Preview:
Somerset will host Lancashire in the 3rd Quarter-Final match of the T20 Blast 2021 on Thursday. With 8 wins, 4 losses, and 2 no results, Somerset finished 2nd in the South Group standings with 18 points. The stars who had missed the limited-overs format due to Hundred are back into the squad which gives them a major boost heading into this game.
On the other hand, Lancashire finished 3rd in the North Group standings with 16 points. Liam Livingstone who had missed the most part of the blast games is back which gives more solidarity for them. They were beaten in the Quarter-Finals in the last edition by Essex and they wouldn’t want to repeat the same this time around.
Match Details:
Somerset vs Lancashire, Quarter-Final 3
Venue: The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton
Date &Time: August 26th at 11:30 PM IST and 7:00 PM local time
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Pitch Report:
It’s termed as one of the best batting surfaces in the world. It’s a small venue where the margin of error is so little for the bowlers. The surface doesn’t change much throughout the match and hence bowling is a better option here.
Probable Playing XIs SOM vs LAN:
Somerset
Tom Banton, Will Smeed, James Hildreth, Tom Abell, Tom Lammonby, Lewis Gregory, Ben Green, Roelof van der Merwe, Marchant de Lange, Jack Brooks, Max Waller
Lancashire
Alex Davies, Rob Jones, Liam Livingstone, Dane Vilas (c), Luke Wells, Steven Croft, Danny Lamb, Luke Wood, Tom Hartley, Saqib Mahmood / Tom Bailey, Matt Parkinson
SOM vs LAN Top Picks for SOM vs LAN Dream11 Match:
Top Picks – Somerset
Will Smeed is a terrific young player who had an excellent summer this year. 19-year-old has notched 283 runs in 10 innings in this tournament at an average of 31.44 with a strike rate of 134.76.
Tom Banton was a tad off-color in the recent The Hundred. Having said that he has mustered 236 runs in 7 matches in this tournament at an average of 39.33 with the highest score of 107*.
Top Picks – Lancashire
Liam Livingstone is in form of his life at the moment. He emerged as the leading run-scorer in the recently concluded Hundred format where he mustered 348 runs at an average of 58, not to forget he averages 63.5 with the bat in this year’s T20 Blast.
Steven Croft had a good tournament so far where he has scored 229 runs in 11 innings at an average of 38.16 and even scalped 5 wickets with the ball.
SOM vs LAN Must Picks for Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
| Player | Statistics (This tournament) | Dream11 Points |
| Will Smeed | 283 runs | 468 |
| Tom Banton | 236 runs | 427 |
| Liam Livingstone | 254 runs and 3 wickets | 456 |
| Steven Croft | 229 runs and 5 wickets | 550 |
| Lewis Gregory | 12 wickets and 40 runs | 416 |
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for SOM vs LAN Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Dane Vilas, Tom Banton (vc), James Hildreth, Alex Davies, Will Smeed, Lewis Gregory, Steven Croft, Liam Livingstone (c), Marchant de Lange, Luke Wood, Matt Parkinson
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for SOM vs LAN Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Tom Banton, James Hildreth, Alex Davies (c), Will Smeed (vc), Roelof van der Merwe, Steven Croft, Liam Livingstone, Tom Lammonby, Marchant de Lange, Luke Wood, Saqib Mahmood
SOM vs LAN Risky Captaincy Choices:
Marchant de Lange is the premier fast bowler for Somerset, he has scalped 14 wickets in 11 matches at an economy of 7.97, you can take a risk and pick him as your fantasy team skipper.
Dane Vilas has mustered 179 runs in 13 matches so far in this tournament, you can take a risk and pick him as your fantasy team captain.
Player you should avoid:
Ben Green has scored 85 runs and picked up 3 wickets so far in this competition, considering his average performances it’s better to avoid him while making your fantasy teams.
