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Fixture: Middlesex v Glamorgan
Venue: Radlett Cricket Club, Radlett
Date: Sunday, June 27
Start time: 2.30pm
What's the lowdown?
Rooted to the bottom of the South Group table, Middlesex have won just one of their seven matches this season - a three-wicket victory over Hampshire Hawks on June 15 - and have lost their last four matches. In their most recent outing, Middlesex had Surrey struggling on 115 for 5 in pursuit of 175 to win. However, they took their foot off the gas and allowed Ollie Pope (50 not out off 40) and Jamie Overton (24 off 18) to batter their side home with an over to spare.
Glamorgan are also languishing in the bottom half of the table, with two wins, four defeats, and two matches lost to the weather leaving the Welsh county seventh on six points. They were on the receiving end of a Glenn Phillips masterclass in their recent 34-run defeat against Gloucestershire, but will taken confidence from their 21-run victory against Middlesex in Cardiff.
Who's in form?
Stevie Eskinzai has returned to form for Middlesex, scoring 102 not out (61 balls) and 64 (51 balls) against Essex and Surrey, respectively, at the top of the order, while Daryl Mitchell also impressed against the latter with a 36-ball 58. Eskinazi is the club's leading run-scorer with 236 runs at a strike rate of 130.38.
With the ball, Nathan Sowter and Nick Gubbins were the only bowlers to emerge from the Surrey game with any credit, taking 2 for 16 and 1 for 22, respectively. Steve Finn (11) is Middlesex's leading wicket-taker but hasn't produced the goods in the last two games.
After scoring three half-centuries in his first three Blast appearances, Marnus Labuschagne is yet to add another 50+ knock to his stats card, a dip in form Glamorgan will be keen to see him recover from. Nick Selman (130) and Colin Ingram (122) are the only other Glamorgan batsmen in triple figures but David Lloyd has impressed of late, scoring 44 from 22 balls against Gloucestershire. Dan Douthwaite leads the way with the ball, with eight wickets and an economy of eight.
What's the team news?
Middlesex: Stuart Law welcomes Afghan spinner Mujeeb ur Rahman into his 13-man squad, replacing the departing Chris Green.
Middlesex squad: Steven Finn, Joe Cracknell, Blake Cullen, Stevie Eskinazi, Nick Gubbins, Tom Helm, Max Holden, Luke Hollman, Daryl Mitchell, Tim Murtagh, John Simpson, Nathan Sowter, Mujeeb ur Rahman
Glamorgan: Matt Maynard has named an unchanged squad to face Middlesex.
Glamorgan squad: Chris Cooke, Kiran Carlson, Tom Cullen, Dan Douthwaite, Colin Ingram, Marnus Labuschagne, David Lloyd, Michael Neser, Nick Selman, Prem Sisodiya, Callum Taylor, Timm van der Gutgen, Roman Walker, James Weighell
Last five T20 results (most recent first)
Middlesex: LLLLW
Glamorgan: LAAWL
Head-to-head T20 record
Total matches: 11
Middlesex wins: 2
Glamorgan wins: 9
Tied: 0
No result: 0
Abandoned: 2
Latest Middlesex news: Click here
Latest Glamorgan news: Click here
What's the weather forecast?
To get the latest forecast from the Met Office, Click here
How do I follow the match?
TV/stream: The ECB are offering a streaming service which can be found here.
Middlesex will also be offering a live stream of the match which can be found here.
Radio: A live stream of the game will be available on Middlesex's website.
Digital: The Cricketer will carry live scorecards and daily updates from every Vitality T20 Blast match in 2021, as well as the latest breaking news from around the counties and exclusive features. Visit our County Hub for more.
Going to the game?
Tickets
Tickets for Middlesex's three T20 Blast fixtures at Radlett are available to members only and will be played in front of a reduced capacity crowd in line with the government's latest Covid-19 guidelines.
Click here to visit the Middlesex box office.
Travel
Address: Radlett Cricket Club, Cobden Hill, Radlett, WD7 7JL
By train: Radlett train station is around a 15 walk from the cricket club. For details of the trains that run to Radlett, visit www.nationalrail.co.uk
Upon exiting the station, turn left and follow Watling Street south for roughly 10/15 minutes. As you leave the village you will see the Cat & Fiddle pub on your right and the turning into the Club is about 50 yards past the pub on the left. There is a brown signpost on the right indicating the turning pointing to the cricket club and Tabard Rugby Club.
By road:
From the north: Leave the A1/A1M at junction 23 and join the M25 travelling West towards Heathrow. Leave the M25 at junction 22 and take the B556 towards Radlett for a mile to a T junction with the A5183. Follow this all the way into Radlett and as you leave the village you will see the Cat & Fiddle pub on your right. Turn left around 50 metres beyond the pub and follow the path to arrive at the ground.
From the west: Leave the M25 at junction 21a and take the A405 to St Albans until you reach the Park street roundabout and take the right hand/third exit, the A5183, to Radlett. Then follow the directions as details in "from the north".
From the east: Leave the M25 at junction 22 and follow the directions stated in "from the north".
From the south: Depending how far south you are: Either use the M25 and directions as directed above from the east or west; or Take the A5 Edgware Road going north to the roundabout with the A41 going straight on towards Elstree and join the A5183 towards Radlett. Follow the road until you enter the 30 mph zone and the entrance to the public car park will be signposted on the right.
For the public car park, continue along Cobden Hill and the entrance to the public car park is 300 yards on the left.
Prediction
A close game. Glamorgan should have the personnel to overcome a flaky Middlesex but the presence of Mujeeb is a huge boost for the London side. Away win, just.
OTHER T20 BLAST FIXTURES: SUNDAY, JUNE 27
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