Somerset vs Gloucestershire : Babar Azam and Co are back in T20 action on August 23 as Somerset takes on Gloucestershire.
Babar Azam square cuts the ball in Vitality Blast T20 2019 in England Picture Courtesy @ Somerset County Cricket Club |
Somerset vs Gloucestershire all you need to know
Babar Azam's Somerset are all set to take on Michael Klinger's Gloucestershire on August 23, 2019. All you need to know about this contest is here.
Teams
Somerset vs Gloucestershire
Venue
County Cricket Ground, Bristol
Timing
10:30 PM PST
17:30 GMT
11:00 PM IST
Weather Forecast
No rain in Bristol on match day
Somerset vs Gloucestershire head to head in T20's
Somerset have faced Gloucestershire on 26 occasions in T20s. Somerset have won 13, Gloucestershire have won 11 and 2 matches have ended with no result.
Highest Totals
For Somerset, highest total is 250/3 in Taunton 2006 while for Gloucestershire highest total is 227/4 in Bristol 2006.
Squads
Gloucestershire
Michael Klinger, Miles Hammond, James Bracey, Ian Cockbain, Ryan Higgins, Jack Taylor, Graeme van Buuren, Tom Smith, Andrew Tye, David Payne, Chris Liddle, Benny Howell, Chris Dent
Somerset
Tom Banton, Babar Azam, James Hilderth, Tom Abell, Edward Byrom, Tom Lammonby, Roelof Van der Merwe, Craig Overton, Tim Groenewald, Jerome Taylor, Max Waller, Lewis Gregory, Peter Trego, Georgy Bartlett
Key Players
For Somerset
For Somerset, Babar Azam is the key players who has scored 3 fifties and 1 hundred in eight games so far. He is currently the leading run scorer in Vitality Blast T20.
For Gloucestershire
For Gloucestershire, Michael Klinger can be the key man, he has not been in best of touches in the tournament so far but, on his day he can be a match winner.