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Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: Vitality Blast T20 2023 - All Matches- 28 May 2023
Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for Vitality Blast T20 2023 matches of the South Group and North Group which will be played on May 28th at the Headingley, Leeds; Kennington Oval, London and The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton.
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South Group Matches:
LIVE SCORES - May 28: Surrey vs Sussex (Kennington Oval, London)
Surrey Form Guide:
Surrey are currently placed at the 1st position on the South Group points table with 2 wins under their belt.
The top run scorer for Surrey in the competition is Sean Abbott with 110 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Surrey in the competition is Will Jacks with 5 scalps under his belt.
Surrey have beaten Kent in their second game of the competition by 41 runs.
Surrey batted first and they posted a competitive total of 223 for 5 in 20 overs. The top order failed terribly and they were 5 wickets down for 94 in the 13th over. This is when Sean Abbott unleashed his power hitting self and smashed the bowlers to all parts of the ground. He made 110 off 41 balls, an innings that included 4 fours and 11 huge sixes. On the back of his brilliance, Surrey got to a big total of 223.
During the chase, Kent started off well with the openers getting involved in a 108 runs partnership. After they got dismissed, Kent lost their way and the middle order kept losing wickets in regular succession. It caused panic in the batting order and as a result, Kent were restricted to 182 for 7 in 20 overs, losing the match by 41 runs.
Sussex Form Guide:
Sussex are currently placed at the 7th position on the points table with 1 loss to their name.
The top run scorer for Sussex in the competition is Ravi Bopara with 88 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Sussex in the competition is Tymal Mills with 3 scalps under his belt.
Sussex have lost their first match of the competition against Somerset by 5 wickets.
Sussex batted first and they posted a total of 183 for 8 in 20 overs. Ravi Bopara in the middle order was simply brilliant as he smashed 88 not out in 49 balls. The rest of the batters failed to capitalise on the knock played by Bopara. As a result, they were restricted to 183 for 8 in 20 overs.
During the chase, Tom Banton gave his team a splendid start. He smashed 32 runs off 15 balls. Tom Kohler Cadmore and Tom Abell then took the responsibility of taking their team over the line. They scored 72 and 42 runs respectively to take Somerset home in the 20th over with 5 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)
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?- Surrey
Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Ravi Bopara (Sussex), Laurie Evans (Surrey)
Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - George Garton (Sussex), Sunil Narine (Surrey)
Most Sixes – Ravi Bopara (Sussex), Laurie Evans (Surrey)
Player of the Match- Laurie Evans (Surrey)
Team Scores Batting first – Surrey 175+, Sussex 165+
Match Handicap: Surrey
LIVE SCORES - May 28: Somerset vs Glamorgan (The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton)
Glamorgan Form Guide:
Glamorgan are currently placed at the 4th position on points table with 1 win to their name.
The top run scorer for Glamorgan in the tournament is Colin Ingram with 48 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Glamorgan in the tournament is Daniel Douthwaite with 4 scalps under his belt.
Glamorgan have won their previous match against Gloucestershire by 2 wickets.
Gloucestershire batted first and they posted a total of 161 for 9 in 20 overs. The top order failed terribly except for Ollie Pope who scored 37 off 31 balls. Ben Charlesworth in the lower order also played well and smashed 56 off 39 balls to take Gloucestershire to 161 in 20 overs of play.
During the chase, openers lost their wickets early on. Colin Ingram in the middle order played an important role in bringing Glamorgan closer to the target. He smashed 47 off 33 balls. The finishing punch was provided by Timm Van der Gugten who scored 21 off 12 balls and took Glamorgan home in the 20th over with 2 wickets in hand.
Somerset Form Guide:
Somerset are currently placed at the 2nd position on points table with 2 wins to their name in 2 matches played.
The top run scorer for Somerset in the competition is Tom Kohler Cadmore with 90 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Somerset in the competition is Craig Overton with 5 scalps under his belt.
Somerset have won their previous match against Sussex by 5 wickets.
