Toss & Conditions

Head-to-Head

Last teen meetings me Sussex 2 wins to 1 se lead karta hai. Most recent meeting me Middlesex ne Sussex ko 31 runs se haraya, 213/4 post karke aur Sussex ko 181 par dismiss karke. Wo game is baat se shape hua ki Middlesex ne bigger total khada kiya aur phir chase me Sussex ko bowling se out kar diya. Overall pattern mixed hai, kyunki is three-game sample me dono teams ne away from home jeeta hai.

SUSussex 181/10

MIMiddlesex 213/4

2026-05-30 · MID won by 31 runs

MIMiddlesex 186/7

SUSussex 202/4

2025-05-29 · SUS won by 16 runs

SUSussex 161/1

MIMiddlesex 159/9

2024-07-19 · SUS won by 9 wickets (with 22 balls remaining)

Middlesex

Middlesex T20B regular season me 12 points aur 3W-7L record ke saath 16th par hain. Unhone apne last teen me se do jeete hain, aur consecutive chases me six balls remaining ke saath finish kiya hai. Recent standout result Durham ke against 100-run loss hai, jahan Middlesex 118 par bowled out ho gaye the.

MIMiddlesex 162/5

HAHampshire 159/4

2026-07-08 · MID won by 5 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)

MIMiddlesex 143/6

ESEssex 142/8

2026-07-05 · MID won by 4 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)

MIMiddlesex 118/10

DUDurham 218/6

2026-06-28 · DUR won by 100 runs

Sussex

Sussex T20B regular season me 8 points aur 2W-8L record ke saath 18th par hain. Unhone apne last teen haar diye hain, jisme 76 runs aur 100 runs se defeats bhi hain jahan wo 122 aur 104 par bowled out ho gaye. Sabse telling result Essex ke against 100-run home loss hai, jisme Sussex 104 par dismiss ho gaya.

SUSussex 176/7

SUSurrey 177/2

2026-07-08 · SUR won by 8 wickets (with 16 balls remaining)

SUSussex 104/10

ESEssex 204/6

2026-07-03 · ESS won by 100 runs

SUSussex 122/10

WAWarwickshire 198/3

2026-07-01 · WAR won by 76 runs

Playing XI

Key Stats

Verdict

All four models Middlesex ko favour karte hain, average lean 59% to 41% ka hai. Bookmakers alag ja rahe hain, Middlesex ko 48% (1.95) aur Sussex ko 52% (1.85) par price kar rahe hain. Key stats overall Sussex ko 5-3 se favour karte hain, lekin Middlesex ke paas stronger recent results hain, jabki Sussex three-match losing streak ke saath aa raha hai. Game ka pivot ye hai ki kya Sussex is slide ko reverse kar paata hai, despite Middlesex ke recent chase wins.

Hughes’ hundred breaks Middlesex

Daniel Hughes ripped the match away from Middlesex in the middle overs, turning early wickets into a commanding platform and carrying Sussex to an 18-run win. After Sussex slipped to 53/2 in the powerplay, Hughes and Jack Leaning shut the door on any squeeze, then kicked it down in the last five. Middlesex’s chase had its own surge, but it kept running into just enough pressure moments to fall short at 195/9.

Middle overs decide everything

The game was effectively won in Sussex’s middle phase: 109/0 through overs 7–15, built almost entirely by the Hughes-Leaning partnership of 166. That stretch didn’t just rebuild after 53/2; it reset the par score and forced Middlesex to chase a moving target. Middlesex, by contrast, went from 82/1 in the powerplay to 153/5 after the middle overs (71/4), a swing that left too much for the last five even with a decent finish.

Hughes, Leaning, Mills finish

Hughes was the difference-maker, his 108 off 52 (SR 208) combining damage with game sense as he paced the rebuild and the launch. Leaning’s 65 off 48 gave Sussex the stability to keep attacking without panic. When Middlesex threatened late, Tymal Mills’ 3/34 and Danny Briggs’ 3/35 provided the key wickets and just enough control to prevent a final-over scramble.

Pre-match form gets trumped

Middlesex arrived with the stronger recent results and even burst ahead exactly as expected, blasting 82/1 in the powerplay to put Sussex on the back foot. But the matchup that mattered most was Sussex’s ability to control the back half: their death-overs options were sharper, and the middle-overs calm from Hughes and Leaning erased the three-match losing streak in one stand. Middlesex’s chase wins had leaned on clean middle-overs batting; this time, that engine stalled.