Kent square off against Sussex in the 73rd match of the 2025 Vitality T20 Blast on Friday, 4th July. The match is slated to be played at St. Lawrence Ground, Canterbury and the scheduled start time is 11:00 PM IST. Catch all the live updates of this match including playing XI, match winner prediction, head to head record, pitch report, tips & odds of the Kent vs Sussex match.
Kent vs Sussex Tips & Odds
St. Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Pitch Report
The pitch at the St. Lawrence Ground in Canterbury offers a balanced track, slightly more in favour of the batters. The venue has hosted three Vitality T20 Blast matches this season, with two wins for the chasing side and one for the team batting first. The average first innings score this season at Canterbury is 176. A good batting surface is expected again, and a total around 180 could be challenging for the team batting second.
Kent vs Sussex Head to Head Record
Kent and Sussex have faced each other 36 times in the Vitality T20 Blast. While, Kent holds a slight edge with 17 wins, while Sussex Sharks have won 16 matches. Two matches ended with no result and one was tied. The last time these two teams met was in the 2024 season, where Sussex won by a massive margin of 88 runs. In fact, Sussex Sharks have won the last three head-to-head matches against Kent.
Head to Head Record at St. Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
In the 17 T20 Blast matches played between Kent and Sussex at the St. Lawrence Ground in Canterbury, the home side Kent has won 7 matches, while Sussex has won 8. The other two games ended with no result. The last time these two teams met at Canterbury, Sussex defeated Kent by 88 runs. Batting first, Sussex posted a big total of 203/4 and then bowled out Kent for just 115 runs.
Kent vs Sussex Squads
Kent Squad: Tawanda Muyeye, Daniel Bell-Drummond, Harry Finch, Sam Billings (c & wk), Jack Leaning, Joe Denly, Thomas Stewart Rogers, Joey Evison, Fred Klaassen, Matthew Parkinson, Nathan Gilchrist, Grant Stewart, Wes Agar, Zak Crawley, Marcus ORiordan, George Garrett, Ben Compton, Chris Benjamin, Jaydn Denly.
Sussex Squad: Daniel Hughes, George Thomas, Tom Clark, James Coles, John Simpson (wk), Danny Lamb, Jack Carson, Nathan McAndrew, Henry Crocombe, Tymal Mills (c), Brad Currie, Harrison Ward, Tom Alsop, Ollie Robinson, Gurinder Sandhu, Fynn Hudson-Prentice, Tom Haines, Danial Ibrahim
Kent vs Sussex Match Winner Prediction
The odds are in favour of the visitors, Sussex Sharks, who have had the upper hand over Kent in the last two seasons and generally have a good record against them. In their last five matches, Kent have won three and lost two, while Sussex have won two, lost two, and one ended with no result.
It’s a close battle on the points table as well — Kent are in 4th place with 4 wins, 3 losses, and one no result, while Sussex sit 3rd with the same 18 points, having won 4, lost 2, and one no result, but with a better net run rate.
At Canterbury this season, Kent have won one and lost two. Still, we expect Kent to bounce back strongly and put up a solid performance against Sussex Sharks — and we’re backing them to win this fixture, despite the odds.
Our Prediction: Kent to Win!
