Hampshire will begin their T20 VitalityBlast journey against Sussex at County Ground, Southampton. It will be interesting game Ageas bowl as two giants of County cricket lock their horns.

Hampshire Vs Sussex Match Preview: Vitality Blast 2019

Both Hampshire and Sussex have strings of match-winners in their squad. As the match will be on Friday, the Ageas Bowl will be full of fire.

Hampshire

The squad has been already announced for the game by Hampshire. England’s World Cup-winning pair Liam Dawson and James Vince will be available in the squad. Two South African internationals Aiden Markram and Chris Morris will also be available for the game.

South African all-rounder Chris Morris is set to make his County cricket debut vs Sussex.

Wales batsman Aneurin Donald will also debut in tomorrow’s game.

Two English international James Vince and Liam Dawson will lead Hampshire
Two English international James Vince and Liam Dawson will lead Hampshire

Sussex

Sussex will come at Ageas Bowl with a fresh memory. The South coast rival had an utterly disappointing season at 2016 and 2017 respectively. But, they made their progress in the last year. Ben Brown‘s side showed their charisma as his star players like Jofra Archer, Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan all contributed.

They are bound to get success again this season.

Jofra Archer is the main guy for Sussex against Hampshire
Jofra Archer is the main guy for Sussex against Hampshire

Pitch Conditions

Southampton Pitch is always kind to the batsmen. Runs usually flowing in here. As this game will be a T20 game, it is expected that lots of runs will be coming from tomorrow’s crunch game.

Weather Conditions

There are thickening clouds around the sky of Southampton as per weather forecasts. The heavy wind is coming from the South coast and there’s a chance it could turn into rain. But, nothing confirmed.

TV Channel

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Likely XI –

Hampshire

  • Kyle Abbott
  • Tom Alsop
  • Keith Barker
  • Gareth Berg
  • Harry Came
  • Mason Crane
  • Liam Dawson
  • Aneurin Donald
  • Chris Morris
  • James Vince
  • Chris Wood

Sussex 

  • Jofra Archer
  • Adam Barton
  • Will Beer
  • Harry Finch
  • Ben Brown 
  • Laurie Evans
  • Luke Wells
  • Luke Wright
  • Alex Carey
  • Danny Briggs
  • Tom Haines

Match Prediction 

Despite Sussex’s superb previous year and their good run in this year, it will be so hard for them to beat Hampshire at their ground. Hampshire will surely start as favorite and looking to clinch the game.