Glamorgan vs Surrey, VITALITY T20 BLAST 2023, Today Match Prediction

glam vs sur Match Prediction & Analysis

Host Glamorgan will be keen to continue their winning ways when they take on Surrey in the South Group match of the 2023 T20 Blast played at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff on Wednesday.

In the previous match, Glamorgan registered a comfortable 32-run win over Sussex, courtesy excellent contributions from C Cooke, Colin Ingram, James Mcllroy and Kiran Carlson. With this result, Glamorgan have climbed to third position in the league table of the South Group.

On the other hand, Surrey managed to register a five-wicket win over Kent, courtesy splendid performances from Will Jacks, Sunil Narine, Laurie Evans and Jamie Smith.

Captain Chris Jordan will be hoping that the county side can maintain their standards with bat and ball in this high-octane clash.

There have been 20 meetings between the teams in the history of the T20 Blast competition where Glamorgan have registered nine victories. Surrey have managed to come out on top on eight occasions. Three games ended in a no-result.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Glamorgan Preview

In the batting department, the side will be relying on the likes of Colin Ingram, in-form keeper Chris Cooke, Sam Northeast, skipper Kiran Carlson and Edward Byrom to deliver the bulk of the runs.

In the previous match, Chris Cooke continued his excellent form with the bat for Glamorgan and finished the innings with the top-score of 50 runs off 28 balls with the help of four fours and four sixes. Besides Cooke, Colin Ingram smashed 48 runs off 32 balls with the help of six fours and one six, whereas Sam Northeast chipped in with 32 runs off 27 balls.

In the bowling department, the side will be relying on the likes of James Mcllory, Daniel Douthwaite, Prem Sisodiya, Peter Hatzoglou and Ruaidhri Smith to deliver crucial breakthroughs.

In the previous match, left-arm medium pacer, James Mcllory was the pick of the bowlers for Glamorgan and claimed 3 for 28 in his four overs.

Glamorgan Predicted Playing XI:

Kiran Carlson (c), Colin Ingram, Chris Cooke (wk), Ruaidhri Smith, Edward Byrom, Sam Northeast, Billy Root, Daniel Douthwaite, Prem Sisodiya, Peter Hatzoglou, Jamie McIlroy

Glamorgan Actual Playing XI:

Callum Taylor, Colin Ingram, Chris Cooke, Billy Root, Ruaidhri Smith, Jamie McIlroy, Prem Sisodiya, Daniel Douthwaite, Sam Northeast, Peter Hatzoglou, Kiran Carlson

Surrey Preview

In the batting department, the side will be relying on the likes of Laurie Evans, Jamie Smith, Will Jacks, the all-rounder trio of Sunil Narine, Sam Curran, and Sean Abbott to deliver the bulk of the runs.

In the previous match, Laurie Evans played well for Surrey and finished the innings with the top-score of 52 runs off 36 balls with the help of five boundaries and two sixes. Besides Evans, Jamie Smith smashed unbeaten 49 off 29 balls with the help of one four and four sixes, whereas Will Jacks chipped in with 30 runs off 21 balls.

In the bowling department, the side will be relying on the likes of Chris Jordan, Sam Curran, Gus Atkinson, Jamie Overton, Sunil Narine, Tom Curran and Sean Abbott to deliver crucial breakthroughs.

In the previous match, Will Jacks was the pick of the bowlers for Surrey and claimed 3 for 28 in his four overs.  Besides Jacks, Sunil Narine put in an excellent performance and finished with figures of 2 for 28 in his full quota of overs.

Surrey Predicted Playing XI:

Chris Jordan (captain), Sam Curran, Sean Abbott, Will Jacks, Laurie Evans, Tom Curran, Jamie Smith, Sunil Narine, Ben Foakes (wk), Chris Jordan (c), Jamie Overton, Gus Atkinson

Surrey Actual Playing XI:

Jamie Smith, Cameron Steel, Will Jacks, Gus Atkinson, Jamie Overton, Sean Abbott, Chris Jordan, Sunil Narine, Laurie Evans, Tom Curran, Sam Curran

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Traditionally, the wicket at Cardiff provides an interesting battle between bat and ball. The previous match played at the venue proved to be high-scoring affair. The weather forecast for the match is going to be clear skies in the evening with humidity around 65%.

Venue Details

Sophia Gardens In Cardiff is going to host the South Group match of the 2023 T20 Blast competition between Glamorgan and Surrey.

Surrey will take heart from the fact that they have won five matches out of the last six played against Glamorgan.

Toss: To Bowl

Both the teams will be keen to win the toss, bowl first and restrict the opposing team to less than 185 runs. The previous match at Cardiff was won by side batting second.