Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for Vitality Blast T20 2023 which will be played on 7th July.

Top Tournament Stats - Vitality Blast 2023

Most Runs - Top Batter 

Most 6s

Most Wickets - Top Bowler

Points Table

Fixtures

 Lancashire Lightning vs Surrey, Quarter Final 2

Lancashire Lightning are placed at the 2nd spot in the Vitality Blast T20 2023 North Group points table with 8 wins and 5 losses from their 14 matches of the group stage. The team has 17 points.

Daryl Mitchell is the top run-scorer for Lancashire Lightning with 409 runs at a strike rate of 162. He has struck 20 sixes and 24 fours. Jos Buttler has also made 292 runs at a strike rate of 148.

Luke Wood has been the best bowler for Lancashire Lightning and has picked up 17 wickets while bowling at an average of 21 and an economy rate of 7.77.

Surrey are placed at the 3rd spot in the Vitality Blast T20 2023 South Group points table with 8 wins and 6 losses from their 14 matches of the group stage. The team has 16 points.

Will Jacks is the top run-scorer for Surrey with 541 runs at a strike rate of 163. He has struck 31 sixes and 46 fours. Laurie Evans has also made 493 runs at a strike rate of 161.

Sunil Narine has been the best bowler for Surrey and has picked up 19 wickets while bowling at an average of 22 and an economy rate of 7.77.

Squads

Lancashire Lightning - Keaton Jennings, Luke Wells, Josh Bohannon, Liam Livingstone, Steven Croft, Luke Wood, Tom Bailey, Danny Lamb, Phil Salt, James Anderson, Dane Vilas (South Africa), Daryl Mitchell (New Zealand), Colin de Grandhomme (New Zealand)

Surrey - Rory Burns, Jamie Smith, Ollie Pope, Jordan Clark, Reece Topley, Amar Virdi, Jamie Overton, Matt Dunn, Gus Atkinson, Daniel Moriarty, Chris Jordan, Cameron Steel, Dan Worrall, Dom Sibley, Kemar Roach (West Indies - first six rounds of County Championship), Sean Abbott (Australia - County Championship and Vitality Blast, until the end of July), Tom Latham (New Zealand - County Championship, five games across June and July), Sunil Narine (West Indies - Vitality Blast)

Who will win the toss? - Lancashire

Who will win? – Lancashire

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Daryl Mitchell (Lancashire), Will Jacks (Surrey)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) – Luke Wood (Lancashire), Sunil Narine (Surrey)

Most Sixes – Daryl Mitchell (Lancashire), Will Jacks (Surrey)

Player of the Match –  Daryl Mitchell

Team Scores Batting first – Lancashire 180+, Surrey 170+

Match Handicap Lancashire

Somerset vs Notts Outlaws, Quarter Final 3

Somerset are placed at the top spot in the Vitality Blast T20 2023 South Group points table with 12 wins and 2 losses from their 14 matches of the group stage. The team has 24 points.

Will Smeed is the top run-scorer for Somerset with 471 runs at a strike rate of 183. He has struck 29 sixes and 48 fours. Tom Kohler-Cadmore has also made 459 runs at a strike rate of 171.

Ben Green has been the best bowler for Somerset and has picked up 26 wickets while bowling at an average of 16 and an economy rate of 9.05.

Notts Outlaws are placed at the 4th spot in the Vitality Blast T20 2023 North Group points table with 8 wins and 6 losses from their 14 matches of the group stage. The team has 16 points.

Joe Clarke is the top run-scorer for Notts Outlaws with 430 runs at a strike rate of 161. He has struck 22 sixes and 48 fours. Tom Moores has also made 363 runs at a strike rate of 144.

Shaheen Shah Afridi has been the best bowler for Notts Outlaws and has picked up 22 wickets while bowling at an average of 20 and an economy rate of 8.40.

