Preview:
Surrey will be up against Northamptonshire in the Group 1 contest of the English One Day Cup 2021 on Friday. Surrey are one of the strongest contenders in Group 1 and they have played to the expectations. They won two consecutive matches against Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire and moved to the top spot in the standings with 4 points.
Meanwhile, Northamptonshire didn’t start well in this tournament as they lost their opening game to Glamorgan by 59 runs. They did well to restrict Yorkshire for 222 runs in their 2nd game but the rain had different plans, came along, and spoiled the party. They should be on top of their game to beat the mighty Surrey unit.
Match Details:
Surrey vs Northamptonshire, Group 1
Venue: Kennington Oval, London
Date &Time: July 30th at 3:30 PM IST and 11:00 AM local time
Live Streaming: Youtube/Team website
Pitch Report:
It’s one of the best batting surfaces in England with not enough grass cover. The batters will definitely enjoy their time in the middle, it’s difficult to dismiss once they are set. A minimum of score 300 is necessary to give teams a chance of winning.
Probable Playing XIs SUR vs NOR:
Surrey
Mark Stoneman, Hashim Amla (c), Ryan Patel, Jamie Smith (wk), Nico Reifer, Tim David, Rikki Clarke, Gus Atkinson, Conor McKerr, Matt Dunn, Dan Moriarty
Northamptonshire
Ricardo Vasconcelos (c), Ben Curran, Emilio Gay, Charlie Thurston, Rob Keogh, Wayne Parnell, Saif Zaib, Tom Taylor, Graeme White, Ben Sanderson, Jack White
SUR vs NOR Top Picks for SUR vs NOR Dream11 Match:
Top Picks – Surrey
Opener Mark Stoneman is in fine touch in this tournament having scored 116 runs in 2 matches at an average of 116 with the highest score of 73*.
Coming at No. 3 against Nottinghamshire, Ryan Patel played an absolute blinder of an innings. He scored 131 runs from just 70 balls which comprises 7 fours and 10 sixes.
Top Picks – Northamptonshire
Ben Curran played a good knock in the opening match against Glamorgan where he scored 55 runs from 60 balls. He is a must-pick player for your fantasy teams.
Tom Taylor was impressed with his all-round performances against Glamorgan. He picked up 2 wickets and scored an unbeaten 65* runs with the bat.
SUR vs NOR Must Picks for Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
| Player | Statistics ( This tournament) | Dream11 Points |
| Mark Stoneman | 116 runs | 151 |
| Ryan Patel | 133 runs and one wicket | 231 |
| Hashim Amla | 43 runs | 57 |
| Tom Taylor | 5 wickets and 65 runs | 220 |
| Ben Curran | 55 runs | 72 |
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for SUR vs NOR Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Jamie Smith, Hashim Amla, Mark Stoneman (c), Saif Zaib, Ben Curran (vc), Wayne Parnell, Tom Taylor, Ryan Patel, Conor McKerr, Ben Sanderson, Gus Atkinson
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for SUR vs NOR Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Ricardo Vasconcelos, Hashim Amla, Mark Stoneman, Ben Curran, Tom Taylor (vc), Ryan Patel (c), Tim David, Emilio Gay, Conor McKerr, Ben Sanderson, Gus Atkinson
SUR vs NOR Risky Captaincy Choices:
Hashim Amla is not in the best of forms, not to forget he has played many match-winning knocks for Surrey in the past. You can take a risk and pick him as your fantasy team skipper.
Emilio Gay had played well in the warm-up and failed to repeat the same in the 1st game. You can take a risk and pick him as your fantasy team skipper.
Player you should avoid:
Rikki Clarke has played only one game so far in this tournament and scored 15 runs with the bat and conceded 9.5 runs an over. It’s better to avoid him while making your fantasy teams.
