SUS vs ESS Match Preview
The Sussex team is being led by Ravi Bopara and the team was successful in beating Surrey by a margin of 5 wickets. With the victory, they succeeded in getting their first points of the season. Although their bowlers did a decent job, their batters did not appear confident. The Sussex middle order also appeared rusty and this is a significant challenge for the team. Bopara will be aware of the batting strength of Essex and will be keen to get a good all-round performance from his bowlers.
Alistar Orr and Tom Clark will need to bat well, in the beginning, to set up a good platform. After these players such as the skipper Ravi Bopara, George Garton, and Tom Alsop will try to take things forward in the Sussex middle order. Sussex can also expect a good showing from James Coles and Michael Burgess in the lower middle order. The bowling attack for Sussex is being led by Garton and James Coles. In their last match, Tymal Mills and Fynn Hudson-Prentice bowled a good line and they will be looking to take this confidence into this match.
The Essex team is being led by Simon Harmer and they are off to a very good start. Their batters are looking in good nick as they chased down a huge total in their last match against Gloucestershire by a margin of 3 wickets. Harmer will be looking to get his bowlers to execute the plans in the match. The performance of Essex bowlers was not up to scratch in the last match. Adam Rossington and Feroze Khushi have been opening the innings for Essex for some time now. This pair will be looking to add some quick runs at the top of the order.
The last game saw Robin Das playing a match-winning hand. He will again be batting in the middle order and will look to add some quick runs with Paul Walter and Matthew Critchley. This team bats deep down and these batters will be followed by Daniel Sams, Harmer himself, and Tom Westley. The Essex bowlers gave away 195 runs in the last match. The frontline bowlers need to deliver the goods in this game and the onus will be on bowlers such as Daniel Sams, Shane Snater, Critchley, Paul Walter, Sam Cook, and Ben Allison.
Weather Report
You can expect temperatures in the region of 18 degrees during this match. There is likely to be some cloud cover during the game but there is no chance of getting showers during this match. There is not much chance of the players perspiring during the match. We are also going to get strong winds during the game in the region of 26 km/hr.
Pitch Report
The County Ground in Hove is mostly a batting surface. It is a good wicket for the stroke-makers. Bowlers from both teams will be put to the sword in all probability. This ground is located in East Sussex and most of the home games for Sussex are played at this venue.
Notable stats
Essex has won the last couple of games while Sussex has a better recent record in the last 5 matches.
If you look at the last 5 games played between the two sides you will find Sussex leading the recent head-to-head 3-2.
Tyma Mills has had a terrific strike rate in recent games.
Tymal Mills has picked up 13 wickets in his last 7 games for Sussex with a strike rate of 12.53.
Team News
There do not appear to be any injury worries from either team.
SUS vs ESS Probable 11
SUS Playing 11
- Ravi Bopara (C)
- Tom Clark
- Alistair Orr
- Tom Alsop
- George Garton (Wk)
- Michael Burgess
- James Coles
- Fynn Hudson-Prentice
- Tymal Mills
- Archie Lenham
- Henry Crocombe
ESS Playing 11
- Simon Harmer (C)
- Adam Rossington (Wk)
- Feroze Khushi
- Robin Das
- Matthew Critchley
- Paul Walter
- Tom Westley
- Daniel Sams
- Shane Snater
- Ben Allison
- Sam Cook
Dream11 Prediction
Although the Sussex team is playing at home and has already played a couple of matches in the competition, we reckon Essex to have an edge going into the match. Another reason is that they have just played a single game so far and won it. This outfit will be keen to maintain their winning record and develop momentum for the rest of the season. There is nothing much in it though.
Top Picks
Tom Aslop: Aslop has scored 275 runs in his last 9 games with an average of 34.37 and a strike rate of 134.80.
Tymal Mills: Mills is one of the leading bowlers for Sussex and has picked up 13 wickets in his last 7 matches with a strike rate of 12.53.
Simon Harmer: Simon Harmer has not only picked up 12 wickets from the last 10 games he is a useful batter for Essex.
Daniel Sams: Daniel Sams has collected a haul of 12 wickets from 8 matches with a strike rate of 15.
SUS vs ESS Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: T Aslop
Batters: T Westley, F Khushi, A Orr, R Das, T Mills
All-rounders: R Bopara (C), D Sams (VC), M Critchley
Bowlers: S Cook, H Crocombe
