Birmingham Bears v Gloucestershire: How to watch, TV channel, start time, head-to-head stats and team news

Birmingham Bears finished top of the T20 Blast North Group table and they take on Gloucestershire in the last of this week's quarter-finals.

How to watch Birmingham Bears v Gloucestershire and TV channel

The T20 Blast quarter-final between Birmingham Bears and Gloucestershire will be shown live on Sky Sports Cricket and Sky Sports Main Event.

Birmingham Bears v Gloucestershire start time, date and venue

Birmingham Bears' fixture against Gloucestershire starts at 19:00 on Friday 6th September and is being held at Edgbaston in Birmingham.

Birmingham Bears v Gloucestershire stats and head-to-head record (H2H)

Birmingham Bears have won eight of their previous 14 T20 Blast meetings with Gloucestershire but they were beaten in their last two clashes in 2020.

Three of Gloucestershire's four victories over the Bears have come at Edgbaston, where Birmingham lost to Essex by two wickets in last summer's Blast quarter-finals.

The Bears topped the North Group with 10 wins from 14 games and spinner Danny Briggs was the most successful bowler in the tournament's group stage, claiming 27 wickets.

Gloucestershire's David Payne was Briggs's closest challenger with 25 scalps while Birmingham skipper Moeen Ali has hit 13 sixes in just four Blast innings this season.  

Birmingham Bears v Gloucestershire head-to-head record (H2H)

Birmingham Bears wins	8
Ties/no results	2
Gloucestershire wins	4

*H2H stats refer to all meetings in the T20 Blast

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Birmingham Bears v Gloucestershire team news

Birmingham Bears team news

Captain Moeen Ali is expected to open the batting for the Bears. Jacob Bethell and Dan Mousley, who are hoping to make their England T20 debuts against Australia next week, should also feature in the top order. 

Pakistan fast bowler Hasan Ali will not feature again this season after undergoing elbow surgery. 

Gloucestershire team news

Fast bowler Matt Taylor, who took 23 wickets in 13 South Group matches, is a significant injury absentee but Australian opener Cameron Bancroft is available.