Probable XI –
Somerset –
Tom Banton, James Hildreth, Devon Conway, Lewis Goldsworthy, Tom Lammonby, Lewis Gregory, George Bartlett, Craig Overton, Josh Davey, Merchant de Lange, Jack Leach
Hampshire –
James Vince, D’Arcy Short, Joe Weatherley, Lewis McManus, Colin de Grandhomme, James Fuller, Ryan Stevenson, Mason Crane, Brad Wheal, Chris Wood, Scott Currie
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Tom Banton
2. James Hildreth
3. James Vince
4. Devon Conway(C)
5. D’Arcy Short(VC)
6. Lewis Gregory
7. Colin de Grandhomme
8. Lewis Goldsworthy
9. Marchant de Lange
10. Chris Wood
11. Craig Overton
– Devon Conway might be a good punt captain choice considering his current lethal form especially in shorter formats.
– D’Arcy Short looks safest VC choice as he’s opening the innings and bowling a couple of overs too.
– Going heavy on Somerset as they’re favourites to win this encounter.
– Grandhomm and Gregory might be good punts as they’re expected to bat at middle order for their respective teams and bowl some overs too.
– Expecting a couple of wickets from both Overton and Wood considering their strike rates of just 14 & 16 in more than 5 H2H matches.
– Marchant de Lange might be another good pick as he’s expected to bowl in death overs for Somerset.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Tom Banton
2. James Hildreth
3. James Vince
4. D’Arcy Short
5. Colin de Grandhomme(VC)
6. Ryan Stevenson
7. Devon Conway
8. Chris Wood
9. Lewis Goldsworthy(C)
10. Marchant de Lange/Josh Davey
11. Craig Overton
– Goldsworthy and Grandhomme looks decent C/VC choices as they will bat at 2-3 down for their respective teams and bowl a couple of overs too.
– Can take Lewis McManus at the place of Tom Banton especially if Somerset opts to chase.
– Ryan Stevenson might be a decent punt considering his down the order batting and at least 3-4 overs with the bowl.
– Take anyone from Josh Davey or Marchant de Lange.
– James Vince will be another safe C/VC choice for SL combinations.
Grand League Combination –
1. Tom Banton
2. James Hildreth
3. Devon Conway
4. D’Arcy Short
5. Lewis Gregory(VC)
6. Colin de Grandhomme(C)
7. James Fuller
8. Ryan Stevenson
9. Chris Wood
10. Craig Overton
11. Jack Leach
– Grandhomme and Gregory looks open C/VC choices for GL considering their expected all-round performances.
– Expecting at least a decent knock Banton as he’s failing to play one from last couple of matches.
– Dropped Vince as he doesn’t have promising numbers against the opponent.
– James Fuller has excellent numbers with both bat and ball in H2H matches which makes him a good GL pick.
– Jack Leach might be a crucial pick again especially while bowling first.
