Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: Vitality Blast T20 2023 - South Group - All Matches - 16 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 16th at the Lord's, London; County Ground, Chelmsford; The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton and County Ground, Hove, Brighton.

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South Group Matches

June 16 - Kent vs Middlesex (Lord's, London)

Kent Form Guide:

Kent are currently placed at the 7th position on South Group points table with 2 wins to their name so far in the competition.

The top run scorer for Kent in Vitality Blast T20 is Daniel Bell Drummond with 247 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Kent in Vitality Blast T20 is Grant Stewart with 12 scalps under his belt.

Kent have won their previous match against Hampshire by 6 wickets.

Hampshire batted first and they posted a total of 177 for 7 in 20 overs. Ben McDermott played superbly at the top of the order and scored 57 off 30 balls. Apart from him, no other top order batter stayed at the crease for long. Joe Weatherly played an important knock of 67 runs in 50 balls to take Hampshire to 177 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Daniel Bell Drummond went all guns blazing right from the word go. He smashed the Hampshire bowlers to all parts of the ground. He made 89 off 55 balls, an innings that featured 4 huge maximums. Joe Denly also played superbly and scored 41 off 29 balls. On the back of these two superb knocks, Kent got home in the 20th over with 6 wickets in hand.

Middlesex Form Guide:

Middlesex are currently placed at the bottom most position on South Group points table with 0 win to their name.

The top run scorer for Middlesex in Vitality Blast T20 is Stephen Eskinazi with 258 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Middlesex in Vitality Blast T20 is Luke Hollman with 7 scalps under his belt.

Middlesex have lost a close encounter against Sussex in their previous outing.

Sussex batted first and posted a total of 181 for 8 in 20 overs. The start wasn't ideal and Sussex lost 3 wickets for just 55 runs. This is when Shadab Khan arrived at the crease and tonked the bowlers to all parts of the ground. He scored 59 runs off 30 balls. Khan was supported well by Ravi Bopara who made 38 off 26 balls. On the back of these two knocks, Sussex reached a strong total of 181 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Middlesex lost Joe Cracknell early on. Post his dismissal, Stephen Eskinazi played a brilliant knock. He single handedly took the Sussex bowlers on and instilled hope for a successful chase. The middle order couldn't really strike the ball cleanly and as a result, the equation was down to 11 needed off the last over. Tymal Mills kept his nerves and defended the total. Stephen Eskinazi was left stranded at 94 as Middlesex fell short by 5 runs in the end.

Let's have a look at the squads:

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)

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?- Kent

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Daniel Bell Drummond (Kent), Stephen Eskinazi (Middlesex)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Fred Klaasen (Kent), Blake Cullen (Middlesex)

Most Sixes – Daniel Bell Drummond (Kent), Stephen Eskinazi (Middlesex)

Player of the Match- Daniel Bell Drummond (Kent)

Team Scores Batting first – Kent 170+, Middlesex 160+

Match Handicap: Kent

June 16: Essex vs Glamorgan (County Ground, Chelmsford)

Essex and Glamorgan Form Guide:

Essex are currently placed at the 4th position in the South Group points table with 5 wins under their belt.

The top run scorer for Essex in the competition is Michael Kyle Pepper with 166 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Essex in the competition is Daniel Sams with 14 scalps under his belt.

Glamorgan are currently placed at the 5th position on the South Group points table with 4 wins to their name.

The top run scorer for Glamorgan in the competition is Colin Ingram with 322 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Glamorgan in the competition is Jamie Mcllroy with 11 scalps under his belt.

It is a rematch between both the sides as they faced each other on the 9th of June, and Essex emerged on top in the game.

Essex batted first and they posted a huge total of 226 for 9 in 20 overs. Feroze Khushi and Robin Das got dismissed early on. Michael Kyle Pepper and Paul Walter took the responsibility of taking their team to a big total. They scored 42 and 78 not out as Essex got to a big number of 226 as their total.

During the chase, Glamorgan got off to an ideal start with the openers Kiran Carlson and Sam Northeast smashing their way to 40's in no time. Colin Ingram too played with a lot of fire and scored 48 off 21 balls. However, once he got dismissed, the rest of the batting order failed to believe and they were bowled out for 175, as Essex won the match by 51 runs.

