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EUT20 Belgium Predictions - Gladiators to dominate Anchors in first EUT20 Final

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Ghent Gladiators riding high after dropping Anchors by 21 runs.
Anchors won three in a row but lost their last match in the playoffs.
Match outcome likely influenced by squad rotations and team injuries.

Martin Guptill scored the first century in the EUT20 (Getty Images).

Ghent Gladiators vs Antwerp Anchors Predictions - EUT20 final

The Gladiators suffered through five washed out matches and lost their only League match but slipped through to the playoffs by virtue of their points for the abandoned matches. The Anchors won two of their three completed League matches and won their first playoff match, only to lose to the Gladiators in their last match.

Ghent Gladiators vs Antwerp Anchors Predictions - EUT20 final
Head-to-Head
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Team news

Ghent Gladiators’ Josh Brown is top of the runs list with 189 runs (ave 37,.80).
Ghent Gladiators’ Sam Harper scored 75 & 27 in his last 4 knocks.
Ghent Gladiators’ Dwaine Pretorius took 4/18 in the win over the Anchors.
Antwerp Anchors’ Martin Guptill scored 114 off 58 balls against Akcel United.
Antwerp Anchors’ JJ Smit has scored 23, 18 & 40* in his last 4 innings.
Antwerp Anchors’ Tristan Luus has figures of 3/16, 1/26, 1/22 & 3/24 in 4 matches.

Head-to-Head

The first match between the two sides was rained out, but the Ghent Gladiators won the second match by 21 runs to secure a rematch in Sunday’s final.

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The Gladiators made it through to the final after winning just one match thanks to picking up five points for rained-out matches. The only other completed match saw them tie with Bruges, only to lose the Super Over.

None of the Gladiators’ middle-order reached 30, but there were runs from George Munsey (25 off 11), Josh Brown (11 off 9), Temba Bavuma (16 off 12) and JJ Smuts (26 off 25). The Gladiators’ tail wagged to push them up to a score of 144 when they were bowled out with one ball to spare.

Dwaine Pretorius knocked over the Anchors’ middle-order and lower middle-order as they were rolled for 123 off 17.4 overs. Pretorius took 4/18 (econ 4.50) while Bernard Scholtz (2/18, econ 4.50) knocked over two of the Anchors’ top four batters. Ali Khan chipped in with 2/23.

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The Anchors lost their first match and then won three matches in a row before losing their last match to the Gladiators by 21 runs.

Martin Guptill is second on the EUT20 runs list with 179 runs at a strike rate of 149.16. Guptill scored 44, 17 and 114 in his five innings ahead of the final. JJ Smit has scored 43, 23, 18 and 40* in his last five innings. Max Chu scored 35, 16 and 25 in his five innings in the tournament. Moeen Ali scored 72* and 26 in his last three matches but wasn’t available for the last match or the final.

Tristan Luus and David Wiese are joint top wicket-takers in the tournament with eight wickets, along with two bowlers from other sides. Both bowlers have taken two 3-fors in their five matches.

Team news

Ghent Gladiators (possible XI): Sam Harper, George Munsey, Josh Brown, Temba Bavuma (c), JJ Smuts, Ben Manenti, Hadisullah Tarakhel, Dwaine Pretorius, Ali Khan, Bernard Scholtz, Ali Hasan.

Antwerp Anchors (possible XI): Max Chu, Martin Guptill, Tom Moores, Wihan Lubbe, Lokesh Bam, Lucky Ali, Ruben Trumpelmann, Hardus Viljoen, Tristan Luus, Peter Hatzoglou, Abduljabar Jabarkhail.