Surrey vs Hampshire, County Championship One, Today Match Prediction

SUR vs HAM Match Prediction & Analysis

County Championship has kicked off with every team vying for the elusive title. Surrey won the championship in the 2024 season and are all up to defend the same. Their held their opponents Essex to a draw in their opening match. Hampshire are high on confidence after their victory over Yorkshire in an away leg and will look to carry forward the momentum into this match. 

TEAMS PREVIEW

Surrey Preview

Surrey posted totals of 365/10 & 219/6 in their two innings in reply to Essex's 582/6d. Ben Foakes was superb with the bat making 92* & 50 runs in the two innings. Openers Rory Burns (73 & 25 runs) and Dom Sibley (3 & 66 runs) rebuild their innings at the top in first and second innings respectively. 

Their bowlers gave the opposition a massive 582/6d in the match. Kemar Roach (2/84) and Dan Lawrence (3/151) bowled their heart out with the ball in the last game. Fisher chipped in with a wicket while Jordan Clark went wicketless in his 25 overs. 

Key players: Dan Lawrence, Kemar Roach, Ben Foakes

Surrey Predicted Playing XI:

Rory Burns, Dom Sibley, Ben Foakes, Ollie Pope, Jamie Smith, Dan Lawrence, Kemar Roach, Fisher, Jordan Clark, James Taylor, Ryan Patel

Hampshire Preview

Hampshire made a short work on the tricky chase making 148/5 in 39.3 overs last game to win by 5 wickets. Tom Prest (39 & 57*) played pivotal role especially in the second innings to a win for their team. Mark Stoneman, Fletcha Middleton and Ben Brown chipped in with vital runs in the match to help their post a competitive total. 

Their bowlers bowled the opposition to 121/10 & 275/10 in both their innings. Their pace quartet of Brad Wheal (1/26 & 4/56), Kyle Abbott (3/42 & 2/28), Sonny Baker (1/17 & 2/58) and Brett Hampton (1/32 & 2/42) bowled as a unit and took 16 wickets between them in the match. Lone spinner Liam Dawson took 3 crucial wickets in the first innings. 

Key players: Brad Wheal, Tom Prest, Fletcha Middleton

Hampshire Predicted Playing XI:

Mark Stoneman, Fletcha Middleton, Tom Prest, Ben Brown, Brad Wheal, Brett Hampton, Kyle Abbott, Sonny Baker, Liam Dawson, Nick Gubbins, Toby Albert

Weather Conditions

London will have a bright and sunny weather with no weather interruptions expected owing to rain as per the weather forecasters. 

SUR vs HAM Pitch Report

Kensington Oval has a good balance between the bat and ball and we expect the average scores to be in the range of 300-350 runs in this match. 

Toss: To Bat

Both team skippers will look to bat first and post a good total here as the pitch will remain spice up as the match progresses.