SOM vs NOT Match Prediction & Betting Tips - Jul 07, 2023
Somerset will host Nottinghamshire at the Coopers Anderson County Ground on Friday for the 3rd quarterfinal in the ongoing Vitality T20 Blast in England. The winner of this match will move on to the semifinals, where they will face either Lancashire or Surrey.
Somerset vs Nottinghamshire head-to-head record
Both teams have faced each other in 4 matches so far. Somerset has an edge here with 3 wins, while Nottinghamshire has won just 1.
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SOM vs NOT Team Previews
Somerset
Somerset was excellent in the group stages, winning 12 of the 14 matches they played and finished at the top of the South Group table by a very comfortable margin. The team will now hope to continue with the same form here.<br /> The hosts will bank on the opening pair of Will Smeed and Tom Banton to give them a strong start here.
Both of them have been quite consistent in this tournament, with the latter being the top-scorer for Somerset with 471 runs. Tom Kohler-Cadmore has been equally impressive in the number 3 slot and will play a crucial role during the middle overs. Somerset does have depth in its batting, and the likes of Sean Dickenson and Tom Abell have played well in patches.
Ben Green has peddled his all-round skills, scoring 144 runs and picking up 26 wickets. He is the joint-highest wicket-taker of the tournament with 26 wickets. He will lead the pace attack here along with Matt Henry, Craig Overton, and Josh Davey.
The inclusion of Ish Sodhi strengthens the spin attack and he will bowl alongside Lewis Gregory here.
Somerset Playing 11
Tom Banton, Will Smeed, Tom Kohler Cadmore, Thomas Abell, Sean Dickson, Lewis Gregory, Ben Green, Craig Overton, Matt Henry, Ish Sodhi, Jack Brooks.
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire hasn’t been the most consistent during the group stages. The team lost 3 of its last 5 matches. But they had done enough to finish 4th in the North Group table. Despite the recent losses, we expect Nottinghamshire to give a good fight here.
A lot will depend on the performance of Joe Clarke and Alex Hales. Both of them made a strong start to the season but seem to have lost some steam in the recent outings. It is a similar story with middle-order batsmen including Matthew Montgomery, Lyndon James, and Steven Mullaney.
Each of them has batted well in patches but has failed to play a big inning. Tom Moores will be a vital cog in Nottingham’s middle order. He has an average of 40.33 and has scored 2 half-centuries. Coming to the bowling, Shaheen Shah Afridi has bowled well to pick up 22 wickets and will spearhead the pace attack along with Jake Ball.
Calvin Harrison and Matthew Carter are the two specialist spinners on the team and will be helped by all-rounder Imad Wasim.
Nottinghamshire Playing 11
Joe Clarke, Alex Hales, Colin Munro, Samit Patel, Tom Moores, Imad Wasim, Steven Mullaney, Calvin Harrison, Luke Fletcher, Jake Ball, Matthew Montgomery.
SOM vs NOT Toss Prediction
The team winning the toss will be looking to bowl first here.
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Pitch and Conditions
The pitch at Taunton is well-balanced. The quicker bowlers will get movement off the seam as well as through the air and the batsmen will need to be careful during the first few overs. However, they will be rewarded for their patience as the surface gets progressively easier to bat on. The average first-inning score here is around 180.
The weather is expected to remain clear and sunny with temperatures of between 19-23 degrees Celsius.
SOM vs NOT Betting Tips
Looking at the form of both teams during the group stages, Somerset enjoys an advantage here. They have a stronger batting line-up and a good bowling unit too. On the other hand, Nottinghamshire has some talented players but the team is likely to struggle against a quality opposition like Somerset.
Bet on Somerset to win.
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Will Smeed and Tom Banton have been quite consistent at the top of the order for Somerset. On the other hand, the opening pair for Nottinghamshire hasn’t been in the best of forms of late and we expect them to struggle a bit against the quality pace attack.
Each of the last 3 matches played on this ground has seen at least 345 runs scored. As both teams play with a pretty strong batting line-up, we can expect a high-scoring encounter here.
In the last 6 matches played on this ground, there have been a total of 95 6s scored, which comes to an average of over 15 6s per game. We are therefore backing an Over bet here.
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