SOM vs KET Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Stats, Venue Report, Recent Performances, Probable XIs, Head To Head, Toss Based Analysis, C/VC Choices

Author: Shreyas
01 Jul 2023 21:27:13
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Somerset vs Kent - South Group Fixture of the T20 Blast 2023, at The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton

Weather Forecast
Partly Cloudy - 21°C

1. TOURNAMENT STATS AND INFO

(i) Points Table Scenario

SOM - 13 - 11w/2l (1st)
KEN - 13 - 7w/6l (4th)

(ii) Toss Based Analysis

Somerset (SOM)

1. Tom Banton
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 12(8), 26(26), 84(44)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 40(24), 32(15), 54(28), 27(18), 31(21), 53(37), 42(30), 11(11), 0(2)

2. George Bartlett
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

3. Steven Davies
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

4. Sean Dickson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 42(29), 28(17)*
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 19(14), 8(9), 30(17)*, 8(6)

5. Tom Kohler Cadmore
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 23(11), 17(10), 30(15), 39(23)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 18(12)*, 72(42), 19(12), 64(31)*, 43(28), 9(7), 28(11), 62(42)*, 4(6)

6. James Rew
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

7. Will Smeed
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0(4), 1(3), 94(35), 6(5)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 5(13), 10(11), 28(14), 26(14), 52(32), 8(4), 36(16), 66(36), 78(42)

8. Cameron Bancroft
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

9. Kasey Aldridge
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 5(7)*
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 32(20)*&0w

10. Sonny Baker
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

11. Matt Henry
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 2w, 11(6)&3w, 4w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 3w, 1w, 1w, 14(9)*&1w, 3w, 2w

12. Peter Siddle
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 1w, 2w, 1w, 0w

13. Josh Davey
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 3w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3w, 5(10)*&3w, 0w, 2w, 1w

14. Jack Brooks
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 4w, 2w, 3w

15. Jack Leach
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

16. Tom Abell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 11(14), 12(5), 15(15), 9(10)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 9(8)*, 42(34), 22(17), 25(18)*, 39(23), 40(26)*, 20(16)*, 4(8)

17. Lewis Goldsworthy
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

18. Ben Green
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 22(12)&3w, 3w, 0w, 40(24)*&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3w, 5(2)*&0w, 4(4)*&1w, 4w, 13(7)*&2w, 18(12)&4w, 2w, 2w, 37(25)&1w

19. Lewis Gregory
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 13(15), 11(11)&0w, 30(13)*&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 6(6)*&1w, 11(11)&2w, 1w, 3(4)&1w, 1(3)&0w, 0w

20. Shoaib Bashir
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 0w, 1w

21. Tom Lammonby
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 34(31), 34(23), 10(8)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1(7), 0(2), 8(14)

22. Ned Leonard
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

23. Alfie Richard James Ogborne
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

24. Roelof Van Der Merwe
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 17(10)&1w, 7(10)&2w, 3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 3w, 1(1)*&0w, 3(5)&1w, 1w

25. Craig Overton
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 8(7)&0w, 1w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3w, 2w, 2(2)*&1w, 1(3)&0w, 3w, 17(8)*&1w

26. George Thomas
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

27. Andrew Umeed
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

28. Ish Sodhi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

Kent (KEN)

1. Sam Billings
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1(2), 30(28), 0(1), 24(15)*, 23(7)*
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 6(7), 5(3), 29(27), 13(10), 28(18), 2(3), 13(8), 11(8)

2. Daniel Bell Drummond
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 19(16), 25(20), 22(13), 66(42), 111(58)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 27(19), 52(27), 13(13), 89(55), 56(49)*, 38(31), 69(49)*, 13(12)

3. Ben Compton
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

4. Joe Denly
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 10(6)&0w, 27(15)&1w, 39(39), 73(37)*&0w, 30(20)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 35(31)*, 22(15)&0w, 1(3)&0w, 41(29)&0w, 11(14), 0(3), 76(32)&0w

5. Grant Stewart
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 6(5)*&2w, 2w, 37(16)&1w, 0w, 3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 19(12)*&1w, 4(2)&2w, 2w, 2w, 1w, 2w, 0w

6. Alex Blake
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 30(13)

7. James Logan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

8. Tawanda Muyeye
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 61(38), 9(5), 10(9), 38(26), 50(30)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 6(7), 59(37), 5(4), 22(15), 5(2), 5(6), 12(9), 1(4)

9. Zak Crawley
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

10. Nathan Gilchrist
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

11. Fred Klaassen
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 1w, 1w

12. George Linde
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 26(12)*&0w, 22(11)*&2w, 21(19)&1w, 3(4)&1w, 3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 0(2)&1w, 13(11)&0w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 2w, 13(4)&2w

13. Jaskaran Singh
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

14. Jordan Cox
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 35(27), 23(19), 0(1), 9(5)*
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 38(17)*, 10(7), 8(7), 4(7)*, 31(20)*, 82(44)*, 20(12)*, 37(16)*

15. Michael Hogan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 0w, 2w, 2w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3w, 1w, 3(3)*&3w, 1w, 2w, 4w, 2w, 1w

16. Joey Evison
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 5(12)*&0w, 11(8)&1w, 0w, 0w

17. Jack Leaning
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 21(15)&0w, 34(22)*, 9(20), 0w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 5(5)&0w, 10(9), 6(3)*, 2w, 28(26)*&0w, 1w, 0(3)*&1w

18. Kane Richardson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 1w, 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 1w, 1w, 2w

