Gloucestershire vs Glamorgan, VITALITY T20 BLAST 2022, Today Match Prediction 07 June 2022

gloucs vs glam Match Prediction & Analysis

After some ups and downs this season, Glamorgan will face Gloucestershire in their next fixture of the south group at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff. Both the teams will try to win this game to help them move ahead in the points table on the edge of the knock-out round.

With 2 wins and 3 defeats from 6 matches, Glamorgan are at 7th place in the points table of the south group with 5 points. On the other hand, Gloucestershire have managed to win 2 games from 5 matches and they are at 5th place in the same group with 5 points but have a better net run rate.

Both teams have struggled to win this season but could manage to register 2 wins also. They will face each other on Tuesday at Cardiff to confirm their spots in the top 2 of their group which will help them to book a ticket to the knockout stage after a few more games.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Gloucestershire Preview

After a crushing defeat against Yorkshire, the last match of the Glamorgan went abandoned against Surrey. Now they will face Gloucestershire on Tuesday at Cardiff and will try to bounce back again which is necessary for them to qualify for the knockout stage.

Glamorgan's bowling unit failed to deliver against Yorkshire and they lost the match by 9 wickets while defending the target of 174. Although they batted well, they could manage to get just 1 wicket from opponents. But the team’s bowling unit made a strong comeback against Surrey in the next game.

Michael Nesar bowled brilliantly and took 2 wickets for 40 runs in his spell of 4 overs. To help him, Marnus Labuschagne has led the team’s spin attack and delivered a superb spell of 2 wickets for 27 runs in his 4 overs. Because of these brilliant spells, they have managed to restrict opponents to just 160 runs but unfortunately, the match went abandoned because of the rain.

On Tuesday they are going to face Gloucestershire and would like to maintain this good form of their bowling unit. They have a good batting depth in their squad and that is why it will be an easy challenge for them to face Gloucestershire if the team’s bowling unit maintains the good momentum with them.

Key players
Sam Northeast, Marnus Labuschagne,  Michael Neser, James Weighell.

Gloucestershire Predicted Playing XI:

David Lloyd (c), Sam Northeast, Marnus Labuschagne, Kiran Carlson, Chris Cooke (wk), Eddie Bayron, Dan Douthwaite, Michael Neser, Prem Sisodiya, James Weighell.

Gloucestershire Actual Playing XI:

David Payne, Josh Shaw, Zak Chappell, Ian Cockbain, James Bracey, Benny Howell, Jack Taylor, Glenn Phillips, Ryan Higgins, Tom Smith, Miles Hammond

Glamorgan Preview

The team’s batting failure against Surrey helped them to bounce back against Kent in the next match and they have managed to swap kent in the last match. Now they would like to continue that winning momentum against Glamorgan when they face hosts on Tuesday at Cardiff.

After batting units’ collapse in front of Surrey’s Sam Curran, Gloucestershire came stronger in the next match and bowled brilliantly to restrict Kent to just 114 runs. David Payne bowled a spell of the match and took 4 wickets for just 15 runs in his 4 overs. To help him, Zak Chappell has managed to pick up 3 wickets for 24 runs in his 4 overs.

While chasing the target of 115 runs, Gloucestershire’s batting unit has struggled initially and lost 3 wickets for just 35 runs. But Glenn Phillips and captain Jack Taylor, both have settled the inning in the middle overs to register a comfortable victory over Kent. Glenn Phillips scored a crucial 50 from 31 balls and Jack Taylor played a key knock of 31 runs from 21 balls.

Gloucestershire are heavily dependent on their bowling unit as bowlers like David Payne and Zak Chappell, have been sensational for them in the last few games. Now they just need to execute their batting plans well on the ground when they face Glamorgan in an away match at Cardiff.

Key players
Ryan Higgins, Glenn Phillips,  Tom Smith, David Payne.

Glamorgan Predicted Playing XI:

Miles Hammond, Ian Cockbain, James Bracey (wk), Ryan Higgins, Glenn Phillips, Jack Taylor (c), Benny Howell, Tom Smith, David Payne, Josh Shaw, Zak Chappell.

Glamorgan Actual Playing XI:

Colin Ingram, Chris Cooke, David Lloyd, James Harris, Prem Sisodiya, Daniel Douthwaite, Sam Northeast, Eddie Byrom, James Weighell, Kiran Carlson, Michael Hogan

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The weather on the match day will be overcast with 72% humidity. The maximum and minimum temperatures will be in the 19°C - 14°C range.

Venue Details

The venue for this match is Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. Many international, as well as domestic matches, have been hosted at this venue in the past, this includes the 2019 Cricket World cup also. The stadium can accommodate 5500 people.

Toss: To Bowl

At this location, whichever team wins the toss will want to ball first. It will be easier for the team to score runs in the second innings. Out of the last 5 international T20 matches played at this venue, four matches have been won by the team batting second.