Glamorgan welcome Sussex Sharks in Final Home Friday Night Fixture

23 Jun 2023 | Cricket

Limited Overs Head Coach Mark Alleyne has named an unchanged 14-man squad for tonight's (23rd June) Vitality Blast encounter with Sussex Sharks.

The Welsh county have left themselves with a lot of work to do with three games remaining in the group stage of the Vitality Blast. Glamorgan currently sit in sixth place in the South Group, two points behind Hampshire Hawks in the fourth-placed qualifying spot.

Glamorgan will need to win all three of their remaining fixtures, starting tonight against Sussex Sharks, and hope that other results go their way with Hampshire and Kent currently having a superior net run rate.

Last time out, the Welsh county were defeated by the group leaders Somerset at home despite career-best scores from captain Kiran Carlson (71) and Timm van der Gugten (48).

Just last night, Sussex won on the road at Bristol after bowling out Gloucestershire for 140 and chasing down the total with more than six overs to spare.

View from the Camp - Kiran Carlson

"We've been outplayed by two quality teams this week but we've just got to look to bounce back on Friday.

"I think the two home games are very winnable. We're pretty comfortable at home, obviously most of the time we're pretty happy with the way we've gone about it.

"It's made it pretty simple for us now - win every game and hope for the best".

Head-to-Head - Glamorgan vs Sussex Sharks

21 June 2015 - Sussex won by 10 wickets
7 July 2016 - Glamorgan won by 48 runs
21 July 2017 - No Result
8 July 2018 - Sussex won by 8 wickets
26 Aug 2019 - Sussex won by 7 wickets
2 July 2021 - Sussex won by 33 runs
14 June 2022 - Glamorgan won by 4 wickets

Glamorgan won in 2016 after David Lloyd had struck a typically belligerent 81 before Timm van der Gugten claimed 4/17. This was in stark contrast to the game in 2015 when the Sharks completed a home and away double over the Welsh side, winning by ten wickets at Cardiff and by nine wickets at Hove.

However, the Welsh county were to the fore in 2014 at Cardiff when Chris Cooke made a match-winning contribution by posting a forthright half-century to see Glamorgan to a thrilling last-ball victory as West Indian Darren Sammy swatted the winning runs from the final delivery.

How to watch

A live stream will be in operation and you will be able to watch on the Glamorgan website via the match centre with commentary from BBC's Nick Webb and colleagues.

The match will also be covered on our social media channels, with updates, highlights, and reports throughout the game.

 

Vitality Blast Tickets remain on sale - here

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