Cricket Betting Tips & Match Predictions Vitality Blast Today Thursday August 16th

by Alastair Symondson Thursday 16 August 2018

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There are four matches in the Vitality Blast tonight, three in the South Group - Kent Spitfires v Somerset, Middlesex v Essex Eagles and Gloucestershire v Sussex Sharks. In the North Group Northants Steelbacks v Yorkshire Vikings.

Match Details and Cricket Betting Tips & Match Predictions*

Kent Spitfires v Somerset South Group Spitfire St Lawrence Ground Canterbury 7:00 PM

Who will win? Kent

Top Batsman (Runs Scored) – Joe Denly Kent Spitfires, Peter Trego Somerset

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) – Joe Denly Kent Spitfires, Max Waller Somerset

Most Sixes – Alex Blake Kent Spitfires, Corey Anderson Somerset

Team Scores Batting First – Kent Spitfires 180+, Somerset 180+

Middlesex v Essex Eagles South Group Lord's London 6:15 PM

Who will win? Middlesex

Top Batsman (Runs Scored) – Dawid Malan Middlesex, Varun Chopra Essex Eagles

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) – James Harris Middlesex, Peter Siddle Essex Eagles

Most Sixes – Eoin Morgan Middlesex, Ryan ten Doeschate Essex Eagles

Team Scores Batting First – Middlesex 170+, Essex Eagles 150+

Gloucestershire v Sussex Sharks South Group Brightside County Ground, Bristol 6:30 PM

Who will win? Sussex

Top Batsman (Runs Scored) – Laurie Evans Sussex Sharks, Miles Hammond Gloucestershire

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) – Rashid Khan Sussex Sharks, Benny Howell Gloucestershire

Most Sixes – Michael Burgess Sussex Sharks, Kieran Noema-Barnett Gloucestershire

Team Scores Batting First – Sussex Sharks 180+, Gloucestershire 170+

Northants Steelbacks v Yorkshire Vikings North Group County Ground Northampton 6:30 PM

Who will win? Yorkshire Vikings

Top Batsman (Runs Scored) – Josh Cobb Northants Steelbacks, Adam Lyth Yorkshire Vikings

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) – Brett Hutton Northants Steelbacks, David Willey Yorkshire Vikings

Most Sixes – Ben Duckett Northants Steelbacks, David Willey Yorkshire Vikings

Team Scores Batting First – Yorkshire Vikings 180+, Northants Steelbacks 160+

You can also follow all the action at our Vitality Blast Match Centre

*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In–Play’ features soon, so stay tuned.

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