Match Preview: Glamorgan v Hampshire Hawks, Vitality Blast

Glamorgan v Hampshire Hawks
Vitality Blast (South Group)
Thursday 13th June 2024 (6:30pm Start)
Sophia Gardens

Hampshire Hawks take on Glamorgan at Sophia Gardens in their third consecutive away fixture in the Vitality Blast on Thursday.

After suffering their second defeat of the campaign against Somerset last time out, James Vince's side will be hoping to bounce back with a victory.

Glamorgan were also defeated in their last outing, narrowly losing by two wickets to Essex at The Cloud County Ground.

The Hawks and Glamorgan currently sit seventh and fifth in the South Group respectively, both with two wins and two defeats so far. The last time the two sides met at Sophia Gardens, Brad Wheal took his maiden T20 five-for as the Hawks came out on top in 2022.

Hawks Squad

Hampshire Hawks have named an unchanged 14-player squad for the match against Glamorgan.

Chris Wood and Michael Neser took two wickets apiece in the defeat against Somerset to take their tallies for the season up to six each so far.

Meanwhile, Ben McDermott recorded his highest score of the campaign at The Cooper Associates County Ground with a score of 46.

Full Hampshire Squad

Glamorgan

Squad: Kiran Carlson (c), Tom Bevan, Eddie Byrom, Chris Cooke, Dan Douthwaite, Andy Gorvin, Timm van der Gutgen, James Harris, Colin Ingram, Ben Kellaway, Marnus Labuschagne, Jamie McIlroy, Sam Northeast, Will Smale

Glamorgan are one of just two teams in the South Division to never have won the Vitality Blast and are the only side to have never qualified for the final. The Welsh side’s last trip to Finals Day came in 2017, but in recent seasons they have shown that they have the ability to make it to the knockout stages. Last year Glamorgan started with four wins out of their first five matches before a long injury list meant they fell away, winning just one more match before the end of the group stage.

So far in 2024, they have recorded two wins and two defeats from their opening four matches, with the highlight coming in their 25-run victory over Sussex Sharks. Colin Ingram and Sam Northeast have both recorded two half-centuries in the competition so far, while skipper Kiran Carlson, wicket-keeper Chris Cooke and Australian Test batter Marnus Labuschagne further strengthen the batting line-up. With the ball, on loan Hawks spinner Mason Crane leads the way with ten wickets already but is unavailable due to loan rules. Timm van der Gutgen, Jamie McIlroy and Dan Douthwaite are also dangerous options in Glamorgan's attack.

2024 Season In Numbers

• 5th in South Group
• Form (most recent first): LWWL
• Leading run scorer: Colin Ingram (151)
• Leading wicket taker: Mason Crane (10)

Head-to-Head

Hampshire's record in Vitality Blast v Glamorgan

P: 19, W: 11, L: 7, NR: 1

Last 5 meetings:

• June 30 2023 | The Ageas Bowl | South Group | Hampshire won by 21 runs (DLS)
• June 10 2022 | Sophia Gardens | South Group | Hampshire won by nine runs
• July 18 2021 | The Ageas Bowl | South Group | Hampshire won by six wickets
• August 30 2019 | Sophia Gardens | South Group | Glamorgan won by 28 runs
• August 2 2019 | The Ageas Bowl | South Group | Hampshire won by 41 runs

Tickets

Tickets for the Hawks’ match against Glamorgan on Thursday are available by clicking here.

Coverage

Glamorgan will be live streaming the match and a link to this stream will be available in the free-to-download Hampshire Cricket App and at www.utilitabowl.com/cricket.

Both the Hampshire Cricket App and www.utilitabowl.com/cricket will also host a live match centre with scorecard, statistics and insight available throughout the match.

Weather Forecast

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