Vitality Blast 2024 Cricket Match Prediction | South Group | Somerset vs Essex – Let’s see who will win the match. | May 31

Somerset vs Essex Match Analysis

This is a rematch of the Vitality Blast final from 2023! The T20 Vitality Blast 2024‘s Game 11 against Somerset and Essex, the finalists from the previous year, maybe an entertaining match at the Cooper Associates County Ground in Taunton.

Somerset will be looking to maintain their dominance over Essex after winning the final by a margin of 14 runs. This will be Somerset’s first game of the season, and Essex will be coming off a significant loss. Everything is ready for an incredible competition.

Somerset vs Essex Team Preview & Squads

Somerset

Matt Henry, the team’s top wicket-taker, and Ish Sodhi spearheaded a bowling attack that propelled Somerset to a 15-win championship run in 2023. But both are absent this season because of the World Cup. Is Somerset able to move past this setback and achieve what they did before?

With a remarkable average of 14.10, Henry and Sodhi’s combined 39 wickets must be replaced by Somerset. Ben Green, who took the second-most wickets (30) in the Blast last year, might hold the key. Craig Overton, a trustworthy bowler who took 18 wickets at 7.35 last season, will be useful on this particular surface.

Somerset will rely on players like Will Smeed, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, and Tom Banton among their batters. With an average season total of over 450 runs, these three players for Somerset will be essential to keeping the batting unit cohesive.

Smeed scored the most runs for them, scoring 523 at a 175, making him their top scorer. He can change the course of the game in a handful of overs if he gets going.

Somerset Squads

Somerset

Lewis Gregory (c), Tom Banton (wk), Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Ben Green, Kasey Aldridge, Craig Overton, Tom Abell, Jake Ball, Will Smeed, Sean Dickson, Jack Leach/ Roelof van der Merwe

Essex

Essex’s season began with a five-wicket loss against Gloucestershire at Bristol, where they batted first but could only muster 141-9. Daniel Sams, a vital member of Essex’s squad the previous season, will be essential to the group’s prospects in 2024. His bat (419 runs, 173 SR) and ball (25 wickets, 8.40 econ) combined to make him a formidable weapon for their middle order and bowling attack.

Recently added to the Essex team, Jordan Cox has shown promise on the field and at the bat. He showed off his skills right away, scoring the highest in the opening game against Gloucestershire with an explosive 48 off 27 balls. Another batter we are supporting is Michael Pepper (409 runs with a 167% strike rate in the previous season). In the first game, he left for some lucky breaks, but don’t be shocked if he plays a significant role here.

Beyond Sams, spinners Matthew Critchley and Simon Harmer must produce solid performances for Essex’s bowling attack. Both had successful 2023s, taking over 20 wickets between them, and their sustained form will be vital to Essex’s bowling outfit.

Essex Squads

Essex

Simon Harmer (c), Adam Rossington (wk), Michael-Kyle Pepper, Paul Walter, Daniel Sams, Matthew Critchley, Luke Benkenstein, Jordan Cox, Ben Allison, Dean Elgar, Aaron Beard

Somerset vs Essex outfield report

The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton

The chasing team won five of the eight games played at the Cooper Associates County Ground in Taunton the previous season. With this in mind, the team that wins the toss will probably choose to field first in this instance. During the game today in Taunton, the weather is going to be nice and partly cloudy.

The Cooper Associates County Ground offers a well-balanced pitch. When the circumstances are good, seamers do receive some assistance off the wicket, while spinners receive aid after the initial hardness wears off.

Somerset vs Essex Head-to-Head Stats of Last 5 Matches

In the last five encounters between these two teams, Somerset won all of them.

Somerset vs Essex Prediction

Winning the toss

• Somerset

Player of the Match

• Somerset – Will Smeed

Most runs

• Somerset – Will Smeed
• Essex – Jordan Cox

Most wickets

• Somerset – Craig Overton
• Essex – Luc Benkenstein

Most sixes

• Somerset – Will Smeed
• Essex – Jordan Cox

Team Scores Batting First

• Somerset – 190+
• Essex – 180+

According to cricket analysts, Somerset has a 60% chance of winning.

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