Vitality Blast 2022| Surrey vs Yorkshire| 1st Quarterfinal Preview

The group stage of the Vitality T20 Blast is done, and the tournament is about to enter the business end. 

The quarter-finals starting from today, will see eight teams locking horns with each other. 

The eight teams qualified for the next stage are Surrey, Yorkshire Vikings, Birmingham Bears, Hampshire Hawks, Lancashire Lightning, Essex Eagles, Somerset and Derbyshire Falcons.  

The first of the four quarter-finals will be played between Surrey and Yorkshire at the Kennington Oval on July 6 (Wednesday). 

Surrey have been in blistering form throughout the group stage, winning 10 out of 14 matches, while Yorkshire made it through to the knockouts, winning 7 of their 14 games. 

Both Surrey and Yorkshire consist of dynamic batting line-ups. So, we can expect the first quarter-final to be high-scoring as a decent batting track is expected at the Kennington Oval. 

Further, the venue has witnessed several high-scoring games during the group stage matches, with teams generally opting to bowl first after winning the toss.

Key players to watch out for 

Surrey: 

Will Jacks will play a key role for Surrey as he is their leading run-scorer with 448 runs with five half-centuries. 

He is also amongst the top ten leading run-scorers in this season's competition. 

In Chris Jordan's absence, Jacks will have an additional responsibility as the team leader. 

Other key performers include West Indian all-rounder Sunil Narine, Surrey's third highest wicket-taker with thirteen scalps at a surreal economy of 5.92. 

The recently signed Australian all-rounder Aaron Hardie will also be a player to watch out for from Surrey's side. 

Probable XI: Will Jacks(c), Jamie Smith, Ollie Pope, Laurie Evans, Aaron Hardie, Sunil Narine, Jamie Overton, Tom Curran, Cameron Steel, Daniel Moriarty, Gus Atkinson

Yorkshire: 

Adam Lyth has been in good touch with the bat for Yorkshire in the Blast 2022. 

Lyth has smashed 518 runs in 14 matches at an average of almost 40 and an excellent strike rate of 178.01. 

Currently placed at the fourth position in the list of the tournament's highest run-getters, Lyth is Yorkshire's most valuable asset.  

Probable XI: Adam Lyth, Finn Allen, Dawid Malan, Tom Kohler-Cadmore (wk), David Willey (c), Harry Brook, Shadab Khan, Jordan Thompson, Matthew Revis, George Hill, Dominic Bess

CREX XI: Adam Lyth, Will Jacks, Dawid Malan, Tom Kohler-Cadmore (wk), Laurie Evans, Aaron Hardie, Shadab Khan, Sunil Narine, Tom Curran, George Hill, Cameron Steel