The quarterfinal stage of the 2024 English T20 Blast season will kick off on September 3, with Surrey and Durham colliding in the first quarter-final at Kennington Oval, London. The venue hosted seven league games this season, all featuring the home side, Surrey. Chris Jordan-led Surrey have had a successful run at The Oval this season, winning four of their seven games, with one match ending in a loss, one in a tie, and one abandoned.
Kennington Oval London T20 Blast 2024 Records
This season, the average first-innings total at Kennington Oval has been 168, with teams batting first having a slightly better success ratio of 3 wins to 2 losses. However, chasing isn’t particularly difficult at this venue. This season, Surrey successfully chased down 183 against Hampshire, proving it to be a good surface for chasing totals.
As the home side, Surrey will definitely look to capitalize on this advantage. Surrey has been a better side than Durham this season, and they will be the favorites to enter the semi-final.
- Matches Played: 7
- Won by the team batting first: 3
- Won by the team batting second: 2
- No Result/tied: 2
- Biggest score while batting first: Sussex– 213/7 (20) vs Surrey
- Lowest score while batting first: Glamorgan – 107/9 (20) vs Surrey
- Biggest total chased: Surrey chased 183 vs Hampshire
- Lowest score defended: Surrey defended 163 vs Somerset
- Kennington Oval London average 1st innings score in T20I: 168
- Kennington Oval London average 2nd innings score in T20I: 150
Kennington Oval London Pitch Report for SUR vs DUR match
Kennington Oval will host a match after two months, so with a fresh surface, we can expect a balanced pitch for the Surrey vs. Durham match. The team winning the toss is likely to bowl first. A par score at this venue is around 170, and the bowling side will aim to restrict the opponent below that. A score above 180 could be challenging to chase at this venue.