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Toss Winner - Gloucestershire won the toss and choose to bat first
Leicestershire beat Gloucestershire by 2 wickets
Can Leicestershire register their first One-Day win in the sixth attempt?
We predict that Gloucestershire will defeat Leicestershire.
| Tournament: | England Domestic One-Day Cup 2026 |
| Format: | odi |
| Venue: | Kibworth Cricket Club, Kibworth, United Kingdom |
| Toss Prediction: | To Bat |
| Weather: | 19.3°C|Partly cloudy |
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After a successful completion of the Vitality Blast T20, English cricket is switching to the One-Day format real quick. Leicestershire will face last season’s quarter-finalist Gloucestershire at Kibworth Cricket Club New Ground on 22nd July from 3:30 pm IST.
Leicestershire finished the last season in 8th place in Group A with just 2 wins in 8 games. They are currently on a 5-match winless streak. Ben Cox remained their most consistent batter with 278 runs at an average of 55. On the other hand, Gloucestershire crashed out of the tournament in the quarterfinals. At one point, they won their first six games and then lost the next three. James Bracey, Ben Charlesworth, and Jack Taylor carried the team throughout the season.
During the last game between these two, Leicestershire set a target of 286 runs while batting first. Peter Handscomb scored a century, whereas Ben Cox added 61 runs. Josh Shaw picked up 3 wickets for the visiting side. 96 runs fron James Bracey eased the chase for the Gloucs as they ended up winning the game by 3 wickets.
LEI
149/4 in 18.2 8.13
143/7 in 20.0 7.15
135/10 in 17.5 7.57
209/4 in 20.0 10.45
GLO
153/2 in 17.4 8.66
152/10 in 20.0 7.6
181/5 in 20.0 9.05
182/8 in 19.0 9.58
203/5 in 20.0 10.15
173/6 in 20.0 8.65
After finishing the last season on number eight, Leicestershire have worked on their batting order this season. They have added Stephen Eskinazi from Middlesex, Jonny Tattersall from Yorkshire, and Josh Davey & Ben Green from Somerset. Rishi Patel will open the innings with Sol Budinger. Patel played just 6 games in the last season in which he scored 133 runs and picked up 6 wickets. Budinger scored 247 runs in 8 games with a century and a half-century. Lewis Hill will come in at number three. Hill ended the last season with 227 runs in 7 games. He scored 81 runs in his last One-day game.
Peter Handscomb will come in the middle with Ben Mike, Rehan Ahmed, and Ben Cox. Handscomb scored 293 runs in the last season averaging at 42. Ben Mike played an explosive cameo for Leicestershire last season. In 4 games, he scored 103 runs at an economy of 141.09 - the highest among the batters. He also picked up 5 wickets with the ball. Ben Cox scored 278 runs in 7 games of the last season, averaging 55.6 - the highest among the batters.
Alex Green will lead the bowling attack with Liam Trevaskis and Ian Holland. Green was their leading wicket-taker with 18 wickets. He will be the bowler to watch out for. Trevaskis picked up 10 wickets while Holland picked up 9 in 8 games. Leicestershire have added Ajaz Patel as their overseas player.
Key Players: Peter Handscomb, Ben Cox, Alex Green.
Rishi Patel, Soloman Budinger, Lewis Hill, Peter Handscomb (c) (wk), Liam Trevaskis, Alex Green, Ben Mike, Rehan Ahmed, Liam Trevaskis, Stephen Eskinazi, Ben Cox.
Rishi Patel, Stephen Eskinazi, Ben Cox, Alex Green, Ben Green, Jonathan Tattersall, Ajaz Patel, Ian Holland, Hamza Shaikh, Ruan de Swardt, Mohammed Rizvi
Gloucestershire came close to the title last season. The exit in the quarterfinal stopped them from touching the trophy for the third time. This season, they have made 5 changes to the team. Craig Miles, Will Williams, and David Malan have been signed up along with Cameron Bancroft and Liam Scott (May-July). James Bracey will open the innings with Bancroft. Bracey was their leading run-scorer in the last season with 572 runs at an average of 64. He hit 2 centuries and 2 half-centuries. He can be the batter to watch out for. Bancroft scored 318 runs in the last season.
Oliver Price will come in at number three. Price finished the last season with 331 runs. Ben Charlesworth will come in the middle with Jack Taylor and GL van Buuren. Charlesworth scored 50+ runs in one of the two innings he played every time last season. Taylor & van Buuren scored 398 runs and picked up 24 wickets
Matt Taylor will lead the bowling attack with Graeme van Buuren and Craig Miles. Taylor was the leading wicket-taker with 14 wickets while van Buuren, Jack Taylor, and Josh Shaw picked up 12 wickets each. Overall, Gloucestershire’s bowling attack looks balanced as compared to Leicestershire's.
Key Players: Matt Taylor, Ben Charlesworth, James Bracey.
James Bracey (wk), Cameron Bancroft, Oliver Price, Ben Charlesworth, Jack Taylor (c), Graeme van Buuren, Tommy Boorman, Daaryoush Ahmed, Craig Miles, Matt Taylor, Josh Shaw
Cameron Bancroft, Will Williams, Jack Taylor, GLV Buuren, Aman Rao Perala, James Bracey, Oliver Price, Kamran Dhariwal, Daaryoush Ahmed, Miles Hammond, Joseph Eckland
The weather in Taunton is expected to be partly sunny on match day, with temperatures ranging from 21 to 28 degrees Celsius. Winds will blow from the southeast at 6-10 km/h.
It is a bowling-friendly pitch. 35 wickets have been taken here in the last 4 innings.
The match will be played at the Kibworth Cricket Club New Ground on 22nd July from 3:30 pm IST. The average first innings score is 285, 153 more than the second innings.
The venue is a dream for the teams batting first. Teams defending the target have won the last 2 ODIs played here. The team winning the toss should bat first.
The recent performances at the domestic level shows Gloucestershire are the favorites for this game. They have 4 players in the squad with more than 350 runs each in the last season. Their top 4 bowlers had taken 50 wickets in 9 games of the last season.
We predict that Gloucestershire will defeat Leicestershire.
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