Toss & Conditions

Head-to-Head

पिछली तीन भिड़ंतों में Somerset 2-1 से आगे है। सबसे हालिया मुकाबले में Gloucestershire ने Somerset को 137/8 पर रोकने के बाद 35 balls शेष रहते 7 wickets से जीत दर्ज की। उस मैच की पहचान Somerset का लगातार wickets गंवाना और बड़ा total खड़ा न कर पाना रहा, जिससे Gloucestershire के लिए chase आसान और काबू में रहा। पिछली तीन भिड़ंतों में नतीजे झूलते रहे हैं, और अलग-अलग venues पर दोनों टीमों ने जीत दर्ज की है।

GLGloucestershire 138/3

SOSomerset 137/8

2026-06-05 · GLO won by 7 wickets (with 35 balls remaining)

SOSomerset 164/7

GLGloucestershire 148/8

2025-07-18 · SOM won by 16 runs

GLGloucestershire 135/7

SOSomerset 137/4

2025-06-13 · SOM won by 6 wickets (with 14 balls remaining)

Somerset

Somerset T20B Regular Season में 8 points के साथ #15 पर है। टीम तीन मैचों की losing run पर है, जिनमें से दो हार last-ball finishes में आईं। हाल का सबसे संकेतक नतीजा Gloucestershire के खिलाफ हार रही, जहां उन्हें 137/8 तक सीमित कर दिया गया और फिर 35 balls बाकी रहते उन्हें हरा दिया गया।

SOSomerset 215/4

WAWarwickshire 216/4

2026-06-07 · WAR won by 6 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)

SOSomerset 137/8

GLGloucestershire 138/3

2026-06-05 · GLO won by 7 wickets (with 35 balls remaining)

SOSomerset 202/6

GLGlamorgan 203/6

2026-06-04 · GLA won by 4 wickets (with 0 ball remaining)

Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire T20B Regular Season में 20 points के साथ #2 पर है। टीम तीन मैचों की winning streak पर है, जिसमें Worcestershire के खिलाफ 3-run की जीत भी शामिल है—यह दिखाता है कि वे करीबी मैचों को बंद कर सकते हैं। हाल का सबसे संकेतक नतीजा Somerset के खिलाफ जीत है, जहां उन्होंने Somerset को 137/8 पर रोकने के बाद 35 balls शेष रहते chase पूरा कर लिया।

GLGloucestershire 148/7

WOWorcestershire 145/10

2026-06-07 · GLO won by 3 runs

GLGloucestershire 138/3

SOSomerset 137/8

2026-06-05 · GLO won by 7 wickets (with 35 balls remaining)

GLGloucestershire 217/6

YOYorkshire 161/10

2026-05-31 · GLO won by 56 runs

Playing XI

मुख्य आँकड़े

Prediction

चारों models Gloucestershire के पक्ष में हैं; model average GLO 66% है (range 57–74%)। Bookmakers की राय अलग है: वे Somerset को 59% (1.60) और Gloucestershire को 41% (2.25) पर price कर रहे हैं। Key stats कुल मिलाकर Gloucestershire के पक्ष में 6-2 झुकते हैं; season में उनकी मजबूत स्थिति और मौजूदा winning streak मुख्य कारण हैं। Somerset की हालिया head-to-head बढ़त एक counter है, लेकिन उसे असरदार बनाने के लिए उन्हें अपनी मौजूदा गिरावट को पलटना होगा।

Rew’s rescue act, then control

James Rew flipped the match on its head after Somerset slumped early, counterpunching with a 56-ball 117 that changed the mood of the night. Gloucestershire’s chase briefly looked ahead of the game at 61 without loss, but Somerset kept finding wickets just as the asking rate threatened to settle. In the end, Gloucestershire finished 176/7 and Somerset closed out an 18-run win that was tighter than it looked at the halfway mark.

Middle overs choke the chase

The decisive stretch came straight after the powerplay in Gloucestershire’s reply. From 61/0, they managed only 74/4 through the middle overs, a swing that turned a fast start into a climb. The 79-run opening stand between D’Arcy Short and Miles Hammond gave them a platform, but once the first wicket fell the innings lost shape: boundaries dried up, and singles weren’t enough to offset regular strikes. By the time the death overs arrived, 41/3 at 10.2 an over wasn’t sufficient to undo the earlier squeeze.

Rew and Meredith set the tone

Rew’s innings wasn’t just volume; it was timing, turning a fragile start into a total that forced Gloucestershire to keep attacking. Short nearly made it a double-impact night with 3/24 and a 34-ball 59, and his early dominance in the chase kept Somerset honest. But Riley Meredith’s 3/30 provided the cutting edge when the game threatened to drift, breaking momentum after the powerplay and ensuring Gloucestershire never got a clean run at the target.

Form lines snapped by one innings

Pre-match numbers leaned heavily Gloucestershire’s way on recent form and season momentum, and their powerplay batting showed why. But T20s can ignore trends when one player produces a ceiling game, and Rew’s innings did exactly that after Somerset’s 47/3 powerplay. Gloucestershire’s own bowling matchups also mattered: they were expected to be tighter early, yet the damage came in the middle, where Rew and Craig Overton’s 47-run stand rebuilt and then accelerated.