Somerset will take on Middlesex in the next South Group Fixture of Vitality T20 Blast. The clash is scheduled to be played at The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton on 30th August.
Both the teams have an opportunity to make it to the playoffs by winning all their remaining matches with an additional clause i.e. Kent must lose respective remaining matches.
At present, Somerset is on the fourth spot with 6 wins in 12 matches, while Middlesex is just below with 6 wins from 13 games.
Middlesex must win against Hampshire which they will be facing tonight at 11:00 PM IST. Any lose would snatch their dream of reaching the playoffs.
The match is set to begin at 11:00 PM IST.
SOM vs MID, South Group, Vitality T20 Blast
30th July 2019, 11:00 PM IST
The pitch at Taunton offers a good batting wicket. Bowlers will have some enjoyment in the second half of the play. Chasing here gets difficult.
Venue Stats:
Somerset team news:
Middlesex team news:
Somerset Squad:
Tom Abell, Babar Azam, Tom Banton, George Bartlett, Dom Bess, Eddie Byrom, Lewis Gregory, Tim Groenewald, James Hildreth, Tom Lammonby, Craig Overton, Ollie Sale, Jerome Taylor, Roelof van der Merwe and Max Waller.
Middlesex Squad:
Dawid Malan (c)
Tom Barber
AB de Villiers
Stephen Eskinazi
Steven Finn
Mohammad Hafeez
James Harris
Tom Helm
Eoin Morgan
Toby Roland-Jones
George Scott
John Simpson (wk)
Nathan Sowter
Paul Stirling
Somerset (Probable 11):
Craig Overton, Roelof van der Merwe, Tim Groenewald, Jerome Taylor, Max Waller, Babar Azam, Tom Banton, Tom Abell, James Hildreth, Eddie Byrom, Lewis Gregory
Middlesex (Probable 11):
George Scott, John Simpson (WK), Tom Helm, Toby Roland-Jones, Steven Finn, Nathan Sowter, Dawid Malan (C), Paul Stirling, Mohammad Hafeez, Eoin Morgan, AB de Villiers
Fantasy picks from Somerset
B Azam – 578 runs – 12 innings – 57.80 average – 102* Highest Score
T Banton – 487 runs – 12 innings – 40.58 average – 100 Highest score
M Waller – 13 wickets- 12 innings – 7.36 economy – 3/19 best figure
Fantasy Picks from Middlesex:
AB de Villiers – 253 runs – 5 innings – 84.33 average – 88* Highest score
D Malan – 424 runs – 11 innings – 47.11 average – 117 Highest Score
N Sowter – 16 wickets – 11 innings – 8.58 economy – 4/29 Best figure
Wicketkeeper: Tom Banton
Batsmen: Babar Azam, AB de Villiers, Eddie Byrom, Tom Abell, Dawid Malan
All-Rounders: Tom Lammonby, Paul Stirling
Bowlers: Craig Overton, Steve Finn, Nathan Sowter
Captain and Vice-Captain: B Azam & AB de Villiers
Captain and Vice-Captain: T Banton & D Malan