- Match: Somerset (SOM) vs Leicestershire (LEI)
- Date- 17th August 2024
- Match Format- One-Day
- Venue- County Ground, Taunton
- Time- 3:30 PM (IST)
- Weather Forecast- Cloudy, 21 Degrees Celsius
Somerset vs Leicestershire Preview
SOM vs LEI: Welcome to the Today Match Prediction of this game as Somerset will be locking horns with Leicestershire in the semi-final of the English Domestic One-Day Cup 2024.
The match will be played at the County Ground in Taunton and is slated to begin from 3:30 PM (IST).
Somerset had directly qualified for the semi-finals after they finished at the top of the points table of Group A with 6 wins under their belt.
Leicestershire outclassed Hampshire by 3 wickets in the quarter finals, to seal a berth in the semi-finals.
Top Batters SOM VS LEI
- Andrew Umeed (SOM)- 390 runs in the tournament
- James Rew (SOM)- 374 runs in the tournament
- Peter Handscomb (LEI)- 428 runs in the tournament
Top Bowlers for SOM vs LEI
- Jack Leach (SOM)- 14 wickets in the tournament
- Lewis Goldsworthy (SOM)- 11 wickets in the tournament
- Tom Scriven (LEI)- 17 wickets in the tournament
SOM VS LEI Match Scenarios
Scenario 1- If SOM bats first
- First Innings score prediction- SOM is expected to score 290-310 runs
- Result prediction- SOM will win the match by 40-60 runs
Scenario 2- If LEI bats first
- First Innings score prediction- LEI is expected to score 260-280 runs
- Result prediction- SOM will win the match 7 wickets
SOM VS LEI, Semi-Final, Who Will Win the Match?
Somerset to win
We predict that Somerset will be winning the Semi-Final of the English Domestic One-Day Cup 2024.
Team Update/Players Availability/Injury News
There are no injury updates for now. We will update if there are any in this today match prediction article.
Probable Playing XI
Somerset Playing XI
Tom Abell, Tom Banton, Will Smeed, Sean Dickson, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Riley Meredith, Jake Ball, Ben Green, Lewis Gregory, Craig Overton and Roelof van der Merwe.
Leicestershire Predicted Playing XI
Rishi Patel, Harry Swindells, Peter Handscomb (c), Louis Kimber, Wiaan Mulder, Ben Cox (wk), Ben Mike, Rehan Ahmed, Lewis Goldsworthy, Scott Currie, Josh Hull.
Squads
Somerset
Andrew Umeed, Matt Renshaw, Sean Dickson, Tom Abell, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Tom Lammonby, Will Smeed, Ben Green, Craig Overton, George Thomas, Joshua Thomas, Kasey Aldridge, Lewis Gregory (c), Roelof van der Merwe, James Rew (wk), Tom Banton (wk), Alfie Ogborne, Jack Leach, Jake Ball, Josh Davey, Migael Pretorius, Ned Leonard, Riley Meredith, Sonny Baker
Leicestershire
Ajinkya Rahane, Louis Kimber, Marcus Harris, Rishi Patel, Sam Evans, Sol Budinger, Ben Mike, Ian Holland, Lewis Goldsworthy, Liam Trevaskis, Rehan Ahmed, Sam Wood, Tom Scriven, Wiaan Mulder, Ben Cox (wk), Harry Swindells (wk), Lewis Hill (wk), Peter Handscomb (c & wk), Chris Wright, Josh Hull, Matt Salisbury, Roman Walker, Scott Currie