GLA vs ESS Match Prediction, Preview, Team News & Expert Analysis - 50th ODI Match
By Aditya Pratap Singh - Fri, Aug 07, 2026Last Updated on Aug 07, 2026 08:08 AM
Glamorgan vs Essex Cricket Match Previews
England Domestic One-Day Cup 2026
ESS 312/10 (47.1)
GLAM 309/7 (50)
Essex won by 3 runs
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timm van der Gugten* | 118 | 101 | 13 | 2 | 116.83 |
| Andy Gorvin | 21 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 87.5 |
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Snater* | 10 | 1 | 49 | 3 | 4.9 |
| Mackenzie Jones | 9 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 5.22 |
Last Wicket:Daniel Douthwaite c Westley b Mackenzie Jones 13(17) - 245/7 in 42.3 ov.
Today's Match Live Score ↻
Glamorgan vs Essex
Essex — Innings 1 (312/10 in 47.1 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah Thain c Andy Gorvin b Daniel Douthwaite | 76 | 81 | 9 | 1 | 93.83 | |
| Luc Benkenstein c Timm van der Gugten b Daniel Douthwaite | 140 | 109 | 15 | 7 | 128.44 | |
| Tom Westley (c) c Ingram b Romano Franco | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 70 | |
| Matthew Critchley run out (Zain-ul-Hassan) | 28 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 121.74 | |
| Grant Roelofsen c Alex Horton b Connor O'Riordan | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75 | |
| Simon Harmer c Zain-ul-Hassan b Connor O'Riordan | 20 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 90.91 | |
| Simon Fernandes (wk) c Hope-Bell b Romano Franco | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 | |
| Shane Snater c Romano Franco b Daniel Douthwaite | 14 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 140 | |
| Zaman Akhter b Timm van der Gugten | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mackenzie Jones c Zain-ul-Hassan b Timm van der Gugten | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 72.73 | |
| Charlie Bennett not out | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 37.5 | |
| Extras | Byes: 4 | LegByes: 1 | NoBalls: 1 | Wides: 5 | Total: 11 | |||||
| Total | 312 | 10 wkts, 47.1 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timm van der Gugten | 9.1 | 1 | 57 | 2 | 6.2 |
| Daniel Douthwaite | 9 | 0 | 57 | 3 | 6.3 |
| Andy Gorvin | 7 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 5.6 |
| Connor O'Riordan | 10 | 0 | 67 | 2 | 6.7 |
| Romano Franco | 10 | 0 | 66 | 2 | 6.6 |
| Hope-Bell | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 10.5 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Noah Thain & Luc Benkenstein | 166 | 152 |
| Westley & Luc Benkenstein | 24 | 24 |
| Critchley & Luc Benkenstein | 67 | 43 |
| Roelofsen & Luc Benkenstein | 6 | 5 |
| Roelofsen & Harmer | 4 | 10 |
| Simon Fernandes & Harmer | 5 | 6 |
| Snater & Harmer | 23 | 16 |
| Snater & Zaman Akhter | 1 | 4 |
| Snater & Mackenzie Jones | 13 | 14 |
| Charlie Bennett & Mackenzie Jones | 3 | 9 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noah Thain | 25.2 | 166 |
| 2 | Tom Westley | 29.2 | 190 |
| 3 | Matthew Critchley | 36.3 | 257 |
| 4 | Luc Benkenstein | 37.2 | 263 |
| 5 | Grant Roelofsen | 38.6 | 267 |
| 6 | Simon Fernandes | 39.6 | 272 |
| 7 | Simon Harmer | 42.4 | 295 |
| 8 | Zaman Akhter | 43.2 | 296 |
| 9 | Shane Snater | 45.4 | 309 |
| 10 | Mackenzie Jones | 47.1 | 312 |
