One Day Cup preview | Gloucestershire vs Sussex Sharks
6 August 2024
Gloucestershire host the visit of Sussex in round six of the Metro Bank One Day Cup on Wednesday.
Shire go into the match off the back of a six-wicket defeat at the hands of Group B high-flyers Warwickshire on Sunday, and need to win all three of their remaining matches to stand any realistic chance of qualifying for the knockout stages of the competition.
Having set Warwickshire a target of 268 for victory – thanks to a magnificent 139* from Jack Taylor – the visitors chased down their target with 13 balls remaining.
That result leaves Gloucestershire in fifth place in Group B on four points from five matches.
Sussex Sharks, meanwhile, sit joint-bottom of the table alongside Surrey having failed to win any of their opening five fixtures. In their last outing against Leicestershire at Hove, the visitors won by 10 runs in what was a high-scoring affair. Innings of 129 from Tom Haines, 85 from John Simpson and 72 from Tom Clark were not enough as Sussex slipped to a fifth straight One Day Cup defeat.
TEAM NEWS
Mark Thorburn selects a 14-man squad for the match against Sussex Sharks. Archie Bailey is replaced by Ajeet Singh Dale in the only change to the squad that was selected to face Warwickshire at the weekend.
J Taylor*, Akhter, Bancroft, Bracey, B Charlesworth, Goodman, Hammond, Phillips, O Price, Shaw, (Singh Dale), Singh Dale, Smith, M Taylor, van Buuren.
LAST TIME OUT
In last season’s One Day Cup, Gloucestershire recorded a crushing win over Sussex Sharks at Hove by a 166-run margin.
Jack Taylor and Ollie Price started, with the former scoring 106 runs off just 54 balls and the latter registering an impressive 95 from 88 deliveries.
Asked to chase, Sussex’s reply was restricted to 145 all out as Gloucestershire completed an impressive victory.
HOW TO WATCH
Gloucestershire take on Sussex Sharks in the Metro Bank One Day Cup at the Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol, from 11am on Wednesday 7th August.
If you can’t join us on Sunday, you can watch the match live in the Glos Cricket Match Centre.