19. Marcus O'Riordan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

20. Matthew Quinn
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w

21. Harry Finch
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

22. Hamidullah Qadri
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

23. Wes Agar
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 6(4)&3w, 1w, 2w

2. VENUE AND PITCH INFO

Venue - The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton

(i) Total Matches - T20s

Overall - 147

Avg 1st Innings - 162
Avg 2nd Innings - 147

Highest total - 265/5 (Somerset vs Derbyshire - 9th July'2022)

(ii) Performance of both teams on this ground

SOM - 112 - 68w/44l
KEN - 9 - 7w/2l

(iii) Top Performers on this Venue

SOM

Tom Abell - 4th highest run scorer (1028), Avg (42.83) - 39M/34I
Tom Banton - 5th highest run scorer (851), Avg (37) - 26M/25I
Will Smeed - 7th highest run scorer (760), Avg (36.19) - 23M/23I
Lewis Gregory - 8th highest run scorer (726), Avg (20.74) - 59M/46I
Tom Lammonby - 17th highest run scorer (379), Avg (25.27) - 26M/20I
Roelof Van Der Merwe - 19th highest run scorer (374), Avg (20.78) - 48M/31I
Steven Davies - 21st highest run scorer (348), Avg (15.13) - 23M/23I
Ben Green - 32nd highest run scorer (231), Avg (25.67) - 21M/14I
Craig Overton - 65th highest run scorer (155), Avg (14.09) - 37M/20I

Lewis Gregory - 2nd highest wicket taker (60), SR (16.55) - 59M/57I
Craig Overton - 4th highest wicket taker (39), SR (18.31) - 37M/36I
Ben Green - 5th highest wicket taker (32), SR (11.84) - 21M/19I
Josh Davey - 5th highest wicket taker (32), SR (12.16) - 20M/20I
Roelof Van Der Merwe - 8th highest wicket taker (29), SR (33.41) - 48M/47I
Peter Siddle - 16th highest wicket taker (15), SR (12.73) - 10M/10I
Matt Henry - 39th highest wicket taker (9), SR (12) - 5M/5I
Jack Brooks - 39th highest wicket taker (9), SR (20.67) - 9M/9I
Tom Lammonby - 39th highest wicket taker (9), SR (20) - 26M/16I
Lewis Goldsworthy - 61st highest wicket taker (6), SR (17) - 8M/7I

KEN

Daniel Bell-Drummond - 35th highest run scorer (224), Avg (37.33) - 6M/6I
Joe Denly - 53rd highest run scorer (191), Avg (23.88) - 8M/8I
Sam Billings - 68th highest run scorer (149), Avg (21.29) - 9M/9I
Jordan Cox - 86th highest run scorer (127), Avg (63.50) - 2M/2I

Michael Hogan - 70th highest wicket taker (5), SR (26.40) - 6M/6I
Grant Stewart - 70th highest wicket taker (5), SR (9.60) - 2M/2I

(iv) Recent Matches on this venue

1) Gloucestershire vs Somerset - 23rd June'2023
186/8 vs 187/6 (SOM won by 4 wkts)

Pacers - 5w+6w=11w
Spinners - 1w+0w=1w

2) Surrey vs Somerset - 16th June'2023
195/9 vs 167/9 (SUR won by 28 runs)

Pacers - 8w+8w=16w
Spinners - 1w+0w=1w

3) Somerset vs Essex - 4th June'2023
150/10 vs 139/10 (SOM won by 11 runs)

Pacers - 7w+7w=14w
Spinners - 3w+2w=5w

4) Middlesex vs Somerset - 2nd June'2023
136/10 vs 142/1 (SOM won by 9 wkts)

Pacers - 9w+1w=10w
Spinners - 1w+0w=1w

5) Glamorgan vs Somerset - 28th May'2023
153/10 vs 154/6 (SOM won by 4 wkts)

Pacers - 7w+6w=13w
Spinners - 3w+0w=3w

6) Hampshire vs Somerset - 24th May'2023
74/10 vs 75/2 (SOM won by 8 wkts)

Pacers - 10w+1w=11w
Spinners - 0w+1w=1w

7) Somerset vs Derbyshire - 9th July'2022
265/5 vs 74/10 (SOM won by 191 runs)

Pacers - 5w+9w=14w
Spinners - 0w+0w=0w

8) Somerset vs Surrey - 3rd July'2022
218/8 vs 171/9 (SOM won by 47 runs)

Pacers - 7w+7w=14w
Spinners - 0w+2w=2w

9) Hampshire vs Somerset - 23rd June'2022
208/5 vs 194/9 (HAM won by 14 runs)

Pacers - 5w+5w=10w
Spinners - 0w+2w=2w

10) Somerset vs Gloucestershire - 17th June'2022
184/6 vs 177/8 (SOM won by 7 runs)

Pacers - 5w+6w=11w
Spinners - 1w+2w=3w

SUMMARY

Pacers
1st Innings - 68w
2nd Innings - 56w

Spinners
1st Innings - 10w
2nd Innings - 9w

Overall
124w:19w (Pacers:Spinners)

(v) Toss Based Analysis on this venue

Somerset (SOM)

1. Tom Banton
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1(6), 100(52), 34(21), 62(39), 18(8), 1(3), 9(7), 77(37), 23(18), 9(14), 73(41)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 29(25)*, 51(45), 71(37), 1(4), 2(8), 7(6), 45(30), 10(7), 54(38), 40(24), 54(28), 27(18), 53(37), 0(2)

2. George Bartlett
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 9(8)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 13(8), 4(5), 2(4)

