Vitality Blast 2024 Cricket Match Prediction | South Group | Surrey vs Hampshire Hawks – Let’s see who will win the match. | July 18

Surrey vs Hampshire Hawks Match Analysis

The South Group leaders are scheduled to play the Hampshire Hawks at Kennington Oval in London on July 18 starting at 11 PM, as the quarterfinals draw near. Surrey will use this as a warm-up before hosting the Quarters at home on September 3. This will be a great opportunity for them to test their bench strength even though they are unsure of who their opponents will be.

Surrey’s final match at Chelmsford was against Essex. The top-order found it difficult to contain the spin attack as they lost three wickets in seven balls in the sixth and seventh overs. However, Will Jacks did not give up, smashing five sixes and six fours in his innings of 46 deliveries for 86 runs. Adam Rossington of Essex held Surrey close to the wire, but Chris Jordan (3), Jordan Clark (2), and Cameron Steel (2) wreaked havoc on the remaining batters to give Surrey a 13-run victory.

Conversely, Somerset crushed Hampshire Hawks by 9 wickets in an overwhelming loss. Hampshire, batting first, scored 157 runs for seven wickets. Out of 32, Tom Prest scored 51. With two overs remaining, Tom Banton and Tom Kohler-Cadmore pursued the target. The lone Hampshire bowler to register a wicket was Benny Howell.

Surrey vs Hampshire Hawks Team Preview & Squads

Surrey

The quarterfinalists are eager to play the Hawks and see how strong their bench is. Dom Sibley will come up to bat first with Will Jacks. Jacks has only appeared in two Surrey games this season, but in both games, he has scored 95 runs at a 175.92 strike rate. Sibley’s at-bat performance has been subpar. In 7 innings, he has scored 109 runs at an average of 18.16. Jamie Smith, Surrey’s top run scorer, ought to be included in the lineup. Smith leads all Surrey batters with 285 runs in 7 games at a strike rate of 205.03. He’ll be the batter to watch out for if he plays.

Third place will go to Laurie Evans. Evans has amassed 244 runs at a 159.47 strike percentage. Due to international obligations, Ollie Pope will not be available, thus Sam Curran will lead the middle order alongside Jamie Overton and Rory Burns. Burns, whose lack of form makes him an unsuitable pick at this point, will have a difficult challenge ahead of him to establish his value. Curran has taken a wicket with the ball and amassed 59 runs at a 137 strike rate while batting.

Cameron Steel, Jordan Clark, and captain Chris Jordan will guide the bowling unit. In the previous match against Essex, the three took seven wickets to win by a significant margin of thirteen runs. Daniel Worrall should be replaced in the team by Tom Curran. The first game’s victor over Hampshire has 14 wickets in 7 games for Surrey at the lowest average of 11.14 of all time.

Surrey Squads

Surrey Squads

Chris Jordan (c), Rory Burns (wk), Jamie Smith, Sam Curran, Jordan Clark, Jamie Overton, Cameron Steel, Laurie Evans, Tom Lawes, Will Jacks, Tom Curran.

Hampshire Hawks

The Hampshire Hawks’ chances of making it to the knockout stages are virtually gone. The teams from the top four pools will face each other in their final two games. They will therefore want to close the season out well with this game. For them, Ben McDermott and James Vince will start the inning. Vince, who scored the most runs (670) in the previous season, is only up 219 runs at a 123 Strike rate so far this year. However, McDermott is also having trouble with his form.

Tom Prest is slated to rank third. Prest hit a half-century against Somerset in the previous match. The batter to keep an eye out for is James Weatherly. With 299 runs at a strike rate of 125.10 in 9 innings, Weatherly is Hampshire’s top scorer. James Fuller and Benny Howell will be in the center. The pair has a strike percentage of over 165. However, they are not putting up as many runs in the middle as the Hamshire anticipates.

Additionally, Fuller is their top Wicket-taker. With Michael Nesser out of the picture, Fuller currently has 10 wickets at a 9.24 economy rate. Along with Liam Dawson and Benny Howell, he will spearhead the bowling attack. Together, the pair has 14 wickets at an economy of slightly over 7.5. Neither Hampshire’s bowling attack nor its batting lineup has won over many supporters thus far. 

Hampshire Hawks Squads

Hampshire Hawks Squads

James Vince (c), Ben McDermott (wk), Joe Weatherley, Benny Howell, Liam Dawson, James Fuller, Chris Wood, Toby Albert, Eddie Jack, Tom Prest, Brad Wheal.

Surrey vs Hampshire Hawks outfield report

Kennington Oval, London

Teams batting first have won 11 out of 21 Twenty20 International matches. However, the defense has demonstrated a few thrilling finishes. In addition, three clubs have triumphed this season while defending the target against just one defeat. Here, the side that wins the toss ought to bat first.

There will be sunny and cloudy spells at Leicester. The range of temperatures will be 17°C to 21°C. There is no danger of rain today, however it is a little breezy.

In the first innings, the pitch helps batters more than bowlers. There’s good bounce and swing in the second inning.

Surrey vs Hampshire Hawks Head-to-Head Stats of Last 5 Matches

In the last five encounters between these two teams, Surrey won four games whereas, Hampshire Hawks won one.

Surrey vs Hampshire Hawks Prediction

Winning the toss

• Surrey

Player of the Match

• Surrey – Will Jacks

Most runs

• Surrey – Will Jacks
• Hampshire Hawks – Tom Prest

Most wickets

• Surrey – Chris Jordan
• Hampshire Hawks – Benny Howell

Most sixes

• Surrey – Will Jacks
• Hampshire Hawks – Tom Prest

Team Scores Batting First

• Surrey – 170+
• Hampshire Hawks – 155+

According to cricket analysts, Surrey has a 60% chance of winning.