Gloucestershire vs Worcestershire Prediction & Match Preview – T20 Blast, Bristol

Gloucestershire go into this match looking to stretch a two-game winning run. In their last outing they restricted Somerset to 137, with Matt Taylor, Duan Jansen and Marchant de Lange taking two wickets each, then chased the target in 14.1 overs with seven wickets to spare. D’Arcy Short made 63 off 34, and the win kept them second in the table, level on points with leaders Northamptonshire, who have the better net run rate.

Jansen, with 12 wickets in five matches, is the main threat, backed by de Lange and Craig Miles on six wickets each. Captain Jack Taylor made 34 and took a wicket last time, though Kamran Dhariwal and James Bracey have managed only 89 runs between them across seven innings.

Worcestershire arrive after a 27-run win over Glamorgan, in which Adam Hose made his first fifty of the season and Sikandar Raza took 4 for 17. Kashif Ali is their leading run-scorer with 106 at a strike rate of 132.5, and Raza has 78 runs and four wickets so far. Their bowlers have taken most of the team’s wickets, showing how much they rely on the attack.

Pitch report

Bristol is generally a batting-friendly surface that regularly produces high-scoring T20s. It offers good pace and consistent bounce, and the quick outfield rewards timing. Seamers may get a little help with the new ball, particularly under cloud, but the pitch tends to ease as the innings progresses. Spinners get limited assistance and rely on variations. Scores of 170–190 are usually seen as competitive.

Weather

Pleasant and mostly dry weather is expected around the 2:30 pm local start, with sunshine and passing cloud, temperatures from the high teens to around 20–21°C and a light to moderate breeze. The chance of rain looks low, so a full match is likely.

Expected scores

• 1st innings: 165–185
• 2nd innings: 155–175

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