Vitality Blast 2024 Cricket Match Prediction | South Group | Surrey vs Gloucestershire – Let’s see who will win the match. | June 14

Surrey vs Gloucestershire Match Analysis

Gloucestershire and Surry will play in the South Group match on Friday, June 14 at Kennington Oval in London. The last two meetings in this venue were won by the teams covering the total. After two games, Surrey won one by batting first. This will be the first game this season that Gloucestershire plays at this location.

Whereas Gloucestershire is toward the bottom of the leaderboard, Surrey is near the top. Both sides entered this match having fallen short in their previous meetings with Sussex. Gloucestershire would want to start creating the momentum to go up the table, while Surrey would want to bounce back from their lone defeat thus far.

Surrey vs Gloucestershire Team Preview & Squads

Surrey

Surrey, the previous season’s semi-finalists, got off to a great start in the Vitality Blast 2024, winning three straight games against Somerset, Glamorgan, and Hamshire. The victory margins have also been noteworthy: they defeated Hampshire by five wickets, Glamorgan by 19 runs, and Somerset by 57 runs.

Surrey found the fourth game to be quite difficult. They lost by a significant 36-run margin against Sussex. Ollie Pope, who was 99 not out of 59 balls, was a hero. Surry, bowling first, gave up 213 runs and could only muster 177 in reply.

Thanks to Ollie Pope (142 runs) and Jamie Smith (211 runs), who has been Surrey’s top scorer thus far in the season, the team would like to resume their winning ways. Spencer Johnson and Tom Curran will be in charge of the bowling.

Surrey Squads

Surrey

Ollie Pope (c), Jamie Smith (wk), Laurie Evans, Jordan Clark, Sean Abbott, Tom Curran, Cameron Steel, Jason Roy, Gus Atkinson, Daniel Lawrence, Spencer Johnson

Gloucestershire

The Gloucs’ Vitality Blast 2024 season isn’t going well. They are at the bottom of the table with two points, slightly above Middlesex, having lost three of their first four games. Gloucestershire defeated Essex by 5 wickets (18 balls remaining) to start the season with a resounding win. From then on, the team’s performance has deteriorated, losing three straight games—two against Sussex and one against Hampshire.

In their most recent match against Sussex, Gloucs could only manage 160 in their 20 overs while giving up 208 in the given 20. David Payne and Josh Shaw both had four wickets for 48 in their eight overs, which was superb. In the final 12 overs, the other was dismissed for 160. Without Cameron Bancroft (42 off 32), very few people could effectively defend the gloucs. They would need to do exceptionally well to defeat Surrey, the clear favorites.

Gloucestershire Squads

Gloucestershire

Jack Taylor (c), James Bracey (wk), Cameron Bancroft, Beau Webster, Marchant de Lange, Graeme van Buuren, MD Taylor, Ben Charlesworth, David Payne, Miles Hammond, Ajeet Dale

Surrey vs Gloucestershire outfield report

Kennington Oval, London

So far in the series, the teams batting first at Kennington Oval have won both games. Surrey has played two matches: a victory in the defensive role and a defeat in the chasing role. Here, the side that wins the toss ought to bat first. London will see brisk morning weather with periods of sun, clouds, and occasional showers. Rain is a possibility during the game. There will be a 7–19°C temperature range. The pitch at Kennington Oval in London is usually great for batting.

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

In the last five encounters between these two teams, Surrey won three games whereas, Gloucestershire won two.

Surrey vs Gloucestershire Prediction

Winning the toss

• Surrey

Player of the Match

• Surrey – Ollie Pope

Most runs

• Surrey – Ollie Pope
• Gloucestershire – Cameron Bancroft

Most wickets

• Surrey – Tom Curran
• Gloucestershire – Josh Shaw

Most sixes

• Surrey – Ollie Pope
• Gloucestershire – Cameron Bancroft

Team Scores Batting First

• Surrey – 180+
• Gloucestershire – 170+

According to cricket analysts, Surrey has a 68% chance of winning.

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