3. Steven Davies
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1(3), 18(11), 24(17), 32(13), 25(13), 17(10), 2(6), 13(9), 0(1), 36(31), 0(2), 2(5)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 30(22), 4(6), 0(1), 60(28), 6(7), 9(8), 0(1), 12(15), 12(10), 45(38)

4. Sean Dickson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 42(29)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 8(9), 8(6)

5. Tom Kohler Cadmore
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 17(10)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 18(12)*, 19(12), 64(31)*, 9(7), 4(6)

6. James Rew
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

7. Will Smeed
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 23(13), 7(9), 63(44)*, 33(23), 39(35), 0(3), 98(51), 18(18), 1(3)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 4(6), 82(49), 1(8), 44(33), 58(30), 5(8), 94(41)*, 2(7), 43(27), 5(13), 28(14), 26(14), 8(4), 78(42)

8. Cameron Bancroft
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

9. Kasey Alridge
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 32(20)*&0w

10. Sonny Baker
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

11. Matt Henry
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 11(6)&3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 1w, 14(9)*&1w, 2w

12. Peter Siddle
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 3w, 2w, 3w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 2w, 0w, 2w, 1w

13. Josh Davey
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w, 1w, 3w, 2w, 1w, 2w, 1w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 2w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 3w, 3w, 0w, 1w, 3w, 5(10)*&3w, 1w

14. Jack Brooks
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 2w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 2w

15. Jack Leach
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

16. Tom Abell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 36(24), 31(21), 27(19), 5(6), 46(30)*, 63(33), 20(11), 101(47)*, 4(6), 69(44), 68(33), 2(4), 70(36), 22(13)*, 12(15)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 5(10), 2(3), 1(1)*, 74(45)*, 4(5), 60(39), 5(5), 42(34)*, 78(45)*, 3(7), 23(22), 43(31), 13(10), 9(8)*, 22(17), 25(18)*, 39(23), 4(8)

17. Lewis Goldsworthy
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 48(29)&1w, 9(15)&1w, 11(14), 21(22)&0w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 1w, 8(5)&0w

18. Ben Green
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 43(30)*, 24(15)*&0w, 5(4), 11(10)&0w, 2w, 12(11)&1w, 11(5)&0w, 14(4)*&3w, 5(5)&3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 4w, 0w, 0w, 0(3)&1w, 5w, 40(28)&0w, 7(3)*&0w, 3w, 4(4)*&1w, 4w, 18(12)&4w, 37(25)&1w

19. Lewis Gregory (2017 onwards)
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 43(20)&1w, 7(7)&0w, 16(8)&1w, 2(3)&0w, 62(26)&4w, 24(9)&0w, 22(10)&1w, 60(24)*&2w, 10(8)*&2w, 0(1), 24(25)&0w, 2(5)&0w, 13(8)&0w, 1(3)&3w, 60(36)*&1w, 2(4)&0w, 1(2)&2w, 11(11)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 25(12)&1w, 17(11)&1w, 18(12)&1w, 2w, 1w, 5(4)*&1w, 6(4)&3w, 6(7)&2w, 24(18)&2w, 38(21)&1w, 2w, 10(6)*&0w, 0(1)&0w, 1w, 16(13)&0w, 3(4)&0w, 2w, 11(11)&2w, 1w, 1(3)&0w

20. Shoaib Bashir
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w

21. Tom Lammonby
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 1(4)&1w, 0(1)&1w, 1w, 0(2), 4(8)&1w, 90(36), 6(8), 7(8), 31(9), 34(23)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 0w, 43(20)*&1w, 14(12)&0w, 17(6)&0w, 43(23)*, 47(28)*&1w, 5(9)*&1w, 30(22)&0w, 0w, 4(6)&0w, 2(4)&1w, 0(2)

22. Ned Leonard
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

23. Alfie Richard James Ogborne
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

24. Roelof Van Der Merwe
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 51(21)&0w, 0w, 10(7)*&1w, 2(4)&2w, 15(8)&0w, 16(11)&1w, 2(4)&0w, 12(8)*&1w, 0w, 31(13)*&0w, 2(1)*&1w, 0w, 7(4)&0w, 0(2)&1w, 5(5)&0w, 0w, 1w, 15(6)*&1w, 0(1)&2w, 0w, 7(10)&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 39(26)*&0w, 24(13)*&0w, 14(8)*&0w, 36(19)&0w, 10(5)*&1w, 0w, 8(4)*&0w, 1w, 2w, 1(1)*&0w, 0w, 0w, 25(14)&0w, 15(10)&0w, 4(2)&1w, 0w, 4w, 10(11)&0w, 1w, 8(6)&0w, 0(2)&1w, 0w, 3w, 1w, 3(5)&1w

25. Craig Overton
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 11(9)*&2w, 12(10)&0w, 2w, 3w, 7(2)&0w, 1(3)&1w, 16(11)*&1w, 3w, 2w, 4w, 1w, 8(7)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 35(19)*&1w, 2w, 0w, 0w, 17(9)*&0w, 0w, 1w, 13(9)&1w, 3w, 3w, 2(2)*&1w, 0w, 1(3)&0w, 17(8)*&1w

26. George Thomas
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

27. Andrew Umeed
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

28. Ish Sodhi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w

Kent (KEN)

1. Sam Billings
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 5(3), 24(18), 14(10), 8(7)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3(4), 56(36)*, 18(9)*, 7(9), 14(15)

2. Daniel Bell Drummond
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 59(30), 51(31)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 19(15), 58(39), 36(26)&2w, 1(2)

