The South Group match of the Vitality Blast in the 2025 season is set to be played between Somerset & Essex at Cooper Associates County Ground in Taunton. As for the current form, both teams are at opposite ends of the points table. Somerson are placed at the first position in the points table with 8 wins in 10 matches, while Essex are placed at the bottom with just one win in 9 games.
Day & Date: Tuesday, 8th July 2025
Venue: Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton
Timings: 11:00 PM (IST)
Categories | Somerset | Essex |
---|---|---|
Matches Played | 25 | 25 |
Matches Won | 17 | 8 |
Tied | 0 | 0 |
No Result | 0 | 0 |
The pitch at Cooper Associates County Ground in Taunton is conducive to scoring runs at a good clip. The team that wins the toss in this match will look to bat first.
The weather in Taunton is expected to be cloudy. There are no chances of rainfall on the matchday, and temperatures will hover around 24°C.
Somerset has a better chance to beat Essex & win this match as they have a favorable head-to-head record against Essex & are also placed at the top of the points table, whereas Essex are languishing at the bottom.
Somerset (SOM): Tom Banton (wk), Will Smeed, Tom Kohler-Cadmore (c), Tom Abell, Sean Dickson, Tom Lammonby, Ben Green, Craig Overton, Lewis Goldsworthy, Matt Henry, Riley Meredith
Essex (ESS): Michael-Kyle Pepper, Paul Walter, Jordan Cox (wk), Charlie Allison, Matthew Critchley, Luc Benkenstein, Robin Das, Noah Thain, Simon Harmer (c), Sam James Cook, Mohammad Amir
Somerset (SOM): Tom Banton & Craig Overton
Essex (ESS): Paul Walter & Simon Harmer
Player Name | Team Name | Fantasy Points | Innings |
---|---|---|---|
Riley Meredith | Somerset | 917.0 | 10 |
Will Smeed | Somerset | 796.0 | 10 |
Paul Walter | Essex | 763.0 | 10 |
Lewis Gregory | Somerset | 735.0 | 9 |
Ben Green | Somerset | 655.0 | 10 |
Luc Benkenstein | Essex | 652.0 | 10 |
Tom Kohler Cadmore | Somerset | 612.0 | 10 |
Simon Harmer | Essex | 585.0 | 10 |
Matt Henry | Somerset | 544.0 | 9 |
Mohammad Amir | Essex | 535.0 | 10 |
Player Name | Team Name | Runs | Innings |
---|---|---|---|
Will Smeed | Somerset | 396 | 10 |
Tom Kohler Cadmore | Somerset | 270 | 10 |
Dean Elgar | Essex | 235 | 9 |
Sean Dickson | Somerset | 235 | 7 |
Paul Walter | Essex | 232 | 10 |
Michael Pepper | Essex | 213 | 10 |
Jordan Cox | Essex | 192 | 6 |
Tom Abell | Somerset | 180 | 10 |
Lewis Gregory | Somerset | 167 | 9 |
Luc Benkenstein | Essex | 166 | 10 |
Player Name | Team Name | Wickets | Innings |
---|---|---|---|
Riley Meredith | Somerset | 22 | 10 |
Ben Green | Somerset | 12 | 10 |
Mohammad Amir | Essex | 12 | 10 |
Matt Henry | Somerset | 12 | 9 |
Luc Benkenstein | Essex | 9 | 10 |
Paul Walter | Essex | 9 | 10 |
Lewis Gregory | Somerset | 9 | 9 |
Lewis Goldsworthy | Somerset | 7 | 10 |
Shane Snater | Essex | 7 | 9 |
Simon Harmer | Essex | 6 | 10 |