- Match: 5
- Teams: GLAMORGAN vs GLOUCESTERSHIRE.
- Ground: Sophia Gardens Cardiff.
- Time: 11:00 pm IST.
- Performance in 2020 season:
- Glamorgan: 5th in Group (4 wins in 10 matches).
- Gloucestershire: Semi-finalist (Group Topper).
- Pitch and Weather Report:
The pitch at the Sophia Gardens in Cardiff generally favours the batsmen, who will find it easy to play shots on the up as the ball comes nicely on to the bat. The average first innings score at the venue is 165 runs and both sides would ideally like to bat first. The temperature is around 18 degrees Celsius.
- Last 5 H2H results: Gla leads 3-0 in last 5 matches. 1 match has been abandoned and one match has been tied.
- H2H Performers: (Current Squad)
- GLA: 188/4.
- Llyod: 41.
- Cooke: 24.
- Van der Gugten: 2 wickets.
- Sisodiya: 1 wicket.
- GLO: 171/6.
- Dent:55.
- Higgins: 29.
- Howell: 1 wicket.
- T. Smith: 1 wicket.
- GLA: 150/7.
- Cooke: 51.
- Salter: 4 wickets.
- Gugten: 2 wickets.
- Sisodiya: 1 wicket.
- GLO: 135/10.
- Van Bueren: 53.
- Scott: 33.
- Higgins: 3 wickets.
- T. Smith: 2 wickets.
- GLA: 172/5.
- Cooke: 42.
- Llyod: 35.
- Salter: 4 wickets.
- GLO: 172/7.
- Cockbain: 40.
- Higgins: 37 & 1 wicket.
- Howell: 1 wicket.
- Payne: 1 wicket.
- GLA: 201/6.
- Cooke: 29.
- Gugten: 3 wickets.
- Smith: 2 wickets.
- GLO: 199/9.
- Jack Taylor: 52.
- Higgins: 37.
- Howell: 3 wickets.
- Payne: 2 wickets.
- Venue Performers: (In Last 2 years)
- (Note: Sophia Gardens Cardiff is home ground of Glamorgan)
- Highest Run Getter:
- D. Llyod GLA): 277 runs (10 matches).
- C. Cooke (GLA): 250 runs (11 matches).
- C. Ingram (GLA): 212 runs (7 matches).
- R Higgins (GLO): 66 runs (2 matches).
- Cockbain(GLO): 55 runs (2 matches).
- C. Dent (GLO): 55 runs (1 match).
- Highest Wicket Taker:
- Salter (GLA): 11 wickets (10 matches).
- R. Smith (GLA): 7 wickets (6 matches).
- P. Sisodiya (GLA): 7 wickets (6 matches).
- T. Smith (GLO): 2 wickets (1 match).
- Howell (GLO): 2 wickets (1 match).
- Common Players:
- GLA: Cooke, Llyod, Gugten, Salter.
- GLO: Higgins, Payne, Howell, Cockbain.
- Players to watch out:
- Labuschagne: The overseas recruit of Glamorgan is a must pick. He has picked up 273 runs and 11 wickets from 16 T20s.
- Higgins: The Gloucestershire allrounder has scored 200 runs and picked 16 wickets from 11 matches in last season.
- Gugten: The Dutch pacer is the main bowler in Glamorgan lineup. He has been amongst the wickets in recent series.
- Teams: (Squad Info)
- Glamorgan – Nicholas Selman, David Lloyd, Marnus Labuschagne, Colin Ingram, Kiran Carlson, Chris Cooke(w/c), Daniel Douthwaite, Ruaidhri Smith, Andrew Salter, Timm van der Gugten, Prem Sisodiya.
- Gloucestershire –Chris Dent, Miles Hammond, Glenn Phillips(w), Ian Cockbain, Benny Howell, Ryan Higgins, Graeme van Buuren, Jack Taylor(c), Tom Smith, David Payne, Josh Shaw.
- Fantasy Team:
- Wk: Philips.
- Batsmen: Cockbain, Ingram, Labuschagne, Dent.
- All Rounders: Llyod, Higgins, Howell.
- Bowlers: Payne, Shaw, Van der Gugten.
- Disclaimer: Go through the recent H2H matches and see the playing xi and conditions before the start. As it is the first game, invest less.