3. Ben Compton
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

4. Joe Denly
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 65(56), 2(2), 35(29), 41(36)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 4(9), 33(31), 9(11)&1w, 2(4)&1w

5. Grant Stewart
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0(1)&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3(4)&3w

6. Alex Blake
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2(3), 0(0)*, 0(0)*, 26(22)*, 17(8)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 9(6)

7. James Logan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

8. Tawanda Muyeye
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 10(7)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

9. Wes Agar
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

10. Nathan Gilchrist
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

11. Fred Klaassen
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 1w

12. George Linde
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 23(12)*&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

13. Jaskaran Singh
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

14. Jordan Cox
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 94(47)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 33(26)

15. Michael Hogan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 2w, 1w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 2w

16. Joey Evison
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

17. Jack Leaning
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0(1)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 11(8)

18. Kane Richardson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

19. Marcus O'Riordan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

20. Matthew Quinn
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

21. Harry Finch
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 25(22)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

22. Hamidullah Qadri
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

3. HEAD TO HEAD

(i) Overall
22 - 14w/8l (In favour of KEN)

(ii) Last 5 Matches
5 - 3w/2l (In favour of SOM)

(iii) On This Venue
9 - 7w/2l (In favour of KEN)

(iv) Recent Head to Head Matches

1) Somerset vs Kent - 30th May'2023
154/10 vs 112/10 (KEN won by 13 runs - DLS)

Tom Lammonby - 34(31)
Tom Kohler Cadmore - 23(11)
Ben Green - 22(12) & 3w
Roelof Van Der Merwe - 17(10) & 1w
Lewis Gregory - 2w
Peter Siddle - 2w
Matt Henry - 1w
Josh Davey - 1w
Sam Billings - 29(27)
Michael Hogan - 3w
Wes Agar - 3w
Grant Stewart - 2w
Joey Evison - 1w

2) Kent vs Somerset - 10th June'2022
202/7 vs 170/9 (KEN won by 32 runs)

Jordan Cox - 94(47)
Joe Denly - 41(36)
George Linde - 23(12)* & 2w
Grant Stewart - 2w
Fred Klaassen - 2w
Jack Leaning - 1w
Tom Abell - 43(31)
Ben Green - 40(28)
Craig Overton - 3w
Peter Siddle - 1w
Josh Davey - 1w
Roelof Van Der Merwe - 1w

3) Kent vs Somerset - 25th May'2022
162/6 vs 166/2 (SOM won by 8 wkts)

Jack Leaning - 72(43)*
George Linde - 29(15)
Fred Klaassen - 1w
Tom Abell - 48(29)*
Will Smeed - 21(19)
Lewis Gregory - 3w
Ben Green - 1w
Josh Davey - 1w
Lewis Goldsworthy - 1w

4) Kent vs Somerset - 18th September'2021
167/7 vs 142/9 (KEN won by 25 runs)

Jordan Cox - 58(28)*
Zak Crawley - 41(33)
Jack Leaning - 27(29)
Joe Denly - 3w
Grant Stewart - 1w
Fred Klaassen - 1w
Will Smeed - 43(32)
Tom Abell - 26(20)
Josh Davey - 16(9)* & 1w
Roelof Van Der Merwe - 3w
Lewis Goldsworthy - 1w

5) Kent vs Somerset - 28th June'2021
168/8 vs 169/0 (SOM won by 10 wkts)

Zak Crawley - 39(32)
Joe Denly - 36(25)
Daniel Bell-Drummond - 28(20)
Alex Blake - 19(14)
Tom Banton - 107(51)*
Lewis Gregory - 4w
Craig Overton - 2w
Jack Brooks - 1w

(v) Top Performers from current squads when both these sides meet

SOM

Tom Abell - 6th highest run scorer (326), Avg (46.57) - 9M/9I
Tom Banton - 8th highest run scorer (275), Avg (39.29) - 8M/8I
Roelof Van Der Merwe - 12th highest run scorer (171), Avg (28.50) - 13M/11I

Lewis Gregory - 2nd highest wicket taker (17), SR (12.71) - 14M/12I
Roelof Van Der Merwe - 5th highest wicket taker (11), SR (22.09) - 13M/13I
Craig Overton - 6th highest wicket taker (10), SR (19.50) - 10M/10I
Josh Davey - 13th highest wicket taker (6), SR (20) - 7M/7I

KEN

Daniel Bell-Drummond - Highest run scorer (532), Avg (35.47) - 16M/16I
Joe Denly - 2nd highest run scorer (444), Avg (26.12) - 17M/17I
Sam Billings - 9th highest run scorer (291), Avg (29.10) - 15M/15I
Jordan Cox - 10th highest run scorer (227), Avg (45.40) - 7M/7I
Zak Crawley - 12th highest run scorer (171), Avg (28.50) - 6M/6I
Alex Blake - 14th highest run scorer (167), Avg (16.70) - 16M/13I

Grant Stewart - 7th highest wicket taker (9), SR (14.89) - 6M/6I
Joe Denly - 11th highest wicket taker (7), SR (15.43) - 17M/7I

(vi) Toss Based Analysis (H2H) - 2015 onwards

Somerset (SOM)

1. Tom Banton
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 100(52), 9(7), 12(8)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 28(24), 107(51)*, 0(2), 9(13), 10(7)

2. George Bartlett
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

3. Steven Davies
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 62(32), 17(10), 2(6)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 45(35)

4. Sean Dickson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 20(9)*, 2(4)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

5. Tom Kohler Cadmore
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 23(11)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

