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Vitality Blast T20 2023, South Group - Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips: All matches, 26th May

Vitality Blast T20 2023
Vitality Blast T20 2023, South Group - Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips: All matches, 26th May
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Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for Vitality Blast T20 2023, South Group which will be played on 26th May.

Top Tournament Stats - Vitality Blast 2023

Most Runs - Top Batter 

Most Wickets - Top Bowler

Points Table

Fixtures



Points Table
Gloucestershire vs Glamorgan (County Ground, Bristol)

Gloucestershire are placed at the 4th spot in the Vitality Blast T20 2023 South Group points table with a loss from their first match of the group stage.

Chris Dent is the top run-scorer for Gloucestershire with 55 runs at a strike rate of 189. He has struck 4 sixes and 5 fours. Ollie Price has also made 11 runs at a strike rate of 92.

Tom Smith has been the best bowler for Gloucestershire and has picked up 3 wickets while bowling at an average of 7 and an economy rate of 5.50.

Sam Northeast has been the best batter for Glamorgan over the last year with 510 runs from 13 innings at an average of 51.

David Lloyd has also made 213 runs from 11 innings. He has a batting average of 21 over the last year.

Michael Hogan is expected to be the best bowler for Glamorgan in the Vitality Blast T20 2023. He has been their top wicket-taker over the last year with 20 wickets from 11 innings and has maintained a bowling average of 16.

Squads

Gloucestershire - Chris Dent, Tom Lace, Miles Hammond, Tom Smith, Matt Taylor, Josh Shaw, James Bracey, Goodman, George Scott, Ajeet Dale, Marchant de Lange, Paul van Meekeren, Marcus Harris (Australia), Zafar Gohar (Pakistan)

Glamorgan - David Lloyd, Billy Root, Kiran Carlson, Chris Cooke, Daniel Douthwaite, Michael Neser, Andrew Salter, Timm van der Gugten, Eddie Byrom, James Harris, Sam Northeast, Colin Ingram (South Africa), Marnus Labuschagne (Australia), Michael Neser (Australia), Harry Podmore (Kent), Zain-ul-Hassan (South Asian Cricket Academy)



Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? - Gloucestershire

Who will win? – Gloucestershire

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Chris Dent (Gloucestershire), Sam Northeast (Glamorgan)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) – Tom Smith (Gloucestershire), Andrew Salter (Glamorgan)

Most Sixes – Chris Dent (Gloucestershire), Sam Northeast (Glamorgan)

Player of the Match –  Chris Dent 

Team Scores Batting first – Gloucestershire 170+, Glamorgan 150+

Match Handicap Gloucestershire

 

Hampshire Hawks vs Middlesex (Rose Bowl, Southampton)

Hampshire Hawks are placed at the 6th spot in the Vitality Blast T20 2023 South Group points table with a loss from their first match of the group stage.

Ross Whiteley is the top run-scorer for Hampshire Hawks with 18 runs at a strike rate of 78. He has struck 2 fours. Liam Dawson has also made 15 runs at a strike rate of 107.

Nathan Ellis has been the best bowler for Hampshire Hawks and has picked up one wicket while bowling at an average of 15 and an economy rate of 5.00.

Middlesex are placed at the 5th spot in the Vitality Blast T20 2023 South Group points table with a loss from their first match of the group stage.

Max Holden is the top run-scorer for Middlesex with 43 runs at a strike rate of 186. He has struck 2 sixes and 6 fours. Pieter Malan has also made 30 runs at a strike rate of 166.

Tom Helm has been the best bowler for Middlesex and has picked up 3 wickets while bowling at an average of 12 and an economy rate of 9.50.

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)

Middlesex - Sam Robson, Jack Davies, Robbie White, Martin Andersson, Blake Cullen, John Simpson, Ethan Bamber, Tim Murtagh, James Harris, Thilan Walallawita, Toby Roland-Jones, Tom Helm, Mark Stoneman, Pieter Malan (South Africa), Ryan Higgins

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? - Middlesex

Who will win? – Middlesex

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Max Holden (Middlesex), Ross Whiteley (Hampshire)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) – Tom Helm (Middlesex), Kyle Abbott (Hampshire)

Most Sixes – Max Holden (Middlesex), Ross Whiteley (Hampshire)

Player of the Match –  Max Holden

Team Scores Batting first – Middlesex 180+, Hampshire 170+

Match Handicap Middlesex

 

Surrey vs Kent Spitfires (The Oval, London)

Surrey are placed at the 2nd spot in the Vitality Blast T20 2023 South Group points table with a win from their first match of the group stage. The team has 2 points.

