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Gloucestershire vs Essex Match Analysis

Although Essex last season made it to Final’s Day before losing to Somerset at the penultimate hurdle, this is a new T20 cricket campaign, and as everyone knows, momentum matters more than form in many respects.

Gloucestershire has a long history of playing competitive white ball cricket, so facing them in their backyard on Thursday at the County Ground will be no easy feat.

For this match, Essex will travel across the southern part of England. They should start the game confidently, and the majority of onlookers will bet on an away victory.

Gloucestershire vs Essex Team Preview & Squads

Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire’s ultimate goal in the T20 Blast this year is to place in the top four and move on to the knockout stage, led by skipper Jack Taylor.

We may anticipate that the partisan crowd will support players like the impressive keeper-batter James Bracey and the tall and powerful South African fast bowler Marchant de Lange.

Gloucestershire needs David Payne, another excellent T20 player with international experience, to be at the top of his game if they are to start winning quickly.

Gloucestershire Squads

Gloucestershire Squads

Jack Taylor (c), James Bracey (wk), Miles Hammond, Zafar Gohar, Tom Smith, David Payne, Ben Wells, Beau Webster, Ben Charlesworth, Cameron Bancroft, Marchant de Lange

Essex

Daniel Sams, an Australian, led Essex in both run-scoring and wicket-taking past season, leaving no question about who was the team’s best player. Even though it has been a year, we still believe he will be among their best players in all categories, with skipper and spinner Simon Harmer probably contributing a respectable number of wickets.

The Allison brothers are regarded as “ones to watch” when it comes to the bat, thus in Bristol, we can anticipate seeing both of them bat freely and strike the ball cleanly.

But Essex no longer has Dan Lawrence at their disposal, and it might be difficult to replicate his offensive mentality.

Essex Squads

Essex Squads

Simon Harmer (c), Michael Pepper (wk), Ben Allison, Nick Browne, Matt Critchley, Daniel Sams, Paul Walter, Charlie Allison, Aaron Beard, Adam Rossington, Sam Cook

Gloucestershire vs Essex outfield report

Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol

Since we don’t think the weather will alter much for this game, we’re betting on both teams to elect to bat first should they win the toss in Bristol.

Thursday is expected to be a gloomy and humid day in Bristol, however, there is a chance of some clearing in the evening. A high of 18 degrees is predicted along with dry weather.

At the County Ground, there are always plenty of runs with short, straight boundaries. But with the humidity assisting the bowlers, a par score of no more than 175 is probably achievable.

Gloucestershire vs Essex Head-to-Head Stats of Last 5 Matches

In the last five encounters between these two teams, Essex won twice and three matches have no results.

Gloucestershire vs Essex Prediction

Winning the toss

• Essex

Player of the Match

• Essex – Ben Allison

Most runs

• Gloucestershire – James Bracey
• Essex – Ben Allison

Most wickets

• Gloucestershire – Marchant de Lange
• Essex – Simon Harmer

Most sixes

• Gloucestershire – James Bracey
• Essex – Ben Allison

Team Scores Batting First

• Gloucestershire – 170+
• Essex – 175+

According to cricket analysts, Essex has a 55% chance of winning.

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