Sussex batted first and they posted a total of 183 for 8 in 20 overs. Ravi Bopara in the middle order was simply brilliant as he smashed 88 not out in 49 balls. The rest of the batters failed to capitalise on the knock played by Bopara. As a result, they were restricted to 183 for 8 in 20 overs.
During the chase, Tom Banton gave his team a splendid start. He smashed 32 runs off 15 balls. Tom Kohler Cadmore and Tom Abell then took the responsibility of taking their team over the line. They scored 72 and 42 runs respectively to take Somerset home in the 20th over with 5 wickets in hand.
Let's have a look at the squads:
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)
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? – Glamorgan
Who will win?- Somerset
Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Tom Banton (Somerset), Colin Ingram (Glamorgan)
Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Matt Henry (Somerset), Daniel Douthwaite (Glamorgan)
Most Sixes – Tom Banton (Somerset), Colin Ingram (Glamorgan)
Player of the Match- Matt Henry (Somerset)
Team Scores Batting first – Somerset 165+, Glamorgan 155+
Match Handicap: Somerset
North Group:
LIVE SCORES - May 28- Durham vs Yorkshire (Headingley, Leeds)
Current Form Durham:
Durham are currently placed at the 4th position on points table with 1 win to their name in 1 match played.
The top run scorer for Durham in the competition is Graham Clark with 102 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Durham in the competition is Nathan Sowter with 5 scalps under his belt.
Durham have made a thumping start to the tournament by defeating Northamptonshire by 10 wickets.
Northamptonshire batted first and they could only reach a total of 137 before being bowled out. Ricardo Vasconcelos at the top of the order scored 52 off 41 balls. Apart from him, no other batter could give stern competition to the opposition and as a result, they were bowled out for a paltry 137.
During the chase, Graham Clark started off really well for Durham. He along with Alex Lees tore apart the Northamptonshire bowling. Lees made 37 while Clark smashed 102 to take Durham home in the 14th over with 10 wickets in hand.
Current Form Yorkshire:
Yorkshire are currently placed at the 6th position in the North Group points table.
The top run scorer for Yorkshire is Dom Bess with 54 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Yorkshire is David Wiese with 3 scalps under his belt.
Yorkshire have lost their previous match against Worcestershire by 2 wickets.
Yorkshire batted first and they posted a total of 175 for 9 in 20 overs. Shan Masood in the top order scored 31 off 25 balls. Matthew Revis and Jordan Thompson provided the flurry to the flow of runs. They scored 42 and 36 runs respectively to take Yorkshire to 175 in 20 overs of play.
During the chase, the start was terrible and openers lost their wicket early on. Adam Hose once again showed why he is an important member of the squad. He smashed 44 runs off 26 balls to instill hope for a successful chase. Ben Cox scored 26 off 14 balls to take Worcestershire home in the 20th over with 2 wickets in hand.
Let's have a look at the squads:
Durham: Alex Lees, Cameron Bancroft, Scott Borthwick, Jack Burnham, Ben Raine, Paul Coughlin, Liam Trevaskis, David Bedingham (South Africa), Ollie Robinson, Nathan Sowter, Brandon Glover, Bas de Leede, Matthew Kuhnemann (Australia), Tristan Stubbs (South Africa - Vitality Blast)
Yorkshire: Adam Lyth, Harry Brook, Harry Duke, Dominic Bess, Jordan Thompson, Ben Coad, Jonathan Tattersall, Mathew Pillans, Will Fraine, George Hill, Matthew Fisher, Andrew Gale, Matt Milnes, Ben Mike, Jafer Chohan (South Asian Cricket Academy), Shan Masood (Pakistan), Neil Wagner (New Zealand - first 10 County Championship matches), David Wiese (Namibia - Vitality Blast)
Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay
Who will win the toss? – Yorkshire
Who will win?- Durham
Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Graham Clark (Durham), Dawid Malan (Yorkshire)
Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Nathan Sowter (Durham), Jordan Thompson (Yorkshire)
Most Sixes – Graham Clark (Durham), Dawid Malan (Yorkshire)
Player of the Match- Graham Clark (Durham)
Team Scores Batting first – Durham 165+, Yorkshire 175+
Match Handicap: Durham
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