Gloucestershire vs Kent Match Prediction & Betting Tips, T20 Blast 2023
There is only one match on Saturday in the 2023 Vitality Blast and it sees Gloucestershire host Kent Spitfires at The County Ground. Gloucestershire have six points from seven games and find themselves in 7th place in the South Group. The Spitfires are level on points but have played one more game. Read on as we preview this match. The game begins in Bristol at 19:00 local time.
Gloucestershire were back into contention for the top four places after back to back wins over Surrey and Middlesex but they were thrashed by rivals Somerset in their last game and confidence will be low ahead of this match.
Kent Spitfires suddenly look like a top team again and are starting to remind their supporters of the side who won the tournament in 2021. They will come to Bristol fancying their chances of getting another win.
Gloucestershire vs Kent T20 Live Streaming
TV channels: This match will be shown live on Sky Sports Cricket.
Live Streaming: Fans can stream the match on Sky Go.
GLO vs KET Match Toss Prediction
Gloucestershire won the toss and chose to field ahead of their heavy defeat to Somerset. We anticipate that both skippers will want to bat first on Saturday.
GLO vs KET Pitch Report
There is more bounce and pace in this wicket than in previous years and it is possible that both sides make totals of over 200 in this match.
Bristol Weather Report
It will be cloudy for most of the day in Bristol on Saturday and it will remain like that during this match. However, it will still be warm with the temperature in the mid-20s throughout the game.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Gloucestershire vs Kent, Vitality T20 Blast 2023
Gloucestershire Team News & Playing 11
GLO Team News
Ahead of this game, it was announced that Gloucestershire’s T20 skipper for the last three seasons, Jack Taylor, was stepping down from his role with opener Miles Hammond taking on the leadership position. There are no new injuries in the Gloucestershire squad ahead of this match.
GLO Key Players
- Miles Hammond- the 27 year old left-hander looked like one of the few Gloucestershire batters who believed they could chase down Somerset’s total in the last match. He bats with natural aggression.
- Ben Charlesworth- the middle-order batter has been one of the positives for the team in T20 Blast 2023. He has made scores of 87, 56 and 41 so far in the 2023 Vitality Blast.
- David Payne- the England pace bowler always causes some problems at the top of the innings with his swinging deliveries from the left arm angle.
GLO Team Form
Although it was a heavy 80 run defeat to Somerset last Friday, Gloucestershire had won three of their previous four matches in the T20 Blast.
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Gloucestershire Predicted Playing 11
Ben Wells, Miles Hammond, Ben Charlesworth, Oliver Price, Jack Taylor, James Bracey (wk), Danny Lamb, Zafar Gohar, Matt Taylor, David Payne, Tom Smith
Kent Team News & Playing 11
KET Team News
With victories in their last two matches, it would be a big surprise if there were any changes to the Kent Spitfires team ahead of this game on Saturday evening. Fitness checks will be carried out on the pace bowlers but the expectation is that the same XI will take the field in this match.
KET Key Players
- Daniel Bell-Drummond- the 29 year old opener has found some strong form at the same time that the Spitfires have. He hit eight fours and two sixes in the win over Middlesex in the last game.
- Joe Denly- the experienced former England top order batter has been piling on the runs in recent games. He hit 73 not out from only 37 balls on Friday night at Lord’s.
- Fred Klaassen- the Netherlands international has only been available for the last three games but has already taken 5 wickets for the Spitfires in the 2023 Blast.
KET Team Form
After a very poor run of results in the South Group, Kent Spitfires come into this match looking to make it three wins in a row.
Kent Predicted Playing 11
Tawanda Muyeye, Daniel Bell-Drummond, Joe Denly, George Linde, Sam Billings (c) (wk), Jordan Cox, Jack Leaning, Grant Stewart, Fred Klaassen, Kane Richardson, Michael Hogan
Gloucestershire vs Kent Head to Head
This will be the 23rd match between these two sides with Gloucestershire narrowly leading the head to head 12-10. Kent won the clash last year by 7 wickets with 39 balls remaining.
GLO vs KET Head to Head Stats in T20's
| |
Matches Played |
GLO Won |
KET Won |
Tie |
NR |
| Overall |
22 |
12 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
| Last 5 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
Gloucestershire vs Kent Betting Odds
After their big defeat to Somerset last week, Gloucestershire come into this match as underdogs at 2.10. Kent Spitfires are the favourites at 1.66.
Who will win Gloucestershire vs Kent T20 Match?
There are some strong T20 players in the squads of both sides but Kent Spitfires are playing with more confidence and have a more settled team ahead of this game on Saturday evening.
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🏆 Gloucestershire vs Kent Prediction
Although Gloucestershire and Kent Spitfires are in the bottom four of the South Group, they have both been in much better form over recent games than previously this season. Gloucestershire were well beaten in their last match and it will be interesting to see how they respond under a new captain in this game. However, Kent Spitfires showed real dominance over Middlesex on Friday and we are backing them to get another win in this fixture.
Jun 17, 2023
23:30 IST / 18:00 GMT
County Ground Bristol - Ashley Down, England
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