Glamorgan — Innings 2 (308/7 in 49.5 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zain-ul-Hassan c Mackenzie Jones b Charlie Bennett | 13 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 56.52 | |
| Edward Byrom c Luc Benkenstein b Snater | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 | |
| Harry Wallace c Simon Fernandes b Mackenzie Jones | 39 | 45 | 4 | 2 | 86.67 | |
| Colin Ingram c Mackenzie Jones b Charlie Bennett | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 | |
| Hope-Bell c Mackenzie Jones b Snater | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 45.45 | |
| Alex Horton (wk) c Charlie Bennett b Snater | 85 | 72 | 8 | 4 | 118.06 | |
| Timm van der Gugten batting | 117 | 100 | 13 | 2 | 117 | |
| Daniel Douthwaite c Westley b Mackenzie Jones | 13 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 76.47 | |
| Andy Gorvin (c) batting | 21 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 87.5 | |
| Extras | LegByes: 2 | NoBalls: 2 | Wides: 8 | Total: 12 | |||||
| Total | 308 | 7 wkts, 49.5 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | Romano Franco, Connor O'Riordan | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Snater | 10 | 1 | 49 | 3 | 4.9 |
| Charlie Bennett | 10 | 0 | 66 | 2 | 6.6 |
| Mackenzie Jones | 8.5 | 0 | 46 | 2 | 5.2 |
| Zaman Akhter | 7 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 6 |
| Noah Thain | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 10.5 |
| Simon Harmer | 7 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 5.3 |
| Matthew Critchley | 5 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 9 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Zain-ul-Hassan & Eddie Byrom | 6 | 15 |
| Zain-ul-Hassan & Harry Wallace | 16 | 19 |
| Ingram & Harry Wallace | 12 | 13 |
| Hope-Bell & Harry Wallace | 15 | 18 |
| Alex Horton & Harry Wallace | 29 | 38 |
| Alex Horton & Timm van der Gugten | 128 | 115 |
| Daniel Douthwaite & Timm van der Gugten | 39 | 37 |
| Andy Gorvin & Timm van der Gugten | 63 | 44 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edward Byrom | 2.3 | 6 |
| 2 | Zain-ul-Hassan | 5.4 | 22 |
| 3 | Colin Ingram | 7.5 | 34 |
| 4 | Hope-Bell | 10.5 | 49 |
| 5 | Harry Wallace | 17.1 | 78 |
| 6 | Alex Horton | 36.2 | 206 |
| 7 | Daniel Douthwaite | 42.3 | 245 |
GLA vs ESS Match Prediction, England Domestic One-Day Cup 2026, Glamorgan vs Essex Match Preview, Probable Playing 11, Match winning Tips, Live Match Score, Pitch Report, Injury & Updates.
GLA vs ESS (Glamorgan vs Essex) Match Details
| Match | Glamorgan vs Essex (GLA vs ESS) |
| League | England Domestic One-Day Cup 2026 |
| Date | Friday, 7th August 2026 |
| Time | 03:30 PM (IST) - 10:00 AM (GMT) |
GLA vs ESS Pitch Report and Today's Weather Report
GLA vs ESS Match Venue: Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, England
GLA vs ESS Pitch Report: Pitch is pretty good place for the batters to get a big score for themselves as the ball comes easily onto the bat. It’s difficult to chase anything more than 200 hence batting first makes sense.
GLA vs ESS Weather Report: Weather during the match time in Cardiff, GB will be cloudy. The temperature is expected to around 18°C on the match day with 96% humidity and 30.5 km/h wind speed. And the visibility is 10 KM. There are 100% chances of precipitation during the game.