6. James Rew
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

7. Will Smeed
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 7(9), 0(4)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 43(32), 21(19), 2(7)

8. Cameron Bancroft
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

9. Kasey Alridge
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

10. Sonny Baker
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

11. Matt Henry
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

12. Peter Siddle
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 5(2)*&1w

13. Josh Davey
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 1w, 1w, 8(10)*&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 16(9)*&1w, 1w, 12(5)*&1w

14. Jack Brooks
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w

15. Jack Leach
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

16. Tom Abell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 36(24), 63(33), 68(33), 11(14)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 21(18)*, 10(8), 26(20), 48(29)*, 43(31)

17. Lewis Goldsworthy
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 48(29)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 3(7)&1w, 1w

18. Ben Green
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 5(4), 22(12)&3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 9(12)&0w, 1w, 40(28)&0w

19. Lewis Gregory
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1(3)&1w, 16(8)&1w, 2(3)&0w, 13(8)&0w, 13(15)&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(2)&0w, 17(10)&2w, 44(15)*&1w, 4w, 6(8), 3w, 16(13)&0w

20. Shoaib Bashir
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

21. Tom Lammonby
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2(4)&1w, 34(31)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1(1)&1w, 9(11), 0w, 4(6)&0w

22. Ned Leonard
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

23. Alfie Richard James Ogborne
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

24. Roelof Van Der Merwe
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 9(5)&1w, 3(3)*&0w, 2(4)&1w, 12(8)*&0w, 2(4)*&0w, 17(10)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 24(13)*&0w, 0w, 1(2)&3w, 4(5)&3w, 0w, 8(6)&1w

25. Craig Overton
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 12(10)&0w, 7(2)&3w, 16(11)*&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 19(24)*&0w, 2w, 13(8)&0w, 13(9)&3w

26. George Thomas
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

27. Andrew Umeed
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

28. Ish Sodhi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

Kent (KEN)

1. Sam Billings
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 24(18), 22(11)*, 14(10), 57(35)*, 2(5), 5(9), 8(7)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 14(7)*, 56(36)*, 18(9)*, 7(9), 14(15), 29(27)

2. Daniel Bell Drummond
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 51(31), 77(51), 37(21), 1(2), 28(20), 18(15), 12(11)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 83(47)*, 39(26), 19(15), 58(39), 36(26)&2w, 1(2), 13(13)

3. Ben Compton
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

4. Joe Denly
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2(2), 61(47), 35(29), 26(17)&1w, 36(25)&0w, 0(1)&3w, 5(16), 41(36)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 75(38), 39(26)&1w, 33(31), 9(11)&1w, 2(4)&1w, 1(3)&0w

5. Grant Stewart
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0(1)&1w, 2(2)&1w, 14(8)*&0w, 0(1)&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3(4)&3w, 4(2)&2w

6. Alex Blake
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0(0)*, 0(2), 26(22)*, 42(22), 12(11), 19(14), 17(8)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 20(16), 9(6)

7. James Logan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

8. Tawanda Muyeye
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 10(7)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 5(4)

9. Zak Crawley
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 4(3), 39(32), 41(33), 4(6)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 35(24), 48(23)

10. Nathan Gilchrist
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

11. Fred Klaassen
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 1w

12. George Linde
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 29(15)&0w, 23(12)*&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 13(11)&0w

13. Jaskaran Singh
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

14. Jordan Cox
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 7(10), 16(13)*, 58(28)*, 11(13), 94(47)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 33(26), 8(7)

15. Michael Hogan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3w

16. Joey Evison
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 11(8)&1w

17. Jack Leaning
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 5(7), 27(29), 72(43)*&0w, 0(1)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 10(9)

18. Kane Richardson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

19. Marcus O'Riordan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

20. Matthew Quinn
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

21. Harry Finch
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

22. Hamidullah Qadri
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -

23. Wes Agar
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 6(4)&3w

4. SQUAD INFO WITH DETAILING

A) SOMERSET (SOM) SQUAD:

Probable XI

1) Tom Banton - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 84, 0, 11, 42, 53, 26, 31, 27, 12, 54, 32, 40

2) Will Smeed - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 6, 78, 66, 36, 8, 94, 52, 1, 26, 0, 28, 10

3) Tom Kohler Cadmore - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 39, 4, 62*, 28, 9, 30, 43, 17, 64*, 23, 19, 72, 18*

4) Tom Abell - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 9, 4, 20*, 40*, 39, 15, 12, 26*, 11, 22, 42, 9*, 77, 1

5) Ben Green - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 40r 1w, 37r 1w, 2w, 2w, 18r 4w, 0w, 13r 2w, 5r 3w, 4w, 22r 3w, 4r 1w, 5r 0w, 3w

6) Tom Lammonby - LHB, LFM
Last 10 - 10, 8, 34, 34, 0, 1, 8, 38, 78, 5, 15r 0w, 23, 4, 7, 22, 66*, 6

7) Kasey Aldridge - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 5*, 32r 0w, 0w, 46r 0w, 101*, 24r 1w, 1w, 14r 0w, 58*, 15r 6w, 9r 1w, 2w, 6r 2w

8) Craig Overton - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 1w, 17r 1w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 2r 1w, 2w, 3w, 3r 0w, 5w, 35r 4w, 26r 1w, 1w, 1w

9) Ish Sodhi - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 3w, 1w, 9r 1w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 1w

10) Matt Henry - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 4w, 2w, 3w, 14r 1w, 1w, 11r 3w, 1w, 1w, 3w, 2w, 40r 5w, 0w

