Kent will face Essex on this Friday at St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury. Before the match, two Southerners are in very good form. It’s pretty much assumable that the clash will be highly competitive and enjoyable. Despite both of the team’s good form, Kent will get a bit of an advantage as they will be playing at their own ground.

High flying Kent will face in-form Essex: Kent Vs Essex SG Vitality Blast T20 2019

Cricket fans of England are in a jolly mood. After the success on the World Cup, they’re enjoying T20 Vitality Blast 2019 tournament currently. The excitement will increase much more in the upcoming Friday as two strong teams, Kent and Essex will battle out at the St Lawrence Ground.

Kent 

Kent has already beaten two high profile teams Somerset and Hampshire in T20VitalityBlast 2019 tournament. They’re performing as a team. They don’t have too many high-profile stars or performers, but their extraordinary team combination is helping them to achieve the final result.

Kent is playing as a team more than an individual
Kent is playing as a team more than an individual

Essex 

Essex lost their first game against Middlesex but turn around in style by beating Surrey by 52 runs. Their batsmen are in superb form and Kent will face a great challenge to stop the towering batting lineup of Essex.

Essex batsmen are in good form ahead of the game
Essex batsmen are in good form ahead of the game

Weather Report

As per the weather forecasts, there will be windy weather in Kent but very little chances of rain. The temperature will most probably up-down between 23-25 degree Celsius.

Pitch Conditions

Canterbury is a good venue for the batters especially in limited over. Spinners will get the advantage in here more than the pacers.

TV Channel

This game will be live on Sky Sports in England.

Likely XI –

Kent

  • Daniel Bell-Drummond (c), 
  • Zak Crawley, 
  • Oliver Robinson (wk), 
  • Mohammad Nabi, 
  • Alex Blake, 
  • Sean Dickson, 
  • Jordan Cox, 
  • Adam Milne, 
  • Hardus Viljoen, 
  • Imran Qayyum, 
  • Fred Klaassen,
  • Calum Haggett, 
  • Matt Milnes

Essex

  • Ravi Bopara, 
  • Ryan ten Doeschate, 
  • Adam Wheater (wk), 
  • Tom Westley, 
  • Varun Chopra, 
  • Matthew Quinn, 
  • Adam Zampa, 
  • Simon Harmer (c), 
  • Cameron Delport, 
  • Daniel Lawrence, 
  • Shane Snater

Match Prediction 

Although Essex wins by a large margin in their last game and their batsmen are in good form, but beating Kent will be very difficult as they will play at their ground. Our prediction goes to Kent.

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It will be a highly competitive game for sure. Kent will get an extra advantage but things will not be easy against Essex. Hopefully, cricket fans will enjoy a good game.