Who will win Kent Spitfires vs Gloucestershire?
Kent Spitfires are set to lock horns with Gloucestershire on July 18 in this South Group fixture of the ongoing NatWest T20 Blast 2017. St Lawrence Ground in Canterbury will be the venue for this match scheduled to begin at 7 PM local time.
Read on for team previews, latest betting odds, betting tips and match prediction for Kent Spitfires vs Gloucestershire, NatWest T20 Blast 2017...
Kent Team News & Playing 11
Daniel Bell-Drummond has already made his mark in this year's NatWest T20 Blast with a resounding 90 in Kent's first game against Essex and the opener will be expected to fire for the team once again. His opening partner Joe Denly looked promising in his knock of 39 in the reverse fixture and he too will be the key man with the bat. Adam Milne took two wickets in that match and did not offer much freebies to the batsmen. Kent will want this Kiwi fast bowler to deliver the goods with the ball this time as well.
Kent Predicted Playing 11
SA Northeast (c), DJ Bell-Drummond, JL Denly, SW Billings (wk), JDS Neesham, AJ Blake, DI Stevens, MT Coles, ME Claydon, AF Milne, JC Tredwell
Gloucestershire Team News & Playing 11
Phil Mustard scored a quickfire 42 in the reverse fixture. The wicketkeeper cum opening batsman also batted well in the first game and so there will be plenty of expectations from him for this match. Gloucestershire will also back Cameron Bancroft for a big score who hit a fifty in the tied game against Middlesex. Benny Howell ran through Kent's top-order at Cheltenham, claiming a four-wicket haul. The pace bowler will be the biggest hurdle for Kent as he has been delivering consistently for Gloucestershire.
Gloucestershire Predicted Playing 11
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M Klinger (c), P Mustard (wk), IA Cockbain, CT Bancroft, BAC Howell, JMR Taylor, NLTC Perera, TMJ Smith, MD Taylor, DA Payne, CJ Liddle
Kent vs Gloucestershire Betting Odds
Kent have made a good start to this year's NatWest T20 Blast, winning two out of the three group games they have played so far. Their wins against Essex and Surrey were secured by a big margin and the hosts are therefore favorites to win this match at best odds of 1.88 with Betfair and 1.72 with Bet365. Gloucestershire have a win and a tie from three matches. Though they defeated Kent by six wickets at Cheltenham last week, they still find themselves outsiders for this upcoming contest at 2.1 with both 1xbet and Bet365.
Kent vs Gloucestershire Prediction
Kent will be playing their first home game at Canterbury where they did alright in the 2016 NatWest T20 Blast with three wins from five games. They have beaten Gloucestershire 8 times out of 12 in the history of the English domestic T20 competitions which means they have won 67% of the matches played against them. Gloucestershire, however, pipped Kent earlier in the season and this should make the team feel more energetic heading into this second clash. Although both teams are pretty evenly matched, Kent seem to have a slightly sharper bowling attack which is why we predict them to win.
Final Verdict: Back Kent Spitfires to beat Gloucestershire at 1.88 with 1xbet and 1.72 with Bet365.
Jul 18, 2017
23:30 IST / 18:00 GMT
St Lawrence Ground - Canterbury, England
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