Surrey v Kent Spitfires – 01/10/2020

Surrey v Kent Spitfires – Betting Tips, Latest Odds, Team News and Predictions – 01/10/2020

Surrey finished in first position and Kent third in the south group to reach the quarter finals of the 2020 T20 Blast. Surrey only lost one match.

They go at it again and you can be ready with our free cricket betting tips and predictions. We also have information about the best betting sites in India for the Blast.

Surrey v Kent Spitfires – Match Preview

Surrey and Kent have taken it in turns to beat each other in their last four T20 Blast meetings. Neither team have managed to collective successive wins against the other in this format in the past three seasons.

The trend might continue or Surrey could add to the win they managed over Kent on 20 September. Jason Roy, Laurie Evans and Liam Plunkett were key for Surrey in that match. They might be again.

Where: The Oval, London

When: Thursday, 1 October 2020

Start time: 17:30 IST (12:00 GMT)

Pitch conditions: Four of the six results at The Oval in London during the 2020 T20 Blast so far have been won by the team batting second. This ground is good for chasing totals. The captain who wins the toss will likely bowl first.

Weather conditions: Plenty of rain is predicted for London on Thursday, 1 October. If the fixture is shortened by the wet weather, this could play right into the hands of the team chasing an adjusted total.

Surrey v Kent Spitfires – Latest Odds

10CRIC are a mainstay among the best online betting sites in India and covered the 2020 T20 Blast well. They have good markets for the quarter finals as well.

Kent are priced as underdogs at 2.0, while Surrey are offered as favourites at 1.64. Be sure to check out 10CRIC’s other events for this match, not just their outright market.

Surrey v Kent Spitfires – Team News

Will Jacks, Laurie Evans and former South African Test cricketer Hashim Amla have been Surrey’s leading run-scorers in the Vitality Blast this season. All three will be important here. Amla once scored a Test triple-century at the ground for this match.

Among the bowlers, Surrey can look to spinners Gareth Batty and Daniel Moriarty. Batty is double the 21-year-old Moriarty’s age, but still churning out wickets.

Kent have the 2020 Blast’s leading run-scorer in Daniel Bell-Drummond. Zak Crawley and Sam Billings are also in the mix.

Billings will want a big performance, as he had the chance to be in the IPL right now, but opted out.

Kent’s bowling attack is spearheaded by Dutch seamer Fred Klaasen and spinner Imran Qayyum.

Surrey v Kent – Squads

Surrey v Kent Spitfires – Betting Tips and Prediction

Here are three more cricket betting predictions. Our team of experts have followed the 2020 T20 Blast closely and have made these tips based on the best odds around.

Pick Topley to Be the Top Bowler for Surrey

You can see why Reece Topley has been capped 17 times by England in five years. He’s not quite good enough for a permanent berth in the international ODI or T20I level, but is excellent at county level.

He has been in great form this Blast. Importantly, he varies his pace well in conditions that demand it and against batsmen who don’t necessarily expect it. Topley is priced at 4.0 by 22Bet to be the top bowler for Surrey.

Bet On Bell-Drummond to Be Kent’s Top Batsman Again

Daniel Bell-Drummond has been outstanding at the top of the order for Kent this season. He has set plenty of solid foundations for the rest of the batsman to capitalise on.

Now’s the time he can really deliver – and perhaps convert promising 20s and 30s into bigger innings. He has already managed a couple of 80s in the T20 Blast this season. 1xBet have him priced at 3.4 to be the top batsman for Kent here.

Make Moriarty Your Player of the Match

Daniel Moriarty was playing mere club cricket in Cape Town, South Africa, 10 months ago. Now he’s an important cog in a Surrey team chasing a second T20 Blast title.

The left-arm slow bowler has been superb against the right-handers, turning the ball away from them. He’s tall and bowls wicket to wicket. It’s not an overly long shot to go with him as player of the match at 19.0 with bet365. We’d take that bet.

Refer back to our round-up of expert cricket tips before this match gets started.