SUS vs HAM Match Preview
It has been a pretty mediocre batting effort by Sussex so far. Tom Clark and James Coles are likely to open the batting here. Both of them haven’t been consistent this season and have squandered away good starts. Tom Alsop and Ravi Bopara have got a couple of half-centuries each but haven’t been able to lift the team out of its poor run as Sussex has lost 5 in its last 6 matches.
The all-rounders batting lower down the order have failed to score runs at the death. It is a similar story when it comes to the bowling effort. While Tymall Mills has been outstanding, picking up 14 wickets in just 7 matches, he has received little support at the other end.
Nathan McAndrew, Henry Crocombe, and Hudson-Prentice have been very expensive and have also failed to pick up wickets. The spin department lacks a specialist bowler and the team depends on all-rounders Shadab Khan and Ravi Bopara, both of whom have failed to reign in the opposition batsmen.
Skipper James Vince and his opening partner Ben McDermott are in excellent form for Hampshire and will be looking to give the team another good start here. Vince is the top-scorer for Hampshire this season and has scored 4 half-centuries and a century in his 8 innings so far.
However, the middle order will need to step up here to take some scoring pressure off of the openers. Toby Albert, Ross Whiteley, and Joe Weatherley will need to score runs consistently going forward. To the team’s advantage, they have all-rounders like Liam Dawson and James Fuller to add depth to the batting.
Nathan Ellis has done a good job with the new ball as well as at the death and will be looking for support from other seamers including Chris Wood, John Turner, and James Fuller.
Liam Dawson is the leading wicket-taker of the team with 11 wickets.
Weather Report
The average first-inning score here is around 165. The weather is expected to remain clear with temperatures of around 20 degrees Celsius.
Pitch Report
The pitch at the County Ground in Hove assists the seamers early on. There is some grass on the pitch which will help in seam movement as well as there is some swing too. However, the surface will settle and get easier to bat on as the match progresses.
Notable stats
Ben McDermott’s explosive batting
McDermott has performed well for Hampshire this season, scoring 249 runs at an impressive strike rate of 144.76.
Team News
There are no updates regarding injuries from either side.
SUS vs HAM Probable 11
SUS Playing 11
- Tom Clark
- James Coles
- Ravi Bopara (C)
- Tom Alsop
- Shadab Khan
- Michael Burgess (Wk)
- Danial Ibrahim
- FJ Hudson-Prentice
- Tymal Mills
- Nathan McAndrew
- Henry Crocombe
HAM Playing 11
- Ben McDermott (Wk)
- James Vince (C)
- Toby Albert
- Joe Weatherley
- Ross Whiteley
- James Fuller
- Liam Dawson
- Nathan Ellis
- Chris Wood
- Mason Crane
- John Turner
Dream11 Prediction
We are backing Hampshire to win here. Barring a couple of losses, the team has played well and most of its players are in good form. On the other hand, Sussex has struggled throughout the season and will find it difficult to overcome a quality opposition like Hampshire.
Top Picks
James Vince: Vince has scored 4 half-centuries and a century in his 8 innings so far. He has an average of 81.20 and an impressive strike rate of 165.71.
Liam Dawson: Dawson is the leading wicket-taker for Hampshire with 11 wickets. His economy rate is pretty good too at just 7.00 runs per over. He can also strike the ball well with the bat.
Tymal Mills: Tymal Mills has picked up 14 wickets so far in just 7 matches. He has a bowling strike rate of 12.00 and an average of 17.50.
SUS vs HAM Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: B McDermott, T Alsop
Batters: J Vince (C), J Weatherley, T Clark
All-rounders: R Bopara (VC), L Dawson
Bowlers: T Mills, N Ellis, H Crocombe, J Turner
