Pitch Report:

Match will be played in ST Lawrence Ground Canterbury.

This pitch is expected to have more advantage to batter and score in the range of 160 to 180 runs is expected on this ground. So, batters enjoy a lot on this ground. Here pacer will get more support in comparison to spin.

Last 4 Matches On This Ground:

Kent: 167/7 ; Somerset: 142/9 (Spin: 9; Pace:5)

Kent: 168/8; Sussex: 147 (Spin:2; Pace:15)

Hampshire: 150/10; Somerset: 153/8 (Pace: 11; Spin: 3)

Kent: 162/7 ; Warwickshire: 141(Pace: 13; Spin:3)

Weather Report: Overcast condition is expected with 14 degree of temperature.

Kent Team Preview: Previous year Kent team has topped the table of group stage and they have played exceptionally well and will hope to continue to the same in this season as well. Sam Billings is available to play this match and is all set to lead Kent team. Qais Ahmed and George Linde will be their 2 overseas player who are set to feature in the opening encounter against Somerset.

Probable 11 Of The Kent Team:

Zak Crawley(RHB)

D B Drummond(RHB)

Joe Denly( RHB)

Sam Billings(wk)(RHB)

Jack Leaning(RHB)(RAM+RAO)

Jordan Cox(RHB)

G Linde(LHB)(SLAO)

D Stevens(RHB)+(RAM)

Q Ahmed(RHB)(LegBreak)

Matt Milnes(RAMF)

F Klassen(LAMF)

Team Breakup:

Main Batters: Zak Crawley, DB Drummond, Joe Denly, Sam Billings

Main Pacers: Matt Milnes, F Klassen

Main Spinners: G Linde, Q Ahmed

Expected Death Overs: Milnes,Fred Klassen

KET STATS:
S Billings(RHB):
H2H: 12 I, 249 R, 35.6 A, 149.1 SR,
VENUE: 34 I, 846 R, 33.8 A, 141.0 SR,
T20I: 37 M, 33 I, 478 R, 17.07 A, 129.89 SR
T20D: 223 M, 209 I, 4321 R, 24.27 A, 131.25 SR,
LAST SEASON SCORE: 5 M, 5 I, 116 R, 23.20 A, 114.85 SR,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 17, 15, 4, 34, 36,

D Bell Drummond(RHB+RAM):
H2H: 13 I, 479 R, 39.9 A, 156.6 SR+ 1 I, 2 O, 2 W
VENUE: 42 I, 1207 R, 29.4 A, 136.4 SR+ 3 I, 5 O, 1 W
T20I:
T20D: 124 M, 122 I, 3562 R, 31.24 A, 135.85 SR+ 11 I, 17 O, 5 W,
LAST SEASON SCORE: 14 M, 14 I, 492 R, 37.84 A, 155.69 SR,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 2&9+14/0, 149&0+18/0, 109&2+18/2, 13+8/0, 83&4

A Blake(LHB+RAM):
H2H: 7 I, 117 R, 19.5 A, 137.6 SR,
VENUE: 45 I, 606 R, 16.8 A, 130.6 SR+ 4 I, 7 O, 1 W,
T20I:
T20D: 141 M, 122 I, 1898 R, 20.40 A, 134.32 SR+ 8 I, 13 O, 1 W,
LAST SEASON SCORE: 10 M, 9 I, 72 R, 10.28 A, 112.50 SR+ 1 I, 1 O, 0 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 12, 9, 1, 44, 8,

J COX(RHB):
H2H: 3 I, 98 R, 49.0 A, 153.1 SR,
VENUE: 10 I, 234 R, 29.2 A, 143.6 SR,
T20I:
T20D: 30 M, 25 I, 510 R, 31.87 A, 131.10 SR,
LAST SEASON SCORE: 14 M, 12 I, 367 R, 52.42 A, 142.24 SR,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 2&1, 51&64, 68&21, 12, 5,

Z Crawley(RHB):
H2H: 4 I, 128 R, 32.0 A, 154.2 SR,
VENUE: 14 I, 323 R, 24.8 A, 148.2 SR,
T20I:
T20D: 38 M, 36 I, 1096 R, 32.23 A, 150.96 SR,
LAST SEASON SCORE: 12 M, 12 I, 380 R, 31.66 A, 150.79 SR,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 54&5, 7&29, 4&5, 17&35, 62&84

