WRW vs GLO Match Preview
The Birmingham Bears team is going into this game with a solid win against Leicestershire in their last Group stage game. In this game, the Bears batter was first to score 194 runs for the loss of five wickets. This total was made possible by the heroics of Moeen Ali. The Warwickshire bowling unit did a good restriction job on Leicestershire and bowled them out for a modest 122 runs. The 72-run win came at the right time, with the team preparing for the quarter-final. Moeen Ali's form will be a massive encouragement for the Bears.
Ali smashed nine sixes in his 59-ball effort with the bat. Alex Davies batted well near the top of the order, scoring 31 runs from 22 balls to help the team build a good foundation. The bowling department in this game was led by Danny Briggs and Craig Mills, who picked up three and two wickets, respectively. They bowled with a lot of discipline and ensured that Leicestershire was never in the race to successfully chase the target. This all-around performance would have given the team plenty of confidence for this quarterfinal.
Conversely, the Gloucestershire team has had a mixed-bag performance. Batting first in their last encounter, the Gloucestershire batters raised a competitive score of 179 runs, which resulted in the loss of eight wickets against Middlesex. This score was mainly possible thanks to Cameron Bancroft's efforts. But their bowlers were made to work hard to try and defend this score. However, they did win the game by a slender margin of ten runs. Bancroft scored 87 from 54 balls, and the entire Gloucestershire innings revolved around this effort.
Miles Hammond also looked good for Gloucestershire with a quick start that yielded 30 runs from 21 balls with two big sixes and three fours. The top bowler for Gloucestershire in this game was Matt Taylor. He picked up two wickets for seventeen runs from his four overs and was one of the key components of the Gloucestershire bowling that succeeded in restricting Middlesex to 169 runs for the loss of seven wickets. Although it was a good victory, the Gloucestershire bowlers appeared vulnerable in some places. This doesn't augur well against the powerful Warwickshire batting line-up.
Weather Report
You can typically expect cloudy conditions for this contest. Rain may occur during this match. Otherwise, the conditions will be warm, and the relative humidity will be average. The temperature during the game will be close to 26 degrees.
Pitch Report
The surface on offer at the Edgbaston is likely to be in favor of batters. You can expect a flat surface to help the batters after some time. The quicks might also get some movement early on in the contest. The even bounce also means the stroke players can use it to play through the line. Spinners might also get some assistance, especially in the game's latter half.
Notable stats
These teams have an even recent record in T20 games against each other.
Gloucestershire and Warwickshire have won two games each in their last five games against each other, and one had to be abandoned. However, Gloucestershire has won the last two games between them.
Jacob Bethell has a good batting average in recent games for Warwickshire.
Bethell is scoring runs with an average of 39.55 in his last eleven games.
Team News
No injury updates are available, and it has been a while since the last game of the Vitality Blast 2024 was played. So, all players are likely to be fit for this last quarterfinal of the competition.
WRW vs GLO Probable 11
WRW Playing 11
- Alex Davies (C)
- Sam Hain
- Moeen Ali
- Chris Benjamin (Wk)
- Dan Mousley
- Ed Bernard
- Jacob Bethell
- Zakary Foulkes
- Jake Lintott
- Danny Briggs
- Craig Miles
GLO Playing 11
- Oliver Price
- Beau Webster
- Miles Hammond
- Jack Taylor (C)
- Cameron Bancroft
- James Bracey (Wk)
- Tom Smith
- David Payne
- Josh Shaw
- Matt Taylor
- Ben Charlesworth
Dream11 Prediction
Although the Gloucestershire team has some good players in their line-up, it will be tough to beat the in-form and formidable Bears line-up. Although the Bears have the players to pull off a minor coup, you can expect Birmingham Bears to come out trumps here. We will bet with the Birmingham Bears to win this contest.
Top Picks
Moeen Ali: Moeen Ali was in outstanding form in his last game for Warwickshire. If he continues the same form in this game, it will be curtains for the opposition.
Danny Briggs: Briggs has picked up an impressive 27 victims from his last 14 games for the Bears, with an average of 12.81.
Cameron Bancroft: Bancroft has scored 399 runs from his last fourteen appearances for Gloucestershire with a decent average.
David Payne: Payne has picked up 25 wickets from his last fourteen innings with an average of 14.48.
WRW vs GLO Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: C Bancroft , A Davies
Batters: M Hammond, J Bethell, J Taylor
All-rounders: D Mousley (C), M Ali, B Webster
Bowlers: D Briggs (VC), D Payne, M Taylor
