The pitch at the Taunton looks good for batting. The bowlers will have to be on their toes while bowling on this surface with very short boundaries on either side.
Somerset will lock horns with Surrey at the Cooper Associates County Ground in Taunton which will home to Somerset. The match will be played don the 15th of June, 2023. Tom Kohler Cadmore, Sean Dickson and Shoaib Bashir are the youngsters signed this season, Merchant de Lange, James Hildreth and Max Waller won’t be featuring in the Somerset unit. They have also signed some exciting overseas players like Peter Siddle, Cameron Bancroft, Matt Henry. Tom Banton has been leading the side this season and has taken his team to the top of the points table in the South Group. They have played five matches so far and are yet to lose a game.
On the other hand, Surrey have displayed brilliant form in the tournament so far. They have played five matches in the tournament and managed to win three. They are currently the second team in the South Group and will be looking to stay in the top half of the table with a win in this match. The team management will be hoping for some senior players to stand up and deliver the good in this fixture. An entertaining battle awaits us as the T20 Blast with two important points up for grabs.
The pitch at the Taunton looks good for batting. The bowlers will have to be on their toes while bowling on this surface with very short boundaries on either side. The batters will enjoy their time at this Venue. The spinners tend to get a bit of purchase from the pitch.
Total Matches – 19
Somerset – 7
Surrey – 12
Somerset vs Surrey, South Group
Venue: Cooper Associates County Ground in Taunton
Date & Time: 15th June, at 11:00 PM IST
Opened | 1882 |
Capacity | 6500 |
Ends | River End and Old Pavillion End |
Location | Taunton, England |
Time Zone | UTC +1:00 |
Other Sports it is home to | – |
Floodlights | Yes |
Total matches | 23 |
Matches won batting first | 13 |
Matches won bowling first | 10 |
Average 1st Inns scores | 147 |
Average 2nd Inns scores | 117 |
Highest total recorded | 250/3 (20 Ov) by ENGW vs RSAW |
Lowest total recorded | 60/10 (16.5 Ov) by PAKW vs ENGW |
Highest score chased | 166/4 (19.3 Ov) by RSAW vs ENGW |
Lowest score defended | 123/7 (20 Ov) by WIW vs RSAW |