Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: Vitality Blast T20 2023 - All Matches- 17 June 2023
Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for the matches of Vitality Blast T20 matches which will be played on 17th of June at the County Ground, Bristol.
South Group:
June 17- Kent vs Gloucestershire (County Ground, Bristol)
Kent Form Guide:
Kent are currently placed at the 6th position in South Group points table. They have won 3 games out of the 8 matches played.
The top run scorer for Kent in the Vitality Blast T20 is Daniel Bell Drummond with 313 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Kent in the Vitality Blast T20 is Michael Hogan with 13 scalps under his belt.
Kent have won their previous match against Middlesex by 13 runs.
Kent batted first and they posted a total of 228 for 3 in 20 overs. Tawanda Muyeye and Daniel Bell Drummond started off very well. They scored 38 and 66 runs respectively. Joe Denly provided a great finish by smashing 73 off 37 balls to take Kent to 228 in 20 overs of play.
During the chase, Middlesex lost Joe Cracknell early on. Max Holden tried his best to take Middlesex ovet the line. He smashed 121 off 59 deliveries but once he got dismissed, there was no hope left for a successful chase. Middlesex were restricted to 215 for 7, losing the match by 13 runs.
Gloucestershire Form Guide:
Gloucestershire are currently placed at the 7th position in the South Group points table. They have won 3 matches in the competition.
The top run scorer for Gloucestershire is Ben Charlesworth with 185 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Gloucestershire is David Payne with 10 scalps under his belt.
Gloucestershire have lost their previous match against Somerset by a big margin of 80 runs.
Somerset batted first and posted a huge total of 231 for 4 in 20 overs. Will Smeed in particular was spectacular. He smashed 94 runs off 35 balls to bring Somerset on track for a huge total. The middle order batters contributed quite well and Somerset got to a mammoth 231 in 20 overs of play.
During the chase, Miles Hammond and Ben Charlesworth fought hard but they had too big a task in front of them. They scored 61 and 41 runs respectively but after they got dismissed, Gloucestershire innings got nowhere and they were bowled out for 151, losing the match by 80 runs.
Let's have a look at the squads:
Kent
Oliver Robinson, Jordan Cox, Jack Leaning, Sam Billings, Daniel Bell-Drummond, Marcus O'Riordan, Nathan Gilchrist, Hamidullah Qadri, Matthew Quinn, Tawanda Muyeye, Heino Kuhn, Joe Denly, Fred Klaassen, Grant Stewart, Ben Compton, Matt Quinn, Joey Evison, Michael Hogan, George Linde (South Africa), Arshdeep Singh (India - five County Championship matches June-July), Kane Richardson (Australia - Vitality Blast)
Gloucestershire
Chris Dent, Tom Lace, Miles Hammond, Tom Smith, Matt Taylor, Josh Shaw, James Bracey, Goodman, George Scott, Ajeet Dale, Marchant de Lange, Paul van Meekeren, Marcus Harris (Australia), Zafar Gohar (Pakistan)
Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay
Who will win the toss? – Gloucestershire
Who will win?- Kent
Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Joe Denly (Kent), Grant Roelofsen (Gloucestershire)
Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - George Linde (Kent), David Payne (Gloucestershire)
Most Sixes – Joe Denly (Kent), Grant Roelofsen (Gloucestershire)
Player of the Match- Joe Denly (Kent)
Team Scores Batting first – Kent 175+, Gloucestershire 155+
Match Handicap: Kent
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*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.
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