Sophia Gardens Score Records:
| Total matches: | 33 |
| Batting first won: | 8 |
| Bowling first won: | 21 |
| 1st inn avg score: | 223 |
| 2nd inn avg score: | 209 |
| Highest Total: | 386/6 |
| Lowest Total: | 125/10 |
| Highest Chased: | 312/7 |
| Lowest Defended: | 169/10 |
Sophia Gardens Pitch Favour
Pace Bowling 46%
Spin Bowling
53%Batting Pitch 47%
Bowling Pitch
140
T20 Average Scores
GLA vs ESS (Glamorgan vs Essex) Playing 11
Glamorgan vs Essex (GLA vs ESS) Match Preview
GLA vs ESS Match Preview: Glamorgan is set to take on Essex in England Domestic One-Day Cup 2026 on Friday, 07 August 2026 at 03:30 PM IST.
Glamorgan (GLA) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Zain-ul Hassan and Eddie Byrom will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings in previous matches.
One-Down Batter
- Callum Nicholls will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- William Smale and Hope-Bell will strengthen the middle order for Glamorgan.
- Andy Gorvin will lead the Glamorgan as a Captain. He is also a good All-Rounder
Wicketkeeper
- Alex Horton will do the Wicket Keeping for Glamorgan.
Pace Bowlers
- Connor ORiordan and Timm van der Gugten will lead the pace attack of his team.
Essex (ESS) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Noah Thain and Luc Benkenstein will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings.
One-Down Batter
- Tom Westley will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Matt Critchley and Grant Roelofsen will strengthen the middle order for Essex.
- Tom Westley will lead the Essex as a Captain. He is also a good Batter
Wicketkeeper
- Simon Fernandes will do the Wicket Keeping for Essex.
Spin Bowlers
- Simon Harmer and Tom Westley will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
- Simon Harmer was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.
Pace Bowlers
- Charlie Edward Bennett and Mackenzie Jones will lead the pace attack of his team. He is having topmost good points in this series.
Glamorgan vs Essex (GLA vs ESS) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips
GLA vs ESS Match Prediction: Essex looks in good form in recent matches, They are the favorites to win the match.
Toss Prediction, Who will Win the Toss Today?: According to the Possible11 expert toss prediction, ESS will win the toss and choose to Bat first.
GLA vs ESS England Domestic One-Day Cup 2026 Match Expert Advice: Dan Douthwaite will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. William Smale will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.
GLA vs ESS Head to Head
GLA vs ESS Head to Head Records: Glamorgan vs Essex have faced each other in 0 matches in ODI. Out of these 0 games, Glamorgan have won 0 whereas Essex have won 0 Matches.
| Match Played | 0 |
| GLA Won | 0 |
| ESS Won | 0 |
| Tie/NR | 0 |
| First-ever fixture | |
| Most recent fixture |
Live Telecast
The match will be live telecast on Fancode.
POINTS TABLE - England Domestic One-Day Cup 2026
| No | Team | M | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Pts | Recent Forms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group A | |||||||||
| 1 | Leicestershire - Q | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +0.517 | 20 | LWWWL |
| 2 | Lancashire - Q | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +0.406 | 20 | WLWLW |
| 3 | Nottinghamshire - Q | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +0.177 | 20 | WLWLL |
| 4 | Warwickshire - E | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +0.078 | 16 | WWLWW |
| 5 | Surrey - E | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -0.238 | 16 | LLWWL |
| 6 | Kent - E | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -0.607 | 16 | LWLWW |
| 7 | Northamptonshire - E | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +0.127 | 12 | LWLWL |
| 8 | Gloucestershire - E | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -0.096 | 12 | WWLLL |
| 9 | Somerset - E | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -0.383 | 12 | LLWLL |
| Group B | |||||||||
| 1 | Middlesex - Q | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1.659 | 28 | WWWWL |
| 2 | Yorkshire - Q | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +0.778 | 24 | WWLWW |
| 3 | Durham - Q | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +0.089 | 20 | LWLWL |
| 4 | Worcestershire - E | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +0.032 | 20 | WLWLW |
| 5 | Hampshire - E | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -0.083 | 16 | LWWLW |
| 6 | Derbyshire - E | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +0.156 | 12 | WLLWW |
| 7 | Essex - E | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -0.203 | 12 | LLWWL |
| 8 | Glamorgan - E | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | -0.930 | 8 | WLLLL |
| 9 | Sussex - E | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | -1.517 | 4 | LLLLW |
| M: Matches, W: Won, L: Lost, T: Tie, NR: No Result, NRR: Net Run Rate, Pts: Points, Q: Qualified, E: Eliminate Recent Forms: W = Won, L = Lost, T = Tie, D = Draw, NR = No Result | |||||||||
Full Schedule: England Domestic One-Day Cup 2026 Schedule
Recent Forms:
ESS - L L W W LGLA - W L L L L
GLA vs ESS Team Analysis & Player Performance
- Looking by the pitch behavior, Picking top order batters would be crucial here.
