YOR vs GLO Preview – T20 Blast 2026 | Statz

Two sides with perfect records collide when Yorkshire host Gloucestershire in the T20 Blast 2026 on Saturday – first ball at 19:00 IST (14:30 BST). Yorkshire sit 7th, Gloucestershire 5th, but both are locked on P2 W2 and 8 points. Something has to give. Full fixture details on Statz.

The Venue

Venue data is unavailable on Statz for this fixture. We’ll update this section if ground information becomes available closer to the match.

Form and Table

Yorkshire – P2 W2 L0 (8pts, 7th)

Yorkshire have started the 2026 Blast in ruthless fashion. They chased down 194 against Derbyshire on 24 May, reaching 195/8 with four balls to spare, then blew Nottinghamshire away – cruising to 169/3 inside 17 overs in pursuit of 167. Two wins, two statements of intent.

Last 5 T20s: W vs Derbyshire (195/8 chasing 194), W vs Nottinghamshire (169/3 chasing 167), W vs Leicestershire (188/8 chasing 185), L vs Lancashire (153 all out chasing 174), L vs Derbyshire (151/9 chasing 157).

Gloucestershire – P2 W2 L0 (8pts, 5th)

Gloucestershire have ground out two wins from contrasting positions. They demolished Warwickshire for just 74 on 22 May before edging past Glamorgan by a single run on 23 May – 158/8 defending against 157/8. Different routes to the same result. That one-run nerve-holder shows serious backbone.

Last 5 T20s: W vs Glamorgan (158/8 def 157/8), W vs Warwickshire (121/10 def 74), L vs Somerset (148/8 chasing 164), L vs Sussex (185/5 chasing 189), W vs Glamorgan (175/6 def 135).

Table Snapshot (Top 4)

Seven teams are locked on 8 points with perfect 2-from-2 records: Northamptonshire, Surrey, Durham, Somerset, Gloucestershire, Kent, and Yorkshire. It is early days and the table is completely congested at the top. Every result matters from here.

Head-to-Head

Statz has zero T20 meetings on record between these two sides. This is either a first meeting in the shortest format or a rare cross-group fixture that hasn’t occurred in the database’s coverage window. No historical edge to lean on here – this one is a genuine blank slate.

Statz Projections

The Statz model calls this about as tight as it gets. With Yorkshire batting first, the projections give Yorkshire a 49.2% win probability against Gloucestershire’s 48.8%. Flip the innings and Gloucestershire edge it 49.4% to 48.6%.

The projected first innings total sits at 165.3 (P10: 139, P90: 192), with a match total of 318.9. That P10-to-P90 spread of 139 to 192 tells you conditions could produce anything from a grind to a run-fest. This is a coin-flip contest by every metric.

Competition Leaders

Orange Cap (Most Runs)

Martin Andersson (Derbyshire) leads the way with 156 runs from 3 innings, ahead of James Rew (Somerset, 140 from 2) and Matthew Montgomery (Derbyshire, 137 from 3).

Purple Cap (Most Wickets)

Jack Morley (Derbyshire) tops the charts with 8 wickets from 3 innings. Right behind him is Duan Jansen (Gloucestershire) with 7 wickets from just 2 innings – and he plays in this match. Fazalhaq Farooqi (Glamorgan) and Martin Andersson (Derbyshire) sit on 6 apiece.

Per-Team Leaders

Yorkshire runs: Jonny Bairstow – 91 runs, avg 45.5, HS 83. Gloucestershire runs: Miles Hammond – 73 runs, avg 36.5, HS 56.

Yorkshire wickets: Jafer Chohan – 3 wickets. Gloucestershire wickets: Duan Jansen – 7 wickets, avg 3.5, best figures of 4.

Predicted XIs

Yorkshire (based on 24 May vs Derbyshire)

Adam Lyth, William Luxton, Matthew Revis, Jonny Bairstow (c)(wk), George Hill, Dominic Bess, James Wharton, Moeen Ali, Andrew Tye, Jafer Chohan, Hasan Ali

Gloucestershire (based on 23 May vs Glamorgan)

Miles Hammond, D’Arcy Short, Oliver Joseph Price, Ben Charlesworth, Jack Taylor (c), Kamran Dhariwal, James Bracey (wk), Duan Jansen, Craig Miles, Matthew Taylor, Marchant de Lange

Dream11 Tips

All picks below featured in both sides’ most recent XIs.

Captain: Duan Jansen (GLO) – 82 projected Dream11 points. The tournament’s second-highest wicket-taker with 7 from 2 matches, he also chips in with the bat (projected 7.7 runs, SR 107.8). Premium all-round output.

Vice-Captain: Matthew Taylor (GLO) – 74.8 projected points. A genuine all-rounder projected for 6 runs and 1.28 wickets with a tidy economy of 8.52.

Top picks:

• Andrew Tye (YOR) – 74.6pts. Projected 1.06 wickets with lower-order hitting upside (8.7 projected runs, SR 153.8).
• Moeen Ali (YOR) – 73.5pts. Projected 20.7 runs at SR 139.5 plus a spin option at 8.65 economy.
• Marchant de Lange (GLO) – 72pts. Pace and bounce – projected 1.18 wickets with 6 runs.

Key Players

Duan Jansen (Gloucestershire)

Seven wickets in two matches at an average of 3.5 with a best of 4. Jansen sits second on the Purple Cap leaderboard and has been Gloucestershire’s most dangerous weapon by a distance. He is a genuine match-winner who can swing games with the new ball and at the death.

Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire)

Yorkshire’s run leader with 91 at an average of 45.5 and a high score of 83. International class at the top of the order, Bairstow has been the anchor around which Yorkshire’s batting has built both victories. When he fires, Yorkshire’s total goes to a different level.

Moeen Ali (Yorkshire)

57 runs at 28.5 with the bat, plus the option of off-spin through the middle overs. Moeen brings experience, composure, and dual value. His ability to accelerate and then turn his arm over makes him one of the highest-floor players in this fixture.

D’Arcy Short (Gloucestershire)

Projected for 28 runs by the Statz model – the highest batting projection on the Gloucestershire side. An experienced T20 campaigner with franchise cricket pedigree worldwide, Short brings left-hand variety at the top and can take games away in the powerplay.

Conditions

Weather data is unavailable for this fixture. Check closer to match day for updates on conditions at the ground.

Verdict

The projections say coin-flip and it is hard to argue. Yorkshire 49.2%, Gloucestershire 48.8% – you cannot split them. Both sides are unbeaten with two wins from two, and neither has been tested in a genuine crisis yet.

The difference-maker could be Duan Jansen. Seven wickets at 3.5 from two matches makes him the form bowler of the tournament, and that kind of spearhead tips tight contests. Yorkshire’s batting depth around Bairstow and Moeen Ali is strong, but Gloucestershire’s bowling attack – Jansen, de Lange, Matthew Taylor – looks deeper and more varied.

A marginal lean towards Gloucestershire, but only because Jansen gives them a weapon nobody else in this fixture can match. Build your own selections on the Statz Bet Builder.