Kent vs Middlesex, RLODC, Today Match Prediction 04 August 2024

KENT vs MID Match Prediction & Analysis

Middlesex and Kent come on the back of recent successes. Both teams look to build on the positivity when they meet each other at the Kent County Cricket Ground in Beckenham. However, Kent have the upper hand thanks to home advantage and they have also done relatively well on the head-to-head front against Middlesex. After winning the last two encounters against Middlesex, Kent can be confident coming into the game. The batting line-up of Middlesex poses a big challenge and the team has now been able to get the middle order firing again.

A victory in the game could be crucial for both teams who have eyes on the top three spots – although Middlesex are two points away. Kent are outside the top three only on Net Run Rate.

RECENT PERFORMANCE

KENT

W W L W L

KENT

170/6 in 40.3 4.2

RLODC

Kent beat Hampshire by 4 wickets

31 Jul 2024

HAM

168/10 in 41.0 4.1

LAN

204/10 in 49.2 4.14

RLODC

Kent beat Lancashire by 5 runs

28 Jul 2024

KENT

209/10 in 48.4 4.29

SOM

270/7 in 46.3 5.81

RLODC

Somerset beat Kent by 3 wickets

26 Jul 2024

KENT

267/10 in 49.0 5.45

KENT

217/5 in 20.0 10.85

T20BLAST

Kent beat Surrey by 86 runs 19 Jul 2024

SUR

131/10 in 16.0 8.19

KENT

132/5 in 13.0 10.15

T20BLAST

Glamorgan beat Kent by 13 runs 16 Jul 2024

GLA

145/6 in 13.0 11.15

MID

W L L L L

MID

319/5 in 48.1 6.62

RLODC

Middlesex beat Northamptonshire by 5 wickets

29 Jul 2024

NOR

317/9 in 50.0 6.34

DER

267/1 in 43.0 6.21

RLODC

Derbyshire beat Middlesex by 9 wickets

27 Jul 2024

MID

266/10 in 49.4 5.36

WOR

371/3 in 48.0 7.73

RLODC

Worcestershire beat Middlesex by 183 runs

24 Jul 2024

MID

188/10 in 25.4 7.32

SUS

161/1 in 16.2 9.86

T20BLAST

Sussex beat Middlesex by 9 wickets

19 Jul 2024

MID

159/9 in 20.0 7.95

MID

169/7 in 20.0 8.45

T20BLAST

Gloucestershire beat Middlesex by 10 runs 18 Jul 2024

GLO

179/8 in 20.0 8.95

HEAD TO HEAD

TEAMS PREVIEW

Kent Preview

Kent remain in the bottom half of the table despite having picked up a comfortable victory over Hampshire. The four-wicket victory now makes it back-to-back successes for Kent, who are only behind Somerset on Net Run Rate figures. Kent could potentially end up in the top three places by the end of this game. The team has certainly put behind the losing start to the season made against Somerset.

After narrowly missing out on a half-century against Lancashire, Harry Finch was able to grab his first of the campaign. The middle order is once again proving to be crucial for Kent, who have not seen a great contribution from the top order apart from Joey Evison’s 55 against Somerset a week ago. Joey Evison remains as the second top scorer with 78 runs from his three innings.

Beyers Swanepoel managed the best numbers of the campaign with an all-round good performance against Hampshire. After coming up with numbers of 3/28 with the ball, the all-rounder was also able to contribute 30 with the bat. He is now the leading wicket taker in the current line-up with eight from his three innings.

Kent Predicted Playing XI:

Marcus O'Riordan, Beyers Swanepoel, Joey Evison, Jack Leaning (c), Harry Finch, Jaydn Denly, Ekansh Singh, Charlie Stobo, Grant Stewart, Matt Parkinson, Nathan Gilchrist

Kent Actual Playing XI:

Marcus O'Riordan, Hamidullah Qadri, Jack Leaning, Beyers Swanepoel, Grant Stewart, Joey Evison, Jaydn Denly, Harry Finch, Charlie Stobo, Matthew Parkinson, Nathan Gilchrist

Middlesex Preview

Middlesex finally picked up the first win of the season and the team’s batting line-up has also woken up from the slumber. The success over Northamptonshire is likely to be a big boost to the confidence of Middlesex, who were able to see excellent performances out of Joe Cracknell, Martin Andersson, and Mark Stoneman.

Stoneman is the top scorer for Middlesex with 178 runs at an average of 59.3. His strike rate does not rank particularly high at 134. Cracknell comes second with 109 runs and he has one half-century to his name this season. After a disappointing outing against Worcestershire on July 24, Middlesex have seen a string of decent performances from their batsmen.

After struggling with the bowling in both opening matches, Middlesex were fearful of the worst even against Northamptonshire. Despite being hit all over the park, Middlesex did see some positive elements in the bowling with Hollman finishing with figures of 3/49 from his 10 overs. It has propelled Hollman to the top spot in the Middlesex line-up with four wickets from his three innings.

Middlesex Predicted Playing XI:

Joe Cracknell, Joshua De Caires, Nathan Fernandes, Sam Robson, Mark Stoneman (c), Martin Andersson, Jack Davies, Luke Hollman, Henry Brookes, Ishaan Kaushal, Noah Cornwell

Middlesex Actual Playing XI:

Robbie White, Ethan Bamber, Nathan Fernandes, Joe Cracknell, Sam Robson, Mark Stoneman, Jack Davies, Luke Hollman, Joshua De Caires, Henry Brookes, Ishaan Kaushal

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The game is expected to be played in cloudy conditions with a very low probability of rain. The weather should be around 23°C for most of the match. Even though the ground is small, the pitch can be challenging for batsmen to a reasonable extent. It can be quite tricky for chasing the game on this pitch with the average second innings score at just 135 during the 2023 season.

KENT vs MID Pitch Report

The Kent County Cricket Ground in Beckenham will be in action for the second time this season. Earlier in the campaign, the ground witnessed a low scoring and difficult match played out between Hampshire and Kent. The average first innings score for this ground in the 2023 season stands at 334 while the average second innings score is just 135.

Toss: To Bat

The toss winner chose to bat first on both occasions in 2023 and this decision proved to be crucial. Kent were sent to bowl first in their most recent match on this pitch but still came out successful. However, the choice for this pitch will be to bat first.