We have reached almost the half-way stage of English Domestic One-Day Cup and the teams who are holding the numero uno position from North Group is Nottinghamshire and from South Group it is Somerset. Both these teams have won all their 3 encounters and have 6 points against their name.
Now, the next South Group game will be played between the reigning champions Hampshire and Gloucestershire at the Rose Bowl in Southampton. Talking about the current points table standings of the two sides, the defending champions Hampshire after 3 wins from 3 games and 6 points to their name are holding the second spot, while Gloucestershire are placed just beneath them with 2 wins from 3 games and 4 points.
Hampshire have already made a hat-trick of wins by registering wins over Kent by 90 runs, Glamorgan by 7 wickets and Middlesex by 119 runs. They have displayed some really good cricket in the last week and will look to continue their great run here as well.
Meanwhile, Gloucestershire after registering a thumping 147 runs victory over Surrey in the opening game, slumped to a 6 wickets defeat against Middlesex by 6 wickets. However, they didn’t let the disappointment of the last game take over them as they registered a 6 wickets victory over Kent by 6 wickets.
Hampshire vs Gloucestershire, South Group, England Domestic One-Day Cup 2019
Venue: Rose Bowl, Southampton
Time: April 26, 03:30 PM
Gloucestershire squad to face Hampshire:
Chris Dent (c), Bracey, Benny Howell, Hammond, R Higgins, van Buuren, T Smith, Payne, Hankins, Gareth Roderick, Liddle, J.Taylor, M.Taylor
Hampshire squad to face Gloucestershire:
James Vince(c), Sam Northeast, Aiden Markram, Brad Taylor, Rilee Rossouw, Liam Dawson, Gareth Berg, Kyle Abbott, Aneurin Donald, Chris Wood, James Fuller, Tom Alsop, Mason Crane, Brad Wheal
Hampshire:
Tom Alsop is the leading run-getter for Hampshire this season with 180 runs to his name, Sam Northeast and James Vince have also been consistent performers for them so far with 137 and 165 runs respectively. Aiden Markram has 143 runs to his name with a highest score of 88.
In the bowling department, Kyle Abbott and Liam Dawson have shared 15 wickets among them. Chris Wood and Mason Crane are other reliable options in this facet.
Gloucestershire:
For Gloucestershire, Gareth Roderick has been in an exceptional form with 212 runs to his name from 3 innings with an unbeaten 100 being his highest score. Chris Dent and J Bracey have accumulated 313 runs between them from 6 innings.
T Smith and Aussie recruit Daniel Worrall have been among the wickets with 5 and 4 wickets respectively to their name. Benny Howell is also a safe bet with 87 runs and 3 wickets to his name so far.
Wicket-keeper: Gareth Roderick
Batsmen: Rilee Rossouw, Aiden Markram, Sam Northeast, Chris Dent
All-rounders: Liam Dawson, Benny Howell, James Fuller
Bowlers: T Smith, Kyle Abbott, Daniel Worrall
Our captain and vice-captain picks: Aiden Markram, Sam Northeast, Liam Dowson, Benny Howell