SOM vs ESS South Group, 08 Jul 2025 Fantasy AI Predictions

Essex

Taunton

The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton

198

SOM

225/6 (20.0)

Essex chose to BOWL

ESS

130/10 (14.1)

Somerset won by 95 runs

Vitality Blast Men ESS vs SOM players T20 past performance, current series performance, fantasy points and selection percentage.
Player					Batting									Bowling										Series Performance							Fantasy Selection			Match Performance
Name	T	R	S	M#	Bat	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50+	4/6	Bowl	Inn	Wk	Ov	Avg	Eco	SR	4w	Best	C/St	M	A. Pt	Pts	Run	Wk	DT	P	S%	C	VC	iDt	#	PTS	Bat	Bowl	Field
Tom Banton	SOM	WK	✅	165	RHB	163	9	4255	107	27.62	144.09	28	621		0	0					0	-	100	8	44.5	356	150	0	50	1	71.63	4.9	4.38		19	31	27	0	0
Craig Overton	SOM	ALL	✅	111	RHB	54	23	493	42	15.9	130.07	0	52	RMF	109	112	3.3	26.51	8.35	19	1	4/25	75	9	42.44	382	7	3	44	9	23.62	0.93	1.43	✅	8	68	0	64	0
Ben Green	SOM	ALL	✅	73	RHB	48	15	630	47	19.09	136.36	0	70	RFM	65	85	2.9	20.62	9.41	13.1	7	5/29	26	10	65.5	655	125	12	70	7	81.11	4.37	9.17		17	33	21	0	8
Mohammad Amir	ESSEX	BOWL	✅	316	LHB	103	46	396	23	6.94	96.58	0	43	LFM	309	364	3.7	22.6	7.24	18.7	10	6/17	39	10	58	522	11	12	50	10	78.87	2.11	4.46	✅	3	118	5	109	0
Paul Walter	ESSEX	ALL	✅	149	LHB	126	25	2027	78	20.06	141.64	7	260	LM	113	101	2.4	24.46	8.94	16.4	0	3/20	75	10	76.88	692	197	9	60	2	93.56	34.36	16.55	✅	9	59	52	-5	8
Lewis Goldsworthy	SOM	ALL	✅		RHB							0	0	SLA			0				0		0	10	41.7	417	45	7	30	8	11.24	0.25	0.45		14	38	0	34	0
Jordan Cox	ESSEX	WK	✅	135	RHB	125	26	2801	94	28.29	136.76	13	335		0	0					0	-	96	6	53.6	268	110	0	50	3	34.86	1.25	1.77		21	5	1	0	0
Will Davis	SOM	BAT	✅		RHB							0	0	RFM			0				0		0	10	79.6	796	396	0	70	2	88.67	18.91	16.11	✅	5	84	60	0	16
Robin Das	ESSEX	BAT	✅		RHB							0	0				0				0		0	1	5	5	1	0	0	7	2.79	0.1	0.12		16	35	31	0	0
Matt Henry	SOM	BOWL	✅	161	RHB	79	32	598	44	12.72	149.87	0	72	RFM	156	190	3.5	23.57	8.25	17.1	4	5/18	65	9	60.44	544	9	12	55	10	71.71	1.92	3.86	✅	2	159	0	147	8
Riley Meredith	SOM	BOWL	✅	114	RHB	20	11	36	10	4	97.29	0	4	RF	114	145	3.6	23.95	8.39	17.1	2	4/12	17	10	91.7	917	4	22	90	11	88.31	8.46	14.18	✅	6	74	0	70	0
Charlie Edward Bennett	ESSEX	BOWL	✅									0	0				0				0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	9.77	0.48	0.56		22	4	0	0	0
Luc Benkenstein	ESSEX	ALL	✅		RHB							0	0	LB			0				0		0	10	70.66	636	158	9	60	5	87.45	4.13	7.84		13	38	-2	28	8
Matt Critchley	ESSEX	ALL	✅	136	RHB	115	27	1925	80	21.87	123.23	5	204	LB	121	118	3	24.61	8.04	18.3	2	5/28	43	10	52.55	473	127	5	50	4	55.02	1.15	1.9		18	31	2	25	0
Noah Thain	ESSEX	ALL	✅		RHB							0	0	RM			0				0		0	5	24.5	98	23	1	20	8	5.67	0.15	0.21	✅	4	97	72	1	16
Lewis Gregory	SOM	ALL	✅	236	RHB	186	50	2762	76	20.3	137.75	8	331	RMF	203	197	2.8	25.35	8.77	17.3	6	5/24	102	9	81.66	735	167	9	66	6	43.7	7.75	6.72		12	47	34	1	8
Michael Pepper	ESSEX	WK	✅	90	RHB	88	10	2147	120	27.52	152.16	12	322		0	0					0	-	34	10	53.22	479	209	0	60	1	69.47	1.54	2.22	✅	15	37	25	0	8
Charles Allison	ESSEX	BAT	✅									0	0				0				0		0	9	24.75	198	84	0	0	6	7.94	0.17	0.25		20	30	18	0	8
Tom Abell	SOM	BAT	✅	139	RHB	124	27	3101	101	31.96	135.71	16	364	RM	8	2	1.3	50	10	30	0	1/11	78	10	38.8	388	180	0	30	4	18.39	0.61	0.73		11	52	28	0	20
Sean Dickson	SOM	BAT	✅		RHB							0	0	RM			0				0		0	7	65	455	235	0	71	5	28.19	0.6	0.79	✅	10	58	42	0	8
Simon Harmer	ESSEX	BOWL	✅	190	RHB	112	37	1130	43	15.06	125.69	0	119	OB	179	164	3.3	27.63	7.68	21.5	5	4/18	103	10	64.55	581	117	6	50	9	42.14	0.44	0.89	✅	7	71	28	39	0
Tom Kohler-Cadmore	SOM	BAT	✅	228	RHB	223	24	5694	127	28.61	138.4	41	760	OB	0	0					0	-	116	10	61.2	612	270	0	70	3	79.38	5.36	5.3	✅	1	194	170	0	8

