Vitality Blast 2022 – Hampshire Hawks vs Somerset, match preview, predicted lineups
Hampshire Hawks take on Somerset in Vitality Blast 2022 as the season moves ahead. Both teams will be looking for a win here.
Date & Time : 30th May 2022, 6:00 PM (Local)
Venue : The Ageas Bowl, Southampton
Hampshire Hawks are the bottom of the South Group playing a game so far and loosing it with 0 points and a larger negative run rate. They will look to make amends.
Hampshire lost their first game to Middlesex after failing to chase the target of 164 & loosing by 10 runs.
The James Vince led side have bowlers in form who are picking up wickets much like Brad Wheal and co. but they must be consistent else they will fall back. Batting wise they would want their key men to click not like the other day when only captain James Vince stood up.
On the other hand, Somerset are one of the best teams in their group thus far and the only three to have won all the games they have played so far. Somerset are second after two games with 4 points. They will look to keep up the good work.
Somerset won their last game against Essex by six wickets (DLS method).
The Tom Abell led side bowlers are doing a good job in terms of restricting opponents with bowlers like Josh Davey. While batting wise they have good batsmen much like Rilee Rossouw who has had two half centuries in two games. They need to be consistent.
As for the wicket, it’s a good one for batting while bowlers might be assisted by movement.
Team news and possible lineups
There are no fresh injury concerns for both sides at the moment.
Hampshire Hawks XI : B. McDermott (WK), A. Donald, Vince (C), Weatherley, Dawson, Whiteley, Fuller, Ellis, C. Wood, Crane, Wheal.
Somerset XI : Banton (WK), Smeed, Rossouw, Abell (C), Lammonby, Gregory, Goldsworthy, B. Green, R. van der Merwe, M. de Lange, Davey.
Prediction
I expect a closely fought contest but I think Somerset might prevail in the end.
