- June 16, 2023
Match Details | |
Match | Middlesex vs Kent Spitfires, South Group | Vitality Blast 2023 |
Date | 16/06/2023 (Friday) |
Time | 22:15 (GMT+5) / 22:45 (GMT+5.5) / 23:15 (GMT+6) |
Format | |
Venue | Lord’s Cricket Ground, London |
Middlesex vs Kent Spitfires at a glance
- Kent’s five-match losing streak came to an end with Daniel Bell-Drummond 89 off 55.
- Middlesex has lost eight of its eight games this season.
- Kent Spitfires have won three of the last four meetings with Middlesex.
Middlesex vs Kent Spitfires Team Preview
Middlesex
Middlesex are four points behind at the bottom of the South Group after losing all eight of their matches this season. All other teams in both the North and South Groups have won at least two matches.
Middlesex captain Steve Eskinazi top scored in their final match, reaching 94 not out from 62 balls at the top of the order in a narrow 4-run defeat to Sussex Sharks. Being a part of the Middlesex bowling attack has been difficult due to frequently defending short totals in the Vitality T20 Blast 2023.
Kent Spitfires
Kent Spitfires have struggled in the T20 Blast for the second season in a row, and they enter this game in seventh place in the South Group. The Spitfires did, however, win their most recent encounter, a convincing 6-wicket triumph over Hampshire Hawks.
The seasoned Joe Denly blasted 41 runs off 29 balls in the triumph over Hampshire Hawks, but it was opener Daniel Bell-Drummond who stood out. In the first over of the triumph against Hampshire, Netherlands international Fred Klaassen took a significant wicket of James Vince and then came back to dismiss Toby Albert in the next over.
Middlesex vs Kent Spitfires Team Playing Squads
Middlesex
Stephen Eskinazi (c), Jack Davies (wk), Max Holden, Ryan Higgins, Tom Helm, Blake Cullen, Luke Hollman, Josh De Caires, Joe Cracknell, Pieter Malan, and Martin Andersson.
Kent Spitfires
Sam Billings (c & wk), George Linde, Grant Stewart, Tawanda Muyeye, Daniel Bell-Drummond, Fred Klaassen, Michael Hogan Jordan Cox, Jack Leaning, Joe Denly, and Kane Richardson.
Middlesex vs Kent Spitfires Team Form in Last 5 Matches
Middlesex – L L L L L | Kent Spitfires – W L L L L |
Middlesex vs Kent Spitfires outfield report
Lords Cricket Ground
In 11 T20Is, the team batting first has won six times and the team batting second has won four times. In the last four games, the club that batted first has won three of them. The toss winner should bat first.
The sky will be clear. The temperature will fluctuate between 27 and 12 degrees Celsius. The wind will be blowing at 10-15 km/h from the west.
Lord’s in London will host this Vitality T20 Blast match. The wicket will be fast, although the surface will provide plenty of help to the bowlers.
Middlesex vs Kent Spitfires Final Prediction
Winning the toss
- Kent Spitfires
Player of the Match
- Kent Spitfires – Daniel Bell-Drummond
Most sixes
- Middlesex – Stephen Eskinazi
- Kent Spitfires – Daniel Bell-Drummond
Most wickets
- Middlesex – Tom Helm
- Kent Spitfires – Grant Stewart
Most runs
- Middlesex – Stephen Eskinazi
- Kent Spitfires – Daniel Bell-Drummond
Team Scores Batting First
- Middlesex – 165+
- Kent Spitfires – 180+
According to our prediction, Kent Spitfires will win this match.