SURREY v GLAMORGAN

20th June 18:30 Vitality Blast The Kia Oval, London
238-5
V
157-8
Surrey win by 81 runs
Glamorgan take on second-placed Surrey at The Oval

Limited Overs Head Coach Mark Alleyne has named a 14-man squad to take on Surrey at The Oval this evening.

New overseas signing Cameron Fletcher has been named in the squad and is in line to make his Glamorgan debut in South London tonight. He comes in as short-term cover for the injured Colin Ingram.

Glamorgan won handsomely last time out in the Battle of the Bridge as they defeated Gloucestershire by 32 runs. The result keeps them still very much in the hunt for a spot in the Quarter-Finals of the Vitality Blast.

Sam Northeast top-scored with 60*, while Timm van der Gugten starred with a fantastic cameo where he scored 38 from 19 balls. Before a very strong all-round bowling performance saw Gloucestershire restricted to 151/8 from their 20 overs.

Tonight's opponents will prove a tough test for the Welsh county as Surrey sit second in the South Group of the Vitality Blast. The South London side were comfortable winners in the reverse fixture and Glamorgan will be prepared for another tough challenge at The Oval.

View from the Camp - Timm van der Gugten

"We're very happy with the win and hopefully it can be the start of a few more.

"We're still in the hunt. We've got two massive games against Surrey and Somerset, if we can put in a good performance against those two and get a win or two, then we'll definitely be in a position to push for that quarter-final spot."

Head-to-Head - Surrey vs Glamorgan

The Welsh county were unbeaten in T20 games at The Oval up until 2019 but, as the list below shows, Surrey have won their last three T20 games against Glamorgan at their headquarters:

26 May 2016 at The Oval - Glamorgan won by 8 wickets
4 August 2017 at The Oval - Glamorgan won by 6 runs
31 July 2018 at The Oval - Glamorgan won by 4 wickets
25 July 2019 at The Oval - Surrey won by 97 runs
14 June 2021 at The Oval - Surrey by 5 wickets
27 May 2022 at The Oval - Surrey won by four wickets

Last year’s game at The Oval had a gripping finale with Michael Hogan taking 5/18 and nearly helping the Welsh county to snatch a dramatic victory as Surrey chased a target of 174. He had earlier dismissed Jason Roy and Will Jacks before Ollie Pope oversaw a recovery. However, Hogan returned to remove Sam Curran and, with nine needed from 12 balls, Hogan also dismissed Pope as Northeast completed a catch at backward point.

Two balls later, Jordan Clark hoisted Hogan to Kiran Carlson at deep mid-wicket as the over yielded just a single and left Surrey still needing eight from the final over from Michael Neser. Jamie Overton struck the first two balls for two and one, before Chris Jordan flayed the next for two to deep point before scampering another single. Overton then drilled the penultimate delivery from Neser through mid-on for two to seal a hard-fought victory.

Amongst the highlights of Glamorgan’s previous T20 matches at The Oval was the 25-run victory in 2015 with Colin Ingram blasting an imperious 91. This remains the highest individual score for Glamorgan in all T20 matches against Surrey and allowed them to post a competition-best total of 240-3: a mammoth total and in stark contrast to their modest total of 44 on their visit to The Oval in 2019.

How to Watch

Thanks to our friends at Surrey, a live stream will be in operation, and you can watch on the Glamorgan website via the match centre.

There will also be commentary available online via the BBC with Nick Webb and colleagues.

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

 

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