Essex vs Glamorgan Prediction: Glamorgan won all their games

Essex and Glamorgan will lock horns in the Match 41 of the England Domestic One-Day Cup at the Kent County Cricket Club, Beckenham, Northern Ireland on 4th August 2024. Glamorgan won all their games. Who will win this game of cricket?

Essex form

A fine performance at the County Ground enabled Essex to post 290, having been asked to bat first, against Leicestershire. Matt Critchley, Charlie Allison, and Noah Thain all hit half-centuries as the middle order put up some sterling resistance after losing early wickets. Charlie Allison has been the leading scorer in the team with accumulations of 134 runs in three innings, including two half-centuries this season. Though Luc Benkenstein performed well, the rest of the squad found it hard to bowl well in the match. Richards starred with the ball, picking up five wickets from three innings. The team indeed needs to have more contribution from their bowling line-up if they intend to improve on their present record of one win this season.

Predicted Lineup of Essex

Robin Das, Feroze Khushi, Tom Westley, Matt Critchley, Charlie Allison, Luc Benkenstein, Noah Thain, Shane Snater, Jamal Richards, Aaron Beard, Simon Fernandes

Glamorgan form

Glamorgan has had a decent start to the campaign, where the team has won four games in a row. That puts them at the top of the table in Group B, with a slender advantage over Warwickshire in terms of Net Run Rate. It will be an excellent opportunity for Glamorgan to improve their recent record against Essex in the coming fixture. During their last win against Essex in the One-Day Cup in 2021, Eddie Byrom had been the solitary batsman from the team to have scored above 200 runs. His half-century recently against Sussex has taken Byrom's season tally to 207, and he has shown good form since his fine 123 not out against Notts. The Glamorgan bowling department has been the most vital factor behind their success, and Dan Douthwaite leads the charts with the most number of wickets this season at 12. He has not yet taken five wickets in any innings but did a pretty good job in his last outing against Sussex with figures of 4/44. Andy Gorvin went wicketless against Sussex but had a reasonable economy rate because he kept bowling at a good line and length.

Glamorgan Predicted Lineup

Eddie Byrom, William Smale, Thomas Bevan, Colin Ingram, Kiran Carlson, Billy Root, Ben Kellaway, Dan Douthwaite, Timm van der Gugten, Andy Gorvin, Jamie McIlroy

Essex vs Glamorgan Expert Tips & Prediction

Glamorgan has been performing consistently in the One-Day Cup, with four consecutive wins under its belt. Essex will go into this game with much pressure on their shoulders, having a below-par bowling unit for sure. Based on conditions that are going to be more batting-friendly, on the strength of Glamorgan's batting, we feel Glamorgan will win the next game.