GLAMORGAN head coach Robert Croft insists the heat is all on Sussex as the Welsh county gears up for their crucial T20 Vitaly Blast clash at home to Surrey on Friday night at Cardiff’s Sophia Gardens.

Their hopes of a quarter-final place are on ice after a 98-run defeat at Hove means the Sharks could overtake them by beating Gloucestershire on Thursday.

"If we beat Surrey, it would need Sussex to win both their games to go through so there's still a lot of pressure on them," said an upbeat Croft.

Glamorgan have just one remaining group game, Friday’s showdown with Surrey, as they bid to reach the knock-out stage.

After an impressive run of form which saw them win five games in a row, Croft’s men have lost on trips to Taunton and Hove, meaning their fate is in the hands of others.

They can go through to the quarter-finals by beating Surrey, if Sussex lose one of their two remaining games, or Kent lose both theirs.

Croft and captain Colin Ingram will have plenty to ponder ahead of their final group match, after conceding 186 runs against Sussex and being bowled out for just 88.

"There's potential, there've been certain segments of the game that have hit us quite hard in recent matches. Should we use a different tactic, is the personnel right to perform that?" he said

"Colin and I will reflect on that. It's important all we focus on is beating Surrey.

"This competition goes from highs to lows very quickly. Look at sides like Hampshire, Essex, Middlesex who've hardly put a win together, but you look at their teams on paper and there's some very good players."

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