Essex square off against Gloucestershire in the 78th match of the 2025 Vitality T20 Blast on Friday, 4th July. The match is slated to be played at County Ground, Chelmsford and the scheduled start time is 11:30 PM IST. Catch all the live updates of this match including playing XI, match winner prediction, head to head record, tips, odds of the Essex vs Gloucestershire match.
Essex vs Gloucestershire Tips & Odds
County Ground, Chelmsford, Pitch Report
The pitch at County Ground, Chelmsford tends to favor the batters with slight early assistance for bowlers. Fast bowlers get some bounce early, and spinners come into play later. The venue has hosted four matches till now in the ongoing season, where scores above 170 have been registered four times. The average 1st innings score in the last three matches at Chelmsford is 186 runs.
ESS vs GLO Head to Head Record
Essex and Gloucestershire have squared off in 15 Vitality T20 Blast matches till date. Essex holds the upper hand with 8 wins, while Gloucestershire has won 5 matches. The remaining two matches ended with no result.
Head to Head Record at Chelmsford
At Chelmsford, Essex and Gloucestershire have faced each other in 12 Vitality T20 Blast matches. The home team, Essex, has been dominant with 8 victories. Gloucestershire, on the other hand, won just 3 matches. The remaining match ended with no result.
Essex vs Gloucestershire Squads
Essex Squad – Michael-Kyle Pepper, Dean Elgar, Jordan Cox, Paul Walter, Luc Benkenstein, Charlie Allison, Matthew Critchley, Simon Harmer(c), Mohammad Amir, Noah Thain, Tom Westley, Adam Rossington (wk), Shane Snater, Robin Das
Gloucestershire Squad – Miles Hammond, D’Arcy Short, Cameron Bancroft (wk), Oliver Price, Jack Taylor (c), Ben Charlesworth, Graeme van Buuren, Matt Taylor, Josh Shaw, David Payne, Tom Smith, Ajeet Dale, Archie Bailey, Aman Rao, Tommy Boorman, Zaman Akhter, James Bracey
Essex vs Gloucestershire Match Winner Prediction
Gloucestershire go into this match as favourites, having won two of their last five games. They are currently at the second last spot in the South Group with two wins and five losses. On the other hand, Essex are sitting at the last with no wins so far.
Even though Essex have a dominant record against Gloucestershire, they are in poor form this season. So, we’re backing the visitors, Gloucestershire, to come out on top.
Our Prediction: Gloucestershire to Win!
