Gloucestershire's form is picking up now. They have won 3 of the last 5 matches and won their last match convincingly by 40 runs against Glamorgan. Their batting was balanced in this match – Ben Charlesworth played a calm anchoring knock of 55 (44) while Miles Hammond gave an explosive start by scoring 37 runs in just 20 balls.
In the end, J Taylor played a useful finishing innings of 39 (31). The team gave a tremendous performance in bowling too – Marchant de Lange took 4/20 and David Payne took 3/16 to break Glamorgan's batting line-up. This win is a momentum booster for them and the team now looks confident.
Sussex’s situation is a bit mixed – they have won only one match in the last 5 matches and that too was a close game. Their last match was against Hampshire where they lost by 6 wickets. In batting George Thomas scored 37 (30) and Tom Clark scored 39 (24) but the team failed to build momentum in the death overs.
Bowling also failed to build pressure. Danny Lamb took 2 wickets but Hampshire captain James Vince won the match with an explosive knock of 98 (49)*. Sussex need improvement in both middle-order and death bowling, otherwise their playoff hopes could be difficult.
This ground is considered quite good for batting. The average score here is around 177. There is a little grass in the beginning which helps the fast bowlers. The new ball swings and wickets are taken. In the last 5 matches, fast bowlers have taken 52 wickets and spinners only 19. As the ball gets old, batting becomes easier. The square boundaries become smaller, around 60m, so runs are also made faster. The team winning the toss can do both batting and bowling but the chasing team gets a little edge. This pitch is tough for spinners, they do not get much help.
There is a quite fierce competition between Gloucestershire and Sussex in the T20 Blast. In the last 10 matches, both the teams have won 5 times each, which has made the rivalry even more interesting.
Their last clash took place on 1 June 2025 at Hove County Ground where Sussex defeated Gloucestershire by 80 runs. Sussex scored 173 runs in that match thanks to solid innings from Alsop (58) and James Coles (43). With the ball, David Payne and Matt Taylor gave a bit of fight for Gloucestershire by taking 3-3 wickets, but their batting completely failed.
The entire team was all out for just 93 runs, in which only Bracey showed a little resistance with 24 runs. Sussex's Tymal Mills and Jack Carson bowled deadly blows, in which Mills took 3 wickets and Carson took 2 wickets. This match clearly belonged to Sussex, but the overall head-to-head record is still perfectly balanced. Fans of both the teams are waiting for the next encounter, where this tie could be broken.
Miles Hammond, D Arcy Short, Cameron Bancroft(w), Oliver Price, Jack Taylor(c), Ben Charlesworth, Graeme van Buuren, Marchant de Lange, David Payne, Josh Shaw, Ajeet Dale
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Daniel Hughes, George Thomas, Tom Clark, James Coles, Tom Alsop, John Simpson(w), Danny Lamb, Fynn Hudson-Prentice, Jack Carson, Nathan McAndrew, Tymal Mills(c)
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Keeper: Cameron Bancroft, John Simpson
Batters: Miles Hammond, Jack Taylor, Daniel Hughes
All-rounders: James Coles (VC), Oliver Price, D'Arcy Short (C), Nathan McAndrew
Bowlers: David Payne, Tymal Mills
D'Arcy Short
James Coles
Nathan McAndrew
Miles Hammond
Keeper: Cameron Bancroft (VC)
Batters: Daniel Hughes, Tom Clark (C)
All-rounders: James Coles, Oliver Price, D'Arcy Short, Ben Charlesworth
Bowlers: David Payne, Tymal Mills, Marchant de Lange
Tom Clark
Cameron Bancroft
Marchant de Lange
Tymal Mills
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