Sam Curran’s side are looking to get back to winning ways as Middlesex make the short journey over the river for the Kia Oval’s London Derby 2026
Surrey sit in third place in the South Group, having fallen to defeat in their last two Vitality Blast matches. Middlesex come into the derby sitting in fifth place in the table, having won one match away at Sussex Sharks.
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SURREY SQUAD
Chris Jordan returns to the squad for the first time this season following an ankle injury. Tom Lawes misses out with an ankle injury sustained in the last match.
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MIDDLESEX
Previewed by Jon Batham, ECB Reporters Network supported by Rothesay
Captain: Leus du Plooy
Overseas players: Eathan Bosch (all)
Finals Day appearances: one (2008)
Titles: One (2008)
2025 finish: 8th in South Group
2025 leading run-scorer: Stephen Eskinazi (420)
2025 leading wicket-taker: Tom Helm (20)
Key winter moves: Peter Fulton has arrived from New Zealand as head coach, but stellar batter Kane Williamson won’t be returning for a second stint and leading run-scorer from 2025, former skipper Stephen Eskinazi has left for Leicestershire. England U19 World Cup final century maker Caleb Falconer has been added to the squad and seems sure to make his Blast debut.
The big question: Can Peter Fulton succeed where others have fallen short and revive the white-ball fortunes of a Middlesex team who have reached only two T20 quarter-finals since Toby Radford led them to the trophy in 2008? Two-metre Pete has form, leading previous team Canterbury to glory twice in New-Zealand’s premier white-ball competition, the Ford Trophy, though that is a 50-over format.
Wildcard watch: Caleb Falconer – the 19-year-old right-hander announced himself to the cricketing world with that century at the U19 World Cup final in Zimbabwe, a knock which earnt him a Hundred contract with Southern Brave later this summer. He recently made his first-class debut and looks sure to play a part for a team which needs a creative spark in the shorter format.
Final thought: Middlesex have an exciting crop of youngsters like Falconer, Sebastian Morgan, Naavya Sharma and others, some of whom took their first steps in the Blast last season. The challenge will be, with no sign of a marquee batter on the horizon, last year’s leading scorer Eskinazi having left, and wicket-keeper/batter Joe Cracknell set to miss the start of the competition with a broken finger, whether Middlesex set and chase down targets in a format where the power hitters are king.