Completed matches of Somerset
Teams	Date	Venue	Toss	Bat First	Bat Second	Inning 1	Inning 2	Winner
SOM vs SUR	30 May - 11:00 PM	Taunton	Somerset	SurreySurrey	Somerset	146/9 (20.0)	147/5 (17.5)	Somerset Somerset won by 5 wickets (with 13 balls remaining)
ESS vs SOM	01 Jun - 08:30 PM	Chelmsford	Essex	EssexEssex	Somerset	148/10 (19.1)	149/2 (15.5)	Somerset Somerset won by 8 wickets (with 25 balls remaining)
SOM vs SUS	06 Jun - 11:30 PM	Brighton	Somerset	SussexSussex	Somerset	166/8 (20.0)	169/3 (18.0)	Somerset Somerset won by 7 wickets (with 12 balls remaining)
MID vs SOM	12 Jun - 11:00 PM	Taunton	Somerset	MiddlesexMiddlesex	Somerset	229/5 (20.0)	235/5 (19.2)	Somerset Somerset won by 5 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
GLO vs SOM	13 Jun - 11:30 PM	Bristol	Somerset	GloucsGloucs	Somerset	135/7 (20.0)	137/4 (17.4)	Somerset Somerset won by 6 wickets (with 14 balls remaining)
KET vs SOM	15 Jun - 08:30 PM	Taunton	Somerset	KentKent	Somerset	228/5 (20.0)	224/6 (20.0)	Kent Kent won by 4 runs
HAM vs SOM	19 Jun - 11:00 PM	Taunton	Hampshire	SomersetSomerset	Hampshire	209/7 (20.0)	192/7 (20.0)	Somerset Somerset won by 17 runs
GLA vs SOM	20 Jun - 11:00 PM	Cardiff	Somerset	GlamorganGlamorgan	Somerset	130/9 (20.0)	131/4 (16.4)	Somerset Somerset won by 6 wickets (with 20 balls remaining)
GLA vs SOM	04 Jul - 11:00 PM	Taunton	Somerset	GlamorganGlamorgan	Somerset	176/7 (20.0)	174/9 (20.0)	Glamorgan Glamorgan won by 2 runs
HAM vs SOM	06 Jul - 07:30 PM	Southampton	Somerset	HampshireHampshire	Somerset	178/3 (20.0)	179/6 (19.5)	Somerset Somerset won by 4 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)
ESS vs SOM	08 Jul - 11:00 PM	Taunton	Essex	SomersetSomerset	Essex	225/6 (20.0)	130/10 (14.1)	Somerset Somerset won by 95 runs

