Jul 09, 2022
23:30 IST / 18:00 GMT
The Cooper Associates County Ground - Taunton, England
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Somerset are favourites to win
The fourth and final Quarter Final of the 2022 Vitality Blast sees Somerset host Derbyshire Falcons on Saturday evening. Somerset finished the group stage in second place in the South Group, one point behind top of the table Surrey. Derbyshire Falcons took 18 points from 14 games in the North Group to finish in third place. Read on as we preview this fixture. The match begins at The County Ground, Taunton at 19:00 local time.
Somerset have beaten Glamorgan, Middlesex and top of the table Surrey in their last three games in the T20 Blast. The 42 run victory over Surrey was particularly impressive and they are in excellent form.
Derbyshire Falcons have beaten Durham and Lancashire Lightning across their last two matches. Although they do not have a team full of big names, they are playing to an incredibly high standard.
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.
We are yet to see a skipper win the toss and choose to bat first at Taunton in the T20 Blast this season. Our prediction is that both captains will decide to field first in this game.
Somerset hit 218-8 in the last match on this pitch. We expect a fast paced pitch with plenty of bounce and a par score of over 200.
Sunny at the start and clear skies later on during this match. The temperature will be between 23 and 18 degrees.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Somerset vs Derbyshire Quarter Final, Vitality T20 Blast 2022.
There are no international call-ups or injuries in the camp to disrupt Somerset’s preparations for this game. With a powerful top order batting line-up and a lower order who can all contribute, we expect an unchanged side from the team who beat Surrey last weekend.
Somerset are targeting their fourth successive victory in the competition. This run of form came after back to back defeats against Surrey and Hampshire Hawks.
Will Smeed, Tom Banton (wk), Rilee Rossouw, Tom Abell (c), Tom Lammonby, Lewis Gregory, Ben Green, Roelof van der Merwe, Craig Overton, Josh Davey, Peter Siddle
The Falcons have been in exceptional form and finished level on points with first placed Birmingham Bears and second placed Lancashire Lightning in the North Group. However, they will undoubtedly be weakened by Shan Masood’s asence, the opener has been called up by Pakistan.
Derbyshire Falcons have won seven of their last eight games in T20 Blast 2022. Their only defeat during this run was a big 94 run defeat against Notts Outlaws.
Billy Godleman. Luis Reece, Wayne Madsen (c), Hilton Cartwright, Leus du Plooy, Brooke Guest (wk), Mattie McKiernan, Alex Hughes, Mark Watt, Ben Aitchison, George Scrimshaw
This will be the first time that Somerset and Derbyshire Falcons have met in this competition. Somerset have also never faced Durham or Yorkshire in this competition. There are six counties who Derbyshire have never previously faced in the T20 Blast.
| Matches Played | SOM Won | DER Won | Tie | NR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The bookies are backing Somerset to flourish in front of their home fans, get the win and qualify for Final’s Day.
We are starved of the batting skills of Shan Masood in this game but there are plenty of exceptional white ball batters on both teams.
Rilee Rossouw, Tom Banton and Will Smeed are our batting recommendations for Somerset. Banton has a top score of 54 this season and will attack from ball one in this game.
Our batting tips for Derbyshire Falcons are Wayne Madsen, Leus Du Plooy and Billy Godleman. Godleman has scored 12 half-centuries in this format.
For Somerset, Josh Davey, Peter Siddle and Craig Overton are our bowling tips. Siddle has tournament figures of 14-258 and has taken wickets in each of his last nine games.
For Derbyshire Falcons, George Scrimshaw, Mark Watt and Hayden Kerr are our bowling tips. Kerr has gone wicketless in only one of his last nine appearances.
Neither of these teams come into this Quarter Final struggling for form and we could be in for a real high quality game in Taunton. We expect to see a high scoring match with players on both sides capable of hitting the ball out of the ground. Our prediction is for a Somerset victory.
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