A total of 7 matches are lined up for Sunday in the English One-Day Cup 2019, three from South Group and four from the North Group. The County Ground in Bristol will play the host for the first game of South Group which will be played between Gloucestershire and Somerset.
Somerset are on a juggernaut run having won all the four matches they have played so far. Being undefeated so far, they are leading the South Group with 8 points against their name with a healthy run-rate as well.
On the other hand, Gloucestershire have won two and lost two from the four matches they have played so far. Their wins came in simultaneous games against Surrey by a whopping margin of 147 runs and against Kent Spitfires by a margin of 6 wickets. However, the two games they have lost so far were against Middlesex by 6 wickets and against the reigning champions Hampshire which was their previous game by 71 runs.
If we talk about the current points table scenario, Somerset are leading the way with 4 wins to their name, whereas Gloucestershire who are left with four more matches this season are placed at the fourth position. They would be seeking a place among the top three to proceed further for the knockouts stages.
Somerset vs Gloucestershire, North Group, England Domestic One-Day Cup 2019
Venue: County Ground, Bristol
Time: April 28, 03:30 PM
Gloucestershire won- 01
Somerset won- 03
No Result- 01
Chris Dent (c), Bracey, Benny Howell, J.Taylor, Hankins, van Buuren, Smith, Payne, Hammond, M.Taylor, Higgins, Gareth Roderick, Liddle
Tom Abell (c), Dom Bess, Jack Brooks, Josh Davey, Peter Trego, Lewis Gregory, Tim Groenewald, George Bartlett, James Hildreth, Azhar Ali, Tom Banton, Craig Overton, Roelof van der Merwe.
Somerset:
Azhar Ali and all-rounder Peter Trego are fresh of century knocks in the last game and have mustered 193 and 191 runs respectively from 4 innings. James Hildreth is leading the batting charts for Somerset thus far with 211 runs from 4 innings.
Craig Overton has impressed with both bat and ball in this season, he has 10 scalps to his name and has scored 121 runs from 4 innings. Josh Davey has 7 scalps to his name, while Roelof van der Merwe and T Groenewald have scalped 10 wickets between them.
Gloucestershire:
For Gloucestershire, Gareth Roderick is the leading run scorer with 219 runs from 4 innings, while J Bracey and Chris Dent have 190 and 179 runs respectively to their name. In the bowling department, Chris Liddle is the leading the way with 8 scalps to his name, Tom Smith has got 5 while Ryan Higgins, Daniel Worrall and D Payne have got 4 wickets each.
Wicket-keeper: Gareth Roderick
Batsmen: Chris Dent, Tom Abell, Azhar Ali, James Hildreth
All-rounders: Benny Howell, Lewis Gregory, Peter Trego
Bowlers: Chris Liddle, Josh Davey, Craig Overton
Our captain and vice-captain picks: Azhar Ali, Gareth Roderick, James Hildreth, Lewis Gregory, Benny Howell, Peter Trego