Middlesex’s recent form has been weak. They have won only one match in the last 5 matches. The last match was against Kent where the team scored 160 runs in 20 overs. Captain Leus du Plooy played a big innings of 68 runs. Cracknell and Geddes also gave some support. But the bowling was weak. Josh Little conceded 44 runs in 3 overs. Kent won the match in just 18.1 overs. Middlesex’s bowling attack seems to be under pressure and the batting is also revolving around just one or two players. These are few of their last matches and they should focus on preparing the squad for the next season. Middlesex will not be able to make a comeback from here in this tournament so player testing can be done in these last two matches.
Surrey is in full form. They have won 4 matches in the last 5 matches. The recent match was against Somerset in which a big score of 201 was made. Will Jacks scored 57 runs and Roy and Lawrence added quick fire runs. In bowling Topley took 3 wickets giving away just 20 runs. Zampa, Curran and Overton also took wickets. Somerset was all out for just 134. Surrey has a good balance. Batting is also looking strong and bowling has shown impact in every match. Surrey are in the top two in the points table and will hope to deliver the strongest performance in this match to test their preparation for the knockouts.
The Lord’s pitch is balanced. In the beginning, the pacers swing and bounce. But later batting becomes a little easy. The outfield here is fast. So the boundary is firm as soon as the shots go in the gap. Spinners come in the match in the middle overs. They get a little grip and this phase changes the game. The average first innings score is around 168-170. So batting first seems to be a safe option. Chasing becomes a little tricky. That is why the team winning the toss will prefer to bat.
Surrey and Middlesex have played 10 matches in Vitality T20 Blast so far. Surrey won 9 of these. Middlesex won only 1 match. No match was tied or cancelled. The last match was played in 2025 at Kennington Oval ground in London. Surrey batted first and scored 194 runs. Will Jacks scored 97 runs in 56 balls. He hit 10 fours and 5 sixes. Dom Sibley scored 27 runs. Sam Curran added 26 runs. The team scored 194/8 in 20 overs.
Among the bowlers of Middlesex, Tom Helm took 3 wickets. Noah Cornwell took 2 wickets. Ryan Higgins and Hollman got one wicket each. But nobody could stop Will Jacks. The target was 195 runs. Middlesex did not have a good start. Kane Williamson scored 26 runs. Ryan Higgins showed a fight of 27 runs. But everyone else was out. The whole team was all out for just 119 runs in 18.4 overs.
Surrey bowlers bowled tight. Mitchell Santner took 3 wickets. Nathan Smith and Tom Curran took 2-2 wickets. Reece Topley and Will Jacks also took one wicket each. Surrey won the match by 75 runs. They were looking strong in every department.
Stephen Eskinazi, Ben Geddes, Kane Williamson, Leus du Plooy (C), Ryan Higgins, Joe Cracknell (Wk), Luke Hollman, Zafar Gohar, Tom Helm, Joshua Little, Noah Cornwell
Injury Update: None
Will Jacks, Ryan Patel, Jason Roy, Sam Curran (C), Daniel Lawrence, Ben Foakes (Wk), Tom Curran, Jamie Overton, Chris Jordan, Adam Zampa, Reece Topley
Injury Updates: None
Keeper: Stephen Eskinazi
Batters: Jason Roy, Kane Williamson, Daniel Lawrence
All-rounders: Luke Hollman, Sam Curran (C), Ryan Higgins, Will Jacks (VC), Tom Curran
Bowlers: Tom Helm, Adam Zampa
Sam Curran
Will Jacks
Kane Williamson
Stephen Eskinazi
Keeper: Stephen Eskinazi
Batters: Jason Roy, Kane Williamson, Leus du Plooy
All-rounders: Sam Curran, Ryan Higgins, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton
Bowlers: Tom Helm (C), Adam Zampa, Reece Topley (VC)
Tom Helm
Jamie Overton
Leus du Plooy
Jason Roy
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