KET vs SOM Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Updates for Match 26

Will Somerset dominate another match and keep their winning streak?

ByĀ CricTracker Staff

Updated - 30 May 2023, 17:38 IST

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Preview

Kent will lock horns with Somerset in the 26th match of the Vitality Blast 2023 at the St Lawrence Ground in Canterbury on May 30. Kent have played two matches where they have won and lost a match each and are placed at the third position in the rankings of South Group. Somerset, on the other hand, have played three matches where they have won all three and are sitting comfortably at the top of the table of South Group.

Kent had played against Surrey in their last match where Surrey had a decent start where they had an average scoring rate but kept losing wickets as well. To bat at six, then came Sean Abbott who hit a fluent century off just 41 balls and remained unbeaten as well. Along with Jordan Clark, he put up an unbeaten partnership of 129 runs for the sixth wicket and so Surrey posted a mammoth total of 223 runs. Kent did not back away from the fight and scored 108 runs for their opening partnership. But in the end, they could just score 182 runs and lost the match by 41 runs.


Somerset squared off against Glamorgan in their last encounter. Glamorgan had a decent start which was turned into brilliant play with their fabulous second wicket partnership. However, after that they seemed to have lost track as they kept losing wickets and the run-rate went down significantly. After dominating with the ball, Somerset returned to dominate with the bat and they did so in style. Somerset won the match by four wickets and with more than five overs to spare.

Match Information

Kent vs Somerset, South Group

Vitality Blast, 30 May 2023, Tue, 11:00 PM IST ,St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury

Weather Report

St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury

Rain

7.7Ā°C

94% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

Kent

L
W
L
T
L

Somerset

W
W
W
W
T

Players Stats in current Series

600 Runs

13Ā Matches

2

Will Smeed

SOM - bat

493 Runs

15Ā Matches

459 Runs

15Ā Matches

4

Tom Banton

SOM - wk

422 Runs

14Ā Matches

5

Joe Denly

KET - all

365 Runs

12Ā Matches

6

Jordan Cox

KET - wk

315 Runs

14Ā Matches

1

Alex Blake

KET - bat

234.78

2Ā Matches

2

Fred Klaassen

KET - bowl

200.00

5Ā Matches

3

Grant Stewart

KET - all

182.61

14Ā Matches

4

Will Smeed

SOM - bat

179.27

15Ā Matches

168.13

15Ā Matches

6

Jordan Cox

KET - wk

165.79

14Ā Matches

1

Ben Green

SOM - bat

27 Wkts

15Ā Matches

2

Matt Henry

SOM - bowl

24 Wkts

12Ā Matches

3

Grant Stewart

KET - all

24 Wkts

14Ā Matches

4

Michael Hogan

KET - bowl

22 Wkts

14Ā Matches

5

Craig Overton

SOM - bowl

14 Wkts

12Ā Matches

6

George Linde

KET - all

14 Wkts

14Ā Matches

7.10

10Ā Matches

2

Ish Sodhi

SOM - bowl

7.17

3Ā Matches

3

Lewis Gregory

SOM - all

7.43

12Ā Matches

4

Craig Overton

SOM - bowl

7.47

12Ā Matches

5

Fred Klaassen

KET - bowl

7.63

5Ā Matches

6

Jack Leaning

KET - bat

7.95

14Ā Matches

Probable Playing XI

Kent

Sam Billings (C), Jordan Cox, Daniel Bell-Drummond, Joe Denly, Tawanda Muyeye, Jack Leaning, Joey Evison, Grant Stewart, GF Linde, KW Richardson, MG Hogan

Bench : Harry Houillon, HZ Finch, DJ Lincoln, Joe Gordon, Alex Blake, Ben Compton, Zak Crawley, Billy Mead, JM Lysaught, Bailey Wightman, Marcus O'Riordan, Hamidullah Qadri, SM Sharif, EO Hooper, Arshdeep Singh, Jaskaran Singh, MR Quinn, AF Milne, Nathan Gilchrist, WA Agar, James Logan, Qais Ahmad, Fred Klaassen, Arafat Bhuiyan

Somerset

T Banton (wk), T Kohler-Cadmore, TA Lammonby, Will Smeed, TB Abell, L Gregory (C), C Overton, BGF Green, PM Siddle, RE van der Merwe, MJ Henry

Bench : James Rew, SM Davies, CT Bancroft, GA Bartlett, SR Dickson, ARI Umeed, George Thomas-2, Lewis Goldsworthy, Sam Young, Kasey Aldridge, Ned Leonard, Jamie Baird, Joshua Thomas, JH Davey, Sonny Baker, MJ Leach, Alfie Ogborne, Shoaib Bashir, JA Brooks, Jack Harding

Injury and availability news

(will be available when there is an update)

Pitch Report

The track at the St Lawrence Ground in Canterbury is a batting-friendly one, where the batters get full value for their shots. Meanwhile, bowlers will have to maintain tight lines and lengths to control the flow of runs. Chasing the total would be a preferred option here with the average first innings score being 161.

161

Average Score

Player Picks

8
C

Craig Overton SOM | BOWL

Overton has been scalping wickets for fun this season and has scalped six wickets in just three games. He could be the ideal captain of your fantasy team.

8
C

Lewis Gregory SOM | ALL

Gregory has picked up five wickets in three matches where he has also scored 17 runs. He could be a great alternative for captaincy roles.

9

Tom Banton SOM | WK

Banton has been in brilliant form, smashing 126 runs at a strike-rate of 188.06 from three matches. He is also a brilliant wicketkeeper and can fetch you hefty points.

8

Tom Kohler-Cadmore SOM | WK

Tom has scored 109 runs at a strike-rate of 165.15 playing in three matches of the tournament. He could be an important pick.

7.5

Matt Henry SOM | BOWL

Henry is a quality bowler who has been taking wickets regularly. He has picked up six wickets in just three matches and could be a great budget pick.

7.5

Roelof van der Merwe SOM | ALL

Merwe has been bowling with tight line and length, and as a result has been extremely economical. He has scalped four wickets with an economy of just 4.88 in three matches.

Avoid Having These Players In Your Fantasy Sports Team

7.5

Tom Lammonby

SOM | BAT

Lammonby has played all three matches for his team but has been able to score just one run so far. He should be dropped from your team.

8

Joey Evison

KET | ALL

Evison has managed to score just five runs playing in two matches for his team. He should not find a place in your team.

Last Updated On - May 30 2023 5:38 PM

Players
11/11

Team 1

KET

3 : 8

SOM

Credits Left
8.5/100

Head To Head
Tom Banton

9

Daniel Bell-Drummond

8.5

Tom Kohler-Cadmore

8

Tom Abell

8.5

Grant Stewart

9.5

Lewis Gregory
VC

8

Craig Overton
C

8

Ben Green

8

Michael Hogan

9

Roelof van der Merwe

7.5

Matt Henry

7.5

Players
11/11

Team 1

KET

3 : 8

SOM

Credits Left
8.5/100

Mega League
Tom Banton
VC

9

Daniel Bell-Drummond

8.5

Tom Kohler-Cadmore

8

Tom Abell

8.5

Jack Leaning

9.5

Lewis Gregory

8

Craig Overton
C

8

Ben Green

8

Michael Hogan

9

Roelof van der Merwe

7.5

Matt Henry

7.5

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