J Denly(RHB+LES):
H2H: 12 I, 391 R, 35.5 A, 143.2 SR+ 6 I, 15 O, 7 W,
VENUE: 32 I, 901 R, 29.1 A, 135.5 SR+ 17 I, 44 O, 11 W,
T20I:
T20D: 247 M, 239 I, 5771 R, 26.11 A, 121.41 SR,
LAST SEASON SCORE: 14 M, 14 I, 213 R, 15.21 A, 118.33 SR+ 14 I, 32 O, 11 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 9, 3+16/0, 0+31/3, 35&41+13/0,

F Klaassen(LAF):
H2H: 5 I, 14 O, 2 W,
VENUE: 17 I, 61 O, 20 W,
T20I:
T20D: 68 M, 67 I, 221 O, 73 W,
LAST SEASON SCORE: 14 M, 14 I, 43 O, 19 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 54/3, 12+37/0, 3+23/0, 8+36/3, 1+62/2,

J Leaning(RHB+RAO):
H2H: 2 I, 38 R, 19.0 A, 102.7 SR,
VENUE: 10 I, 338 R, 48.3 A, 144.4 SR+ 6 I, 12 O, 6 W,
T20I:
T20D: 77 M, 67 I, 1474 R, 28.90 A, 133.27 SR+ 13 I, 22 O, 8 W
LAST SEASON SCORE: 14 M, 13 I, 321 R, 29.18 A, 131.02 SR+ 5 I, 12 O, 7 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 27&7+15/0, 0&36+56/1, 22+10/0, 9+55/0, 62+35/0,

G Linde(LHB+LAO):
H2H:
VENUE:
T20I: 14 M, 11 I, 111 R, 11.10 A, 130.58 SR+ 14 I, 48 O, 15 W,
T20D: 106 M, 81 I, 974 R, 17.08 A, 135.09 SR, +102 I, 350 O, 110 W,
LAST SEASON SCORE: ,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 55+43/1, 27&16+155/3, 107+126/2, 26+165/2, 31+99/0,

T Muyeye(RHB+RAO):
H2H:
VENUE:
T20I:
T20D: 8 M, 7 I, 140 R, 23.33 A, 99.29 SR+ 1 I, 6 O, 0 W,
LAST SEASON SCORE: ,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 30&89, 58+68/1&33/0, 8&17+10/0, 1&3+70/2, 5&56,

M Milnes(RAM):
H2H: 3M, 3 I, 6 O, 2 W,
VENUE: 12 M, 12 I, 38 O, 12 W,
T20I:
T20D: 29 M, 29 I, 93 O, 32 W,
LAST SEASON SCORE: 14 M, 14 I, 42 O, 22 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 67+88/0, 22&8+93/2&14/0, 113/1, 61/1, 113/0,

Q Ahmad(LES):
H2H: 3 I, 11 O, 2 W,
VENUE: 5 I, 20 O, 5 W,
T20I: 2 M, 2 I, 6 O, 4 W,
T20D: 103 M, 100 I, 355 O, 115 W,
LAST SEASON SCORE: 12 M, 11 I, 43 O, 10 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 12/1, 8+15/1, 8+21/1, 9+47/3, 5+48/0,

M Quinn(RAF):
H2H: 1 I, 3 O, 0 W,
VENUE: 4 I, 15 O, 3 W,
T20I:
T20D: 67 M, 65 I, 218 O, 72 W,
LAST SEASON SCORE: 2 M, 2 I, 5.3 O, 2 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 3+26/0, 90/2&15/0, 86/2, 1+99/2, 19+82/3,

D Stevens(RHB+RAM):
H2H: 8 I, 145 R, 20.7 A, 170.6+ 11 I, 33 O, 14 W,
VENUE: 27 I, 511 R, 22.2 A, 144.4 SR+ 34 I, 97 O, 34 W,
T20I:
T20D: 225 M, 201 I, 4154 R, 26.29 A, 136.64 SR+ 152 I, 373 O, 125 W,
LAST SEASON SCORE: 13 M, 10 I, 153 R, 21.85 A, 142.99 SR+ 12 I, 32 O, 11 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 1&6+66/0, 23&41+105/0, 168+80/2, 7+102/1, 19+54/2,

