is 4.00 having top-scored for them so far. Alex Carey is a generous price at 4.33 with Betway.
- SUS Top Bowler: Harry Gurney is 3.25 favourite to be the Outlaws top bowler with Betway, while Luke Fletcher is 4.33 and Luke Wood can be backed at 4.50. Dan Christian is 6.50.
WORCS Betway Odds
- WORCS to Win the Match: Worcestershire Rapids are 2.10 to win with Betway.
- WORCS Top Batsman: Moeen Ali and Riki Wessels can both be backed at 3.25 to be the Rapids’ top batsman with Betway. Ben Cox is 6.00, meanwhile, and lower-order big-hitter Ross Whiteley is 6.50.
- WORCS Top Bowler: Pat Brown is 3.20 favourite with Betway to be the Rapids’ top bowler, while Moeen Ali and Wayne Parnell are both 3.75.
Sep 06, 2019
23:30 IST / 18:00 GMT
County Cricket Ground - Hove, England
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