The third South Group game of the day will feature Kent and Gloucestershire locking horns with each other at the County Ground in Bristol. The boundaries at the County Ground in Bristol are generally short which means, bowlers might get taken to the cleaners and a run-fest is definitely on.
Kent are in real disarray as they have lost all the three games they have played so far. Starting from their opening encounter against Hampshire where they lost by 90 runs, Somerset and Sussex Sharks were their next two opponents who completely dismantled them by 264 runs and 7 wickets respectively. Kent needs a win in desperation to get their campaign going before things get too complicated for them.
Gloucestershire are also standing in the second half of the South Group points table at the sixth position with a win and a loss to their name from 2 matches. They registered a scintillating win in their opening game against Surrey by 147 runs before falling apart against Middlesex by 6 wickets when they failed to defend 283 at the Lord’s in London on April 21. Stephen Sean Eskinazi’s unbeaten 107 from 97 deliveries which included 10 fours and a six was the highlight of Middlesex’s innings.
Kent vs Gloucestershire, South Group, England Domestic One-Day Cup 2019
Venue: County Ground, Bristol
Time: April 23, 03:30 PM
Gloucestershire squad to face Kent:
Chris Dent (c), Bracey, J Taylor, R Higgins, Hammond, Benny Howell, van Buuren, Hankins, Smith, Worrall, Gareth Roderick, M Taylor, Liddle.
Kent squad to face Gloucestershire:
Joe Denly(c), Alex Blake, Mitchell Claydon, Zak Crawley, Sean Dickson, Heino Kuhn, Matt Milnes, Harry Podmore, Imran Qayyum, Matt Renshaw, Ollie Robinson, Adam Rouse, Darren Stevens
Wicket-keeper: Gareth Roderick
Batsmen: Chris Dent, A Blake, Zack Crawley, Matt Renshaw
All-rounds: Benny Howell, Joe Denly, Darren Stevens
Bowlers: Chris Liddle, Daniel Worrall, Harry Podmore
Our captain and vice-captain picks: Gareth Roderick, Matt Renshaw, Joe Denly, Darren Stevens, Benny Howell, Zak Crawley