G Stewart(RHB+RAM):
H2H: 3 I, 5 R, 1.7 A, 71.4 SR+ 3 I, 10 O, 5 W,
VENUE: 7 I, 49 R, 6.3 A, 111.4 SR+ 11 I, 37 O, 8 W,
T20I:
T20D: 31 M, 25 I, 234 R, 13.76 A, 118.18 SR,+29 I, 94 I, 23 W,
LAST SEASON SCORE: 10 M, 8 I, 37 R, 7.00 A, 112.90 SR+ 9 I, 25 O, 9 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 0+20/0, 35+14/1, 67&18+77/2, 1&90+71/0, 61+85/3,

Somerset Team Preview: Somerset team was the runner up of the previous season and have very strong team on the paper. Rilee Rossouw are the 2 overseas player for them. Their highest wicket taker of previous season M De Lange has also returned to the squad.

Probable 11 Of Somerset Team:

1.Tom Banton(wk)(RHB)

2. W Smeed(RHB) (RAO)

3. R Rossouw(LHB+RAO)

4. T Abell(RHB+RAM)

5. L Goldsworthy(RHB+SLAO)

6. T Lammonby(LHB+LAMF)

7. L Gregory(RHB+RAMF)

8. R Van Der Merwe(RHB+SLAO)

9. J Davey(RHB+RAMF)

10. M De Lange(RHB+RAF)

11. J Brooks(RAMF)

Team Breakup:

Main Batter: T Banton, R Rossouw, T Abell, W Smeed

Main Pacer: J Davey, M De Lange, L Gregory

Main Spinners: R Van Der Merwe

Expected Death Overs: M De Lange and J Davey

T Banton(RHB):
H2H: 5 I, 208 R, 52.0 A, 173.3 SR,
VENUE: 2 I, 99 R, 99.0 A, 167.8 SR,
T20I: 14 M, 14 I, 327 R, 23.35 A, 147.96 SR
T20D: 75 M, 74 I, 1690 R, 23.80 A, 149.16 SR
LAST SEASON SCORE: 10 M, 10 I, 243 R, 27.0 A, 176.08 SR,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 16, 16&2, 57, 18, 24&10

W Smeed(RHB):
H2H: 2 I, 50 R, 25.0 A, 122.0 SR,
VENUE:
T20I:
T20D: 31 M, 30 I, 885 R, 31.60 A, 137.85 SR,
LAST SEASON SCORE: 14 M, 13 I, 385 R, 32.08 A, 132.30 SR,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 30, 3, 99, 1, 10,

R Rossouw(LHB):
H2H: 5 I, 72 R, 14.4 A, 141.2 SR,
VENUE: 1 I, 15 R, 15.0 A, 150.0 SR,
T20I: 15 M, 14 I, 327 R, 29.72 A, 137.97 SR
T20D: 236 M, 227 I, 5809 R, 30.09 A, 138.47
LAST SEASON SCORE:
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 13 I, 48+12/0, 23, 73, 22/0,

T Abell(RHB+RAM):
H2H: 6 I, 224 R, 44.8 A, 164.7 SR,
VENUE: 2 I, 31 R, 31.0 A, 119.2 SR,
T20I:
T20D: 55 M, 49 I, 1286 R, 33.84 A, 143.84 SR+ 8 I, 10 O,
LAST SEASON SCORE: 6 M, 6 I, 295 R, 59.0 A, 161.20 SR,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 12&11+15/0, 150&3, 70+14/1, 142, 6&2,

G Bartlett(RHB+RAO):
H2H:
VENUE:
T20I:
T20D: 6 M, 6 I, 64 R, 10.66 A, 16.36 SR,
LAST SEASON SCORE: 3 M, 3 I, 23 R, 7.66 A, 100.0 SR,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 108, 27, 8&112, 4&0, 59&6,

