Gloucestershire vs Derbyshire Prediction: Derbyshire are at the bottom

Gloucestershire and Derbyshire are going head to head in Match 25 of the County Championship at County Ground, Bristol, United Kingdom on 24 May 2024. Derbyshire are currently at the bottom of the pile and would need wins to move up the table. Who will win this game of cricket?

The team will look towards Cameron Bancroft, Miles Hammond, Ben Charlesworth, Oliver Price, and captain Graeme van Buuren to score the majority of runs in the batting department. In the game against Leicestershire, Gloucestershire scored an impressive 706 runs for the loss of six wickets in 148.4 overs in one inning. There were centuries from Cameron Bancroft, Ben Charlesworth, and captain Graeme van Buuren leading the way. In terms of bowling, the team will depend on Josh Shaw, Ed Middleton, Luke Charlesworth, and Beau Webster to take important wickets when needed.

Cameron Bancroft, Ben Charlesworth, Oliver Price, Miles Hammond, James Bracey (wk), Graeme van Buuren (c), Beau Webster, Ed Middleton, MD Taylor, Josh Shaw, Luke Charlesworth

In terms of batting, the team will look to players such as wicketkeeper Brooke Guest, Wayne Madsen, opener Luis Reece, captain David Lloyd, and Aneurin Donald to score the majority of the runs. Derbyshire scored 362 runs in the first innings. The major contributors were Wayne Madsen, Brooke Guest, Ross Whiteley, and Matthew Lamb all scoring half-centuries.

In their second innings chasing a target of 371 runs, Derbyshire managed to secure a draw by scoring 261 runs for the loss of nine wickets in 83 overs. The team will depend on Blair Tickner, Daryn Dupavillion, Zak Chappell, Anuj Dal, and Luis Reece to take crucial wickets. In the last game Daryn Dupavillion and David Lloyd each took three wickets.

David Lloyd (c), Luis Reece, Brooke Guest (wk), Ross Whiteley, Wayne Madsen, Matthew Lamb, Aneurin Donald, Anuj Dal, Zak Chappell, Blair Tickner, Daryn Dupavillon

Gloucestershire, playing on their home ground, is expected to be the favourites to win their match against Derbyshire, given their current form. Key players such as Cameron Bancroft, Miles Hammond, and captain Graeme van Buuren are in great shape, and the team management is hoping for a strong batting performance against Derbyshire. It is anticipated that Gloucestershire will secure a comfortable victory in this match.