The 32nd match of the Vitality T20 Blast 2023 will witness Sussex play against Essex at the County Ground in Hove on Thursday, June 1.
The 32nd match of the Vitality T20 Blast 2023 will witness Sussex play against Essex at the County Ground in Hove on Thursday, June 1. Sussex lost their first game against Somerset but bounced back to beat Surrey in their next game as well. It was a close-fought game and Sussex won the game. They will hope to carry forward the winning momentum on Thursday as well. Skipper Ravi Bopara claimed three wickets and bowled brilliantly to beat Surrey on 148. Chasing 149, Tom Alsop (51*) and Michael Burgess (48) added together a solid partnership to help the side reach the finish line with one ball and five wickets in hand.
Essex, on the other hand, had a great start to the Vitality T20 Blast 2023. They faced Gloucestershire at home in their first game and beat them comfortably in a high-scoring affair. Gloucestershire were asked to bat first and they put up 195 on the board. Chasing the huge total, Robin Das played a quickfire knock of 69 off 33 balls that helped his side chase the total in the last over. Essex will be high on confidence and they will look to repeat their performance against Sussex too.
The tournament won’t be seen on television. However, it will be live-streamed on FanCode.
Sussex: Tom Clark, Tom Alsop, Ravi Bopara (c), Oli Carter, George Garton, Michael Burgess (wk), James Coles, Fynn Hudson-Prentice, Tymal Mills, Shadab Khan, and Henry Crocombe.
Essex: Adam Rossington (wk), Feroze Khushi, Robin Das, Matthew Critchley, Paul Walter, Tom Westley, Daniel Sams, Simon Harmer (c), Shane Snater, Ben Allison, and Sam Cook.
Sussex Squad: Tom Clark, Alistair Orr, Tom Alsop, Ravi Bopara(c), George Garton, Michael Burgess(w), James Coles, Fynn Hudson-Prentice, Tymal Mills, Archie Lenham, Henry Crocombe, Shadab Khan, Bradley Currie, Nathan McAndrew
Essex Squad: Adam Rossington(w), Feroze Khushi, Robin Das, Matthew Critchley, Paul Walter, Tom Westley, Daniel Sams, Simon Harmer(c), Shane Snater, Ben Allison, Sam Cook, Michael-Kyle Pepper, Aron Nijjar
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