11) Josh Davey - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 0w, 1w, 2w, 0w, 5r 3w, 3w, 3w, 8r 1w, 3w, 3w, 9r 0w, 60r 0w, 17r 0w, 42r 2w, 4r 2w

BENCH

12) Cameron Bancroft - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 39, 7, 4, 27, 16, 44, 0, 26, 39*, 24, 31, 90, 28, 30*, 2, 1, 176*

13) Lewis Goldsworthy - RHB, LAO
Last 10 - 94, 0, 22, 9, 44, 10r 0w, 111r 2w, 6r 0w, 22r 0w, 0r 0w, 9r 0w, 27r 0w

14) Steven Davies - LHB, WK
Last 10 - 0, 4, 9, 11, 6, 12, 0, 9, 18, 6, 3, 11, 8, 24

15) Shoaib Bashir - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 1w, 0w, 3w, 0w, 1w, 5r 5w, 3w

16) Lewis Gregory - RHB, RMF
Last 10 - 0w, 1r 0w, 30r 0w, 3r 1w, 11r 0w, 1w, 13r 2w, 11r 2w, 6r 1w, 2w, 42r 2w, 0w, 23r 3w, 2w, 5r 3w, 34*

17) James Rew - LHB, WK
Last 10 - 25, 105, 118*, 89, 117, 47, 18, 25, 6, 14, 15, 42, 13, 12, 62

18) George Bartlett - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 121, 0, 12, 13r 0w, 20, 28, 4, 62, 17, 12, 111, 33, 29*, 10, 4*

19) Jack Brooks - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 3w, 2w, 4w, 2w, 18r 0w, 1w, 19r 1w, 0w, 15r 4w, 2w, 21r 1w, 1w, 4w, 28r 2w, 1w, 25r 2w

20) Ned Leonard - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 51r 1w, 3w, 8r 2w, 1w, 2w, 9r 1w, 1w, 1w, 8r 0w, 0w, 2w

21) Alfie R J Ogborne - RHB, LFM
Last 10 - 2w, 27r 0w, 0w, 1w, 9r 3w, 0w, 9r 3w, 16r 0w, 28r 1w, 13r 5w, 12r 3w, 2w, 0w, 3w

22) Roelof Van Der Merwe - RHB, LAO
Last 10 - 1w, 3r 1w, 3w, 0w, 2w, 1w, 17r 1w, 3w, 1w, 4w, 2w, 16r 0w, 2w

23) Jack Leach - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 8r 2w, 2w, 9r 1w, 21r 3w, 3w, 40r 2w, 10r 0w, 11r 1w, 27r 4w, 6r 3w, 5w, 1w, 12r 1w, 7r 1w, 9r 4w, 3w

24) Peter Siddle - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 0w, 1w, 1w, 2w, 2w, 2w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 3w, 2w, 1w, 17r 3w, 15r 2w, 12r 3w, 10r 2w, 1w

25) Sonny Baker - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 1w, 1w, 2w, 0w, 0w, 3w, 6w, 0w, 4w, 1w

26) George Thomas - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 39, 0, 4, 12r 0w, 17, 7, 2, 0, 58, 15

27) Andrew Umeed - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 4, 3, 11r 2w, 35r 1w, 10, 3, 56, 12, 10, 23, 1, 9r 0w, 30r 1w, 16

28) Sean Dickson - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 8, 30*, 8, 28*, 19, 42, 17, 0, 19, 0, 14, 5

Safe C/VC choices
Ben Green, Matt Henry

B) KENT (KEN) SQUAD:

Unavailable - Zak Crawley (Ashes)

Probable XI

1) Tawanda Muyeye - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 1, 50, 12, 5, 5, 38, 22, 10, 9, 62, 5, 59, 6

2) Daniel Bell Drummond - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 13, 111, 69*, 38, 56*, 66, 89, 22, 25, 19, 13, 52

3) Joe Denly - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 76r 0w, 0, 11, 73r 0w, 41r 0w, 39, 27r 1w, 10r 0w, 1r 0w, 22r 0w, 35*
/
Alex Blake

4) Sam Billings - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 11, 23*, 13, 2, 28, 24*, 13, 0, 30, 1, 29, 5

5) Jack Leaning - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 1w, 0w, 1w, 28r 0w, 2w, 0w, 6*, 9, 34, 21r 0w, 10, 5r 0w, 2w, 28r 0w, 1r 0w, 24

6) Jordan Cox - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 37*, 9*, 20*, 82*, 31*, 4*, 0, 23, 35, 8, 10, 38*

7) Grant Stewart - RHB, RMF
Last 10 - 0w, 3w, 2w, 1w, 2w, 0w, 2w, 37r 1w, 2w, 6r 2w, 4r 2w, 19r 1w, 2w

8) George Linde - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 13r 2w, 3w, 2w, 0w, 0w, 3r 1w, 0w, 21r 1w, 22r 2w, 26r 0w, 13r 0w

9) Michael Hogan - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 1w, 0w, 2w, 4w, 2w, 2w, 1w, 2w, 0w, 1w, 3w, 1w, 3w

10) Fred Klaassen - RHB, LFM
Last 10 - 1w, 1w, 2w, 2w, 1w, 2w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 10r 0w
/
Joey Evison

11) Matthew Quinn - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 2w, 11r 2w, 1w, 22r 0w, 4w, 2w, 3w, 3w, 5r 6w, 6r 2w, 7r 1w, 0w, 2w, 8r 0w

