Vitality Blast 2023 Cricket Prediction | South Group: Gloucestershire vs Glamorgan

Gloucestershire vs Glamorgan at a Glance

• Gloucestershire’s batting appears to be in awful health after being bowled out for 113 runs in their most recent encounter.
• Timm van der Gugten’s best T20 stats are 5-21, and we anticipate that on Friday, he will lead Glamorgan in wickets taken.
• Michael Neser of Glamorgan has been in excellent possession of the ball and strengthens this attack.

Gloucestershire vs Glamorgan Team Preview

Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire will be relieved to be playing against Glamorgan at home after suffering a crushing defeat by 7 wickets with 39 balls remaining against Kent Spitfires on Wednesday. In this match, the home team must improve both with the bat and the ball.

Against the Kent Spitfires, only Chris Dent scored more than 50 for Gloucestershire, and just three other players reached double digits. He scored an amazing 55 runs off just 29 balls, hitting nine boundaries in the process. Grant Roelofsen was disappointed with his first-inning single, but he is a good batter and this game can end with a high score.

Glamorgan

Glamorgan, who finished sixth in the South Group last year and was six points behind the fourth-place team, will play their first game of the 2023 Vitality Blast in this contest. Since they are participating in a pre-Ashes training camp, the team, without Marnus Labuschagne and Michael Neser, will be captained by David Lloyd.

This Glamorgan team still has plenty of runs to score even without Marnus Labuschagne’s batsmanship. Along with Kiran Carlson and Sam Northeast, who have strong local records, Colin Ingram, a seasoned T20 specialist from South Africa, is someone to keep an eye on.

Gloucestershire vs Glamorgan Team Playing Squads

Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire

Jack Taylor (c), James Bracey (wk), MD Taylor, Oliver Price, Tom Smith, Zafar Gohar, Miles Hammond, David Payne, Grant Roelofsen, Chris Dent, Paul van Meekeren

Glamorgan Squads

Glamorgan

David Lloyd (c), Chris Cooke (wk), Sam Northeast, Marnus Labuschagne, Prem Sisodiya, Daniel Douthwaite, Jamie McIlroy, Colin Ingram, Andrew Salter, Thomas Bevan, Michael Neser

Gloucestershire vs Glamorgan Team Form in Last 5 Matches

Gloucestershire vs Glamorgan outfield report

County Ground Bristol

The first few overs will be ideal for batting on this surface. In the previous season, teams that batted first won more games. In this game, the team that wins the toss should not be reluctant to elect to bat first and attempt to post a significant total.

Bristol will have clear skies and ideal batting conditions.

As evidenced by the four-day matches, the pitch has been excellent for batting. To perform effectively on this surface, bowlers must bowl in the proper places. On this track, the team batting first would require a goal above 180.

Gloucestershire vs Glamorgan Final Prediction

Winning the toss

• Glamorgan

Player of the Match

• Glamorgan – Colin Ingram

Most sixes

• Gloucestershire – Chris Dent
• Glamorgan – Colin Ingram

Most wickets

• Gloucestershire – Tom Smith 
• Glamorgan – Prem Sisodiya

Most runs

• Gloucestershire – Chris Dent
• Glamorgan – Colin Ingram

Team Scores Batting First

• Gloucestershire – 170+
• Glamorgan – 180+

According to our prediction, Glamorgan will win this match.