Natwest T20 Blast, South Group leaders Glamorgan welcome struggling Gloucestershire to the SWALEC looking to stretch their advantage at the top of the standings. The Welsh side have only complete five out of nine matches due to weather but they have won four of those.
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Match Preview – 3rd August – 1830 – SSE Swalec Stadium, Cardiff.
Glamorgan will be looking to make it five wins in six completed matches when they play host to Gloucestershire at Sophia Gardens. Our Glamorgan vs Gloucestershire preview features two teams who have had their campaigns frustrated by weather but have enjoyed varying success despite that. Glamorgan have had four matches fall foul to the weather but are top, while Gloucestershire have failed to complete three matches and find themselves seventh.
Ahead of our Natwest T20 Blast predictions, we look at the key players for each team. For Glamorgan, Colin Ingram and David Miller bring experience and class into the top of the order and will be massive to their side's success. Gloucestershire’s captain Michael Klinger has been a revelation for the West Country outfit, and along with last year’s leading wicket-taker Benny Howell, provide the impetus with bat and ball respectively.
Before we move into our Natwest T20 Blast betting odds, we analyse the recent form of the two sides. The hosts lost their opener to Hampshire, but have since not lost a completed match, beating Sussex, Essex, Gloucestershire and Kent. Gloucestershire opened with a tie against Middlesex before wins against Kent home and away in their next two completed matches. Defeat to Glamorgan was followed up with a loss against Hampshire before seeing their match with Essex abandoned.
The two sides have met five times in the history of the Natwest T20 Blast, with Glamorgan leading the way with three wins to Gloucestershire’s two. Interestingly enough, Gloucestershire have never lost in the T20 Blast at the SWALEC Stadium, so they will be confident heading in.
Glamorgan are the form team heading into the match and it seems only the rain has prevented them running away with the South Group title so far, this season. Overcast but dry is the forecast for the match, so you would expect Glamorgan to continue their charge against a side that have managed just two wins this season.
For Glamorgan, Jacques Rudolph has been in great form with the bat, averaging over 67 in seven matches. He will look to anchor the innings for his side and build a platform. For Gloucestershire, captain Michael Klinger has been the star with the bat averaging over 52 with the bat and has hit an incredible 11 sixes so far in the tournament.