- May 30, 2023
Match Details | |
Match | Kent Spitfires vs Somerset CCC, South Group | Vitality Blast 2023 |
Date | 30/05/2023 (Tuesday) |
Time | 22:30 (GMT+5) / 23:00 (GMT+5.5) / 23:30 (GMT+6) |
Format | T20 |
Venue | The Spitfire Ground, Canterbury |
Kent Spitfires vs Somerset CCC at a glance
- Daniel Bell-Drummond, who scored 52 runs in the most recent game, is our pick to lead Kent in runs scored in this contest.
- In T20 cricket, Tom Banton appears to be back to his best, and we anticipate that he will lead Somerset in runs against Kent.
- Lewis Gregory should be backed as Somerset’s leading wicket-taker in this match after taking 2-14 against Glamorgan.
Kent Spitfires vs Somerset CCC Team Preview
Kent Spitfires
The Kent Spitfires lost to Surrey CCC by 41 runs at The Oval after beginning their season with a decisive 7-wicket victory over Gloucestershire at home. The Spitfires will want to take benefit of their home advantage against a tough Somerset CCC team.
The rest of Kent Spitfires’ top order has occasionally impressed, apart from captain Sam Billings and George Linde, who both contributed very little in the first two games. Tawanda Muyeye and Daniel Bell-Drummond, the two players that started the match, both scored fifty against Surrey CCC. The going was much tougher for Kent’s bowlers against Surrey at The Oval as they only claimed five wickets after bowling out Gloucestershire in 17 overs. Although Richardson has been costly in each of the games so far, he and Michael Hogan have excelled with their pace bowling.
Somerset CCC
In the Vitality Blast, Somerset CCC has consistently been a formidable team. In this match, they hope to make it four victories in a row. They have so far defeated Glamorgan, Sussex Sharks, and Hampshire Hawks, with only against the Sharks that was even really close.
Tom Banton, who is in outstanding form, will want to improve upon his three previous competition scores of 54, 32, and 40. Will Smeed, his opening partner, is yet to record a significant run this season, although new acquisition Tom Kohler-Cadmore scored 72 in the victory over the Sussex Sharks. As of this point in the 2023 Vitality Blast, the wickets have been evenly distributed among Somerset’s bowling attack, and Lewis Gregory employed all six of his bowlers in the victory over Glamorgan to pick up at least one wicket. In the previous game, Peter Siddle took 2-29.
Kent Spitfires vs Somerset CCC Team Playing Squads
Kent Spitfires Squads
Kent Spitfires
Sam Billings (c & wk), Tawanda Muyeye, Joe Denly, Jordan Cox, Daniel Bell-Drummond, George Linde, Joey Evison, Jack Leaning, Grant Stewart, Michael Hogan, and Kane Richardson.
Somerset CCC Squads
Somerset CCC
Lewis Gregory (c), Tom Banton (wk), Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Will Smeed, Tom Abell, Roelof van der Merwe, Tom Lammonby, Ben Green, Craig Overton, Peter Siddle, and Matt Henry.
Kent Spitfires vs Somerset CCC Team Form in Last 5 Matches
Kent Spitfires – L W L L W | Somerset CCC – W W W L W |
Kent Spitfires vs Somerset CCC outfield report
The Spitfire GroundAt this location, the team that wins the toss chooses to bat first. The team batting first won 32 of the 51 T20 games played at this location, and the side batting second won 18 of them.
There is currently no probability of rain. The 14-degree Celsius mark will be reached by the temperature. There wouldn’t be an excessive amount of humidity.
The St Lawrence Ground in Canterbury will serve as the site of this Vitality Blast match. The fast bowlers will have a good pace to work with on this wicket, and a par score will be between 170 and 180.
Kent Spitfires vs Somerset CCC Final Prediction
Winning the toss
- Somerset CCC
Player of the Match
- Somerset CCC – Tom Banton
Most sixes
- Kent Spitfires – Jordan Cox
- Somerset CCC – Tom Kohler-Cadmore
Most wickets
- Kent Spitfires – Michael Hogan
- Somerset CCC – Craig Overton
Most runs
- Kent Spitfires – Daniel Bell-Drummond
- Somerset CCC – Tom Banton
Team Scores Batting First
- Kent Spitfires – 170+
- Somerset CCC – 180+
According to our prediction, Somerset CCC will win this match.
