T20 Blast 2022 | SUR vs KET | Preview, Prediction, Probable XI, CREX XI

The upcoming South Group fixture will see the top-placed Surrey locking horns with the bottom-placed Kent in the 112th match of the English T20 Blast 2022. The fixture is scheduled to be played at Kennington Oval, London, the United Kingdom on Friday (July 1). 

Analysing Surrey

Surrey has been outstanding throughout the season, losing just 2 of their twelve T20 Blast games so far. One of their fixtures was suspended due to inclement weather in London. With 19 points in their bag, they are currently sitting at the helm of the points table. 

Chris Jordan-led side will come into this encounter on the back of a huge 43 runs loss at the hands of Essex. Their bowlers were taken to the cleaners as Essex went on to post a total of 198 on the board off 20 overs. Surrey, in reply, succumbed to pressure and could manage only 155 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in 20 overs.   

Analysing Kent

Kent, on the other hand, has been the worst-hit side in the South Zone so far. They have won just 3 of their twelve games and are currently languishing at the bottom of the points table. Both their batters and bowlers have struggled to find their rhythm in the tournament.

They won their most recent fixture against Sussex by 6 wickets courtesy of Joe Denly's half-century knock and skipper Sam Billings's unbeaten 33-ball 43. However, they will be without the services of their regular skipper Sam Billings as he has been named in England's playing XI against India for a one-off Test, starting Friday. 

It will be interesting to see who will don the captaincy cap for Kent in the wicket-keeper batter's absence. Coming into the final phase of the tournament, Kent would aim to win as many games to salvage some pride and finish the season on a high.   

Match Details:

Match: Surrey vs Kent, Match 112

Venue: Kennington Oval, London, United Kingdom

Date & Time: July 01 & 11:00 PM IST

Live Streaming: FanCode and ECB website.

Pitch Report: The pitch at London's Kennington Oval Stadium has been a balanced one so far. The ball is likely to move slightly at the start of the innings, and hence batters need to be pretty patient while hitting the shots. Overall, winning the toss and batting first should be the preferred choice at this venue. 

Head-To-Head:

Matches Played: 37

Surrey Won: 19

Kent Won: 18

Squads:

Surrey: Chris Jordan (c), Sunil Narine, Kieron Pollard, Amar Virdi, Ben Foakes, Ben Geddes, Conor McKerr, Daniel Moriarty, Dan Worrall, Gus Atkinson, Jamie Overton, James Taylor, Jamie Smith, Jason Roy, Jordan Clark, Laurie Evans, Matt Dunn, Nathan Barnwell, Nicholas Kimber, Nico Reifer, Ollie Pope, Rory Burns, Reece Topley, Ryan Patel, Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Tom Lawes, Will Jacks 

Kent: Sam Billings (c), Qais Ahmed, George Linde, Matt Quinn, Ben Compton, Adam Rossington, Daniel Bell-Drummond, Harry Podmore, Darren Stevens, Joe Denly, Matt Milnes, Grant Stewart, Alex Blake, James Logan, Tawanda Muyeye, Zak Crawley, Nathan Gilchrist, Jas Singh, Jordan Cox, Jack Leaning, Marcus O'Riordan, Matt Quinn, Hamidullah Qadri

Probable Playing XI:

Surrey: Will Jacks, Jason Roy, Jamie Smith (WK), Laurie Evans, Rory Burns, Sunil Narine, Chris Jordan (C), Tom Lawes, Conor McKerr, Daniel Moriarty, Reece Topley.

Kent: Joe Denly, Tawanda Muyeye, Jordan Cox (wk), Ben Compton/Daniel Bell Drummond, Alex Blake, Jack Leaning ©, George Linde, Grant Stewart, Qais Ahmad, Jaskaran Singh, Fred Klaassen. 

CREX XI Suggestion:

Wicket-Keeper: Jordan Cox 

Batters: Joe Denly, Laurie Evans, Alex Blake

All-Rounders: Kieron Pollard, Sunil Narine, Jack Leaning

Bowlers: Chris Jordan, Reece Topley, Qais Ahmad, Fred Klaassen

Captain: Joe Denly

Vice-Captain: Sunil Narine