Vitality T20 Blast 2022 - Kent vs Somerset Dream11 Match Prediction, Top Picks, Playing 11, Captain, Vice Captain, Player Stats, Pitch Report & Weather Update
Kent vs Somerset Match Information | |
Date | 25th May, 2022 |
Time | 11:30 PM IST, 06:00 PM GMT , 07:00 PM LOCAL |
Venue | St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury |
The winner of the last edition of Vitality T20 Blast, Kent Spitfires will take on the 2021 edition runner-up team Somerset in the 2nd match of this season, on 25th May at St. Lawrence Ground, Canterbury. Kent lifted their 2nd T20 Blast trophy last year after beating Somerset by 25 runs. Somerset last won the trophy in the 2005 edition and since then they have finished as runner-up team four times.
The pitch at Lawrence Ground offers a good surface for the fast bowlers and spinners. The par score is around 170.
The weather report predicts cloudy weather for the match day with temperature to hover around 14°C.
Daniel Bell-Drummond, Zak Crawley, Jordan Cox, Joe Denly, Sam Billings (c) (wk), Jack Leaning, George Linde, Darren Stevens, Fred Klaassen, Qais Ahmad, Matt Milnes
Tom Banton (wk), Will Smeed, Rilee Roussow, Lewis Goldsworthy, Tom Abell (c), Tom Lammonby, Lewis Gregory, Jack Brooks, Craig Overton, Josh Davey, Marchant de Lange
South African player Rilee Rossouw is expected to be part of Somerset playing 11. He is signed by the team this year. No changes are expected for the Kent team and they will try to go with the playing 11 as of the final of the 2021 edition.
Matches Played | KET Won | SOM Won | Draw | NR | |
Overall | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Tom Banton is the top picked player among the wicket keepers. Banton is 23-years old and he has played 75 T20 matches so far in which he has scored 1690 runs. He has smashed 2 T20 centuries so far. Banton is the dream11 captain for this fantasy team.
Bell-Drummond finished last season at the 3rd spot in the leading run scorers list. In 14 matches, he has smashed 492 runs at an average of 37.85. He has played 124 T20 matches so far and accumulated 3562 runs.
Overton is a good player of this format with the ball but he is capable of hitting sixes as well. In 63 T20 matches, Overton has picked 58 wickets. Overton has picked a lot of wickets lately in First Class and Test cricket.
Lewis Gregory is bowler all-rounder and he is definitely a must-pick player in the dream11 team. He has played 157 T20 matches so far in which he has scored 1943 runs and picked 134 wickets. He is also a good choice to be appointed as dream11 captain for this match.
Marchant de Lange has played many leagues in the last year, including PSL and LPL. In 130 T20 matches, de Lange has picked 144 wickets with the economy at 8.69.
Dream11 Captain - T. Banton Dream11 Vice Captain - D. Bell Brummond
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