Vitality Blast 2023, Semi-Final 2: SOM vs SUR Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing 11, Pitch Report and Injury Update
Somerset were table toppers in the league stage.
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Preview
Somerset will be up against Surrey in the 2nd Semi Final of the Vitality Blast 2023. This match will be played at Edgbaston in Birmingham. Somerset topped the group in the league stages and won 12 out of the 14 games. They beat Nottinghamshire by 5 wickets in Quarter Final 3. They opted to bowl first and restricted Nottinghamshire to 157 in the first innings and in reply Somerset chased it down in the final over courtesy an unbeaten half century by Lewis Gregory. They will be keen to get into the finals.
Surrey have a star studded lineup and finished third in the group stages. They defeated Lancashire by 13 runs in Quarter Final 4 while defending a target of 187. Laurie Evans starred with the bat scoring 70 runs and a half century by Jason Roy helped them post a par total. Surrey bowlers led by captain Chris Jordan did an exceptional job in restricting the opposition. They will be without Jason Roy and Sunil Narine for this match as both of them are currently playing in Major League Cricket. This promsies to be a closely fought game.
Match Information
Somerset vs Surrey, 2nd Semi Final
Vitality Blast, 15 Jul 2023, Sat, 7:00 PM IST ,Edgbaston, Birmingham
Live Stream
Fancode
Weather Report
Mist
8.4Ā°C
Team Form (Last 5 matches)
Somerset
SOM
vs
HAM
County Championship Division One
SOM
vs
NOT
Vitality Blast 2023
SOM
vs
KET
Vitality Blast 2023
SUR
vs
SOM
Vitality Blast 2023
SOM
vs
NOT
County Championship Division One
Surrey
SUR
vs
NOT
County Championship Division One
LAN
vs
SUR
Vitality Blast 2023
SUR
vs
ESS
Vitality Blast 2023
SUR
vs
SOM
Vitality Blast 2023
SUR
vs
LAN
County Championship Division One
Players Stats in current Series
Laurie Evans
SUR - bat
563 Runs
15Ā Matches
Will Jacks
SUR - bat
549 Runs
15Ā Matches
Will Smeed
SOM - bat
493 Runs
15Ā Matches
Tom Kohler-Cadmore
SOM - wk
459 Runs
15Ā Matches
Tom Banton
SOM - wk
422 Runs
14Ā Matches
Sam Curran
SUR - all
391 Runs
15Ā Matches
Sean Abbott
SUR - all
189.77
13Ā Matches
Will Smeed
SOM - bat
179.27
15Ā Matches
Jamie Overton
SUR - all
168.80
15Ā Matches
Tom Kohler-Cadmore
SOM - wk
168.13
15Ā Matches
Laurie Evans
SUR - bat
162.72
15Ā Matches
Will Jacks
SUR - bat
160.53
15Ā Matches
Ben Green
SOM - bat
27 Wkts
15Ā Matches
Matt Henry
SOM - bowl
24 Wkts
12Ā Matches
Sunil Narine
SUR - all
20 Wkts
15Ā Matches
Sam Curran
SUR - all
15 Wkts
15Ā Matches
Craig Overton
SOM - bowl
14 Wkts
12Ā Matches
Chris Jordan
SUR - bowl
14 Wkts
12Ā Matches
Roelof van der Merwe
SOM - all
7.10
10Ā Matches
Ish Sodhi
SOM - bowl
7.17
3Ā Matches
Lewis Gregory
SOM - all
7.43
12Ā Matches
Craig Overton
SOM - bowl
7.47
12Ā Matches
Chris Jordan
SUR - bowl
7.68
12Ā Matches
Sunil Narine
SUR - all
7.77
15Ā Matches
Probable Playing XI
Somerset
T Banton (wk), T Kohler-Cadmore, TA Lammonby, Will Smeed, TB Abell, L Gregory (C), C Overton, BGF Green, MJ Henry, SR Dickson, JH Davey
Bench : PM Siddle, RE van der Merwe, James Rew, SM Davies, CT Bancroft, GA Bartlett, ARI Umeed, George Thomas-2, Lewis Goldsworthy, Sam Young, Kasey Aldridge, Ned Leonard, Jamie Baird, Joshua Thomas, Sonny Baker, MJ Leach, Alfie Ogborne, Shoaib Bashir, JA Brooks, Jack Harding
Surrey
JL Smith (wk), WG Jacks, LJ Evans, SM Curran, Sean Abbott, TK Curran, J Clark, Thomas Lawes, J Overton, CJ Jordan (C), D Moriarty
Bench : SP Narine, AAP Atkinson, BT Foakes, Josh Blake, Tom Latham, Ollie Pope, Rory Burns, Dom Sibley, JJ Roy, Ben Geddes, Nico Reifer, Timothy Lloyd, Sheridon Gumbs, CT Steel, R Patel, Yousef Majid, AM Hardie, Daniel Worrall, Kemar Roach, RJW Topley, MP Dunn, A Virdi, J Taylor, Nick Kimber, Nathan Barnwell, C McKerr
Injury and availability news
Pitch Report
40%
Pace Bowling
60%
Spin Bowling
60%
Batting Pitch
168
Average Score
40%
Bowling Pitch
Player Picks
Laurie Evans SUR | BAT
Laurie Evans is the leading run getter in this edition for Surrey with 563 runs in 15 matches at an average of 65 and a strike rate of 154.
Sam Curran SUR | ALL
Daniel Sams is a quality all-rounder and has picked up 15 wickets in 15 matches at an average of 30.27. He has also scored 391 runs at a strike rate of 149.
Matt Henry SOM | BOWL
Matt Henry will spearhead the bowling attack for Somerset and has picked up 24 wickets in 12 matches at an average of 15.33 so far this season.
Will Smeed SOM | BAT
Will Smeed is an aggressive batter at the top of the order and has scored 493 runs in 15 matches at a strike rate of 179 in this tournament. He will be top pick for this match.
Tom Kohler-Cadmore SOM | WK
Tom Kohler Cadmore has scored 459 runs in 15 matches at an average of 38 and a strike rate of 168. He will be a handy budget pick.
Will Jacks SUR | BAT
Will Jacks has scored 549 runs in 15 matches at an average of 39 and also picked up 10 wickets with his off-spin.
Avoid Having These Players In Your Fantasy Sports Team
Jamie Smith
SUR | BAT
Jamie Smith is batting lower down the order and might not face much balls to have much of an impact. Hence avoid him for this match.
Daniel Moriarty
SUR | BOWL
Daniel Moriarty has played just the game and scalped 1 wicket. With plenty of better options in the bowlers section he can be left out.
Last Updated On - Jul 14 2023 9:28 PM
Players
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Team 1
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Credits Left
12/100
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Team 1
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Credits Left
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