GLA vs ESS Match Prediction & Betting Tips, T20 Blast 2022
Essex Eagles travel to South Wales on Thursday evening to face Glamorgan in the 2022 T20 Blast. Glamorgan beat Sussex Sharks in their opening game of the campaign but have since lost to Surrey and Middlesex. Essex Eagles have won two and lost one so far. Read on as we preview this game. The match begins at Sophia Gardens at 19:05 local time.
Glamorgan have lost both of their last two games by 4 wickets to Surrey and Middlesex but will fancy their chances of putting in a strong performance in front of their home fans for the first time this season.
Essex Eagles are targeting their third win in four games and were utterly dominant against Hampshire Hawks on Tuesday. They seem to be generating some strong momentum.
Glamorgan vs Essex T20 Match Live streaming
TV channels: This match will be shown live on Sky Sports in the UK.
Live Streaming: Fans can stream the match on the Fan Code app; the ECB website and app; and SkyGo.
GLA vs ESS Match Toss Prediction
Both teams decided to field first the last time they won the toss. We expect both skippers to choose to bat second in this game.
GLA vs ESS Match Pitch Report
This is the first game at Sophia Gardens in the 2022 T20 Blast but we expect a bowler friendly surface. We predict a par score to be in the region of 140-150 in Cardiff.
Weather Report
Partly cloudy but no chance of rain during this evening game. The temperature will drop from 19 degrees to 17 degrees from start to finish.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Glamorgan vs Essex, Vitality T20 Blast 2022.
Glamorgan Team News & Playing 11
GLA Team News
Off-spinner Andrew Salter came into the Glamorgan XI for the defeat against Middlesex with Joe Cooke left out after the loss to Surrey on Saturday. James Weighell was expensive with the ball in the last match but should retain his place for this match at least.
GLA Key Players
- Sam Northeast - Although he has hit only 12 boundaries in the tournament so far, only five batters have hit more than the 131 runs scored by Sam Northeast.
- Marnus Labuschagne - The Australian international top scored for Glamorgan with 38 runs from 24 balls against Middlesex including five fours and one six.
- Michael Hogan - The 41 year old Australian right arm fast medium bowler has taken 9 wickets in the competition and is yet to go wicketless in any game.
GLA Team Form
Glamorgan had a poor T20 Blast campaign last year and have not looked much better so far this year. They have won only one of their last five games in this format.
Glamorgan Predicted Playing 11
David Lloyd (c), Sam Northeast, Marnus Labuschagne, Kiran Carlson, Chris Cooke (wk), Andrew Salter, Dan Douthwaite, Michael Neser, James Weighell, Prem Sisodiya, Michael Hogan
Essex Team News & Playing 11
ESS Team News
In spite of losing by 6 wickets to Somerset in Taunton on Sunday afternoon, Essex Eagles kept faith with the same XI ahead of their victory over Hampshire Hawks at home on Tuesday. Due to the strength of performance against Hampshire, we expect to see an unchanged team again.
ESS Key Players
- Michael Pepper - The top order batter struck his highest T20 Blast score on Tuesday evening. So far in the tournament he is averaging 59.00 with the bat.
- Simon Harmer - The South African off-spinner is always a wicket taking threat irrespective of the opposition or format. He dismissed Ben McDermott and Joe Weatherley against Hampshire.
- Sam Cook - The 24 year old pace bowler had a quiet start to the tournament but returned figures of 2-16 from 3 overs on Tuesday. He also bowled the only maiden over of the game.
ESS Team Form
Essex Eagles have won two of their last three games and look well set to finish higher than their seventh place in the 2021 T20 Blast.
Essex Predicted Playing 11
Will Buttleman, Adam Rossington (wk), Michael Pepper, Matthew Critchley, Paul Walter, Tom Westley, Daniel Sams, Simon Harmer (c), Aron Nijjar, Ben Allison, Sam Cook
Glamorgan vs Essex Head to Head
Essex Eagles have a four game lead over Glamorgan in the head to head in this tournament. However, Essex Eagles have not beaten Glamorgan in the Blast since July 2016.
GLA vs ESS Head to Head Stats in T20
|
Matches Played |
GLA Won |
ESS Won |
Tie |
NR |
Overall |
18 |
5 |
9 |
0 |
4 |
Last 5 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
Glamorgan vs Essex Betting Odds
Essex Eagles come into this game in stronger form and the bookies are predicting an away win in South Wales on Thursday evening.
Who will win GLA vs ESS T20 Blast Match?
On paper, Glamorgan have the stronger batting line-up, but so far in the tournament, we have only seen consistent runs from Sam Northeast for Glamorgan.
Glamorgan vs Essex Betting Rate
🏆 Glamorgan vs Essex Prediction
Essex Eagles won the T20 Blast in 2019 and are already showing signs that they could be a force again in the 2022 competition. Glamorgan have some quality players with bat and ball and we are expecting a close match. Overall we are predicting a win for Essex Eagles.
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