County Ground Bristol – Pitch Report

Average First Innings Score in all Domestic One Day since 2022: 295

Batting First vs Batting Second in all Domestic One Day since 2022: Win Bat 1st - 20%, Win Bat 2nd - 80% 

Pitch Report: It is good for batting as the new ball comes on nicely onto the bat. It also offers balance for the bowlers but in the second innings, it gets much easier for batting due to the wear and tear on the surface.

Predicted Playing XI - Gloucestershire vs Lancashire, Metro Bank One Day Cup 2023

Gloucestershire: James Bracey(wk), Chris Dent, Oliver Price, Miles Hammond, Ben Wells, Jack Taylor, Anwar Ali, Josh Shaw, Tom Smith, Zaman Akhter, Paul van Meekeren

Lancashire: George Bell, Keaton Jennings©, Steven Croft, Dane Vilas, George Balderson, George Lavelle, Matthew Hurst(wk), Thomas Aspinwall, Tom Bailey, Will Williams, Jack Morley

Stat Box - Gloucestershire vs Lancashire, Metro Bank One Day Cup 2023

GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Performances of Gloucestershire players in One Day Cup 2023:

Oliver Price: Inns - 8, Runs - 514, Avg - 102.8, 50s - 3, 100s - 2

James Bracey: Inns - 8, Runs - 399, Avg - 57, 50s - 1, 100s - 1

Jack Taylor: Inns - 6, Runs - 346, Avg - 69, 50s - 2, 100s - 2

Graeme van Buuren: Inns - 6, Runs - 178, Avg - 36, 100s - 1, Wickets - 5

Chris Dent: Inns - 8, Runs - 152, Avg - 19, 50s - 1

Ben Wells: Inns - 3, Runs - 138, Avg - 60, 50s - 1

Paul van Meekeren: Inns - 8, Wickets - 15

Tom Smith: Inns - 5, Wickets - 9

Josh Shaw: Inns - 3, Wickets - 5

Zaman Akhter: Inns - 3, Wickets - 5

LANCASHIRE

Performances of Lancashire players in One Day Cup 2023:

Keaton Jennings: Inns - 7, Runs - 361, Avg - 72.2, 50s - 1, 100s - 2

Josh Bohannon: Inns - 5, Runs - 240, Avg - 48, 50s - 1, 100s - 1

George Bell: Inns - 7, Runs - 228, Avg - 38, 50s - 2

George Balderson: Inns - 6, Runs - 210, Avg - 42, 50s - 1

Dane Vilas: Inns - 6, Runs - 175, Avg - 29, 50s - 3

George Lavelle: Inns - 4, Runs - 160, Avg - 53, 50s - 2

Will Williams: Inns - 6, Wickets - 13

George Balderson: Inns - 6, Wickets - 10

Jack Morley: Inns - 6, Wickets - 10

Tom Bailey: Inns - 4, Wickets - 4

Fantasy Notes - Gloucestershire vs Lancashire, Metro Bank One Day Cup 2023

Points to Consider

  • From the wicketkeeping section, James Bracey is a popular pick after featuring in the dream team in each of his last 4 matches. He will also be opening the batting for Gloucrestershire which gives him a good fantasy value. The alternative WK pick, George Lavelle also has a good record but he will bat at Number 6 and you can prefer him if LKancashire is batting first.
  • Ben Wells is another Gloucester pick who scored a century against Durham in the last match.
  • Even though Chris Dent is considered a decent batting option in the domestic circuit but he has been in poor form this season with an average of just 19.
  • Steven Croft is selected in just 2% of the team but he only played his first match in this tournament in the last game where he batted at Number 3. With the kind of experience that he possess, he can be an excellent differential pick as he will be expected to play an important role in the Playoff matches. He can also bowl off spin if required.
  • Consider backing the team chasing and bowlers from the team bowling first are likely to have more impact, so consider relying more on them. This makes the toss an important factor in the game.
  • Oliver Price has been in excellent form this season with an average of 102 and he is the highest selected captaincy pick in this match followed by George Balderson. Alternatively, Lancashire opener, Keaton Jennings can be a top differential C/VC option as well.

 

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