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CLAIM NOWToss Winner - Gloucestershire won the toss and choose to bowl first
Kent beat Gloucestershire by 4 runs
Defending Champions Gloucestershire eye a strong show against Kent at Bristol
Expect Gloucestershire to a comfortable win over Kent at Bristol.
Tournament: | Vitality T20 Blast, 2025 |
Format: | t20 |
Venue: | Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom |
Toss Prediction: | To Bowl |
Weather: | 19.3°C|Partly cloudy |
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Host Gloucestershire will be looking to start the competition on a positive note when they take on Kent in the seventh match of the T20 Blast 2025 played at County Ground, Bristol on Friday.
In the preliminary stages, Gloucestershire just did enough to qualify for the knockout stages of the competition. The county side peaked at the right time in the competition to win three consecutive matches and win their first T20 Blast trophy last year.
On the other hand, Kent will be looking to turn things around after not doing well last year. Captain Sam Billings will be hoping that the side can adjust to the conditions and put on a decent show against Gloucestershire.
In the previous five matches played between the two teams, Kent have come out on top on three occasions
124/9 in 20.0 6.2
138/10 in 19.2 7.14
82/10 in 35.1 2.33
RLODC
Northamptonshire won by 9 wickets
86/1 in 14.0 6.14
206/10 in 46.3 4.43
RLODC
Kent won by 3 wickets
207/7 in 45.2 4.57
260/7 in 46.5 5.55
259/10 in 47.3 5.45
137/10 in 19.3
VITALITY T20 BLAST 2023
Kent won by 7 wickets (with 18 balls remaining)
138/3 in 17.0
116/3 in 13.3
VITALITY T20 BLAST 2023
Kent won by 7 wickets
113/10 in 16.3
In the batting department, the side will be depending on the likes of Miles Hammond, Cameron Bancroft, James Bracey, Jack Taylor and Ben Charlesworth to do the bulk of the scoring.
Last season, Cameron Bancroft topped the batting charts for Gloucestershire and accumulated 534 runs in 17 outings at a strike rate of 127.14.
In the bowling department, the side will be relying on the likes of David Payne, Tom Smith, Tom Price, Josh Shaw and Matt Taylor to deliver timely breakthroughs.
Last season, left-arm quick David Payne finished the competition as leading wicket-taker in the competition. He claimed 33 wickets in 17 matches at an excellent economy rate of 6.29.
Jack Taylor (captain), James Bracey (wk), Miles Hammond, Cameron Bancroft, Oliver Price, Ben Charlesworth, Matt Taylor, Tom Price, Josh Shaw, Tom Smith and David Payne.
Jack Taylor, David Payne, James Bracey, Matt Taylor, Ben Charlesworth, Oliver Price, Miles Hammond, Cameron Bancroft, Tom Smith, D'Arcy Short, Aman Akram Rao
In the batting department, the side will be depending on the likes of Sam Billings, openers Tawanda Muyeye, Daniel Bell-Drummond, Marcus O’Riordan, Jack Leaning and Tom Rogers do the bulk of the scoring.
Last season, captain Sam Billings topped the batting charts for Kent and accumulated 411 runs in 17 outings at a strike rate of 157.7
In the bowling department, the side will be relying on the likes of Matthew Parkinson, Tom Rigers, Nathan Gilchrist, Harry Finch and Jaskaran Singh to deliver timely breakthroughs.
Last season, leg-spinner Matthew Parkinson topped the bowling charts for Kent and claimed 16 wickets at an economy rate of 8.06.
Tawanda Muyeye, Daniel Bell-Drummond, Marcus ORiordan, Sam Billings (c & wk), Jack Leaning, Joey Evison, Harry Finch, Tom Rogers, Nathan Gilchrist, Matthew Parkinson, Jaskaran Singh
Daniel Bell-Drummond, Joe Denly, Tawanda Muyeye, Zak Crawley, Grant Stewart, Thomas Rogers, Chris Benjamin, Sam Billings, Fred Klaassen, Matthew Parkinson, Nathan Gilchrist
The average first inning score at Bristol in the last year’s T20 Blast competition in the previous four completed matches was around 165 runs.
The weather forecast for Friday’s match is going to be partly cloudy with light winds.
County Ground, Bristol is going to host the seventh match of the 2024 T20 Blast competition played between Gloucestershire and Kent.
County Ground, Bristol is a decent venue for chasing sides. Last season, three matches out of four played at the venue were won by side batting second.
After analyzing both the squads, Defending Champions Gloucestershire will be favorites to win their opening match against Kent. With likes of David Payne, Miles Hammond and Cameron Bancroft in their ranks, the team management will be hoping that the side can deliver a clinical performance in their opening fixture.
Expect Gloucestershire to a comfortable win over Kent at Bristol.
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