Glamorgan vs Essex, Royal London One-Day Cup, Today Match Prediction 16 August 2021

glam vs ess Match Prediction & Analysis

Royal London One-Day Cup has almost entered the climax with only semi-finals and finals remaining. Essex will face Glamorgan in the first semi-final at Cardiff. Glamorgan ended as the table toppers of Group B and directly qualified for the semi-finals and also got the advantage of playing in their home conditions. Essex finished second in points table in Group A and came out victorious against Yorkshire by 129 runs to qualify for the semi-finals. Glamorgan has been the most consistent side in their group with their 2 losses coming by a close margins while Essex has picked up momentum as the tournament progresses and picked at the right time.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Glamorgan Preview

Glamorgan openers Nicola Selman (326 runs) and Hamish Rutherford (226 runs) are their batting mainstays and have scored the bulk of runs for the team. Steven Reingold (163 runs), Billy Root (188 runs), Tom Cullen (113 runs), and Kiran Carlson (114 runs) have played some cameos but need to be more consistent with the bat in this match.

Michael Hogan (14 wickets at an economy rate of 3.06 RPO) and Joe Cooke (13 wickets at an economy rate of 3.8 RPO) have lad their bowling attack effectively so far. Adam Salter (5 wickets) and Lukas Carey (9 wickets) chipped with crucial wickets while the addition of James Weighall has further strengthened their unit as he has picked 6 wickets in just 2 innings he bowled.  

Top players to bet on:

Nicola Selman – Selman has 326 runs at an average of 54 with one century and one fifty in this season so far. He scored 92 runs in the last match and we expect him to continue his good form with the bat in this match too.

Joe Cooke – Cooke has 13 wickets at an economy rat of 3.8 RPO and has provided breakthroughs in the middle overs. H also has scored some vital runs in the lower order with the bat.

Glamorgan Predicted Playing XI:

Hamish Rutherford, Nicholas Selman, Steven Reingold, Kiran Carlson (c), Billy Root, Tom Cullen (wk), Joe Cooke, Andrew Salter, James Weighell, Lukas Carey, Michael Hogan

Essex Preview

Essex scored a massive 317 runs in the quarterfinal with opener Josh Rymel (121 runs) scoring his first century this season. Their No. 7 to No. 9 scored scored 88 runs off 44 balls to give their team a superb finish. Their batting order trio of Alastair Cook (387 runs), Tom Westley (384 runs), and Feroze Khushi (208 runs) are amongst the runs column consistently in this season.

Their bowling unit bundled out the opposition for just 188 runs. Tom Westley and Jack Plom took 3 wickets each while Simon Harmer and Aron Nijjar claimed 2 wickets each. They have one of the strongest bowling line-ups with four bowlers claiming 10+ wickets this season so far. Ben Allison, Ryan Ten Doeschate, and Paul Walter more capable bowlers who give effective overs in the middle.

Top players to bet on:

Tom Westley – Westley had an all-round performance in this season with 384 runs at an average of 54 with 4 fifties and has also claimed 6 wickets at an economy rate of 4.52 RPO. He will look to lead his tea from the front in this crucial match too.

Simon Harmer – Harmer is in the form of his life picking 17 wickets at an economy rate of 3.4 RPO. He has also chipped in with 113 runs in the lower order helping his team at crunch situations.

Essex Predicted Playing XI:

Hamish Rutherford, Nicholas Selman, Steven Reingold, Kiran Carlson (c), Billy Root, Tom Cullen (wk), Joe Cooke, Andrew Salter, James Weighell, Lukas Carey, Michael Hogan

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Cardiff is expected to have a bright and sunny with just 10% chances of rain as per the forecasters. We expect rain to make no appearance in this game.

Venue Details

Cardiff has been a bowling friendly surface batsmen struggling to score runs freely. The pitch is slightly on the slower side and it becomes hard to time the ball in the middle overs especially. The highest score in this pitch has been 230 runs in 4 matches so far. We expect the average scores in this match to be around 220-230 runs.

Toss: To Bowl

Chasing teams have 3-1 win-loss record at this venue and we expect both captains to bat first in this match.