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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Updated - 14 Jul 2023, 21:28 IST

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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

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Weather Report

Edgbaston, Birmingham

Mist

8.4Ā°C

97% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

Somerset

T
W
W
W
W

Surrey

T
W
L
L
L

Players Stats in current Series

1

Laurie Evans

SUR - bat

563 Runs

15Ā Matches

2

Will Jacks

SUR - bat

549 Runs

15Ā Matches

3

Will Smeed

SOM - bat

493 Runs

15Ā Matches

459 Runs

15Ā Matches

5

Tom Banton

SOM - wk

422 Runs

14Ā Matches

6

Sam Curran

SUR - all

391 Runs

15Ā Matches

1

Sean Abbott

SUR - all

189.77

13Ā Matches

2

Will Smeed

SOM - bat

179.27

15Ā Matches

3

Jamie Overton

SUR - all

168.80

15Ā Matches

168.13

15Ā Matches

5

Laurie Evans

SUR - bat

162.72

15Ā Matches

6

Will Jacks

SUR - bat

160.53

15Ā Matches

1

Ben Green

SOM - bat

27 Wkts

15Ā Matches

2

Matt Henry

SOM - bowl

24 Wkts

12Ā Matches

3

Sunil Narine

SUR - all

20 Wkts

15Ā Matches

4

Sam Curran

SUR - all

15 Wkts

15Ā Matches

5

Craig Overton

SOM - bowl

14 Wkts

12Ā Matches

6

Chris Jordan

SUR - bowl

14 Wkts

12Ā 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

Chris Jordan

SUR - bowl

7.68

12Ā Matches

6

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

will be added when there is an update

Pitch Report

The surface here will be good for batting with quick outfield and spin might play a role in the middle overs. The average score at this venue is 168 and both teams will prefer chasing.

40%

Pace Bowling

60%

Spin Bowling

60%

Batting Pitch

168

Average Score

40%

Bowling Pitch

Player Picks

8.5
C

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.

8.5
C

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.

7.5

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.

8.5

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.

8

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.

5

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.

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8

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.

8.5

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
11/11

Team 1

SOM

5 : 6

SUR

Credits Left
12/100

Head To Head
Tom Banton

9

Tom Kohler-Cadmore
VC

8

Will Smeed

8.5

Will Jacks

5

Laurie Evans
C

8.5

Lewis Gregory

8

Sam Curran

8.5

Sean Abbott

9

Matt Henry

7.5

Tom Curran

7

Chris Jordan

9

Players
11/11

Team 1

SOM

6 : 5

SUR

Credits Left
12.5/100

Mega League
Tom Banton

9

Tom Kohler-Cadmore

8

Will Smeed
VC

8.5

Ben Green

8

Will Jacks

5

Lewis Gregory

8

Sam Curran
C

8.5

Sunil Narine

8.5

Craig Overton

8

Tom Curran

7

Chris Jordan

9

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