KET vs SOM Match Preview, Prediction, Team News & Expert Analysis - 35th ODI Match
By Arjit Kumar - Fri, Jul 31, 2026Last Updated on Jul 31, 2026 01:28 PM
Kent vs Somerset Cricket Match Previews
England Domestic One-Day Cup 2026
KET vs SOM Match Previews, Probable Playing 11, Cricket Match Live Score and Pitch Report
Teams will be updated once the lineup announced
KET vs SOM Match Prediction, England Domestic One-Day Cup 2026, Kent vs Somerset Match Preview, Probable Playing 11, Match winning Tips, Live Match Score, Pitch Report, Injury & Updates.
KET vs SOM (Kent vs Somerset) Match Details
| Match | Kent vs Somerset (KET vs SOM) |
| League | England Domestic One-Day Cup 2026 |
| Date | Friday, 31st July 2026 |
| Time | 03:30 PM (IST) - 10:00 AM (GMT) |
KET vs SOM Pitch Report and Todays Weather Report
KET vs SOM Match Venue: St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury, England
KET vs SOM Pitch Report: This is a Bowling pitch, a total of 3 match has been played on this pitch, in which the team batting first has won 1 match and the team bowling first has won 1 matches. The average score on this pitch is 224. Bowling first after winning the toss would be the right decision.
KET vs SOM Weather Report: Weather during the match time in Canterbury, GB will be cloudy. The temperature is expected to around 24°C on the match day with 52% humidity and 11.1 km/h wind speed. And the visibility is 10 KM. There are 42% chances of precipitation during the game.
St Lawrence Ground Score Records:
| Total matches: | 12 |
| Batting first won: | 7 |
| Bowling first won: | 5 |
| 1st inn avg score: | 250 |
| 2nd inn avg score: | 184 |
| Highest Total: | 347/5 |
| Lowest Total: | 75/10 |
| Highest Chased: | 254/4 |
| Lowest Defended: | 214/5 |
St Lawrence Ground Pitch Favour
Pace Bowling 45%
Spin Bowling
57%Batting Pitch 43%
Bowling Pitch
136
T20 Average Scores
KET vs SOM (Kent vs Somerset) Playing 11
Kent vs Somerset (KET vs SOM) Match Preview
KET vs SOM Match Preview: Kent will lock horns against Somerset in England Domestic One-Day Cup 2026 on Friday, 31 July 2026 at 03:30 PM IST at St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury.
Kent (KET) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Ben Dawkins and Daniel Bell Drummond will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings in previous matches.
One-Down Batter
- Sam Northeast will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Harry Finch and Chris Benjamin will strengthen the middle order for Kent.
- Daniel Bell Drummond will lead the Kent as a Captain. He is also a good Batter
Wicketkeeper
- Chris Benjamin will do the Wicket Keeping for Kent.
Spin Bowlers
Pace Bowlers
- Matt Milnes and Keith Dudgeon will lead the pace attack of his team. He was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.
Somerset (SOM) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Archie Vaughan and Savin Perera will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings.
One-Down Batter
- Tom Lammonby will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Lewis Goldsworthy and Joshua Thomas will strengthen the middle order for Somerset.
- Lewis Goldsworthy will lead the Somerset as a Captain. He is having topmost good points in this series.
Wicketkeeper
- Benjamin Church will do the Wicket Keeping for Somerset.
Spin Bowlers
- Jack Leach and Joshua Shaw will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
Pace Bowlers
- Jake Ball and Migael Pretorius will lead the pace attack of his team. He was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.
Kent vs Somerset (KET vs SOM) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips
KET vs SOM Match Prediction: Kent looks in good form in recent matches, They are the favorites to win the match.
Toss Prediction, Who will Win the Toss Today?: According to the Possible11 expert toss prediction, KET will win the toss and choose to Bat first.
KET vs SOM England Domestic One-Day Cup 2026 Match Expert Advice: Matt Milnes will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Keith Dudgeon will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.
KET vs SOM Head to Head
KET vs SOM Head to Head Records: Kent vs Somerset have faced each other in 160 matches in ODI. Out of these 160 games, Kent have won 80 whereas Somerset have won 41 Matches and 46 matches ended with Draw.
| Match Played | 160 |
| KET Won | 80 |
| SOM Won | 41 |
| Tie/NR | 46 |
Live Telecast
The match will be live telecast on England Cricket App.
