The beautiful stadium of Bristol will host game number 79 of the Vitality Blast between the home team Gloucestershire and Kent. It will be a mid-table game of the South Group division on Saturday 17th of June. Here is County Ground Bristol Pitch Report for GLO vs KET.
In the first leg of this tie, Kent Secured a 7-wicket victory over Gloucestershire. Their bowlers shined on that day as they bundled out Glocoustershire’s batting lineup on just 117 runs.
The Group Stage of the Vitality Blast is almost about to its business end. Four teams each will be selected from both groups to play in the quarterfinals. Talking about these teams no one of them is actually in the top 4.
However, the home does have a chance to get inside the top 4 as they are currently sitting in the 6th spot. A win against Kent will boost their morale to break out in the best 4 of the South Group.
GLO VS KET Vitality Blast 2023 Date, Time, Venue, and Weather
Date:Â 17 June, Saturday
Time: 11:30 PM (IST)
Venue: County Ground Bristol, Bristol
Weather:Â It will be a cloudy humid night at Bristol on Saturday according to the forecast. However, there are no signs of rain and the fans will enjoy the full action of the game at the Weekend. The temperature will hover from 21 degrees to 23 degrees Celsius.
County Ground Bristol Pitch Report
It is a balanced wicket that offers equal assistance to both bowlers and batters. However, batting on this wicket gets easier as the game progresses due to the wear and tear on the surface. It won’t be easy for the spinners to contain the batters on this pitch as the ball comes nicely on the bat.
Pacers will enjoy bowling on this wicket and they can get the maximum purchase by hitting it hard.
The winner should opt to bowl first on this wicket as it is a pitch that gets absolute belter for the batsman in the second innings.
T20 Records at the County Ground Bristol
- Total Match Played: 44
- Batting First Won: 17
- Batting Second Won: 27
- Tie: 0
- Avg. Score in 1st bat: 164
- Highest Score: Sussex 242/5
- Lowest Score: Gloucestershire 101/5
Probable XI of GLO and KET
GloucestershireÂ
Miles Hammond, Jack Taylor, Oliver Price, Ben Charlesworth, James Bracey(wk), G Roelofsen, Zafar Gohar(C), Matt Taylor, David Payne, Tom Smith, M de Lange
KentÂ
HZ Finch, Zak Crawley, Ben Compton(C), Daniel Bell-Drummond, Tawanda Muyeye, Alex Blake, Jack Leaning, Joe Denly, Joey Evison, Jordan Cox(wk), Sam Billings
