After a terrific victory against Somerset by 6 wickets, Surrey is now moving ahead to play yet another T20 Blast encounter. The upcoming match of Surrey will be against Essex and is scheduled to be held at the Kennington Oval, London on 29th August, beginning at 11:00 P.M. IST.
Surrey and Essex, the two teams from the South group, are sitting at the 6th and 8th positions, respectively. The teams, with 5 & 3 wins each, are separated just by a single point where Surrey has 12 points, and Essex has 11 points. Surrey has already played 13 matches whereas Essex still has 2 matches to play, winning which might earn the team 4th spot on the points table.
Pitch Report
The match is scheduled to be held at Kennington Oval in London, also known as ‘The Oval.’ Being a small ground, high scores are anticipated on the boards, and batting is expected to be supported more. The pitch supports pace and bowl to a great extent & thus batsman can look forward to big shots.
Weather Conditions
The day is expected to be sunny with precipitation levels as low as 10%. The humidity levels will be around 49%, and thus, fans can expect a full match.
Probable Playing XI
Surrey
Aaron Finch, Mark Stoneman, Sam Curran, Ollie Pope, Ben Foakes, Will Jacks, Jordan Clark, Ryan Patel, Jade Dernbach, Gareth Batty, Imran Tahir
Essex
Tom Westley, Cameron Delport, Adam Wheater, Daniel Lawrence, Ryan ten Doeschate, Ravi Bopara, Paul Walter, Simon Harmer, Mohammad Amir, Aaron Beard, Adam Zampa
Key players
Surrey
Aaron Finch
Imran Tahir
Essex
Mohammad Amir
Tom Westley
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