2021 Vitality t20 Blast – Gloucestershire vs Kent Spitfires Preview & Prediction
THE FACTS
When is Gloucestershire vs Kent Spitfires taking place? Tuesday 22nd June, 2021 – 18:30 (UK)
Where is Gloucestershire vs Kent Spitfires taking place? The Bristol County Ground, Bristol
What is the expected weather for Gloucestershire vs Kent Spitfires? Cloudy but warm with highs expected of 18 degrees during the match
Where can I get tickets for Gloucestershire vs Kent Spitfires? Click here for the latest ticket information
What channel is Gloucestershire vs Kent Spitfires on? Sky Sports have the rights to show the T20 Blast so check their schedule here to see if they will be showing this match
Where can I stream Gloucestershire vs Kent Spitfires? If televised on Sky Sports, this match can be streamed live on Sky Go. If not televised on Sky, this match can be streamed live on the official websites and YouTube channels of each competing team, as well as the England Cricket app
THE LOWDOWN
Back-to-back enforced abandonments means that Gloucestershire have won just two of their opening six matches. Those two wins have come by just two runs via the Duckworth/Lewis/Smith method and four runs in the opening match against Glamorgan. The fine margins were also replicated in one of their two defeats as they fell to a five-run lost at Canterbury against Kent. They come up against that Kent side who will be blessed with the addition of Zak Crawley at the top-of-the-order and his excellent white-ball form of 2020 has continued into this campaign with a score of 69 against Essex Eagles at the weekend as the Spitfires posted 236-3. That victory was their fifth in just six matches.
THE PREDICTION
Despite just how tight the reverse fixture between these two was, there is already a clear favourite for this encounter with the visitors in excellent form boasting a top-order capable of defeating anybody and a bowling attack that has taken 20 wickets in their last two matches, including bowling Glamorgan out for just 104, as well as 52 out of a total of 60 wickets, which, in a 20-over competition, is very impressive. This one should be a Kent win.
