Vitality Blast T20 Finals Day 2024, Edgbaston: Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions – All Matches - September 14th

For the second year in a row, four teams from the South Group have qualified for Vitality Blast Finals Day, on Saturday, September 14th, at Edgbaston, Birmingham.

Here are the Cricket Betting Tips and Cricket Match Predictions for the Vitality Blast Finals Day matches.

 

 

Semi Final 1 - Somerset v Surrey – 11am

Current Form

Somerset

Captain: Lewis Gregory

Previous Finals Day appearances: Nine (2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023)

Titles: Two (2005, 2023)

2023 finish: Champions

2024 leading run-scorer: Tom Banton (515 runs)

2024 leading wicket-taker: Ben Green (21 wickets)

 

The defending champions finished third in the South Group, having won eight of their 14 games and collected 17 points.

In the high-scoring away quarter-final at Northampton, Somerset secured a 17-run victory after Tom Banton (75 off 43) and Tom Kohler-Cadmore (63 off 43) had set a target of 216 for Northamptonshire. Lewis Gregory (3/35) and company did enough to keep their hosts under 200 in spite of skipper David Willey’s valiant 57 off 39 balls.

Surrey

Captain: Chris Jordan

Previous Finals Day appearances: Eight (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2013, 2014, 2020, 2023)

Titles: One (2003)

2024 finish: 1st place South Group

2024 leading run-scorer: Jamie Smith (285)

2024 leading wicket-taker: Tom Curran & Sean Abbott (15)

 

Surrey finished first in the South Group and beat Durham, in the QF by 5 wickets to progress through to Finals Day. Dominic Sibley and Sam Curran shared a stand of 95 in 63 balls as Surrey romped to Vitality Blast final’s day with a 5-wicket win over Durham at the Oval.

 

Surrey v Somerset – Head 2 Head  

Surrey and Somerset went head-to-head on two occasions in the group stage, with either side tasting victory on their home turf.

Jamie Smith’s sparkling 87 off 38 balls, including seven sixes, ignited Surrey’s home campaign with a 57-run victory over Somerset. Defending 164 at the Kia Oval, Sean Abbott (3/8), Tom Curran (3/16), and Spencer Johnson (2/15) were on spectacular form that evening.

In the reverse fixture at Taunton, Somerset had the last word as the defending champions claimed a six-wicket win, despite memorable knocks from Rory Burns (62), Sam Curran (59) and Jamie Overton (30*).

 

Cricket Betting Tips and Predictions - Pre Play

Who will win the toss? Surrey

Who will win?  Somerset

Top Batter (Runs Scored): Dom Sibley (Surrey), Tom Kohler-Cadmore (Somerset)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken): Matt Parkinson (Surrey), Lewis Gregory (Somerset)

Most Sixes: Dom Sibley (Surrey), Tom Kohler-Cadmore (Somerset)

Player of the Match: Tom Kohler-Cadmore (Somerset)

Team Scores Batting First: 180+

 

Semi Final 2 - Gloucestershire v Sussex Sharks – 2:30pm

Current Form

Sussex Sharks

Captain: Tymal Mills

Previous Finals Day appearances: Five (2007, 2009, 2012, 2018, 2021)

Titles: One (2009)

2023 finish: Sixth (South Group)

2024 leading run-scorer: Dan Hughes (595 runs)

2024 leading wicket-taker: Tymal Mills (24 wickets)

 

Sussex Sharks finished second in the South Group standings – behind Surrey – on 18 points. They will play Gloucestershire in the second semi-final on Finals Day.

To reach the last four, the Sharks smashed Lancashire Lightning at Hove, reducing their guests to 114 all out before chasing down the target inside 15 overs. Australian Dan Hughes, the leading run-scorer of the competition, top-scored for Sussex Sharks with 35 off 22 balls, and James Coles’ unbeaten 27 to go with his bowling figures of 2/9 earned him the player of the match.

 

Gloucestershire

Captain: Jack Taylor

Previous Finals Day appearances: Three (2003, 2007, 2020)

Titles: None

 

2023 finish: Seventh (South Group)

2024 leading run-scorer: Cam Bancroft (442 runs)

2024 leading wicket-taker: David Payne (29 wickets)

 

Gloucestershire sneaked into the last eight ahead of Essex on a better net run-rate. In the quarter-final itself, they handed North Group winners Birmingham Bears their fourth consecutive quarter-final defeat, winning the low-scoring contest at Edgbaston by 14 runs.

Cam Bancroft’s 43 took Gloucestershire to 138 all out before David Payne (4/23) and Ollie Price (3/32) hunted the Bears at their home to claim a famous victory.

 

Cricket Betting Tips and Predictions - Pre Play

Who will win the toss? Sussex

Who will win? Gloucestershire

Top Batter (Runs Scored): Daniel Hughes (Sussex), Cameron Bancroft (Gloucestershire)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken): Ollie Robinson (Sussex), David Payne (Gloucestershire)

Most Sixes: Daniel Hughes (Sussex), Cameron Bancroft (Gloucestershire)

Player of the Match: Cameron Bancroft (Gloucestershire)

Team Scores Batting First: 195+

 

FINAL - Somerset v Gloucestershire

Cricket Betting Tips and Predictions - Pre Play

Who will win the toss? - Gloucestershire

Who will win? - Gloucestershire

Top Batter (Runs Scored):  Cameron Bancroft (Gloucestershire), Tom Kohler-Cadmore (Somerset)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken): Matt Taylor (Gloucestershire), Lewis Gregory (Somerset)

Most Sixes:  Cameron Bancroft (Gloucestershire), Tom Kohler-Cadmore (Somerset)

Player of the Match: David Payne (Gloucestershire)

Team Scores Batting First: 155+

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*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.


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