Who will win Gloucestershire vs Middlesex?
Gloucestershire will take on Middlesex in the opening fixture of the NatWest T20 Blast 2017. The match is scheduled to be played on July 7 at the College Ground in Cheltenham. Live action will begin at 2:30 PM local time.
Read on for team previews, latest betting odds, betting tips and match prediction for Gloucestershire vs Middlesex, NatWest T20 Blast 2017....
Gloucestershire Team News & Playing 11
Australian batsman Michael Klinger was the highest run-getter in last year's NatWest T20 Blast and the team will want him to replicate that batting performance this year as well. Local boy Ian Cockbain averaged 55.44 and he too will be a key figure in Gloucestershire's batting lineup. Fast bowlers Benny Howell and Andrew Tye were the pick of the bowlers last season. The former took 24 wickets to finish as the tournament's best bowler and the skipper will expect him to provide the early breakthroughs.
Middlesex Team News & Playing 11
Dawid Malan had struck four fifties in the previous season to become the team's leading run-scorer and so there will be plenty of hopes pinned on him. Brendon McCullum is an explosive T20 batsman and the onus will be on him to get Middlesex off to a good start. The team's bowling will rely heavily on the likes of Tim Southee and Steven Finn who have done well in the T20 format for their respective countries.
Gloucestershire vs Middlesex Betting Odds
Gloucestershire and Middlesex are both tied at 1.4 with betfair. However, bet365 has the latter as favorites to win this match at 1.61 while offering higher odds of 2.30 on the former. This comes as a bit of a surprise as Gloucestershire defeated Middlesex in both their encounters of the previous edition of the NatWest T20 Blast. At 2.30, Gloucestershire seem to be a good value especially when comparing the performances of the two teams in 2016.
Gloucestershire vs Middlesex Prediction
Gloucestershire have never lost a match against Middlesex in the history of the English domestic T20 competitions. The two teams have played nine completed matches against each other in the past and Gloucestershire have recorded wins in each of them. So the 100% win record against Middlesex will give the team a huge psychological boost ahead of this game. Also, Gloucestershire topped the league standings last year with 10 wins from 14 games while Middlesex finished third with seven wins and six defeats. So taking into account the overall record between these two sides and their performances in the 2016 NatWest T20 Blast, we predict Gloucestershire to win this contest.
Final Verdict: Back Gloucestershire to beat Middlesex at 1.4 with betfair and 2.30 with bet365.
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