Gloucestershire Gladiators will lock horns with Kent Spitfires in Match 29 of T20 Blast 2022 at County Ground, Bristol, on 1 June (Wednesday).
Thus far, Gloucestershire have a single win in two appearances of this edition. In their last appearance, James Bracey’s powerful knock of 70 off 45 balls and support from Ryan Higgins (39*) propelled the team to score 193 on the board. David Payne picked three wickets, while Naseem Shah and Paul Van Mekereen took two wickets to help the team win by 41 runs.
The experienced batters like Graeme van Buuren and Chris Dent still remain unavailable due to injury concerns, and Josh Shaw is likely to retain his place as the squad remains unchanged.
On the other hand, Kent has not found any success in three appearances. In their last outing, the bowlers were average to concede 171, with Qais Ahmad returning as the top bowler with two wickets. In reply, Joe Denly and Sam Billings scored 30+ runs in the middle, and a late flourish from George Linde (38* off 13) didn’t help the team, as they fell short by 4 runs.
The opener Zak Crawley has joined the England Test squad ahead of this fixture. Grant Stewart can find a place in the Playing XI in place of him. The all-rounder Darren Stevens is still injured.
Match Details
Match: Gloucestershire vs Kent, Match 29
Venue: County Ground, Bristol
Date & Time: June 1 at 11:00 PM IST
Live Streaming: FanCode and YouTube
Pitch Report: Most of the matches at this venue were won by the team chasing down the score in the last edition. The first game of this season saw an average score of 175, which depicts the stronghold of batters. The fast bowlers are likely to be the lethal weapon for taking wickets.
Head-To-Head
In a total of 19 encounters, Gloucs have held a minor edge with victories on 10 occasions. Both the teams secured a victory one time each in the last edition, with the last one being won by the Gloucs team.
Squads
Gloucestershire: Miles Hammond, James Bracey(w), Ian Cockbain, Glenn Phillips, Ryan Higgins, Jack Taylor(c), Benny Howell, Tom Smith, David Payne, Paul van Meekeren, Naseem Shah, George Scott, Josh Shaw
Kent: Daniel Bell-Drummond, Joe Denly, Sam Billings (c & wk), Jack Leaning, George Linde, Jordan Cox, Qais Ahmad, Matt Milnes, Fred Klaassen, Matthew Quinn, Alex Blake, Darren Stevens, Grant Stewart, Tawanda Muyeye, Jas Singh
Probable Playing XI
Gloucestershire: Miles Hammond, James Bracey(w), Ian Cockbain, Glenn Phillips, Ryan Higgins, Jack Taylor(c), Benny Howell, Tom Smith, David Payne, Naseem Shah, Paul van Meekeren
Kent: Daniel Bell-Drummond, Joe Denly, Sam Billings (c & wk), Jack Leaning, George Linde, Jordan Cox, Grant Stewart, Qais Ahmad, Matt Milnes, Fred Klaassen, Matthew Quinn
CREX XI Suggestion
Wicket-Keeper: Sam Billings, James Bracey
Batters: Joe Denly, Ian Cockbain, Daniel Bell Drummond,
All-Rounders: Jack Leaning, George Linde, Ryan Higgins
Bowlers: David Payne, Naseem Shah, Qais Ahmad
Captain: James Bracey
Vice-Captain: David Payne