Sam Curran is the top run-scorer for Surrey with 68 runs at a strike rate of 144. He has struck 2 sixes and 7 fours. Tom Curran has also made 50 runs at a strike rate of 151.

Will Jacks has been the best bowler for Surrey and has picked up 3 wickets while bowling at an average of 5 and an economy rate of 5.67.

Kent Spitfires are placed at the 3rd spot in the Vitality Blast T20 2023 South Group points table with a win from their first match of the group stage. The team has 2 points.

Jordan Cox is the top run-scorer for Kent Spitfires with 38 runs at a strike rate of 223. He has struck 2 sixes and 5 fours. Joe Denly has also made 35 runs at a strike rate of 112.

Michael Hogan has been the best bowler for Kent Spitfires and has picked up 3 wickets while bowling at an average of 4 and an economy rate of 4.33.

Squads

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)

Kent Spitfires - Oliver Robinson, Jordan Cox, Jack Leaning, Sam Billings, Daniel Bell-Drummond, Marcus O'Riordan, Nathan Gilchrist, Hamidullah Qadri, Matthew Quinn, Tawanda Muyeye, Heino Kuhn, Joe Denly, Fred Klaassen, Grant Stewart, Ben Compton, Matt Quinn, Joey Evison, Michael Hogan, George Linde (South Africa), Arshdeep Singh (India - five County Championship matches June-July), Kane Richardson (Australia - Vitality Blast)

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? - Surrey

Who will win? – Surrey

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Sam Curran (Surrey), Jordan Cox (Kent)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) – Will Jacks (Surrey), Michael Hogan (Kent)

Most Sixes – Sam Curran (Surrey), Jordan Cox (Kent)

Player of the Match –  Sam Curran

Team Scores Batting first – Surrey 175+, Kent 170+

Match Handicap Surrey

 

Sussex Sharks vs Somerset (County Ground, Hove)

Tom Alsop has been the best batter for Sussex Sharks over the last year with 318 runs from 10 innings at an average of 35.

Ravi Bopara has also made 294 runs from 14 innings. He has a batting average of 22 over the last year.

Tymal Mills is expected to be the best bowler for Sussex Sharks in the Vitality Blast T20 2023. He has been their top wicket-taker over the last year with 15 wickets from 9 innings and has maintained a bowling average of 21.

Somerset are placed at the top spot in the Vitality Blast T20 2023 South Group points table with a win from their first match of the group stage. The team has 2 points.

Tom Banton is the top run-scorer for Somerset with 40 runs at a strike rate of 166. He has struck 2 sixes and 5 fours. Tom Kohler-Cadmore has also made 18 runs at a strike rate of 150.

Craig Overton has been the best bowler for Somerset and has picked up 3 wickets while bowling at an average of 2 and an economy rate of 2.00.


Squads

Sussex Sharks - Tom Haines, Stiaan van Zyl, Tom Clark, Delray Rawlins, Ollie Robinson, George Garton, Jack Carson, JP Sarro, Jamie Atkins, Sean Hunt, Alastair Orr, Henry Crocombe, Will Beer, Fynn Hudson-Prentice, Steven Finn, Tom Alsop, Steve Smith (Australia - three County Championship games in May), Cheteshwar Pujara (India), Shadab Khan (Pakistan - Vitality Blast), Nathan McAndrew (Australia - April to July, County Championship and Vitality Blast)

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)

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? - Sussex

Who will win? – Sussex

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Tom Abell (Somerset), Tom Alsop (Sussex)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) – Craig Overton (Somerset), Steven Finn (Sussex)

Most Sixes – Tom Abell (Somerset), Tom Alsop (Sussex)

Player of the Match –  Tom Alsop

Team Scores Batting first – Somerset 180+, Sussex 190+

Match Handicap Sussex

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*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, so stay tuned.


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