Surrey vs Gloucestershire, Royal London One-Day Cup, Today Match Prediction 15 August 2021

sur vs gloucs Match Prediction & Analysis

Surrey and Gloucestershire will lock horns in the second quarterfinal of 2021 Royal London One-Day Cup played at The Kennington Oval in London on Sunday.

With four wins and two losses to their name, Surrey finished second in the Group B table in the round-robin stages of Royal London One-Day Cup competition. Skipper Jamie Smith will be hoping that the side can deliver a strong show with bat and ball in this important tie.

Gloucestershire played decent cricket in the preliminary stages of the competition and registered four wins out of seven matches played. Captain Chris Dent will be hoping that the side can continue their winning momentum in this knockout game.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Surrey Preview

The home side will be looking to field their strongest playing XI for the knockout clash against Gloucestershire.

In the batting department, the onus will be on the likes of Ryan Patel, Tim David and Mark Stoneman to deliver the bulk of the runs.

Rookie opener Ryan Patel has been the standout performer with the bat for Surrey so far this season. He is currently Surrey’s leading run-scorer in the competition with 354 runs at an average of 70.80.

In the previous game, Ryan Patel smashed unbeaten century to help Surrey complete a comfortable win over Derbyshire. The team management will be hoping that Ryan Patel continue his rich vein of form with the bat.

Besides Ryan Patel, Tim David has shown excellent form for Surrey in the last couple of matches. In the previous game, David smashed a fluent half-century off 38 balls with the help of three fours and three sixes.

In the bowling department, the onus will be on the likes of pacer Conor McKerr and left-arm spinner Daniel Moriarty to deliver timely breakthroughs.

Surrey Predicted Playing XI:

Jamie Smith (c & wk), Rikki Clarke, Cameron Steel, Nico Reifer, Mark Stoneman, Ryan Patel, Ollie Pope, Tim David, Conor McKerr, Daniel Moriarty, Matt Dunn

Gloucestershire Preview

Therefore, the team management will be hoping that the side can maintain their standards with the bat and ball in this fixture.

The responsibility of that will be with their in-form opener and Captain Chris Dent, who has produced an unbeaten century in the final round-robin game against Kent.

He has scored 175 runs in six matches at an average of 35.00. In the game played against Kent, Chris Dent was the standout performer with the bat and finished the innings with the top-score of 112 not off 108 balls with the help of twelve boundaries..

Apart from Dent, the likes of Ollie Pope, James Bracey and Graeme van Buuren will be looking to make a notable contribution with the bat in the quarterfinal game.

In the bowling department, the focus will be on the likes of Graeme van Buuren, Josh Shaw and Daniel Worrall.

Left-arm orthodox spinner Graeme van Burren has been standout bowler for Gloucestershire so far this season. With 12 scalps to his name, Buuren will be looking to make an impact with the ball against Surrey.

Gloucestershire Predicted Playing XI:

Chris Dent (captain), Oliver Price, James Bracey (wk), Graeme van Buuren, Jack Taylor, George Scott, Ben Wells, Matt Taylor, Tom Smith, Josh Shaw, Jared Warner

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The wicket prepared at the Oval will be good for batting. The weather forecast for Sunday’s game is going to be cloudy skies throughout the day.

Venue Details

Kennington Oval in London is going to host the 2nd Quarterfinal game of 2021 Royal London One-Day Cup game between Surrey and Gloucestershire.

Toss: To Bat

Both the teams will be keen to win the toss, bat first and post a competitive total on the board. Average first innings score at the venue is around 251 runs.