Published on: Jul 17, 2019 3:31 pm IST|Updated on: Jul 18, 2019 6:33 pm IST
The recent events in the past would have definitely made cricket the most discussed sport in England. After a nailbiting final in the ICC World Cup 2019, the most renowned domestic tournament of England kicks off from tomorrow at the most prestige ground – Lords, London.
Total of 18 teams is participating in this tournament which is divided into two groups to find out the ultimate winner of this season.
The first day of this domestic tournament will see three matches at the same time at different venues. The first encounter of Vitality T20 Blast will be played between Essex Eagles and Middlesex at Lords.
Last year has been extremely disappointing for both these teams as they ended up lying on the 7th and 9th spot respectively. We hope both the teams to come up well prepared this season so that they could raise their chance of lifting this edition.
ESS vs MID, 1st match
Vitality T20 Blast
Lords, London
18th July 2019 11: 00 PM IST
As seen in the World Cup, the pitch at Lords has mostly offered a massive advantage to the team who bats first. There are chances that the match might get hampered due to rain.
Essex won: 04
Middlesex won: 01
No Result: 00
ESS vs MID Team News:
Essex News:
Middlesex News:
Essex:
Simon Harmer (C), Aaron Beard, Ravi Bopara, Varun Chopra, Cameron Delport, Dan Lawrence, Matt Quinn, Shane Snater, Ryan ten Doeschate, Paul Walter, Tom Westley, Adam Wheater (wk), Adam Zampa
Middlesex:
Dawid Malan (Captain), Nick Gubbins, Nathan Sowter, Paul Stirling, Tom Barber, AB de Villiers, Stephen Eskinazi, Steven Finn, James Harris, Tom Helm, Toby Roland-Jones, George Scott, John Simpson (wk), Mujeeb ur Rahman
SQUAD: Here's your first Essex Eagles squad of the 2019 @VitalityBlast campaign, as we face @Middlesex_CCC at @HomeOfCricket tonight ??➡️ https://t.co/pfC8UdqxFz#SoarWithUs pic.twitter.com/KtQK4e82j1— Essex Cricket (@EssexCricket) July 18, 2019
SQUAD: Here's your first Essex Eagles squad of the 2019 @VitalityBlast campaign, as we face @Middlesex_CCC at @HomeOfCricket tonight ??
➡️ https://t.co/pfC8UdqxFz#SoarWithUs pic.twitter.com/KtQK4e82j1
— Essex Cricket (@EssexCricket) July 18, 2019
Dawid Malan (Captain), Tom Barber, AB de Villiers, Stephen Eskinazi, Steven Finn, Nick Gubbins, James Harris, Tom Helm, Toby Roland-Jones, George Scott, John Simpson (Wicket-keeper), Nathan Sowter, Paul Stirling, Mujeeb ur Rahman
? | SQUAD ANNOUNCEDOur first @VitalityBlast squad of the season has been announced! ?Who are you most excited to see in action at @HomeOfCricket tomorrow as we take on @EssexCricket? ?Match preview ?https://t.co/AmvE8B3VGB pic.twitter.com/rX0oxQDXSZ— Middlesex Cricket (@Middlesex_CCC) July 17, 2019
? | SQUAD ANNOUNCED
Our first @VitalityBlast squad of the season has been announced! ?
Who are you most excited to see in action at @HomeOfCricket tomorrow as we take on @EssexCricket? ?
Match preview ?https://t.co/AmvE8B3VGB pic.twitter.com/rX0oxQDXSZ
— Middlesex Cricket (@Middlesex_CCC) July 17, 2019
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