Two teams who have started impressively by winning both their opening encounters will go face-to-face in the next South Group match. We are talking about Hampshire and Middlesex who are yet to be defeated in the competition. This game will be played at the Rose Bowl in Southampton which is the home ground for Hampshire.
The points table for South Group is congested at the moment especially among the top 4 positions. Somerset, Hampshire, Middlesex and Sussex Sharks all haven’t faced a defeat yet and have won 2 out of 2 games. The battle for the top four positions is definitely heating up in this group.
Middlesex who are placed third as of now, registered wins against Essex Eagles and Gloucestershire in their opening two games. They defeated Essex by 38 runs in their opening game of the season and then went on to claim victory over Gloucestershire by 6 wickets.
Hampshire, on the other hand, are placed second on the points table after registering wins against Kent by a whopping margin of 264 runs followed by a win over Glamorgan by a whisker of a margin of 2 runs.
So, which top side will have the last laugh over the other? We will get the answers tomorrow when these two teams will take the field at the Rose Bowl in Southampton in what promises to be a pulsating clash.
Hampshire vs Middlesex, South Group, England Domestic One-Day Cup 2019
Venue: Rose Bowl, Southampton
Time: April 23, 3:30 PM
Middlesex squad to face Hampshire:
Dawid Malan (c), Eoin Morgan, S Eskinazi, Tim Murtagh, Steven Finn, T Roland Jones, Nick Gubbins, George Scott, Tom Helm, John Simpson, Max Holden, Paul Stirling, Nathan Sowter
Hampshire squad to face Middlesex:
James Vince (c), Sam Northeast, Kyle Abbott, Aiden Markram, Rilee Rossouw, Brad Taylor, Liam Dawson, Chris Wood, Gareth Berg, James Fuller, Tom Alsop, Mason Crane, A Donald
Wicket-keeper: Tom Alsop
Batsmen: James Vince, Aiden Markram, Dawid Malan, Nick Gubbins, S Eskinazi
All-rounders: Liam Dawson, Paul Stirling
Bowlers: Chris Wood, Steven Finn, N Sowter
Our captain and vice-captain picks: James Vince, Tom Alsop, Liam Dawson, Paul Stirling, S Eskinazi