The pitch at Edgbaston in Birmingham is generally good for batting. The ball comes nicely onto the bat and the batters can play their strokes freely right from the start of their innings.
Gloucestershire will be battling out with Hampshire in the South Group contest on the 20th of June 2023. Hampshire are positioned sixth in the points table with six points from eight matches. They have won three games and lost the rest of them. They are coming on the back of two victories and are in the revival mode. They will be hoping some of their senior players stand up and deliver in this crucial fixture.
Gloucestershire are just below Kent in the north group points table, having six points from seven games. They have won three matches and lost four of them. Gloucestershire are arriving from a loss against Somerset after they leaked 231 runs and failed to chase it down, getting bundled for 151. With both teams well-matched, this game promises to go all the way down to the wire and will be filled with entertainment.
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The pitch at Edgbaston in Birmingham is generally good for batting. The ball comes nicely onto the bat and the batters can play their strokes freely right from the start of their innings. The bowlers will have to be on their toes while bowling on this surface with very short boundaries on either side. The team winning the toss will look to bat first and set a total as the pitch seems to slow down slightly in the 2nd innings.
Total Matches – 22
Gloucestershire – 10
Hampshire – 22
Gloucestershire vs Hampshire, South Group
Venue: Edgbaston, Birmingham
Date & Time: 20th June, at 10:00 PM IST, Local 5:30 PM
Opened | 1885 |
Capacity | 6500 |
Ends | Wantage Road End, Lynn Wilson Centre End |
Location | Northampton, England |
Time Zone | UTC +1:00 |
Other Sports it is home to | – |
Floodlights | Yes |
Total matches | 7 |
Matches won batting first | 7 |
Matches won bowling first | 0 |
Average 1st Inns scores | 139 |
Average 2nd Inns scores | 89 |
Highest total recorded | 180/6 (20 Ov) by ENGW vs WIW |
Lowest total recorded | 93/10 (19.2 Ov) by WIW vs NZW |
Highest score chased | – |
Lowest score defended | 103/7 (20 Ov) by ENGW vs WIW |