Glamorgan vs Gloucestershire, County Championship Division Two, Today Match Prediction 20 July 2023

glam vs glo Match Prediction & Analysis

County Division 2 league is spicing up with teams fighting hard for the top 2 positions to get the promotion to the Division 1. Glamorgan are having a silent season so far despite being undefeated after 9 matches as they have won just one and all their remaining 8 matches have ended as draws. They will look for vital points from this match to surge up the points table. Gloucestershire are in a more worrisome position with no wins in their 9 matches. Both teams have very few wins to their name and will look to win this match and get some vital points on offer.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Glamorgan Preview

Glamorgan posted a massive score of 403/9 after reeling at 93/7 on day 1 first session. Michael Neser posted his career best score of 176* with the duo of J Harris (47 runs) and Mitchell Swepson (69 runs) providing good support at the other end in the lower order. Kiran Carlson, Billy Root, and Cam Cooke have been their top run scorers this season.

Their bowlers toiled hard for 92.3 overs to end the match with 451/6 in the opposition`s first innings. Van Der Gugten leads their bowling charts with 34 wickets in 9 matches. James Harris (19 wickets) and Michael Neser (20 wickets) have provided good support with the new ball. Jamie McClory, Mitchell Swepson, and Kiran Carlson add variety and balance to their playing XI.

Key players: Van Der Gugten, Billy Root, Kiran Carlson

Glamorgan Predicted Playing XI:

David Lloyd (c), Zain-ul-Hassan, Sam Northeast, Kiran Carlson, Billy Root, Chris Cooke (wk), Timm van der Gugten, Michael Neser, James Harris, Mitchell Swepson, Jamie McIlroy

Gloucestershire Preview

Gloucestershire were bundled out for 316 & 188 runs in the last game as they lost by 9 wickets. Mathew Hammond (52 & 86 runs), and Chris Dent (85 runs) were the only players to make a 50+ score in the last game. Grant Roelofson, James Bracey, and Gohar chipped in with small cameos but failed to convert it into a big score.

Their bowlers failed to restrict the opposition as they gave 453/10 & 52/1 last game. Josh Shaw (2/84) and Matt Taylor (3/66) took wickets with the new ball and Goodman chipped with a superb 4 wicket haul in the middle overs effectively. But tehy were unable to restrict the opposition as a unit.

Key players: Mathew Hammond, Josh Shaw, Gohar

Gloucestershire Predicted Playing XI:

Miles Hammond, Chris Dent, Grant Roelofsen, James Bracey (c & wk), Oliver Price, Ben Charlesworth, Zafar Gohar, Zaman Akhter, MD Taylor, Josh Shaw, Dominic Goodman

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Cheltenham will prove to be an excellent pitch to bat on with the ball coming to the bat nicely. Bowling will be hard on this pitch once ball loses it's shine. We expect bright and sunny weather here during the day.

Venue Details

This is the first match of this season at this venue and we expect a good run scoring competition between the batters here. We expect the average scores to be around 300-350 runs in the first innings.

Toss: To Bat

Both teams will be unaware of the pitch conditions and will look to bat first as the pitch might deteriorate as the match progresses.