BENCH

12) Hamidullah Qadri - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 2w, 16r 0w, 1w, 0w, 30r 2w, 12, 28r 2w, 7r 2w, 2w, 5w, 87r 0w, 2w, 1w

13) Kane Richardson - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 2w, 2w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 2w, 1w, 0w, 2w, 1w

14) Alex Blake - LHB, RM
Last 10 - 30, 13, 18, 15, 4, 3, 34, 1r 0w, 6r 0w, 13

15) Joey Evison - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 0w, 3w, 0w, 0w, 11r 1w, 5r 0w, 77r 2w, 5, 0r 3w, 16r 0w, 7

16) Zak Crawley - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 19, 34, 7, 56, 11, 0, 170, 0, 12, 91, 3, 2, 24, 4, 28, 17, 3

17) Jaskaran Singh - RHB, RMF
Last 10 - 15r 2w, 12r 0w, 5w, 1w, 16r 4w, 3w, 0w, 3w, 1w, 13r 2w, 2w, 4r 0w, 0w, 0w, 1w

18) Harry Finch - RHB, RM, WK
Last 10 - 0, 24, 4*, 157, 47, 52, 30*, 45, 42, 8, 12

19) Marcus O'Riordan - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 169, 86r 1w, 73r 0w, 85r 0w, 0r 1w, 3, 1r 1w, 31r 1w, 102*, 19r 1w, 2w, 4r 1w, 14

20) Ben Compton - LHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 4, 1, 0, 54, 52, 38, 46, 14, 88, 25, 114*, 105, 17r 0w, 131, 45, 217, 37, 154

21) James Logan - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 3w, 68r 2w, 16r 1w, 13r 0w, 11r 3w, 20r 0w, 10r 2w, 8r 0w, 8r 1w, 0w, 2w, 1w, 1w

22) Nathan Gilchrist - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 0w, 0w, 0w, 14r 6w, 2w, 13r 2w, 11r 4w, 3w, 2w, 2w, 3w, 0w, 1w

23) Wes Agar - RHB, RF
Last 10 - 1w, 2w, 1w, 51r 3w, 1w, 0w, 6r 3w, 31r 3w, 0w, 3w, 7r 4w, 11r 0w, 2w, 0w

Safe C/VC choices
Daniel Bell-Drummond, Michael Hogan

Differential GL C/VC choices

SOM - Tom Banton, Tom Abell, Craig Overton/Jack Brooks, Tom Kohler Cadmore

KEN - George Linde, Grant Stewart, Joe Denly/Alex Blake, Matthew Quinn

 

