T20 Blast 2022 | SUS vs MID | Preview, Prediction, Probable XI, CREX XI

Sussex will go head-to-head against Middlesex in the South Group clash of T20 Blast 2022. The match is scheduled to be played at County Ground, Hove, United Kingdom on Friday (May 03). 

Sussex have maintained a win-loss record of 2-2 after playing 4 games in the ongoing edition of the T20 Blast. They are currently placed at the sixth position of the South Group points table and will look to move up in the standings by winning this match at their home ground.

They are heading into this clash on the back of a 47-runs victory over Somerset. After putting to bat first, Ravi Bopara-led outfit side went on to post 216 on board, courtesy of Josh Philippe’s 70 from 43 balls at the top of the order. Obed McCoy shone with the ball as he picked a five-wicket haul on his Sussex debut to restrict Somerset to 169. 

On the other hand, Middlesex have been a team to beat in this season thus far. They have won all their three matches and are comfortably sitting at the top of the South Group points tally.

They outplayed Glamorgan by 4 wickets in their previous game. Captain Stephen Eskinazi, Max Holden and Jack Cracknell laid a foundation of a chase as their middle order achieved the target in 19 overs. Heading into their next clash, they will look to maintain their winning run in the tournament. 

Match Details

Match: Sussex vs Middlesex, Match 42

Venue: County Ground, Hove, United Kingdom

Date & Time: June 03 at 11:30 PM IST

Live Streaming: FanCode and ECB website.

Pitch Report: The surface at Hove is expected to be good for batting, and we can see plenty of runs in the match. Pacers have been impressive so far while spinners are making an impact in the middle overs. Chasing teams have been pretty successful at this venue, and hence both the captains might look to bowl first after winning the toss.

Head-To-Head: 

Matches Played: 27

Sussex Won: 19

Middlesex Won: 8 

Squads 

Sussex: Ravi Bopara (c), Mohammad Rizwan, Rashid Khan, Josh Phillipe, Tim Seifert, Fynn Hudson-Prentice, Steven Finn, Tom Hinley, Tom Alsop, Tom Haines, Ollie Robinson, George Garton, Jamie Atkins, Will Beer, Jack Carson, Oli Carter, Tom Clark, James Coles, Henry Crocombe, Sean Hunt, Dan Ibrahim, Archie Lenham, Tymal Mills, Ali Orr, Delray Rawlins, Harrison Ward, Luke Wright

Middlesex: Jason Behrendorff, Chris Green, Mark Stoneman, Daniel O’Driscoll, Martin Andersson, Ethan Bamber, Joe Cracknell, Blake Cullen, Jack Davies, Josh de Caires, Stephen Eskinazi (c), Toby Greatwood, Max Harris, Tom Helm, Max Holden, Luke Hollman, Ishaan Kaushal, Eoin Morgan, Tim Murtagh, Sam Robson, Toby Roland-Jones, John Simpson, Nathan Sowter, Thilan Walallawita, Robbie White

Probable Playing XI 

Sussex: Luke Wright, Josh Philippe (wk), Tom Alsop, Ravi Bopara (c), Delray Rawlins, George Garton, Harrison Ward, Obed McCoy, Archie Lenham, Tymal Mills, Steven Finn

Middlesex: Stephen Eskinazi (c), Max Holden, Joe Cracknell, Eoin Morgan, Martin Andersson, John Simpson (wk), Luke Hollman, Chris Green, Toby Roland-Jones, Blake Cullen, Thilan Walallawita 

CREX XI Suggestion

Wicket-Keeper: Josh Philippe

Batters: Luke Wright, Delray Rawlins, Stephen Eskinazi, Max Holden

All-Rounders: Ravi Bopara, Martin Anderson

Bowlers: Steven Finn, Obed McCoy, Tymal Mills, Toby Roland-Jones

Captain: Ravi Bopara

Vice-Captain: Stephen Eskinazi