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On the second day of the Vitality T20 Blast 2021, Gloucestershire and Glamorgan will begin their campaign with a match at the latter’s home field, Sophia Gardens. In their first meeting, both clubs will be looking for a win.Gloucestershire reached the semi-finals last season, and the club’s ambitions for this year will undoubtedly be greater. In the previous season, Glamorgan failed to qualify for the knockout stages. This will be a chance for them to make a change, and they will be pleased that they will be able to begin at home.
Match Details:
Glamorgan vs Gloucestershire, South Group
Venue: Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Date & Time: June 10th at 10:00 PM IST
Live Streaming: Fancode/Youtube channels of the teams
Pitch Report:
The pitch in Cardiff is generally good for batting. The straight boundaries are short and the ground is measured in a much different way than the general cricket grounds. Expect a score around 170 to 180.
Probable Playing XIs for GLA vs GLO:
Glamorgan
Colin Ingram, Callum Taylor, Kiran Carlson, Marnus Labuschagne, David Lloyd, Chris Cooke (C & WK) Michael Neser, Andrew Salter, Timm van der Gugten, Ruaidhri Smith, Prem Sisodiya
Gloucestershire
Glenn Phillips (WK), Graeme van Buurem, Ian Cockbain, Chris Dent, Jack Taylor (C), Ryan Higgins, Benny Howell, David Payne, Josh Shaw, Tom Smith, Matt Taylor
Top Picks for GLA vs GLO Dream11 Match:
Top Picks – Glamorgan
Michael Neser is quite an outstanding bowler who has gained a lot of experience playing in these conditions. He has also played a lot of T20 cricket, picking up a total of 75 wickets in those matches.
Colin Ingram is an excellent T20 player who has played across the globe in several T20 leagues and learnt the art of batting in the shortest format. He has close to 7,000 runs in the format.
Top Picks – Gloucestershire
Glenn Phillips is someone who has developed himself into a brilliant T20 batter and wicketkeeper. We have seen him do well in CPL, Super Smash and even in T20Is. He has more than 3000 runs in the format.
Ian Cockbain is a really fine player. He has scored 3064 runs in the format with an average above 30 and a strike rate of beyond 130.
Dream Team Prediction
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