KENT vs SOM, Canterbury. Matches of the South Group begins with Kent taking on Somerset at St Lawrence Ground. These two teams appeared in the final of Vitality T20 Blast 2021. KENT defeated SOM by 25 runs. SOM will be looking to pay back the defeat to KENT today. A high-scoring game is expected today.
Kent has Darren Stevens, a veteran all-rounder, who is among the top 5 run-scorers in head-to-head and at venue stats. On the other hand, SOM has Lewis Gregory, who plays a similar role.
The similarities continue with Tom Banton – Sam Billings, Daniel Drummond – Tom Abell, and Merchant de Lange – Fred Klaassen.
The swing bowlers will be important in the initial phase of the inning. Fred Klaassen has good venue stats but hasn't been impressive when playing against SOM. Qais Ahmad has been in good form and has decent stats.
At Leeds:
| Matches | Won | Lost | |
| KENT | 78 | 37 | 34 |
| SOM | 7 | 1 | 6 |
KENT vs SOM at Headingly:
Matches – 7
KENT won – 6
SOM won – 1
H2H Team Stats:
| Battin 1st Won | Batting 2nd Won | |
| KENT | 9 | 4 |
| SOM | 3 | 3 |
H2H Player Stats:
| M | I | R | 100 | 50 | 30 | Avg. | SR | |
| D Drummond | 14 | 14 | 507 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 39.00 | 155.52 |
| J Hildreth | 16 | 15 | 398 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 33.17 | 126.35 |
| J Denly | 14 | 14 | 397 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 28.36 | 133.67 |
| D Stevens | 15 | 13 | 343 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 28.58 | 155.91 |
| S Billings | 12 | 12 | 249 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35.57 | 149.10 |
| T Banton | 5 | 5 | 244 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 61.00 | 179.41 |
| T Abell | 6 | 6 | 224 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 44.80 | 164.71 |
| Z Crawley | 5 | 5 | 167 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 33.40 | 145.22 |
| A Blake | 15 | 12 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16.67 | 137.61 |
| R Merwe | 10 | 9 | 146 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36.50 | 153.68 |
| S Davies | 4 | 4 | 126 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 31.50 | 172.60 |
| J Cox | 4 | 4 | 114 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 57.00 | 148.05 |
| L Gregory | 11 | 9 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12.88 | 171.67 |
| C Overton | 9 | 7 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.50 | 113.89 |
| R Rossouw | 5 | 5 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.40 | 141.18 |
| L Goldsworthy | 3 | 2 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25.50 | 141.67 |
| W Smeed | 3 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25.00 | 121.95 |
| J Leaning | 3 | 3 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.33 | 97.73 |
| M | I | W | ER | |
| D Stevens | 15 | 14 | 16 | 8.32 |
| L Gregory | 11 | 9 | 12 | 9.00 |
| M Waller | 14 | 14 | 12 | 8.93 |
| R Merwe | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7.75 |
| J Denly | 14 | 6 | 7 | 8.19 |
| C Overton | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9.73 |
| G Stewart | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9.77 |
| M de Lange | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8.89 |
| J Davey | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11.00 |
| Q Ahmad | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7.45 |
| M Milnes | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9.91 |
| F Klaassen | 5 | 5 | 2 | 9.13 |
| J Brooks | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.50 |
Venue Stats:
(Overall T20 Stats)
| M | I | R | 100 | 50 | 30 | Avg. | SR | |
| J Denly | 53 | 51 | 1385 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 28.85 | 125.68 |
| D Drummond | 44 | 43 | 1214 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 29.61 | 136.10 |
| S Billings | 40 | 39 | 908 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 30.27 | 137.37 |
| D Stevens | 54 | 45 | 789 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 21.32 | 129.34 |
| A Blake | 59 | 53 | 635 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 15.12 | 129.86 |
| J Leaning | 12 | 11 | 343 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 42.88 | 142.32 |
| Z Crawley | 14 | 14 | 340 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 26.15 | 152.47 |
| J Cox | 13 | 11 | 250 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 31.25 | 142.05 |
| S Davies | 4 | 4 | 222 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 74.00 | 158.57 |
| T Banton | 2 | 2 | 135 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 135.00 | 180.00 |
| J Hildreth | 6 | 6 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13.40 | 117.54 |
| L Gregory | 4 | 3 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24.50 | 233.33 |
| G Stewart | 10 | 7 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.67 | 114.63 |
| C Overton | 4 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 77.14 |
| M | I | W | Avg. | ER | SR | |
| D Stevens | 54 | 43 | 38 | 26.03 | 8.36 | 18.68 |
| F Klaassen | 16 | 16 | 20 | 26.20 | 8.93 | 17.60 |
| M Milnes | 12 | 12 | 12 | 29.42 | 8.90 | 19.83 |
| J Denly | 53 | 18 | 11 | 33.82 | 8.09 | 25.09 |
| L Gregory | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15.17 | 9.10 | 10.00 |
| J Leaning | 12 | 6 | 6 | 13.33 | 6.67 | 12.00 |
| M Waller | 6 | 6 | 6 | 25.33 | 8.29 | 18.33 |
| G Stewart | 10 | 10 | 6 | 48.00 | 8.82 | 32.67 |
| Q Ahmad | 5 | 5 | 5 | 24.40 | 6.10 | 24.00 |
| M Quinn | 4 | 4 | 3 | 44.67 | 8.93 | 30.00 |
| M de Lange | 2 | 2 | 2 | 32.50 | 8.13 | 24.00 |
| C Overton | 4 | 4 | 2 | 69.50 | 11.12 | 37.50 |
| J Brooks | 1 | 1 | 1 | 30.00 | 7.50 | 24.00 |
Probable Playing 11:
KENT: Z Crawley, D Drummond, J Denly, S Billings (C & WK), J Leaning, J Cox, D Stevens, G Stewart, Q Ahmad, M Milnes, F Klaassen
SOM: T Banton (WK), W Smeed, T Abell (C), R Rossouw/S Davies, L Gregory, L Lammonby/K Aldridge, B Green, R Merwe, J Brooks/M Waller, M de Lange, J Davey
Fantasy Picks:
WK – S Billings, T Banton, S Davies
Batters – W Smeed, D Drummond, T Abell
AR – J Denly, L Gregory
Bowlers – F Klaassen, M de Lange, M Milnes
Punt picks – S Davies, D Stevens, Z Crawley, J Leaning
Common C/VC – T Banton, Z Crawley, J Denly, S Billings
Punt C/VC – S Davies, D Drummond, F Klaassen, T Abell
The Pitch & Venue Info:
St Lawrence Ground is usually easy on the bat. Spinners and bowlers with variations have been performed well here. No forecast of rain during the game.
Interesting Stats:
- SOM has managed to win only one game out of seven at this venue.
- Qais Ahmad has the lowest economy rate of just 6.10 at this venue, among the bowlers of the two teams.
Critical Observations:
- Tom Banton has scored two centuries while playing against KENT, one of which came at this venue.
- Darren Stevens is the highest wicket-taker on this venue and in head-to-head stats.
- Steve Davies averages 74.00 in four innings at this venue. Important batter if included in the playing 11.
- Daniel Drummond has been very consistent with the bat, both in the head-to-head stats and venue stats.
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