ESS vs GLO Match Prediction & Betting Tips - May 30, 2023
Tournament: Vitality T20 Blast, 2023.
Date: May 30, 2023.
Format: T20
Venue: County Ground, Chelmsford, England.
Time: 17:00
In one of the Vitality Blast T20 games, we will see Essex locking horns with Gloucestershire on 30th May. This South Groups encounter will be played at the County Ground in Chelmsford later today. Let's take a peek at the betting tips, weather report, match prediction, and pitch report for this game.
Essex vs Gloucestershire Head-To-Head
The Gloucestershire and Essex teams have played each other 18 times in the T20 format of the game. The Essex Eagles team holds the edge 7-4 in this head-to-head. The Essex Eagles have scored 173.5 runs on average while the Gloucestershire team has scored 158.2 runs. Both teams have registered scores in the excess of 200 runs as their top score. This is the first time in the competition that these two teams are meeting each other this year. As many 5 games had to be abandoned due to rain and a couple of games ended with no result.
Essex vs Gloucestershire Live Streaming and Broadcast
The UK viewers will be able to watch the Essex vs Gloucestershire game on Sky Sports. They can also watch the game on the internet through live streaming on Sky Go. Even Indian cricket fans will have an opportunity to see this match on Sony Sports Network. The live streaming of this game can be viewed on the SonyLiv app and website.
ESS vs GLO Team Previews
Essex
The Essex team belongs to the South Group of the Vitality T20 Blast competition for 2023. The Essex team will be hosting this contest and they will be hoping that they begin their campaign on a winning note. Essex had a good season last year as they ended up in the 3rd spot in the South Group points tally with 9 wins from 14 matches. They played well especially in the second half of the season by winning 7 games and losing just a single one. Essex went up against Lancashire in the quarter-final.
In this quarterfinal against Lancashire, they ended up losing the game after having posted a score of 161 runs on the board. They lost this encounter by a margin of 7 wickets. They also have many of the performers from this season included in this year's line-up. Players such as Matt Critchley, Dan Lawrence, Simon Harmer, Michael Pepper, and Paul Walter were excellent last year and Essex will be hoping that these players will perform again in this year's edition of the T20 Blast in 2023. Matt Critchley picked up 15 scalps last year from 10 games while bowling at an economy rate of 7.67.
Essex has not made their appearance felt in this year's version of T20 Blast. During the last season, they succeeded in winning 4 games on the trot in the later stages of the Group games to reach the quarter-finals of the competition. This season ended with a 7-wicket defeat to Lancashire in the quarterfinals. The best batter for Essex in this match is Dan Lawrence. He is one of the more talented batters in England. He has scored more than 1800 runs in the T20 format at an average of 26 and a strike rate of 140. The top bowler for Essex is likely to be Matt Critchley who is a skillful leggie and an all-rounder.
Essex Playing 11
Adam Rossington, Feroze Khushi, Robin Das, Matt Critchley, Paul Walter, Tom Westley, Daniel Sams, Simon Harmer, Shane Snater, Ben Allison, Samuel Cook.
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is currently in the 6th position in the South Group points table. They ended up on the losing side in both the initial games they played. These losses have taken their toll on their net run rate. They did win a game against Middlesex but this victory has not done much to improve their situation in the points table in terms of net run rate. They played their second game against Glamorgan where they had to endure a 2-wicket loss. Glamorgan won the toss and Gloucestershire was asked to bat first.
Gloucestershire was off to a bad start losing their top 3 batters with just 18 runs on the board in the space of 4 overs. Ben Charlesworth and Oliver Price gave their inning much-needed stability by adding 52 runs for the 5th wicket. When Price lost his wicket, it was left to Graeme van Buuren and Charlesworth to provide some stability to their inning. Van Buuren and Charlesworth scored 32 and 56 runs respectively and they ended up setting a score of 161 runs for the loss of 9 wickets. Charlesworth scored 56 runs from 39 balls while van Buuren scored 32 runs from 19 balls.
Gloucestershire made a good beginning by removing their openers within the first 3 overs. However, they could not break through Colin Ingram and Kiran Carlson quickly enough. This pair added 69 runs within just six overs. David Payne picked up 3 wickets for 17 runs while Oliver Price and Matt Taylor picked up 2 wickets apiece. However, this was not sufficient as Glamorgan managed to cross the finish line with 5 balls to spare. Miles Hammond was the leading run-getter against Middlesex and van Buuren once gains scored a useful 28 from 19 balls.
Gloucestershire Playing 11
Chris Dent, Grant Roelofsen, Miles Hammond, Oliver Price, Jack Taylor, James Bracey, Ben Charlesworth, Marchant de Lange, Tom Smith, David Payne, Danny Lamb.
ESS vs GLO Toss Prediction
If you take a close look at the history of games played at the venue, there is no clear advantage for the team batting or fielding first. The side that batted first has won 24 matches while the side batting second has picked up 25 victories. Gloucestershire team ended up losing their two opening matches while batting first and this might push them into opting to chase if they win the toss in this match. You can expect the side winning the toss to take to the field first.
Read our guide on toss predictions to learn how we analyze and come up with our tips.
Pitch and Conditions
The weather during this game is expected to be cloudy, especially during the evening. However, there is no serious threat of showers coming down. The temperatures during the match are likely to be on the lower side between 7 and 12 degrees. The pitch is a good one for the batsmen. As many as 50 T20 matches have been played on this ground and the team batting first has succeeded in winning 24 of them while the team batting second has won 25. The average score while batting first is 176 runs at this venue. The highest total scored on this venue in T20 domestic matches is 254 for the loss of 5 wickets.
ESS vs GLO Betting Tips
If you look at the two sides man-to-man, you will find Essex to be a much stronger team than compared to Gloucestershire. They will hold an edge in this game as they are playing at home. We expect the team of Essex to win this encounter. It is predicted that Essex will win this encounter. However, some of the key members of the squad will have to contribute to the cause. Paul Walter remains to be the key player for the team of Essex. Last season he scored 404 runs in the competition with an average of 45 and a strike rate of 153. He had succeeded in hitting 3 fifties and is capable of playing a huge knock for propelling Essex over the line.
Bonus Cricket Bets
Michael Pepper is a high-quality batter for his team who has scored runs consistently for his team.
This is a good batting surface and you can expect more than 28 fours to be hit on this venue.
Essex has some good players in their batting line-up upfront. You can bet on them to score more than 6 runs in the first over of their inning.
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