Somerset vs Lancashire Prediction & Betting Tips, Vitality T20 Blast
Somerset host Lancashire Lightning in the third Quarter Final of the Vitality T20 Blast at The Cooper Associates Ground, Taunton on Thursday evening. Somerset finished 2nd, one point behind table toppers Kent Spitfires, in the South Group, with Lancashire Lightning securing 3rd spot in the North Group. Read on as we preview this knockout game. The match will get underway at 19:00 local time.
Somerset will miss Devon Conway from their side but in Will Smeed, Tom Banton and captain Lewis Gregory, they have players who can win a match on their own.
Lancashire Lightning blew hot and cold during the group stage and are without Finn Allen, Jos Buttler and Saqib Mahmood. However, any team with Liam Livingstone always has a good chance of victory.
Somerset vs Lancashire Live Streaming
The match can be watched live on Sky Cricket in the UK. Star Sports will show live coverage in India.
Live Streaming: Fans in India can stream the match on Hotstar.
SOM vs LANCS Match Toss Prediction
Both teams prefer to chase in this format. We expect both captains to insert the opposition in this Quarter Final.
SOM vs LANCS Pitch Report
The relatively small outfield in Taunton means we often see high scoring games. Both fast and pace-off bowlers will pick up wickets on this pitch.
Weather Report
Sunny conditions with a high of 21 will give way to clear skies and dropping temperatures in Taunton.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Somerset vs Lancashire, T20 Blast 2021.
Somerset Team News & Playing 11
SOM Team News
Although Devon Conway’s presence and runs at the top of the order will be a big loss for the West Country side, they will still be competitive in this game. We expect bowling all-rounder Craig Overton to miss out on England selection and be available for Somerset as a result.
SOM Key Players
- Tom Banton - The attacking opener has not hit the heights of a couple of years ago but still retains the ability and belief to take apart an opposition bowling attack very quickly.
- Will Smeed - The middle order batsman enjoyed opening the batting for Birmingham Phoenix and boosted his profile with some significant contributions.
- Lewis Gregory - Always an impressive performer at this level, Gregory is far more than a bits and pieces player and leads the team well.
Somerset needed to win four of their last five games to qualify for the knockout stage and they did just that. With a full strength side available they will be full of confidence.
Somerset Predicted Playing 11
Tom Banton, Steve Davies (wk), James Hildreth, Will Smeed, Tom Abell, Tom Lammonby, Lewis Gregory (c), Craig Overton, Roelof van der Merwe, Marchant de Lange, Jack Brooks
Lancashire Team News & Playing 11
LANCS Team News
Any limited overs team would miss Jos Buttler and Saqib Mahmood although the loss of Finn Allen will not be felt quite as strongly by Lancashire Lightning. This is offset by Liam Livingstone returning to the side, he missed the final group stage games due to an England call-up and is in fantastic form.
LANCS Key Players
- Liam Livingstone - Alongside James Vince, Livingstone has had quite a breakthrough summer. Long respected in franchise leagues across the globe, this is the first time the English domestic fans have seen him deliver.
- Dane Vilas - A real experienced head and solid presence in the batting order. Vilas impressed in a couple of fleeting appearances in the Men’s Hundred but is integral to the Lightning side.
- Matt Parkinson - the leg spinner has performed well in this competition over a number of years and is now starting to be rewarded with regular international call-ups.
Lightning began the group stage with a flurry of wins before coming off the boil. However, they strung together three in a row to secure their place in the knockout stage.
Lancashire Predicted Playing 11
Liam Livingstone, Keaton Jennings, Alex Davies, Dane Vilas (c) (wk), Steven Croft, Rob Jones, Luke Wells, Luke Wood, Danny Lamb, Tom Hartley, Matt Parkinson
Somerset vs Lancashire Head to Head
The teams have only completed 1 T20 game between each other with Somerset victorious in 2005.
SOM vs LANCS Head to Head Stats in T20
| Matches Played |
SOM Won |
LANCS Won |
Tie |
NR |
| 2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Somerset vs Lancashire Betting Odds
The home side are favourites to get through to Finals Day.
Who will win Somerset vs Lancashire?
Tom Banton and Liam Livingstone are the obvious big hitters on either side with Somerset arguably having the more consistent batting line-up
Somerset vs Lancashire Betting Rate
🏆 Somerset vs Lancashire Prediction
This should be an excellent contest in Taunton with a big crowd sure to in place after they were starved of any star players during the Men’s Hundred. Liam Livingstone will be a big drawer for the supporters but we are backing the sum of Somerset’s parts to triumph on Thursday evening.
Aug 26, 2021
23:30 IST / 18:00 GMT
The Cooper Associates County Ground - Taunton, England
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