Kent vs Sussex – T20 Blast Betting Tips

Host Kent will face Sussex in the South Group fixture of the Vitality T20 Blast in Canterbury on Sunday.

The home team in this fixture is placed at the top of the table and has already qualified for the next round. Kent have won nine matches out of twelve played in this year’s competition.

In the previous game, Kent registered a comprehensive win over Middlesex, courtesy excellent contributions from Heino Kuhn, Harry Finch, Elliott Hooper, and Harry Podmore.

The management will rest their premier players ahead of the knockout stages of the competition.

On the other hand, Sussex suffered defeat at the hands of Hampshire. With this result, Sussex are lying fourth in the South Group table. A win against Kent will help them finish second on the table in the preliminary stages of the competition.

Both teams have faced off 33 times in the history of the Vitality T20 Blast where Kent have a slight edge with 14 wins compared to Sussex’s 11 victories whereas seven matches ended with no result. One game has ended in a tie between the two teams.

Kent Form and Team news: 

Despite a comfortable win over Middlesex at Lords, Kent are likely to make one or two changes in the playing XI for their match on Sunday.

However, the team management will be extremely pleased with the performance of the bowling unit as they dismissed Middlesex for a paltry score of 88 runs.

In the batting department, Kent will be relying on the likes of interim captain Heino Kuhn, Drummond, opener Zak Crawley, Harry Finch, and Calum MacLeod to score the bulk of the runs.

On the bowling front, the onus will be on the likes of pacers Marcus O’Riordan, Matthew Quinn, Harry Podmore, and Safyaan Sharif to deliver the bulk of the runs.

Sussex Form and Team News:

Sussex will be desperate to win this game to build some nice momentum ahead of the knockout stages of the competition.

The team management will be disappointed about the performance of the bowling unit as they failed to defend just 183 runs in Southampton on Friday.

In the batting department, Sussex will be relying on the likes of wicket-keeper Phil Salt, Captain Luke Wright, Ravi Bopara, and David Wiese to score the bulk of the runs.

On the bowling front, the onus will be on the likes of pacers David Wiese, Mitchell Claydon, Ollie Robinson to make early inroads with the new ball.

In his first outing for Sussex, Leg-spinner Rashid Khan went wicketless and conceded 41 runs in his four overs.

Odds by Casumo

According to the Casumo sportsbook, Sussex will be the slight favorite to win the North Group game of the Vitality T20 Blast tournament. For this game, Sussex are placed at 1.48 odds, while Kent are placed at 2.45 odds.

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Our Tipster’s Angle

There is no doubt that Kent played phenomenal cricket in this year’s competition. The county side has booked their place in the playoffs. On the other hand, Sussex will be looking to play their full-strength side and beat Kent to take some confidence for the quarterfinals of the competition.

Due to strong bench strength at this disposal, Kent will be expected to register a comfortable win over Sussex on Sunday.

Tip 1: Sussex’s recent record against Kent.

Despite being placed in the top half of the table, Sussex will take heart from the fact that they have won three matches out of their last four played against Kent. Given their recent dominance in a previous couple of matches, we expect Sussex to register a comfortable win over Kent in this [email protected].

Tip 2: Ravi Bopara finding form with the bat. 

With two half-centuries in back-to-back games for Sussex, Ravi Bopara have found form with the bat, which will be a big plus for Sussex going into the knockout stages.

Given his splendid performances in the previous two matches, we expect Ravi Bopara to score 25 runs or more in this [email protected].

 

Conclusion

Expect Sussex to overcome Kent in this contest by a narrow margin.

1. Sussex to register a comfortable win over Kent in this [email protected]
2. Ravi Bopara to score 25 runs or more in this contest- [email protected]

 

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