Hello folks! The Vitality T20 Blast 4th Quarterfinal match would be commencing tonight. In today’s match Derbyshire and Gloucestershire will have an amazing fight back against each other. Since DERBY and GLOUCS have successfully made it to the 4th quarterfinals, it’s been clear that both the teams would be deserving enough. Today’s Quarterfinal winning team will enter the semi-finals. Essex and Nottinghamshire have already reached the semi-finals of the Vitality T20 Blast.
The T20 Blast 4th quarterfinal between Derbyshire vs Gloucestershire will be played on 7th September on the pitch of County Ground in Bristol. The ground has the capacity of 7000 persons per match. The game will kick-off today at 11:30 PM according to the Indian Standard Time.
Match Preview:
Let’s talk about the previous performances of both the teams. Talking about the Derbyshire, the team has played 14 matches so far. Out of the 14 played matches DERBY has won 7 matches, lost 5 matches, and had 2 abandoned matches. Derbyshire from its North Group stood at the 3rd position with 16 points in the points table.
On the other end, when it comes to the Gloucester from the South Group, the team GLOUCS also has the same win rate as of the DERBY but a slight difference in lose rate. Yes! GLOUCS has won 7 matches, lost 3 matches, 3 abandoned matches. Following the Sussex at the first position, Gloucester with 18 points is acquiring the 2nd position in the points table.
Let’s have a look at the DERBY vs GLOUCS TEAM SQUADs.
DERBY Squad: Gary Wilson (c), Ben Slater, Matthew Critchley, Matt McKiernan, Callum MacLeod, Wayne Madsen, Alex Hughes, Daryn Smit, Anuj Dal, Wahab Riaz, Hardus Viljoen, Lockie Ferguson, Safyaan Sharif, Ravi Rampaul
GLOUCS Squad: Michael Klinger (c), Miles Hammond, George Hankins, Benny Howell, Ian Cockbain, Jack Taylor, Ryan Higgins, Chris Liddle, Graeme van Buuren, Gareth Roderick, Thisara Perera, David Payne, Liam Norwell, Matt Taylor, Thomas Smith
DERBY Probable Playing XIs:
- Luis Reece
- Billy Godleman (C)
- Wayne Madsen
- Leus du Plooy
- Alex Hughes
- Matthew Critchley
- Fynn Hudson-Prentice
- Daryn Smit (WK)
- Logan van Beek
- Anuj Dal
- Ravi Rampaul
GLOUCS Probable Playing XIs:
- Miles Hammond
- Michael Klinger (C)
- James Bracey (WK)
- Ian Cockbain
- Ryan Higgins
- Jack Taylor
- Andrew Tye
- Tom Smith
- Chris Liddle
- Graeme van Buuren
- David Payne
According to the experts advice, today’s quarterfinal will be won by the Gloucestershire from the South Group. Though, it would be a neck-to-neck fight. There will be ups-and-downs throughout the match. But, Gloucestershire will make it to the semi-finals today. Cheers for Gloucestershire!
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