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)

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)

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Essex

Who will win?- Glamorgan

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Colin Ingram (Glamorgan), Michael Kyle Pepper (Essex)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Daniel Douthwaite (Glamorgan), Daniel Sams (Essex)

Most Sixes – Colin Ingram (Glamorgan), Michael Kyle Pepper (Essex)

Player of the Match- Colin Ingram (Glamorgan)

Team Scores Batting first – Glamorgan 180+, Essex 170+

Match Handicap: Glamorgan

June 16 - Surrey vs Somerset (The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton)

Somerset Form Guide:

Somerset are placed at the top position with 7 wins under their belt.

The top run scorer for Somerset in Vitality Blast T20 is Tom Kohler Cadmore with 286 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Somerset in Vitality Blast T20 is Ben Green with 16 scalps under his belt.

Somerset have trumped Gloucestershire by 80 runs to win their previous fixture.

Somerset batted first and posted a huge total of 231 for 4 in 20 overs. Will Smeed in particular was spectacular. He smashed 94 runs off 35 balls to bring Somerset on track for a huge total. The middle order batters contributed quite well and Somerset got to a mammoth 231 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Miles Hammond and Ben Charlesworth fought hard but they had too big a task in front of them. They scored 61 and 41 runs respectively but after they got dismissed, Gloucestershire innings got nowhere and they were bowled out for 151, losing the match by 80 runs.

Surrey Form Guide:

Surrey are placed at the 2nd position with 6 wins to their name.

The top run scorer for Surrey in Vitality Blast T20 is Laurie Evans with 327 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Surrey in Vitality Blast T20 is Sunil Narine with 14 scalps under his belt.

Surrey have defeated Sussex in their previous match by 124 runs to win their 5th match of the season.

Surrey batted first and they posted a huge total of 258 for 6 in 20 overs. Laurie Evans and Sam Curran played exceptionally well and scored 93 and 68 runs respectively to take Surrey to a dominating total of 258 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Tom Clark started well for Sussex, scoring 43 quick runs but he couldn't find the right partner to get the scoreboard forward. Batters kept losing wickets one after the other and it became impossible for Sussex to chase the total. They were bowled out for 134, as Surrey won the match by a big margin of 124 runs.

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)

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? – Surrey

Who will win?- Somerset

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Will Smeed (Somerset), Will Jacks (Surrey)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Craig Overton (Somerset), Sam Curran (Surrey)

Most Sixes – Will Smeed (Somerset), Will Jacks (Surrey)

Player of the Match- Will Smeed (Somerset)

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

Match Handicap: Somerset

June 16 - Sussex vs Hampshire (County Ground, Hove, Brighton)

Sussex Form Guide:

Sussex are placed at the 8th position with only 2 wins to their name.

The top run scorer for Sussex in the competition is Ravi Bopara with 190 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Sussex in the competition is Tymal Mills with 14 scalps under his belt.

Sussex have lost their previous match against Surrey by a big margin of 124 runs.

Surrey batted first and they posted a huge total of 258 for 6 in 20 overs. Laurie Evans and Sam Curran played exceptionally well and scored 93 and 68 runs respectively to take Surrey to a dominating total of 258 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Tom Clark started well for Sussex, scoring 43 quick runs but he couldn't find the right partner to get the scoreboard forward. Batters kept losing wickets one after the other and it became impossible for Sussex to chase the total. They were bowled out for 134, as Surrey won the match by a big margin of 124 runs.

Hampshire Form Guide:

Hampshire are placed at the 3rd position on points table with 5 wins to their name.

The top run scorer for Hampshire in the competition is James Vince with 406 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Hampshire in the competition is Liam Dawson with 11 scalps under his belt.

Hampshire have lost their previous match against Kent by 6 wickets.

Hampshire batted first and they posted a total of 177 for 7 in 20 overs. Ben McDermott played superbly at the top of the order and scored 57 off 30 balls. Apart from him, no other top order batter stayed at the crease for long. Joe Weatherly played an important knock of 67 runs in 50 balls to take Hampshire to 177 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Daniel Bell Drummond went all guns blazing right from the word go. He smashed the Hampshire bowlers to all parts of the ground. He made 89 off 55 balls, an innings that featured 4 huge maximums. Joe Denly also played superbly and scored 41 off 29 balls. On the back of these two superb knocks, Kent got home in the 20th over with 6 wickets in hand.

Let's have a look at the squads:

Hampshire

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)

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? – Hampshire

Who will win?- Hampshire

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – James Vince (Hampshire), Ravi Bopara (Sussex)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Liam Dawson (Hampshire), Shadab Khan (Sussex)

Most Sixes – James Vince (Hampshire), Ravi Bopara (Sussex)

Player of the Match- James Vince (Hampshire)

Team Scores Batting first – Hampshire 180+, Sussex 165+

Match Handicap: Hampshire

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