SOM vs ESS Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Updates For Match 48

Daniel Sams will be a key player in this match.

By CricTracker Staff

Updated - 04 Jun 2023, 10:27 IST

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Match InfoPlaying XIC & VCTeamsWeather ReportTeam FormInjury NewsPitchAvoidable Players

Preview

Somerset will be up against Essex in the 48th match of the Vitality Blast. This match will be played at the Cooper Associates Ground in Taunton. This match will be streamed live on Youtube. Somerset are the table toppers in South Group with 5 wins in 5 matches. They won their previous match against Middlesex by 9 wickets and are unbeaten so far this season. On the other hand, Essex are placed sixth in the table with 2 wins and a loss in 3 matches. They suffered a massive 118 runs loss against Hampshire in the previous match and will be keen to make a turnaround. This promises to be an exciting match. 

Match Information

Somerset vs Essex, South Group

Vitality Blast, 4 Jun 2023, Sun, 7:00 PM IST ,The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton

Weather Report

The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton

Clear

17.5°C

82% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

Somerset

W
W
W
W
W

Essex

L
W
W
L
NR

Players Stats in current Series

1

Will Smeed

SOM - bat

493 Runs

15 Matches

2

Tom Kohler-Cadmore

SOM - wk

459 Runs

15 Matches

3

Tom Banton

SOM - wk

422 Runs

14 Matches

4

Michael-Kyle Pepper

ESS - wk

391 Runs

12 Matches

5

Dan Lawrence

ESS - bat

349 Runs

11 Matches

6

Daniel Sams

ESS - all

345 Runs

15 Matches

1

William Buttleman

ESS - wk

186.11

7 Matches

2

Will Smeed

SOM - bat

179.27

15 Matches

3

Michael-Kyle Pepper

ESS - wk

174.55

12 Matches

4

Daniel Sams

ESS - all

173.37

15 Matches

5

Tom Kohler-Cadmore

SOM - wk

168.13

15 Matches

6

Paul Walter

ESS - all

164.71

15 Matches

1

Ben Green

SOM - bat

27 Wkts

15 Matches

2

Matt Henry

SOM - bowl

24 Wkts

12 Matches

3

Daniel Sams

ESS - all

23 Wkts

15 Matches

4

Matt Critchley

ESS - all

20 Wkts

15 Matches

5

Simon Harmer

ESS - all

19 Wkts

15 Matches

6

Samuel Cook

ESS - bowl

15 Wkts

13 Matches

1

Roelof van der Merwe

SOM - all

7.10

10 Matches

2

Ish Sodhi

SOM - bowl

7.17

3 Matches

3

Lewis Gregory

SOM - all

7.43

12 Matches

4

Craig Overton

SOM - bowl

7.47

12 Matches

5

Matt Henry

SOM - bowl

8.16

12 Matches

6

Daniel Sams

ESS - all

8.26

15 Matches

Probable Playing XI

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, JH Davey

Bench : MJ Henry, 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, Sonny Baker, MJ Leach, Alfie Ogborne, Shoaib Bashir, JA Brooks, Jack Harding

Essex

AM Rossington (wk), Robin Das, T Westley, DW Lawrence, FIN Khushi, DR Sams, PI Walter, SR Harmer (C), MJJ Critchley, ASS Nijjar, Samuel Cook

Bench : WEL Buttleman, MS Pepper, AN Cook, OS Bocking, Josh Rymell, NLJ Browne, Ronnie McKenna, Luke Benkenstein, DAJ Bracewell, Jamal Richards, JA Porter, AP Beard, Ben Allison, Eshun Kalley, S Snater

Injury and availability news

will be added when there is an update

Pitch Report

The surface here at the Cooper Associates County Ground is usually very good for batting and there will be plenty of runs on offer with shorter square boundaries and quick outfield. The average score is 159 and both teams will prefer chasing at this venue.

159

Average Score

Player Picks

8
C

Tom Kohler-Cadmore SOM | WK

Tom Kohler Cadmore is an aggressive batter at the top of the order. He has scored 196 runs in 5 matches at an average of 65 and a strike rate of 181 in this tournament.

9
C

Daniel Sams ESS | ALL

Daniel Sams was impressive in the previous match picking up 3 wickets while conceding just 28 runs in the last game. He will also give points with his batting.

9

Simon Harmer ESS | ALL

Simon Harmer has picked up 7 wickets in 2 matches which also includes a hat-trick against Sussex in the opening match. He can also be useful with the bat lower down the order.

9

Tom Banton SOM | WK

Tom Banton will open the batting and has amassed 165 runs in 5 matches at a strike rate of 177 so far this season. He will be a top pick for this match.

8

Adam Rossington ESS | WK

Adam Rossington looked in good touch scoring 23 runs of 12 balls against Hampshire in the previous match. He will also give points with his wicket-keeping.

8

Ben Green SOM | BAT

Ben Green was outstanding in the previous match picking up 4 wickets against Middlesex. He will be a handy budget pick for this match.

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9

Tom Westley

ESS | BAT

Tom Westley is batting lower down the order and has failed to make an impact. He was dismissed for a duck in the previous match.

8.5

Samuel Cook

ESS | BOWL

Sam Cook has managed just 2 wickets in 3 matches so far this season and with plenty of better options he can be left out for this match.

Last Updated On - Jun 4 2023 10:27 AM

Players
11/11

Team 1

SOM

6 : 5

ESS

Credits Left
6.5/100

Head To Head
Tom Banton

9

Tom Kohler-Cadmore
C

8

Will Smeed

8.5

Tom Abell

8.5

Dan Lawrence
VC

8.5

Daniel Sams

9

Simon Harmer

9

Matt Critchley

9

Craig Overton

8

Peter Siddle

8

Aron Nijjar

8

Players
11/11

Team 1

SOM

7 : 4

ESS

Credits Left
8.5/100

Mega League
Tom Banton

9

Tom Kohler-Cadmore

8

Adam Rossington

8

Will Smeed

8.5

Ben Green
VC

8

Dan Lawrence

8.5

Lewis Gregory

8

Roelof van der Merwe

7.5

Daniel Sams
C

9

Simon Harmer

9

Craig Overton

8

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