Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: Vitality Blast T20 2023 - All Matches- South Group- 4 June 2023
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Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: Vitality Blast T20 2023 - All Matches- South Group- 4 June 2023
Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for Vitality Blast T20 2023 matches of the South Group which will be played on June 4th at the County Ground, Bristol; St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury; The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton and County Ground, Hove, Brighton.
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South Group:
June 4: Gloucestershire vs Middlesex (County Ground, Bristol)
Gloucestershire Form Guide:
Gloucestershire are currently placed at the 5th position in the South Group points table with 2 wins to their name.
The top run scorer for Gloucestershire in the tournament is Ben Charlesworth with 132 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Gloucestershire in the tournament is David Payne with 8 scalps under his belt.
Gloucestershire have beaten Surrey in their previous match by 2 wickets.
Surrey batted first and they posted a total of 124 for 9 in 20 overs. The star studded batting line-up failed to showcase it's class. The top order including the likes of Will Jacks, Laurie Evans, Sam Curran and Tom Curran failed. Jamie Smith and Jordan Clark played well. They scored 29 and 25 runs respectively to take Surrey to a competitive total of 124 in 20 overs of play.
During the chase, Grant Roelofsen and Ben Charlesworth started off well. Roelofsen made 21 off 23 balls to give a stable start to his team. The middle order struggled and lost wickets when it mattered the most. It was the little cameos by the late order of Gloucestershire that took them home in the 20th over with 2 wickets in hand.
Middlesex Form Guide:
Middlesex are currently placed at the bottom most position on the South Group points table with 5 losses to their name in 5 matches played.
The top run scorer for Middlesex in the competition is Stephen Eskinazi with 163 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Middlesex in the competition is Blake Cullen with 5 scalps under his belt.
Middlesex have lost their previous outing against Somerset by 9 wickets.
Middlesex batted first and they were bowled out for a paltry 136 on board. The top order failed to strike hard and lost wickets at important junctures. Max Holden smashed 22 off 9 balls but his cameo was short lived. Jack Davies in the lower order scored 32 off 20 balls and took Middlesex to 136 before they were bowled out.
During the chase, Tom Banton and Will Smeed got their team off to a decent start. The finishing punch was provided by Tom Kohler Cadmore and Tom Abell who scored 64 and 25 runs respectively to take their team home in the 14th over with 9 wickets in hand.
Let's have a look at the squads:
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
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), Grant Roelofsen
Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay
Who will win the toss? – Gloucestershire
Who will win? - Middlesex
Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Joe Cracknell (Middlesex), Grant Roelofsen (Gloucestershire)
Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Tom Helm (Middlesex), Matt Taylor (Gloucestershire)
Most Sixes – Joe Cracknell (Middlesex), Grant Roelofsen (Gloucestershire)
Player of the Match - Joe Cracknell (Middlesex)
Team Scores Batting first – Middlesex 180+, Gloucestershire 170+
Match Handicap: Middlesex
June 4- Kent vs Surrey (St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury)
Kent Form Guide:
Kent are currently placed at the 7th position in South Group Group Points table with 1 win to their name so far.
The top run scorer for Kent is Tawanda Muyeye with 132 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Kent is Michael Hogan with 8 scalps under his belt.
Kent have lost their previous game against Glamorgan by 7 wickets.
Kent batted first and they posted a total of 189 for 6 in 20 overs. Tawanda Muyeye at the top of the order made 62 off 38 balls. Jordan Cox in the middle order also flexed his muscles and smashed 35 in 27 balls. George Linde played a great cameo of 26 in 12 balls to take Kent to a strong total of 189 in 20 overs of play.
During the chase, Glamorgan couldn't get off to an ideal start. They lost 3 wickets for 82 runs. This is when the duo of Colin Ingram and Chris Cooke came to the crease. They didn't take time to settle down and attacked Kent bowlers right from the word go. Ingram made 63 off 32 balls while Cooke scored 46 off 28 to take Glamorgan home comfortably in the 17th over with 7 wickets in hand.
Surrey Form Guide:
Surrey are currently placed at the 2nd position in the South Group points table.
The top run scorer for Surrey in the competition is Will Jacks with 162 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Surrey in the competition is Sunil Narine with 8 scalps under his belt.
Surrey have lost their previous outing against Gloucestershire by 2 wickets.
Surrey batted first and they posted a total of 124 for 9 in 20 overs. The star studded batting line-up failed to showcase it's class. The top order including the likes of Will Jacks, Laurie Evans, Sam Curran and Tom Curran failed. Jamie Smith and Jordan Clark played well. They scored 29 and 25 runs respectively to take Surrey to a competitive total of 124 in 20 overs of play.
During the chase, Grant Roelofsen and Ben Charlesworth started off well. Roelofsen made 21 off 23 balls to give a stable start to his team. The middle order struggled and lost wickets when it mattered the most. It was the little cameos by the late order of Gloucestershire that took them home in the 20th over with 2 wickets in hand.
Let's have a look at the 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 - 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) – Tawanda Muyeye (Kent), Will Jacks (Surrey)
Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Michael Hogan (Kent), Sam Curran (Surrey)
Most Sixes – Tawanda Muyeye (Kent), Will Jacks (Surrey)
Player of the Match - Sunil Narine (Surrey)
Team Scores Batting first – Surrey 170+, Kent 160+
Match Handicap: Surrey
4 June- Somerset vs Essex (The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton)
Essex Form Guide:
Essex are placed at the 6th position on the points table with 2 wins to their name.