POINTS TABLE - England Domestic One-Day Cup 2026
| No | Team | M | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Pts | Recent Forms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group A | |||||||||
| 1 | Lancashire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +0.253 | 12 | WWWL |
| 2 | Nottinghamshire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +0.219 | 12 | LWWW |
| 3 | Somerset | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +0.866 | 8 | WWL |
| 4 | Surrey | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -0.026 | 8 | LWLW |
| 5 | Leicestershire | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -0.149 | 8 | LLWW |
| 6 | Gloucestershire | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +0.224 | 4 | WLL |
| 7 | Northamptonshire | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -0.315 | 4 | LLW |
| 8 | Warwickshire | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -0.503 | 4 | WLLL |
| 9 | Kent | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -0.536 | 4 | LLW |
| Group B | |||||||||
| 1 | Middlesex | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.955 | 12 | WWW |
| 2 | Yorkshire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1.043 | 12 | WWWL |
| 3 | Durham | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.556 | 12 | WWW |
| 4 | Worcestershire | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +0.174 | 8 | LWW |
| 5 | Essex | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -0.266 | 4 | LWL |
| 6 | Hampshire | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -0.760 | 4 | LLW |
| 7 | Glamorgan | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1.152 | 4 | LLLW |
| 8 | Sussex | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1.373 | 4 | WLLL |
| 9 | Derbyshire | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -0.533 | 0 | LLL |
| M: Matches, W: Won, L: Lost, T: Tie, NR: No Result, NRR: Net Run Rate, Pts: Points, Q: Qualified, E: Eliminate Recent Forms: W = Won, L = Lost, T = Tie, D = Draw, NR = No Result | |||||||||
Full Schedule: England Domestic One-Day Cup 2026 Schedule
Recent Forms:
SOM - W W LKET - L L W
KET vs SOM Team Analysis & Player Performance
- Looking by the pitch behavior, Picking top order batters would be crucial here.
- Death-over bowlers are always excellent wicket-takers in last few overs, they can turn the game around at any time.
- In Wicket Keeping, both are good. However Benjamin Church will be the better option.
- Pacers may play major role on this pitch.
KET vs SOM Winning Prediction
- Kent team has the upper hand over Somerset team. So try to pick more players from Kent
KET vs SOM Small League Must Picks:
KET - Matt Milnes [361 points], Keith Dudgeon [298 points]SOM - Lewis Goldsworthy [379 points], Joshua Thomas [275 points]
KET vs SOM Grand League Risky Picks:
KET - Ekansh Singh [0 points], Ben Dawkins [0 points]SOM - Kian Roberts [0 points], James Theedom [0 points]
KET vs SOM Death Over Bowlers:
KET - Grant StewartSOM - Jake Ball
Kent (KET) Key Players
- Jaydn Denly [PTs: 0, CR: 6.5]
- Ben Dawkins [PTs: 0, CR: 6.5]
- Sam Northeast [PTs: 0, CR: 7.0]
- Joey Evison [PTs: 2, CR: 7.0]
- Grant Stewart [0W, 1W]
- Daniel Bell Drummond [PTs: 185, CR: 8.5]
- Keith Dudgeon [1W, ]
Somerset (SOM) Key Players
- Archie Vaughan [PTs: 0, CR: 6.5]
- Johnny Connell [PTs: 0, CR: 8.5]
- Savin Perera [20, 14, 15, 4, 23*, ]
- Benjamin Church [PTs: 0, CR: 9.5]
- Joshua Shaw [PTs: 0, CR: 9.9]
- Joshua Thomas [PTs: 275, CR: 6.5]
- Lewis Goldsworthy [PTs: 379, CR: 6.5]
KET vs SOM Captain and Vice-Captain Choices
- Sam Northeast [PTs: 0, CR: 7.0]
- Savin Perera [PTs: 0, CR: 9.0]
- Joshua Shaw [PTs: 0, CR: 9.9]
- Grant Stewart [PTs: 74, CR: 7.5]
- Daniel Bell Drummond [PTs: 185, CR: 8.5]
- Joshua Thomas [PTs: 275, CR: 6.5]
- Lewis Goldsworthy [PTs: 379, CR: 6.5]
KET vs SOM Injury / Unavailability
Kent Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
Somerset Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
KET vs SOM Live Stream
Where can I see KET vs SOM Live Score?
You can see KET vs SOM Live Score on Possible11, Cricbuzz, ESPNcricinfo, etc.
KET vs SOM match prediction video in Hindi will be posted soon
Kent vs Somerset (KET vs SOM) Squads
Kent (KET) Squad: Oliver Curtiss, Matt Parkinson, Grant Stewart, Matt Milnes, Sam Northeast, Daniel Bell Drummond(C), Harry Finch(WK), Keith Dudgeon, Joey Evison, Chris Benjamin(WK), Jaskaran Singh, Jaydn Denly, Ben Dawkins, Ekansh Singh
Somerset (SOM) Squad: Jack Leach, Savin Perera, Benjamin Church(WK), Joshua Shaw, Jake Ball, Tom Lammonby, Migael Pretorius, Lewis Goldsworthy(C), Joshua Thomas, JT Langridge, Archie Vaughan, James Theedom, Johnny Connell, Kian Roberts
DISCLAIMER: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Q-1, What is the Match prediction for today's KET vs SOM match?
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