- Death-over bowlers are always excellent wicket-takers in last few overs, they can turn the game around at any time.
- In Wicket Keeping, both are good. You can choose any of one.
- Pacers may play major role on this pitch.
GLA vs ESS Winning Prediction
- Essex team has the upper hand over Glamorgan team. So try to pick more players from Essex
GLA vs ESS Small League Must Picks:
GLA - Dan Douthwaite [320 points], William Smale [260 points]ESS - Charlie Edward Bennett [429 points], Luc Benkenstein [361 points]
GLA vs ESS Grand League Risky Picks:
GLA - Callum Nicholls [0 points], Ben Morris [0 points]ESS - Charles Allison [0 points], Mitchell Killeen [0 points]
GLA vs ESS Death Over Bowlers:
GLA - Jamie McilroyESS - Jamie Porter, Shane Snater
Glamorgan (GLA) Key Players
- Callum Nicholls [PTs: 0, CR: 6.0]
- Eddie Byrom [PTs: 0, CR: 6.5]
- Zain-ul Hassan [PTs: 0, CR: 7.5]
- Hope-Bell [PTs: 0, CR: 8.5]
- Dan Douthwaite [PTs: 320, CR: 7.5]
Essex (ESS) Key Players
- Jamie Porter [PTs: 0, CR: 7.5]
- Grant Roelofsen [71, 50, 14, 41, 79]
- Matt Critchley [PTs: 333, CR: 8.5]
- Luc Benkenstein [PTs: 361, CR: 8.0]
GLA vs ESS Captain and Vice-Captain Choices
- Callum Nicholls [PTs: 0, CR: 6.0]
- Zain-ul Hassan [PTs: 0, CR: 7.5]
- Grant Roelofsen [PTs: 92, CR: 8.0]
- Dan Douthwaite [PTs: 320, CR: 7.5]
- Matt Critchley [PTs: 333, CR: 8.5]
- Luc Benkenstein [PTs: 361, CR: 8.0]
GLA vs ESS Injury / Unavailability
Glamorgan Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
Essex Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
GLA vs ESS Live Stream
Where can I see GLA vs ESS Live Score?
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GLA vs ESS match will be live telecast on FanCode.
GLA vs ESS Cricket Match Highlights
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Glamorgan vs Essex (GLA vs ESS) Squads
Glamorgan (GLA) Squad: Hope-Bell, Timm van der Gugten, Eddie Byrom, Dan Douthwaite, Jamie Mcilroy, William Smale(WK), Alex Horton(WK), Zain-ul Hassan, Andy Gorvin(C), Ben Morris, Henry Hurle(WK), Connor ORiordan, Callum Nicholls, Romano Franco
Essex (ESS) Squad: Simon Harmer, Shane Snater, Tom Westley(C), Jamie Porter, Matt Critchley, Grant Roelofsen, Robin Das, Luc Benkenstein, Zaman Akhter, Mitchell Killeen, Noah Thain, Mackenzie Jones, Charles Allison, Ali Zeb, Simon Fernandes(WK), Charlie Edward Bennett
DISCLAIMER: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.
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