T Lammonby(LHB+LAM):
H2H: 3 I, 12 R, 4.0 A, 75.0 SR+ 2 I, 5 O, 2 W,
VENUE: 1 I, 1 R, 1.0 A, 100.0 SR+ 1 I, 4 O, 1 W,
T20I:
T20D: 42 M, 33 I, 492 R, 19.68 A, 150.45 SR, +16 I, 32 O, 11 W,
LAST SEASON SCORE: 11 M, 10 I, 219 R, 27.37 A, 162.22 SR+ 2 I, 6 O, 2 ,W
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 48&2, 8&30, 56, 76, 16&0,

L Gregory(RHB+RAF):
H2H: 9 I, 103 R, 12.9 A, 171.7 SR+ 8 I, 19 O, 5 W,
VENUE: 3 I, 49 R, 24.5 A, 233.3 SR+ 3 I, 6 O, 2 W,
T20I: 9 M, 7 I, 45 R, 7.50 A, 109.75 SR+ 5 I, 13 O, 2 W,
T20D: 157 M, 123 I, 1943 R, 20.67 A, 139.18 SR+ 132 I, 398 O, 134 W,
LAST SEASON SCORE: 11 M, 7 I, 64 R, 9.14 A, 91.42 SR+ 8 I, 23 O, 12 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 1+22/1, 9&4+47/1&25/0, 3+50/2&30/1, 89+38/1&38/1, 0&5+72/1,

L Goldsworthy(RHB+LAO):
H2H: 2 I, 51 R, 25.5 A, 141.7 SR+ 2 I, 8 O, 2 W,
VENUE:
T20I:
T20D: 15 M, 12 I, 210 R, 21.00 A, 113.51 SR+ 14 I, 42 O, 14 W,
LAST SEASON SCORE: 12 M, 11 I, 172 R, 17.20 A, 110.25 SR+11 I, 31 O, 9 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 3+21/1, 3+27/1, 13&31, 4&19, 0&7,

B Green(RHB+RAM):
H2H: 2 I, 14 R, 7.0 A, 87.5 SR+ 1 I, 2 O, 0 W,
VENUE:
T20I:
T20D: 18 M, 11 I, 165 R, 20.62 A, 132.00 SR+ 12 I, 30 O, 8 W,
LAST SEASON SCORE: 14 M, 8 I, 129 R, 21.50 A, 135.78 SR+ 8 I, 21 O, 4 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 35+4/1, 9+17/0, 18&14, 4&20+31/3, 15&+12/0,

R V D Merwe(RHB+LAO):
H2H: 8 I, 57 R, 14.2 A, 129.5 SR+ 9 I, 33 O, 8 W,
VENUE: 3 I, 13 R, 6.5 A, 130.0 SR+ 4 I, 15 O, 4 W,
T20I:
T20D: 259 M, 189 I, 2699 R, 21.94 A, 131.72 SR, +249 I, 840 W, 242 W,
LAST SEASON SCORE: 7 M, 6 I, 46 R, 9.20 A, 124.32 SR+7 I, 28 O, 11 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 0+35/0, 6+22/0, 0, 27/1, 0&28+39/1,

M DE Lange(RAF):
H2H: 3 I, 9 O, 4 W,
VENUE: 1 I, 4 O, 1 W,
T20I:
T20D: 130 M, 126 I, 422 O, 144 W,
LAST SEASON SCORE: 14 M, 14 I, 48 O, 18 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 0+48/1, 7+32/1, 2+21/0, 23/0, 8&1+68/1,

J Davey(RAF):
H2H: 5 I, 10 O, 4 W,
VENUE: 2 I, 2 O, 1 W,
T20I: 28 M, 27 I, 98 O, 34 W,
T20D: 64 M, 55 I, 180 O, 75 W,
LAST SEASON SCORE: 8 M, 8 I, 26 O, 13 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 15/0, 53/0&22/1, 30/3&10/1, 11/2&15/1, 38/0,

J Brooks(RAF):
H2H:
VENUE:
T20I:
T20D: 65 M, 64 I, 200 O, 55 W,
LAST SEASON SCORE: 9 M, 9 I, 29 O, 8 W,
LAST FIVE MATCH SCORE: 94/2, 77/4&15/0, 83/3&73/4, 32+58/1&44/4,