Squads

Somerset - Tom Lammonby, Tom Abell, George Bartlett, Lewis Goldsworthy, Steven Davies, Josh Davey, Roelof van der Merwe, Craig Overton, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Sean Dickson, Shoaib Bashir (Berkshire), Peter Siddle (Australia - County Championship and Vitality Blast, until the end of July), Cameron Bancroft (Australia - County Championship, until May 17), Matt Henry (New Zealand - County Championship and Vitality Blast, May 11 until the end of July)

Notts Outlaws - Ben Slater, Haseeb Hameed, Ben Duckett, Joe Clarke, Lyndon James, Steven Mullaney, Tom Moores, Liam Patterson-White, Luke Fletcher, Olly Stone, Tom Loten, Dane Paterson (South Africa), Colin Munro (New Zealand - Vitality Blast), Shaheen Shah Afridi (Pakistan - Vitality Blast)

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? - Somerset

Who will win? – Somerset

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Will Smeed (Somerset), Joe Clarke (Nottinghamshire)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) – Ben Green (Somerset), Shaheen Shah Afridi (Nottinghamshire)

Most Sixes – Will Smeed (Somerset), Joe Clarke (Nottinghamshire)

Player of the Match –  Will Smeed

Team Scores Batting first – Somerset 180+, Nottinghamshire 175+

 Match Handicap Somerset

 Hampshire Hawks vs Worcestershire Rapids, Quarter Final 4

Hampshire Hawks are placed at the 2nd spot in the Vitality Blast T20 2023 South Group points table with 9 wins and 5 losses from their 14 matches of the group stage. The team has 18 points.

James Vince is the top run-scorer for Hampshire Hawks with 567 runs at a strike rate of 163. He has struck 22 sixes and 57 fours. Ben McDermott has also made 317 runs at a strike rate of 137.

Nathan Ellis has been the best bowler for Hampshire Hawks and has picked up 16 wicket while bowling at an average of 19 and an economy rate of 7.60.

Worcestershire Rapids are placed at the 3rd spot in the Vitality Blast T20 2023 North Group points table with 8 wins and 5 losses from their 14 matches of the group stage. The team has 17 points.

Brett D'Oliveira is the top run-scorer for Worcestershire Rapids with 338 runs at a strike rate of 142. He has struck 8 sixes and 42 fours. Adam Hose has also made 332 runs at a strike rate of 141.

Pat Brown has been the best bowler for Worcestershire Rapids and has picked up 21 wickets while bowling at an average of 21 and an economy rate of 11.67.

Squads

Hampshire Hawks - Joe Weatherley, Ian Holland, Liam Dawson, Keith Barker, Bradley Wheal, Mason Crane, Felix Organ, Scott Currie, Nick Gubbins, Ross Whiteley, Ben Brown, Kyle Abbott (South Africa), Mohammad Abbas (Pakistan), Benny Howell, Kyle Abbott (South Africa), , Ben McDermott (Australia - Vitality Blast), Nathan Ellis (Australia - Vitality Blast)

Worcestershire Rapids - Jake Libby, Jack Haynes, Brett D'Oliveira, Riki Wessels, Ben Cox, Joe Leach, Josh Tongue, Dillon Pennington, Ed Barnard, Taylor Cornall, Ben Gibbon, Ed Pollock, Adam Hose, Matthew Waite, Azhar Ali (Pakistan), Michael Bracewell (New Zealand - Vitality Blast), Mitchell Santner (New Zealand - Vitality Blast)

Who will win the toss? - Worcestershire

Who will win? – Worcestershire

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Brett D'Oliveira (Worcestershire), James Vince (Hampshire)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) – Pat Brown (Worcestershire), Nathan Ellis (Hampshire)

Most Sixes – Brett D'Oliveira (Worcestershire), James Vince (Hampshire)

Player of the Match –  Brett D'Oliveira

Team Scores Batting first – Worcestershire 170+, Hampshire 160+

 Match Handicap Worcestershire

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