- June 13, 2025
Welcome, cricket fans! If you have your snacks all set for the Vitality Blast 2025, here’s a head-to-head you need to catch: Essex Eagles (ESS) vs. Gloucestershire Gladiators (GLA). Both teams have an assemblage of serious hitters and have big-hitting batting line-ups! Whether you’re watching from the stands or on your screen, you’ll want to track these three batters who can change the game. Let’s take a look at who’s smacking the runs and why they’re the ones to watch in this clash between ESS and GLA in what will surely be an incredible match!
Simon Harmer
When you think of the top batters in Essex, Simon Harmer may not be the first name that comes to mind. However, don’t let the stats fool you – Harmer has accumulated a total of 1,192 runs in 202 T20 matches, at a strike rate of above 125. He has an average of around 14.7, but his real contribution is how he can ramp things up at a critical time and understand, just like your best mate, when to chill and when to go for it – he knows when to be smart and when to be aggressive; he offers a valuable combination. His 113 catches also show you that he contributes in other facets as well, and if ESS needs a stabilizer through the middle overs, Harmer is your man.
Adam Rossington
Now, Adam Rossington is where the fireworks happen. With 3,572 runs in 185 T20 games at close to a 145 strike rate, this right-handed batsman knows how to impose on bowlers. Rossington is not looking to just get through. He wants to impose. Eighteen fifties but no hundreds may seem like a very good tease, but it tells you how constantly he scores in the critical parts of the game. He is exactly the type that is capable of keeping the scoreboard moving with aggressive boundary strikes, having scored 400 fours and 148 sixes. For ESS, he is often the player to make an immediate impact on the games he plays in. Keep watching… if Rossington gets going, the opposition could be in real trouble.
Asa Tribe
Now let’s take a look at Gloucestershire, as Asa Tribe is one of the next greats on the ascent through his batting. Tribe has an average of 28.08 with a strike rate of better than 127, which is great for a player who has only played 29 T20 matches. Tribe is still very young, but he has a high score of 73 runs not out, which shows he can bat through the innings and finish well. Tribe is an exciting player because he can do the role of a normal accumulator, but can also bring order to chaos at the end with some explosive hitting. Tribe has hit 55 fours and 25 sixes in a limited number of appearances, and is one of these rare players who can take a game away from the opposition in a matter of a few overs. Tribe is a true player for GLA to watch to match the firepower of ESS, as he is capable of changing a match in the blink of an eye.
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