English T100 2023 Match 21: Oval vs London | D3 Guide

Pitch Report (Kennington Oval, London)

It will be a belter of a wicket at the Kennington Oval. Batters will enjoy their time on the crease. There won’t be any help for the bowlers in the first innings but the pacers will get good assistance in the second innings and the spinners will come into play as well. The average first innings score here in two games has been 162 runs & team(s) batting first have won one game and the other one ended in a tie. Teams are expected to bat first after winning the toss.

Dependable Trio on D3

**Heinrich Klaasen (Oval) [Captain]: **Heinrich Klaasen has 125 runs at a strike rate of 176.05 in the tournament so far! He has been in sublime form in the middle order. Klaasen is brilliant against spin bowling and will be a crucial batter for Oval in this game. He will be our captain pick as well.

**Dan Lawrence (London): **Dan Lawrence scored 93 runs in the last match. He’s amongst the best batters in the competition and will be a top pick on D3 for this match. Lawrence will bat at 3 and can score big once he gets set.

**Gus Atkinson (Oval):** Gus Atkinson didn’t play the last game but he is expected to play this one. He has picked up 9 wickets in 4 games and has been the best bowler for Oval. He bowls at a serious pace and is a genuine wicket-taker.

Alternative Combinations

• Combination 1

Sunil Narine (Captain)

Will Jacks

Zak Crawley

• Combination 2

Jason Roy (Captain)

Matthew Wade

Nathan Ellis

Probable Playing XIs

Oval: Jason Roy, Will Jacks, Heinrich Klaasen, Sam Curran, Sam Billings (c & wk), Sunil Narine, Ross Whiteley, Tom Curran, Gus Atkinson/Zak Chappel, Spencer Johnson, Nathan Sowter

London: Zak Crawley, Adam Rossington (wk), Dan Lawrence ©, Matthew Wade, Ravi Bopara, Daryl Mitchell, Matt Critchley, Liam Dawson, Nathan Ellis, Daniel Worrall, Chris Wood

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