Who will win Essex vs Gloucestershire?
Essex will look to win this home game and climb up the points table when they go head-to-head with Gloucestershire at the County Ground, Chelmsford. This South Group match of the NatWest T20 Blast 2017 is scheduled to be played on July 29 with live telecast to begin at 7 PM local time.
Read on for team previews, betting odds, betting tips and match prediction for Essex vs Gloucestershire, NatWest T20 Blast 2017....
Essex Team News & Playing 11
Varun Chopra had hit an unbeaten 103 against Glamorgan at this ground earlier in the season and the team will want him play a similar knock when they meet Gloucestershire here on Saturday. James Foster smashed a quickfire fifty in the last game against Middlesex and he will be the one to watch out for in the lower-middle order. Ravi Bopara has been the team's best bowler and batsman. Though he was a little off colour with the ball last time, he is likely to bounce back with a stellar performance in this upcoming match.
Essex Predicted Playing 11
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RN ten Doeschate (c), JS Foster (wk), PI Walter, SR Harmer, Mohammad Amir, MW Dixon, AJA Wheater, V Chopra, DW Lawrence, Ashar Zaidi, RS Bopara
Gloucestershire Team News & Playing 11
Gloucestershire will have high hopes pinned on Michael Klinger when it comes to batting. He scored fifties in both the matches against Essex last season which includes the 49-ball 78 at this ground. Ian Cockbain has also been chipping in with some runs and he too is a vital cog in this batting lineup. Gloucestershire will rely on their key bowler Benny Howell to do the job with the ball. The paceman took five wickets from the two matches against Essex last year.
Gloucestershire Predicted Playing 11
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M Klinger (c), P Mustard (wk), IA Cockbain, GT Hankins, BAC Howell, JMR Taylor, NLTC Perera, K Noema-Barnett, MD Taylor, TMJ Smith, DA Payne
Essex vs Gloucestershire Prediction
Essex have been below par in this year's NatWest T20 Blast and are looking down and out with just two wins from eight matches. And they haven't been too impressive either at this ground having lost six of their past ten matches here. Gloucestershire have fared better this season with just the one defeat from six matches. They also did the double over Essex last year and so they will be going into this game with a lot of confidence. Gloucestershire outplayed Essex at Chelmsford last time out and we predict them to emerge victorious at this ground this time as well.
Final Verdict: Back Gloucestershire to beat Essex Eagles in this South Group fixture of the NatWest T20 Blast 2017
Jul 29, 2017
23:30 IST / 18:00 GMT
County Cricket Ground - Chelmsford, England
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