Completed matches of Essex
Teams	Date	Venue	Toss	Bat First	Bat Second	Inning 1	Inning 2	Winner
ESS vs HAM	30 May - 11:30 PM	Southampton	Essex	HampshireHampshire	Essex	230/7 (20.0)	124/10 (16.2)	Hampshire Hampshire won by 106 runs
ESS vs SOM	01 Jun - 08:30 PM	Chelmsford	Essex	EssexEssex	Somerset	148/10 (19.1)	149/2 (15.5)	Somerset Somerset won by 8 wickets (with 25 balls remaining)
ESS vs GLA	06 Jun - 11:00 PM	Cardiff	Glamorgan	EssexEssex	Glamorgan	183/8 (20.0)	185/4 (19.0)	Glamorgan Glamorgan won by 6 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
ESS vs MID	08 Jun - 06:30 PM	Chelmsford	Middlesex	EssexEssex	Middlesex	156/9 (20.0)	159/4 (17.3)	Middlesex Middlesex won by 6 wickets (with 15 balls remaining)
ESS vs GLA	12 Jun - 11:00 PM	Chelmsford	Essex	GlamorganGlamorgan	Essex	220/6 (20.0)	180/10 (19.5)	Glamorgan Glamorgan won by 40 runs
ESS vs MID	19 Jun - 10:45 PM	London	Essex	MiddlesexMiddlesex	Essex	161/10 (19.5)	160/6 (20.0)	Middlesex Middlesex won by 1 run
ESS vs KET	20 Jun - 11:30 PM	Chelmsford	Essex	KentKent	Essex	219/3 (20.0)	172/10 (19.0)	Kent Kent won by 47 runs
ESS vs GLO	04 Jul - 11:30 PM	Chelmsford	Essex	GloucsGloucs	Essex	184/7 (20.0)	171/10 (19.3)	Gloucs Gloucs won by 13 runs
ESS vs SUR	06 Jul - 09:00 PM	London	Essex	SurreySurrey	Essex	141/6 (12.0)	145/6 (12.0)	Essex Essex won by 4 wickets (with 0 balls remaining) (D/L method)
ESS vs SOM	08 Jul - 11:00 PM	Taunton	Essex	SomersetSomerset	Essex	225/6 (20.0)	130/10 (14.1)	Somerset Somerset won by 95 runs

Completed matches at The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton
Teams	Date	Toss	Bat First	Bat Second	Inning 1	Inning 2	Winner
SOM vs SUR	30 May - 11:00 PM	Somerset	SurreySurrey	Somerset	146/9 (20.0)	147/5 (17.5)	Somerset Somerset won by 5 wickets (with 13 balls remaining)
MID vs SOM	12 Jun - 11:00 PM	Somerset	MiddlesexMiddlesex	Somerset	229/5 (20.0)	235/5 (19.2)	Somerset Somerset won by 5 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
KET vs SOM	15 Jun - 08:30 PM	Somerset	KentKent	Somerset	228/5 (20.0)	224/6 (20.0)	Kent Kent won by 4 runs
HAM vs SOM	19 Jun - 11:00 PM	Hampshire	SomersetSomerset	Hampshire	209/7 (20.0)	192/7 (20.0)	Somerset Somerset won by 17 runs
GLA vs SOM	04 Jul - 11:00 PM	Somerset	GlamorganGlamorgan	Somerset	176/7 (20.0)	174/9 (20.0)	Glamorgan Glamorgan won by 2 runs
ESS vs SOM	08 Jul - 11:00 PM	Essex	SomersetSomerset	Essex	225/6 (20.0)	130/10 (14.1)	Somerset Somerset won by 95 runs

Top batting performance for SOM
Match	#	Player	Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR
ESS vs SOM	3	Tom Kohler-Cadmore	caught	90	39	8	7	230.76
ESS vs SOM	1	Will Smeed	not out	81	54	11	1	150
MID vs SOM	5	Sean Dickson	caught	76	38	6	5	200
GLA vs SOM	2	Will Smeed	caught	72	49	3	3	146.93
KET vs SOM	1	Tom Banton	lbw	68	33	5	6	206.06
HAM vs SOM	2	Will Smeed	caught	68	37	9	3	183.78
SOM vs SUS	3	Tom Kohler-Cadmore	bowled	64	43	7	3	148.83
MID vs SOM	6	Lewis Gregory	not out	58	23	3	6	252.17
HAM vs SOM	6	Lewis Gregory	run out	55	27	4	4	203.7
HAM vs SOM	5	Sean Dickson	caught	52	33	2	4	157.57
GLO vs SOM	2	Will Smeed	not out	51	45	8	1	113.33
KET vs SOM	3	Tom Kohler-Cadmore	caught	38	20	5	1	190
GLA vs SOM	3	Tom Kohler-Cadmore	caught	38	29	3	2	131.03
HAM vs SOM	4	Tom Abell	caught	37	26	5	0	142.3
ESS vs SOM	2	Tom Lammonby	caught	36	22	3	2	163.63
SOM vs SUS	4	Tom Abell	not out	36	25	3	1	144
SOM vs SUR	2	Will Smeed	bowled	35	29	4	1	120.68
SOM vs SUS	2	Tom Lammonby	caught	35	22	4	1	159.09
GLO vs SOM	6	Lewis Gregory	not out	33	17	2	3	194.11
ESS vs SOM	2	Will Smeed	caught	32	20	3	2	160

