Glamorgan will take on Surrey at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. This T20 game starts on Wednesday, June 7th at 18:30 local time.

Glamorgan and Surrey will meet in a south group match of the T20 Blast 2023 on Wednesday 7 June. The competition will take place at the Sophia Gardens in Cardiff.

Led by Kiran Carlson, Glamorgan have won four games out of five and sit third in the table with eight points. They will go into the game with a win over Sussex by 32 runs.

After being sent to bat first, Glamorgan amassed a whopping 219/5 on the board. They limited Sussex to 187/8 with James McIlroy taking three wickets.

Surrey, on the other hand, is second in the table with eight points and a net run rate of +0.953. They will go into the game having beaten Kent by five wickets.

With 174 runs, Surrey had to fight hard but finally got the last ball home. Jamie Smith and Sean Abbott went unbeaten in 49 and 21 runs, respectively, and were under pressure to bring the team home.

Team Preview

Glamorgan

In the batting department, the squad will rely on the likes of Colin Ingram, in-form keeper Chris Cooke, Sam Northeast, skipper Kiran Carlson and Edward Byrom to deliver the bulk of the runs.

In the previous game, Chris Cooke continued his excellent form with the racquet for Glamorgan, finishing the innings with the best scoring 50 runs on 28 balls using four fours and four sixes. Alongside Cooke, Colin Ingram hit 48 runs, 32 balls with the help of six fours and a six, while Sam Northeast contributed with 32 runs, 27 balls.

In bowling, the side will rely on the likes of James Mcllory, Daniel Douthwaite, Prem Sisodiya, Peter Hatzoglou and Ruaidhri Smith to make crucial breakthroughs.

Surrey

In the batting department, the side will rely on the likes of Laurie Evans, Jamie Smith, Will Jacks and the all-around trio of Sunil Narine, Sam Curran and Sean Abbott to deliver the bulk of the runs.

In the previous game, Laurie Evans played well for Surrey, finishing the innings with the best points of 52 runs and 36 balls using five boundaries and two sixes. Alongside Evans, Jamie Smith hit 49 of 29 balls unbeaten with the help of a four and four sixes, while Will Jacks contributed with 30 runs from 21 balls.

In bowling, the team will rely on the likes of Chris Jordan, Sam Curran, Gus Atkinson, Jamie Overton, Sunil Narine, Tom Curran and Sean Abbott to make crucial breakthroughs.

In the previous game, Will Jacks was the bowlers' choice for Surrey, scoring 3 to 28 in his four overs. Alongside Jacks, Sunil Narine also put in an excellent performance to finish his overall overs odds at 2 to 28.

Pitch Report

This Vitality T20 Blast game is played in Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. It's been a really good batting wicket so far this season and whoever bats first will want to get a 200+ score in this game.

Weather Conditions

Traditionally, the Cardiff wicket features an interesting bat-to-ball battle. The previous game, played at the venue, proved a high-scoring affair. The weather forecast for the game calls for clear skies in the evening and a humidity of around 65%.

Toss Prediction

Both teams will aim to win the toss, bowl first and limit the opposing team to under 185 runs. The previous game in Cardiff was won by the side batting second.

Head to Head Record

The two teams have faced each other 8 times in the last 5 years. Surrey have won 5 of those games while Glamorgan have only won 2. In one game there was no result.

Betting Tips

Both teams are in good form this season and their strengths and weaknesses hardly differ on paper. However, we think Surrey has a slight advantage here. They have a better mix of international players and historically have a good record against Glamorgan.

Match Prediction

Both Glamorgan and Surrey had similar campaigns, winning four games each. But Glamorgan has played a game fewer. You will go into the game as a favorite.

Prediction: Glamorgan will win this Vitality T20 Blast 2023 competition.

Probable Playing XIs

Glamorgan

Edward Byrom, Sam Northeast, Kiran Carlson (c), Colin Ingram, Chris Cooke (wk), Ruaidhri Smith, Billy Root, Daniel Douthwaite, Prem Sisodiya, Peter Hatzoglou, and Jamie McIlroy.

Surrey

Will Jacks, Laurie Evans, Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Jamie Smith, Sean Abbott, Sunil Narine, Ben Foakes (wk), Chris Jordan (c), Jamie Overton, and Gus Atkinson.

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Glamorgan Key Players

Colin Ingram is the top runs scorer for Glamorgan with 263 runs and a batting average of 167. He has hit 8 sixes and 31 fours. Chris Cooke also has 252 runs with a batting average of 190.

Daniel Douthwaite was the top bowler for Glamorgan, bowling 10 wickets with an average of 18 and a save rate of 9.79.

Surrey Key Players

 is the top runs scorer for Surrey with 192 runs and a batting average of 151. He has hit 13 sixes and 13 fours. Sean Abbott also has 131 runs with a batting average of 238.

Sunil Narine was the top bowler for Surrey, bowling 10 wickets with an average of 14 and a save rate of 6.21.