Surrey play host to Lancashire in the 7th match of the Vitality Blast T20 2026 season on Friday, 22nd May at the Kennington Oval in London and the scheduled start time is 11:00 PM IST. Have a look at out SUR vs LAN prediction, props, dream11 prediction, pitch report, head to head record, probable playing xi and match winner prediction.
Surrey Preview
One of the most dominant sides in the South Group, Surrey still in search of their 2nd Title finished in the quarter finals last season. In the group stage they won 11 of the 14 matches played. Batting 1st is Surrey's strength where they won 11 of the 9 last season defending totals and two while chasing.
This is the first time Surrey will be meeting Lancashire in a cross group fixture. Sam Curran will lead the side this season, he was one of their match winners with both bat & ball scoring 365 runs and also picked up 21 wickets.
Will Jacks was the top scorer with 504 runs in 10 matches. Surrey also have the experience of Jason Roy, Dan Lawrence at the top, while in the middle overs they have the firepower of Laurie Evans, Jamie Overton.
In the bowling department they have only signed Sean Abbott and a lot will be dependent on the bowling trio of Tom Curran, Chris Jordan and Reece Topley.
Lancashire Preview
The semi finalists of last season, Lancashire Lightning led by Keaton Jennings are one of the tougher teams to beat in the North Group. They signed Ben McDermott and Chris Green for the rest of the season, while Phil Salt, Jos Buttler and Liam Livingstone will miss the first week due to IPL commitments.
For the fixture against Surrey, they will have to heavily rely on their top order to do the bulk of the scoring. Luke Wells, Tom Aspinwall, Matthew Hurst and Michael Jones form the top five.
While in the bowling department Saqib Mahmood, James Anderson and Luke Wood form the pace attack, while the willy left arm spin of Tom Hartley provides the stability for Lancashire in the middle overs.
SUR vs LAN Pitch Report - The Kia Oval, London
The pitch at the Kia Oval, London offers a balanced track that favours both the batters and bowlers. The average 1st innings score in the last eight matches at this venue is 179, while the average 2nd innings score is 146 and teams batting 1st won four, while the team bowling first won 4 matches.
SUR vs LAN Match Winner Prediction
Surrey enter this contest as the favourites to win this match against Lancashire at home. It is going to be a close contest where the batting firepower of Lancashire will likely over power Lancashire's tricky bowling unit.
Our Prediction: Surrey to Win!
