Sussex vs Gloucestershire, Royal London One-Day Cup, Today Match Prediction 05 August 2022

sus vs gloucs Match Prediction & Analysis

Host Sussex will be looking to get back to winning ways when they take on Gloucestershire in the Group A game of the 2022 Royal London One-Day Cup competition played at County Ground, Hove on Friday.

In their opening fixture, Sussex suffered a 65-run defeat at the hands of Nottinghamshire. Captain Cheteshwar Pujara will be hoping that the county side can learn from their mistakes and put in an improved performance in this home fixture.

On the other hand, Gloucestershire were completely outplayed by Warwickshire in all three departments. Skipper Jack Taylor will be hoping that premier players can deliver the goods with bat and ball.

Last season, Gloucestershire registered a hard-fought win over Sussex via DLS method.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Sussex Preview

The team management will be hoping that the side can raise their overall game with bat and ball.

In the batting department, the onus will be on the likes of Harrison Ward, Alistair Orr, Tom Clark, Tom Alsop and Cheteshwar Pujara to deliver the bulk of the runs.

In the previous match, wicket-keeper Tom Alsop was the standout performer with the bat for Sussex. He played well and finished the innings with the top-score of 75 off 70 balls with the help of eight boundaries and one six. Besides Alsop, Daniel Ibrahim chipped in with a crucial 40 off 48 balls with the help of two boundaries.

In the bowling department, the side will be relying on the likes of Aristides Karvelas, Daniel Ibrahim, Archie Lenham and Bradley Currie to make vital breakthroughs.

Sussex Predicted Playing XI:

Cheteshwar Pujara (c), Harrison Ward, Delray Rawlins, Alistair Orr, Tom Clark, Tom Alsop (wk), Danial Ibrahim, Archie Lenham, Sean Hunt, Bradley Currie, Aristides Karvelas

Gloucestershire Preview

The county side will not make any changes to their playing XI for this fixture. In the batting department, the onus will be on the likes of Chris Dent, Oliver Price, James Bracey, Ben Wells, Marcus Harris and Zafar Gohar to deliver the bulk of the runs and help Gloucestershire post a decent total on the board.

In the previous match, opener Ben Wells played well and finished the innings with the top-score of 76 runs off 87 balls with the help of seven boundaries. Besides Wells, all-rounder Zafar Gohar produced an important innings of 62 off 51 balls with the help of seven fours and one six.

In the bowling department, the side will be relying on the likes of Paul van Meekeren, Tom Smith, Josh Shaw and Zafar Gohar to deliver crucial breakthroughs.

Gloucestershire Predicted Playing XI:

Jack Taylor (c), Tom Price, James Bracey (wk), Oliver Price, Chris Dent, Ben Wells, Marcus Harris, Zafar Gohar, Tom Smith, Josh Shaw, Paul van Meekeren.

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

With weather forecast for Friday’s game is going to be bright and sunny, the wicket prepared is going to be excellent for batting. The spinners might get some help from the surface.

Venue Details

County Ground, Hove is going to host the Group A of the 2022 Royal London One-Day Cup competition between Sussex and Gloucestershire.

Toss: To Bat

Both the sides will be keen to win the toss, bat first and post a competitive score on the board. The average first inning score at Hove is around 330 runs