Surrey head down the M4 to Cardiff to face Glamorgan in their second Vitality Blast match of the 2025 season.
Sam Curran’s side will look to get their first victory of the season after Friday’s defeat in Somerset.
The match will be available to watch on Glamorgan’s YouTube channel, with a stream placed in the Match Centre at kiaoval.com, with a link placed on Surrey’s social media channels.
A written match report and highlights will be published at the end of the match, with regular updates and video clips available on Surrey’s social media channels.
The Kia Oval’s T20 summer kicks off on Thursday as Surrey welcome the Hampshire Hawks for a mouth-watering Vitality Blast double header. Bryony Smith’s side kick proceedings off at 2:00pm, before the men’s match at 6:30pm. Tickets are available here.
SQUAD
Surrey name an unchanged 13-player squad for the match.
GLAMORGAN
Previewed by Blake Bint, ECB Reporters Network supported by Rothesay
Captain: Kiran Carlson
Overseas Players: Colin Ingram (South Africa, full competition), Hayden Kerr (Australia, full competition)
Finals day appearances: Two (2004, 2017)
Titles: None
2024 finish: Sixth (South Group)
2024 leading runscorer: Kiran Carlson (380)
2024 leading wicket-taker: Mason Crane (19)
Key winter moves: Glamorgan’s biggest miss for the T20 campaign this season will be Marnus Labuschagne. The all-action Australian joined for a couple of Rothesay County Championship matches, but international duties mean he’s not available for the Blast. But Glammy have made a smart move to bring in Aussie all-rounder Hayden Kerr who has been a mainstay with the Sydney Sixers and offers flexibility in the batting as well as a left-arm option.
The big question: Can interim head coach Richard Dawson bring his Midas Touch in white-ball cricket to Glamorgan? He led Gloucestershire to 50-over success in his first season across the Severn Bridge and the club reached the knockout stages of the Blast in four of his finals five seasons. He coached England U19s to a World Cup final and was on the England staff when the men’s team won the 2022 T20 World Cup.
Wildcard watch: Mason Crane is currently the only Glamorgan player in a The Hundred squad where he’ll continue to work with Dawson at Welsh Fire. Ben Kellaway will have eyes on him after his breakout white-ball campaign in 2023 and enters the tournament with solid red-ball form which could propel the ambidextrous 21-year-old’s hopes.
Final thought: After securing a white-ball title last year when winning the Metro Bank One-Day Cup, Glamorgan will feel as though they underperformed in the Vitality Blast. They did show their quality in the final group game with a record-breaking win over eventual runners-up Somerset by 120 runs. They have players who will push at the door with Alex Horton, a potential replacement for veteran wicket-keeper Chris Cooke, and all-rounders Tom Bevan and Dan Douthwaite ensuring plenty of selection headaches.
