Somerset and Lancashire will be up against each other at County Ground in Taunton, on Thursday, 26 August. Lancashire have won three games on the trot, but a stern challenge awaits as they will be missing several of their key players.
Somerset vs Lancashire Team News
Lancashire will be without a string of first-choice players. Finn Allen is on international duty. Keaton Jennings will miss out due to a calf injury. Jos Butter and Saqib Mahmood are both are in Leeds for the third Test versus India.
Similarly, Somerset are missing their strike bowler, Craig Overton, who is playing the Headingley Test match. Devon Conway, their leading run-getter, is also unavailable. Tom Banton and Will Smeed are likely to open the innings.
They have a brilliant all-rounder in Lewis Gregory, who has picked 12 wickets in the tournament and is handy with bat as well. Marchant de Lange is their leading wicket-taker.
Fantasy Tips
- Liam Livingstone, Dane Vilas and Banton are must-haves for your team.
- Gregory has picked up 12 wickets in the tournament. Pick him in your team.
- Tom Hartley, de Lange and Matt Parkinson should be your three bowlers in the team. Try to pick as many batters as you can, since the venue has always been favourable for batters.
Probable XIs
Somerset: Tom Banton, Tom Lammonby, Steven Davies (wk), James Hildreth, Ben Green, Roelof van der Merwe, Marchant de Lange, Jack Brooks, Will Smeed, Lewis Goldsworthy, Lewis Gregory
Lancashire: Liam Livingstone, Josh Bohannon, Alex Davies, Dane Vilas, Steven Croft, Rob Jones, Luke Wells, Luke Wood, Tom Hartley, Danny Lamb, Matt Parkinson
Fantasy XI
Tom Banton (c), Will Smeed (vc), Dane Vilas, Keaton Jennings, Josh Bohannon, Liam Livingstone, Lewis Gregory, Marchant de Lange, Tom Hartley, Matt Parkinson, Josh Davey
