Gloucestershire vs Surrey – T20 Blast Betting Tips

Host Gloucestershire and Surrey will face off in the South Group game of the T20 Blast competition to be played at Cheltenham on Friday.

In their previous encounter, Gloucestershire registered a close win over Middlesex. With this result, Gloucestershire has managed to sneak through to the playoffs of the competition.

On the other hand, Surrey suffered a comprehensive defeat against Kent. With this result, Surrey are placed fifth in the South Group table with 13 points to their name.

Gloucestershire Form and Team News

In the previous game, Gloucestershire managed to post 171 runs in their 20 overs, courtesy decent contributions from Ryan Higgins, Ian Cockbain, James Bracey, and van Burren.

In the batting department, the onus will be on the likes of Glenn Phillips, James Bracey, and Jack Taylor to deliver the bulk of the runs.

For Gloucestershire, Ryan Higgins was the star of the show with the bat and finished the innings with the top score of 43 runs off 25 balls with the help of four fours and two sixes.

In the bowling department, the onus will be on Benny Howell, Josh Shaw, Matt Taylor, and Tom Smith to deliver the bulk of the runs.

Surrey Form and Team News

The county side might make one or two changes to their final XI for their final round-robin game of the competition.

In the previous game, Surrey put in an abject batting performance and managed to post 128 for the loss of seven wickets.

In the batting department, the side will be relying on the likes of Jamie Smith, Laurie Evans, Tim David, and Jordan Clark to deliver the bulk of the runs.

In the previous encounter, Jordan Clark was the standout performer with the bat and finished the innings with the top-score of 37 not out off 31 balls with the help of two fours and one six. Besides Clark, Jamie Overton, Tim David, and Rory Burns produced crucial scores of 23, 20, and 19 runs respectively.

In the bowling department, the onus will be on the likes of Gus Atkinson, Daniel Moriarty, and Jordan Clark to deliver timely breakthroughs.

Odds by Casumo

According to the Casumo sportsbook, Host Gloucestershire will be the favorites to win the South Group game of the Vitality T20 Blast competition to be played at Cheltenham. For this game, Gloucestershire are placed at 1.77 odds, while Surrey are placed at 1.97 odds.

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Our Tipster’s Angle

Both sides are well on their way to the next round with some excellent performances so far in the competition.

Looking at the overall strengths of both sides on the paper, Gloucestershire looks a far formidable unit, largely because of their batting unit which consists of in-form players like Ian Cockbain, Glenn Phillips, and James Bracey.

Therefore, the prediction is for the Jack Taylor-led unit to continue their winning momentum and secure a comfortable win over Surrey.

Tip 1: Surrey’s excellent head-to-head record against Gloucestershire

Despite losing their previous game, Surrey will be keen to make a strong comeback against Gloucestershire. The county side will take heart from the fact that they have an excellent record against Gloucestershire in the history of the T20I competition.

With 8 victories out of 13 matches played in the competition, we expect Surrey to register a comfortable win over Gloucestershire in this [email protected].

Tip 2: Will Jacks to lead the charge with the bat for Surrey

With three half-centuries to his name in the competition, opener Will Jacks has been Surrey’s go-to man in the batting department this season. With 369 runs in nine outings at a strike rate of 170.04, he is currently Surrey’s leading run-getter in the Vitality T20 Blast competition.

Given his splendid batting performances this season, we expect Will Jacks to score 25 runs or more in this [email protected]

Conclusion

Expect Gloucestershire to overcome Surrey in this fixture.

1. Surrey to register a comfortable win over Gloucestershire in this [email protected]
2. Will Jacks to score 25 runs or more in this contest- [email protected]

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