KET vs SOM Match Prediction & Betting Tips, T20 Blast 2022
We have a repeat of the 2021 Vitality Blast Final in the second game of this year’s tournament as Kent Spitfires take on Somerset on Wednesday evening in Canterbury. Kent Spitfires won the tournament last year to bring up their second Blast title. Somerset won the competition in 2005 but have finished as runners-up four times since. Read on as we preview this game. The match begins at the St Lawrence Ground at 19:00 local time.
Kent Spitfires were deserved winners of the tournament last year and ended the season in fantastic form. With many of the same players to select from, we expect them to be buoyant ahead of the match.
Somerset never quite got going in the 2021 Final and they will use that as inspiration to right that wrong in this match. Expect a typical Somerset performance with players chipping in with bat and ball and strong fielding.
Kent vs Somerset T20 Match Live streaming
TV channels: This match will be shown live on Sky Sports in the UK.
Live Streaming: Fans can stream the match on the Fan Code app; the ECB website and app; and SkyGo.
KET vs SOM Match Toss Prediction
Somerset won the toss and chose to bat first in the Final. With humidity levels likely to rise during the match, we expect both skippers to want to field first and not have to deal with the damper outfield conditions.
KET vs SOM Match Pitch Report
The surface in Canterbury is one which often gives a little bit of encouragement to the pace and spin bowlers. Expect a par score to be above 165 in this game.
Weather Report
The temperature will drift from 16 degrees to 14 degrees during the game with cloud cover from start to finish.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Kent vs Somerset , Vitality T20 Blast 2022.
Kent Team News & Playing 11
KET Team News
Sam Billings’ side will be full of confidence ahead of this game and we expect them to field a very similar team to the one who beat Somerset in the final in mid-September last year. Back-up keeper Ollie Robinson is unavailable after signing for Durham for the T20 Blast earlier this week.
KET Key Players
- Daniel Bell-Drummond- although he never got past 88 in one innings, the Kent opener hit six half-centuries across his 14 innings in the 2021 T20 Blast.
- Sam Billings- the Kent skipper has an infectious enthusiasm for the game and wants to be involved in all parts of the match. He is an excellent keeper and a very strong attacking batter.
- Matt Milnes- only Leicestershire’s Naveen-ul Haq took more wickets than Milnes during the T20 Blast last season. He picked up 22 wickets at an average of 15.40.
KET Team Form
Kent Spitfires finished last season with six wins from their last seven games. They are targeting their fourth successive victory in this match.
Kent Predicted Playing 11
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
Somerset Team News & Playing 11
SOM Team News
The 2021 Runners-up will take the field with minimal changes to their XI from their defeat to Kent Spitfires last year. We expect new signing Rilee Roussow, who has plenty of experience in this country with Hampshire, to take their batting to another level.
SOM Key Players
- Will Smeed- the young English opener top scored for Somerset in their defeat in the final last year with 43 runs from 32 balls. He hit two fours and two sixes during the knock.
- Tom Banton- the powerful opener has seen his progress checked a little over the last couple of years. However, he is still only 23 and he scored 107 not-out in this group stage fixture last season.
- Marchant de Lange- the powerfully built South African pace bowler was one of the stars of the English white ball summer in 2021. He took 18 wickets in the run to the final in the 2021 T20 Blast.
SOM Team Form
Although Somerset were beaten in the final last year, they came into that match off the back of four successive victories.
Somerset Predicted Playing 11
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
Kent vs Somerset Head to Head
Kent Spitfires have lost only six times to Somerset over the years of the T20 Blast and have beaten them on 13 occasions. However, Somerset had beaten Kent Spitfires three times on the bounce before last year’s final.
KET vs SOM Head to Head Stats in IPL T20
| |
Matches Played |
KET Won |
SOM Won |
Tie |
NR |
| Overall |
19 |
13 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
| Last 5 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
Kent vs Somerset Betting Odds
The 2021 T20 Blast Winners are narrow favourites ahead of this game with the bookies. They beat Somerset by 25 runs in the final last year and will be looking to do the same in this match.
Who will win KET vs SOM T20 Blast Match?
Only two batters scored more T20 Blast runs last season than Kent’s Daniel Bell-Drummond. We expect to see the Kent opener piling on the runs again this year.
Kent vs Somerset Betting Rate
🏆 Kent vs Somerset Prediction
For all the pre-match talk of revenge from last year’s final, we expect Somerset to approach this game with a sensible mindset and to treat Kent Spitfires like any other opponent. We are predicting a very close game with Kent Spitfires doing enough to get over the winning line.
May 25, 2022
23:30 IST / 18:00 GMT
St Lawrence Ground - Canterbury, England
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