Check out all the Preview Stats and AI Predictive Form Guide for the Vitality Blast 2026 – Game 102 – Surrey vs Essex Eagles, to be played on 12th July, 2026 at Kennington Oval, London.<\/p>\n
Match Prediction – Surrey v Essex<\/p>\n
Match Details:<\/p>\n
Date: Sunday, 12th July 2026.<\/p>\n
Venue: Kennington Oval, London.<\/p>\n
Start Time: 05:30 PM GMT | 11:00 PM IST | 06:30 PM Local.<\/p>\n
Current Form:<\/p>\n
Surrey:<\/p>\n
Even though they won their previous game, the Surrey side need to win their final game to ensure they have the best chance of securing themselves a home final.<\/p>\n
Josh Philippe, Dan Lawrene, Jason Roy and Ollie Pope have been the leading batters for Surrey, while their bowling attack has seen Reece Topley dominate.<\/p>\n
Essex Eagles:<\/p>\n
It was a much needed win for the Eagles against the Hampshire Hawks in their previous game and now have their own fate in their hands, requiring a win to go through.<\/p>\n
Simon Harmer, Charlie Allison, Michael Pepper and Paul Walter have been the best batters for Essex, with their bowling led by Sam Cook, Charlie Bennett and Simon Harmer.<\/p>\n
Batting Stats T20<\/p>\n
Players to Watch:<\/p>\n
Surrey:<\/p>\n
Jason Roy \u2013 he is the leading run-scorer for Surrey, with Jason Roy has picked up 384 runs in his eleven games, averaging 42.66 and has struck at 157.37, going past fifty thrice.<\/p>\n
Reece Topley \u2013 the leading wicket-taker for the Surrey side, with Reece Topley having picked up 19 wickets in his 11 games, averaging 16.42 and has struck once every 12.4 balls.<\/p>\n
Dan Lawrence \u2013 in excellent all-round form this season, with Dan Lawrence scoring 234 runs in his nine innings, averaging 46.8 while striking at 156 and has taken eight wickets at 16.12.<\/p>\n
Essex Eagles:<\/p>\n
Paul Walter \u2013 he is the leading run-scorer for the Essex Eagles, with Paul Walter having picked up 351 runs in eleven games at 39, having struck at 160.27 and has scored three fifties.<\/p>\n
Simon Harmer \u2013 in great all-round form, with Simon Harmer having scored 185 runs at 92.5 while having struck at 186.86 and he has picked up eleven wickets at 21.45.<\/p>\n
Sam Cook – with injuries and call-ups having taken away time from him, Sam Cook was back and he was brilliant, with six wickets in three games at 7.33 and he has gone at just 4.63 runs per over.<\/p>\n
Head-to-Head (Last 5 Matches):<\/p>\n
Surrey – 2 wins
Essex Eagles – 3 wins
The Essex Eagles have the lead over the Surrey side in the format, and they will be keen to retain this, with a win going a long way for Essex\u2019s playoffs hopes.<\/p>\n
Venue Stats – Kennington Oval, London (2023-2026):<\/p>\n
Average 1st Innings Score:<\/p>\n
2023 – 187.1
2024 – 140.9
2025 – 175.9
2026 – 170.0<\/p>\n
Bowling Averages and Economy Rates:<\/p>\n
Fast Bowlers \u2013 Average \u2013 26.78; Economy Rate \u2013 9.16; Balls per Wicket \u2013 17.5.
Spin Bowlers \u2013 Average \u2013 26.17; Economy Rate \u2013 8.86; Balls per Wicket \u2013 17.7.<\/p>\n
Wickets Percentage based on Innings:<\/p>\n
Team Win Percentage when Batting First – 41%
Team Win Percentage when Batting Second – 59%<\/p>\n
Wickets Per Innings:<\/p>\n
First Innings \u2013 6.86 wickets
Second Innings \u2013 5.5 wickets<\/p>\n
Wickets per Phase:<\/p>\n
Powerplay (Overs 1\u20136): 1.79 wickets
Middle Overs (Overs 7\u201315): 2.66 wickets
Death Overs (Overs 16\u201320): 2.36 wickets<\/p>\n
Just like the previous season, it remains quite easy for the batters at the Kennington Oval, with the average first innings score at the venue this season being 170. There is an advantage for the sides chasing, who have won 59% of the games held here.<\/p>\n
The spin bowlers have enjoyed slightly more favourable conditions, while the averages and the strike rates remain the same, the spinners have proven to be a bit more economical.<\/p>\n
Wicket Takers T20<\/p>\n
Squads:<\/p>\n
Surrey:<\/p>\n
Sam Curran (WK), Ben Foakes (WK), Jamie Smith (WK), Dom Sibley, Jason Roy, Laurie Evans, Rory Burns, Daniel Lawrence, Reece Topley, Daniel Worrall, Gus Atkinson, James Taylor, Matthew Fisher, Nathan Barnwell, Yousef Majid, Nikhil Gorantla, Jordan Clark, Ollie Sykes, Ryan Patel, Tom Curran, Tom Lawes, Tommy Ealham, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton and Sean Abbott.<\/p>\n
Essex Eagles:<\/p>\n
Simon Harmer \u00a9, Michael Pepper (WK), Jordan Cox (WK), Charlie Allison, Dean Elgar, Paul Walter, Robin Das, Simon Fernandes, Tom Westley, Charlie Bennett, James Porter, Sam Cook, Shane Snater, Luc Benkenstein, Mackenzie Jones, Matthew Critchley, Mitchell Killeen, Noah Thain, Wiaan Mulder and Zaman Akhter.<\/p>\n
Cricket Match Predictions – PrePlay<\/p>\n
Who will win the toss? \u2014 Essex Eagles<\/p>\n
Who will win the match? \u2014 Surrey<\/p>\n
Top Batter (Runs Scored) \u2014 Jason Roy (Surrey), Simon Harmer (Essex Eagles)<\/p>\n
Top Bowler (Wickets Taken) \u2014 Reece Topley (Surrey), Simon Harmer (Essex Eagles)<\/p>\n
Most Sixes \u2014 Jason Roy (Surrey), Simon Harmer (Essex Eagles)<\/p>\n
Player of the Match \u2014 Jason Roy (Surrey)<\/p>\n
Team Scores Batting First \u2014 Surrey 170+, Essex Eagles 170+<\/p>\n
\u00a9 Cricket World 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Check out all the Preview Stats and AI Predictive Form Guide for the Vitality Blast 2026 – Game…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":687640,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[1721,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-687639","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cricket","tag-cricket","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/687639","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=687639"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/687639\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/687640"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=687639"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=687639"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=687639"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}