The top run scorer for Essex in Vitality Blast T20 is Robin Das with 108 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Essex in Vitality Blast T20 is Simon Harmer with 8 scalps under his belt.
Essex have lost their previous match against Hampshire by a big margin of 118 runs.
Hampshire batted first and they posted a total of 214 for 8 in 20 overs. James Vince carried on his form in the tournament and smashed 103 runs in just 48 balls. Liam Dawson played a brilliant cameo of 19 runs in 5 balls to take Hampshire to a respectable total of 214 i. 20 overs of play.
During the chase, Adam Rossington got his team off to a flier. He made 23 runs in 12 balls. However, once he was dismissed, Essex started slipping away into darkness. They kept losing wickets in regular succession and never really looked in the game. Liam Dawson picked up 4 wickets and didn't let the batters get away. Essex were bowled out for 96 as they lost the match by 118 runs.
Somerset Form Guide:
Somerset are currently placed at the top position on points table with 5 wins out of 5 matches played so far.
The top run scorer for Somerset in Vitality Blast T20 is Tom Kohler Cadmore with 196 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Somerset in Vitality Blast T20 is Ben Green with 11 scalps under his belt.
Somerset have won their previous outing against Middlesex by 9 wickets.
Middlesex batted first and they were bowled out for a paltry 136 on board. The top order failed to strike hard and lost wickets at important junctures. Max Holden smashed 22 off 9 balls but his cameo was short lived. Jack Davies in the lower order scored 32 off 20 balls and took Middlesex to 136 before they were bowled out.
During the chase, Tom Banton and Will Smeed got their team off to a decent start. The finishing punch was provided by Tom Kohler Cadmore and Tom Abell who scored 64 and 25 runs respectively to take their team home in the 14th over with 9 wickets in hand.
Let's have a look at the squads:
Essex
Tom Westley, Nick Browne, Sir Alastair Cook, Samuel Cook, James Porter, Shane Snater, Paul Walter, Matt Critchley, Simon Harmer (South Africa), Doug Bracewell (New Zealand - County Championship, until the end of July), Daniel Sams (Australia - 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? – Somerset
Who will win? - Somerset
Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Tom Kohler Cadmore (Somerset), Adam Rossington (Essex)
Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Roelof van der Merve (Somerset), Daniel Sams (Essex)
Most Sixes – Tom Kohler Cadmore (Somerset), Adam Rossington (Essex)
Player of the Match - Tom Kohler Cadmore (Somerset)
Team Scores Batting first – Somerset 180+, Essex 175+
Match Handicap: Somerset
4 June- Sussex vs Glamorgan (County Ground, Hove, Brighton)
Sussex Form Guide:
Sussex are placed at the 8th position on points table.
The top run scorer for Sussex in Vitality Blast T20 is Ravi Bopara with 91 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Sussex in Vitality Blast T20 is Tymal Mills with 7 scalps under his belt.
Sussex have lost their previous match against Hampshire by 10 wickets.
Sussex batted first and they were bowled out for 144 in the 19th over. Tom Clark at the top of the order scored 36 off 25 balls. Apart from him, the other batters simply failed to elongate their stay at the crease. Fynn Hudson-Prentice played a nice innings of 31 in 16 balls to help Sussex get to 144 before being bowled out.
During the chase, Ben McDermott and James Vince looked determined to chase the total down without any hiccups. They scored 69 and 71 runs respectively and took Hampshire home in the 15th over with 10 wickets in hand.
Glamorgan Form Guide:
Glamorgan are placed at the 4th position on points table.
The top run scorer for Glamorgan in Vitality Blast T20 is Colin Ingram with 215 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Glamorgan in Vitality Blast T20 is Daniel Douthwaite with 9 scalps under his belt.
Glamorgan have won their previous outing against Kent by 7 wickets.
Kent batted first and they posted a total of 189 for 6 in 20 overs. Tawanda Muyeye at the top of the order made 62 off 38 balls. Jordan Cox in the middle order also flexed his muscles and smashed 35 in 27 balls. George Linde played a great cameo of 26 in 12 balls to take Kent to a strong total of 189 in 20 overs of play.
During the chase, Glamorgan couldn't get off to an ideal start. They lost 3 wickets for 82 runs. This is when the duo of Colin Ingram and Chris Cooke came to the crease. They didn't take time to settle down and attacked Kent bowlers right from the word go. Ingram made 63 off 32 balls while Cooke scored 46 off 28 to take Glamorgan home comfortably in the 17th over with 7 wickets in hand.
Let's have a look at the squads:
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)
Sussex
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)
Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay
Who will win the toss? – Glamorgan
Who will win? - Glamorgan
Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Colin Ingram (Glamorgan), Tom Clark (Sussex)
Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Peter Hatzoglou (Glamorgan), George Garton (Sussex)
Most Sixes – Colin Ingram (Glamorgan), Tom Clark (Sussex)
Player of the Match - Colin Ingram (Glamorgan)
Team Scores Batting first – Glamorgan 175+, Sussex 170+
Match Handicap: Glamorgan
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