Gloucestershire travel to Lord’s to face Middlesex needing a win to keep their hopes of a quarter-final berth alive. The visitors are lying in seventh but are level on points with Sussex in third with a game in hand.
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Match Preview – 15th August – 17:30 – Lord’s.
Middlesex welcome Gloucestershire to Lord’s for a key battle in the business end of the Natwest T20 Blast season, our Middlesex vs Gloucestershire preview features two sides with differing ambitions in this tournament. Middlesex are at the bottom of the table and without any realistic hopes of qualifying for the latter stages of this competition, while Gloucestershire are two places higher in seventh but level on points with the teams above up to third, and having a game in hand over two of the teams.
Ahead of the Natwest T20 betting tips, we first look at the key men for each side. For Middlesex, Eoin Morgan leads the way with 318 in the tournament, at a strike-rate of over 131. For Gloucestershire Michael Klinger has been consistent for his side, averaging a tick under 34 and a strike-rate over 140.
Ahead of the Natwest T20 blast 2017 prediction, we first look at the recent form of the two sides. The hosts have been inconsistent this season, winning four matches, losing six and tying one, but never winning more than one in a row. Gloucestershire, by contrast, have fallen foul to the weather on more than one occasion, which has halted their progress. They have won two and lost two of their last four completed matches.
The head-to-head record in the Natwest T20 Blast makes for some interesting reading for both sets of fans. Middlesex and Gloucestershire have met a total of five times in the Blast, with the West-Country outfit owning a perfect four wins and no defeat record. The most recent match was a tie in the opening game of the campaign. Middlesex will be hoping to change that with a win at home in this match.
Middlesex may be favourites for this match being the home side and all, but Gloucestershire will be motivated to win by the prize of qualification to the quarter-finals. They are level on points with the teams in third and fourth with a game in hand over some of the teams, which Middlesex realistically are out of contention.
Looking at the various markets for this match and there is plenty of value to be had in both the match winner and best powerplay betting. Despite not being favourites, Gloucestershire are still in contention for a top four place, while Middlesex are near enough out of the race. They are 11/10 to win with Betway, which represents great value. In addition, Middlesex have plenty of fire power at the top of the order which makes them likely to score hard in the first six overs. They are 5/6 to have the higher scoring powerplay with William Hill.