Top bowling performance for SOM
Match	Player	Ov	Run	W	Eco
MID vs SOM	Riley Meredith	4	46	4	11.5
GLO vs SOM	Lewis Goldsworthy	4	13	4	3.25
GLA vs SOM	Riley Meredith	4	21	4	5.25
ESS vs SOM	Matt Henry	4	21	4	5.25
SOM vs SUR	Riley Meredith	4	26	3	6.5
SOM vs SUR	Matt Henry	4	21	3	5.25
ESS vs SOM	Ben Green	3	30	3	10
SOM vs SUS	Matt Henry	4	29	3	7.25
KET vs SOM	Riley Meredith	4	45	3	11.25
HAM vs SOM	Ben Green	4	40	3	10
SOM vs SUR	Ben Green	4	35	2	8.75
ESS vs SOM	Lewis Gregory	3.1	26	2	8.21
ESS vs SOM	Riley Meredith	4	18	2	4.5
SOM vs SUS	Lewis Gregory	4	40	2	10
SOM vs SUS	Riley Meredith	4	39	2	9.75
GLA vs SOM	Matt Henry	4	18	2	4.5
GLA vs SOM	Lewis Gregory	4	19	2	4.75
GLA vs SOM	Matt Henry	4	15	2	3.75
GLA vs SOM	Lewis Goldsworthy	3	31	2	10.33
ESS vs SOM	Craig Overton	3.1	32	2	10.1

Top batting performance for ESSEX
Match	#	Player	Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR
ESS vs SUS	3	Jordan Cox	caught	82	47	6	6	174.46
ESS vs GLA	7	Luc Benkenstein	caught	62	32	6	4	193.75
ESS vs GLA	3	Michael Pepper	caught	60	30	2	5	200
ESS vs KET	9	Simon Harmer	caught	55	21	2	7	261.9
ESS vs SUR	2	Paul Walter	caught	55	26	5	4	211.53
ESS vs SOM	5	Matt Critchley	run out	54	31	3	4	174.19
ESS vs HAM	3	Michael Pepper	caught	51	38	4	2	134.21
ESS vs SOM	2	Dean Elgar	caught	50	37	5	2	135.13
ESS vs KET	1	Dean Elgar	bowled	50	37	5	1	135.13
ESS vs MID	8	Simon Harmer	caught	41	28	4	2	146.42
ESS vs GLO	4	Paul Walter	caught	39	27	4	2	144.44
ESS vs SUR	1	Michael Pepper	lbw	36	15	6	2	240
ESS vs SUS	4	Paul Walter	lbw	35	22	3	2	159.09
ESS vs SUS	1	Dean Elgar	caught	33	18	7	0	183.33
ESS vs GLA	2	Dean Elgar	caught	32	21	4	1	152.38
ESS vs MID	2	Dean Elgar	caught	32	22	5	0	145.45
ESS vs MID	1	Adam Rossington	caught	31	17	5	1	182.35
ESS vs GLA	4	Jordan Cox	caught	31	16	3	2	193.75
ESS vs MID	4	Paul Walter	caught	30	22	3	1	136.36
ESS vs GLO	6	Matt Critchley	bowled	27	15	2	2	180

Top bowling performance for ESSEX
Match	Player	Ov	M	Run	W	Eco
ESS vs SUS	Shane Snater	2	1	8	3	4
ESS vs MID	Mohammad Amir	3.5	0	19	3	4.95
ESS vs GLO	Mohammad Amir	4	0	33	3	8.25
ESS vs SOM	Mohammad Amir	4	0	22	3	5.5
ESS vs HAM	Paul Walter	4	0	56	2	14
ESS vs HAM	Mohammad Amir	4	0	46	2	11.5
ESS vs GLA	Paul Walter	4	0	35	2	8.75
ESS vs MID	Paul Walter	3	0	34	2	11.33
ESS vs GLA	Matt Critchley	3	0	34	2	11.33
ESS vs GLA	Mohammad Amir	4	0	43	2	10.75
ESS vs MID	Simon Harmer	4	0	34	2	8.5
ESS vs MID	Luc Benkenstein	3	0	26	2	8.66
ESS vs SUR	Luc Benkenstein	2	0	23	2	11.5
ESS vs SUR	Mohammad Amir	3	0	36	2	12
ESS vs HAM	Simon Harmer	3	0	26	1	8.66
ESS vs HAM	Sam Cook	4	0	50	1	12.5
ESS vs HAM	Matt Critchley	4	0	35	1	8.75
ESS vs SOM	Matt Critchley	3	0	26	1	8.66
ESS vs SOM	Luc Benkenstein	2	0	18	1	9
ESS vs GLA	Simon Harmer	3	0	35	1	11.66