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Thu, 27 Feb 2025 10:11:46 GMT
This is the former England captain's first foray into coaching in the IPL
Wed, 26 Feb 2025 10:55:07 GMT
Ponting also reckoned that Kohli, who is now third on the highest run-scorers list in ODIs, will want to finish at the top
Tue, 25 Feb 2025 17:53:55 GMT
Defending champions yet to name their captain with season starting on March 22
Mon, 24 Feb 2025 18:03:09 GMT
New Zealand's five-wicket win over Bangladesh in Rawalpindi on Monday confirmed this; that means Bangladesh and hosts Pakistan are out of contention
Mon, 24 Feb 2025 09:26:10 GMT
Iyer points to the sluggishness of the pitch and Abrar's tight spell as reasons for India not being able to bat more aggressively
Mon, 24 Feb 2025 08:58:52 GMT
Former India allrounder comes in with plenty of coaching experience in international and franchise cricket
Mon, 24 Feb 2025 05:03:05 GMT
Kohli set up India for a semi-final spot and all but crossed out Pakistan from the 2025 Champions Trophy
Mon, 24 Feb 2025 04:46:36 GMT
India batter gets to the milestone in the Champions Trophy match against Pakistan in Dubai, breaking Sachin Tendulkar's record
Sun, 23 Feb 2025 08:34:14 GMT
A PCB official said that as this is an ICC tournament, the anthem playlist has been produced and distributed by the ICC
Sun, 23 Feb 2025 05:13:15 GMT
Aaqib Javed gives his vote of confidence to Pakistan's quicks, but Urooj Mumtaz and Anil Kumble feel the team, on the whole, lack firepower
Sat, 22 Feb 2025 19:55:32 GMT
They have opened together only 28 times in ODIs, but their numbers are staggering
Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:02:25 GMT
After the defeat to New Zealand in Karachi, Pakistan must travel to Dubai to play India, a team they have struggled to beat for several years
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 07:22:38 GMT
"The difference between Shreyas Iyer and Shubman Gill is that Gill will take you right till the end," Sanjay Manjrekar says
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 07:21:13 GMT
Manjrekar feels Kohli is down on confidence, and that has affected his ability to take bowlers on
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 07:07:42 GMT
Despite a quick 69-run opening stand, India were tested by the 229 target
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 02:35:39 GMT
Axar finished with 2 for 43, and Jaker Ali, the beneficiary of the drop, went on to score 68
Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:45:25 GMT
Former India spinner says head coach Gautam Gambhir has tough decisions irrespective of Champions Trophy result
Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:45:24 GMT
Yash Rathod's century set Mumbai a target of 406, before Vidarbha ended the day with three key wickets
Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:26:25 GMT
Shami opens up about his struggles and recovery after injuries and a surgery sidelined him from international cricket for over a year
Thu, 20 Feb 2025 02:34:23 GMT
The former Mumbai captain represented the state in first-class cricket for over a decade in the 1960s and 70s but is best remembered as a Mumbai selector and administrator
Wed, 19 Feb 2025 16:02:00 GMT
The venue last hosted a 50-over match in March 2024 while India and Bangladesh last played an ODI there in 2018
Wed, 19 Feb 2025 15:48:32 GMT
India captain says their three allrounders gives them a lot of options
Wed, 19 Feb 2025 08:43:56 GMT
This is the second time Gill is at the summit; the last time was during the 2023 ODI World Cup
Tue, 18 Feb 2025 14:38:32 GMT
India international set for first taste of county cricket after agreeing deal for first red-ball block
Sun, 16 Feb 2025 18:04:37 GMT
Qualifier 1 and the Eliminator will be played in Hyderabad, and Qualifier 2 in Kolkata
Sun, 16 Feb 2025 10:09:59 GMT
Chennai Super Kings are expected to host Mumbai Indians on March 23
Fri, 14 Feb 2025 07:05:18 GMT
The total prize pot has gone up by 53% to $6.9 million
Thu, 13 Feb 2025 12:23:35 GMT
Parunika Sisodia and Nuzhat Parween will replace them at MI and RCB respectively
Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:45:03 GMT
India are without their bowling spearhead, Australia are without their entire first-choice pace attack
Wed, 12 Feb 2025 18:12:47 GMT
In two of India's chases against England, they promoted Axar Patel, and that left KL Rahul with little to do
Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:29:23 GMT
Visitors were 126 for 2 after 18 overs in pursuit of 357, but eventually folded for 214
Wed, 12 Feb 2025 08:37:50 GMT
He is expected to take a month to recover after the surgery
Wed, 12 Feb 2025 07:17:13 GMT
While the latest scan, which Bumrah underwent in Bengaluru over the weekend, did not reveal anything untoward, it is learned he is not entirely ready to return to bowling yet
Tue, 11 Feb 2025 09:40:31 GMT
Their run-scoring methods haven't worked on this tour and part of that is due to the variety in the Indian bowling attack
Mon, 10 Feb 2025 10:20:54 GMT
Bumrah has not played any cricket since the Border-Gavaskar Trophy ended in early January
Mon, 10 Feb 2025 11:22:25 GMT
Hamstring injury leaves England looking at potential replacements ahead of Australia opener
Sun, 09 Feb 2025 20:09:09 GMT
"I bowled almost 30 overs in that match [against Delhi in the Ranji Trophy]. So I never lost my rhythm"
Sun, 09 Feb 2025 17:54:12 GMT
India chased down their target of 305 with 33 balls to spare as Rohit and Shubman Gill reuinited at the top of the order with a 136-run stand
Sun, 09 Feb 2025 17:39:13 GMT
"He makes things much easier than what it is," Shubman Gill says about Rohit Sharma's century in the Cuttack ODI
Sat, 08 Feb 2025 14:45:42 GMT
There is an opportunity for both teams to use this series as a kind of laboratory ahead of the Champions Trophy
Sat, 08 Feb 2025 13:56:24 GMT
India batter had missed the series opener in Nagpur due to a knee injury
Fri, 07 Feb 2025 14:07:58 GMT
Your ready reckoner for the Ranji Trophy quarter-finals, to be played in Pune, Nagpur, Kolkata and Rajkot from Saturday
Fri, 07 Feb 2025 13:40:39 GMT
Iyer, who scored a match-winning half-century, was originally meant to sit out the first ODI
Fri, 07 Feb 2025 06:48:56 GMT
We answer all your questions about the upcoming Champions Trophy in Pakistan and the UAE
Thu, 06 Feb 2025 19:42:42 GMT
India batter suffered a knee injury on the eve of the match
Thu, 06 Feb 2025 19:01:27 GMT
Harshit Rana and Ravindra Jadeja picked up three wickets each to restrict England to a very gettable 248
Wed, 05 Feb 2025 18:13:05 GMT
Adil Rashid lost his spot as the leader in the bowling charts, while Jofra Archer dropped four places to tenth
Wed, 05 Feb 2025 17:57:11 GMT
They are also set to tour India for two Tests in 2025
Wed, 05 Feb 2025 17:11:31 GMT
Javagal Srinath and Nitin Menon "mutually agreed" with the ICC that they would not undertake any officiating assignments in Pakistan
Wed, 05 Feb 2025 16:05:56 GMT
Two weeks ahead of the Champions Trophy, both teams have an air of vulnerability
Wed, 05 Feb 2025 15:49:33 GMT
Captain says the league will help players fine-tune their game and improve their fitness in the free window after the tournament
Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:57:13 GMT
India's captain also hinted that Rahul could edge Pant as wicketkeeper for the England ODIs
Wed, 05 Feb 2025 07:34:48 GMT
The change was made to free up Mooney, who is Giants' designated wicketkeeper as well as opener
Tue, 04 Feb 2025 23:59:20 GMT
"You know a bowler of his calibre, to be able to play consistently for the long term, that's where I'm trying to put in all my efforts and energy," says LSG mentor
Tue, 04 Feb 2025 14:20:41 GMT
He was the Player of the Series in India's 4-1 victory in the T20Is against England
Mon, 03 Feb 2025 03:41:01 GMT
Abhishek's crisp shots and high-intent game in Mumbai left England without any answer and set up India's colossal victory
Sun, 02 Feb 2025 22:16:40 GMT
England captain says team won't veer from aggressive style despite chastening defeat at Wankhede
Sun, 02 Feb 2025 18:27:08 GMT
Coach says India "don't want to fear losing a game of cricket" after batters go all out to finish off 4-1 series result against England
Sun, 02 Feb 2025 17:10:08 GMT
He scored 38 more runs than England's collective total to complete India's 4-1 series win
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