SUS vs SOM Match Prediction, Preview, Team News & Expert Analysis - 50th TEST Match
By Aditya Pratap Singh - Thu, Aug 27, 2026Last Updated on Aug 27, 2026 11:48 AM
Sussex vs Somerset Cricket Match Previews
County Championship Division One 2026
SOM 202/10 (58)
SUS 250/10 (69.4)
SOM 350/9 (97.2)
SUS 62/1 (14)
Match drawn
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Clark* | 15 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 68.18 |
| Tom Haines | 30 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 81.08 |
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archie Vaughan* | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 6.25 |
| Migael Pretorius | 4 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 4.25 |
Last Wicket:Daniel Hughes c Tom Abell b Migael Pretorius 13(27) - 23/1 in 7.6 ov.
Today's Match Live Score ↻
Sussex vs Somerset
Somerset — Innings 1 (202/10 in 58 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Thomas c J Simpson b Henry Crocombe | 26 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 76.47 | |
| Tom Lammonby c Jaydev Unadkat b Sean Hunt | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Archie Vaughan c Jaydev Unadkat b Sean Hunt | 20 | 54 | 4 | 0 | 37.04 | |
| Henry Nicholls b Henry Crocombe | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Abell c Charlie Tear b Tom Clark | 72 | 110 | 7 | 2 | 65.45 | |
| James Rew (wk) c J Simpson b Sean Hunt | 12 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 30 | |
| Craig Overton c J Simpson b Henry Crocombe | 54 | 86 | 7 | 1 | 62.79 | |
| Lewis Gregory (c) c and b Tom Clark | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joshua Shaw batting | 7 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 43.75 | |
| Migael Pretorius c Tom Haines b Henry Crocombe | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Leach c J Simpson b Henry Crocombe | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | LegByes: 6 | NoBalls: 4 | Total: 10 | |||||
| Total | 202 | 10 wkts, 58 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaydev Unadkat | 13 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Sean Hunt | 16 | 5 | 31 | 3 | 1.9 |
| Henry Crocombe | 14 | 2 | 56 | 5 | 4 |
| Joey Evison | 5 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 4.4 |
| Jack Carson | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5.5 |
| James Coles | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 6 |
| Tom Clark | 5 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2.6 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Joshua Thomas & Lammonby | 6 | 7 |
| Joshua Thomas & Archie Vaughan | 42 | 67 |
| Nicholls & Archie Vaughan | 0 | 2 |
| Tom Abell & Archie Vaughan | 11 | 35 |
| Tom Abell & James Rew | 37 | 78 |
| Tom Abell & Craig Overton | 93 | 121 |
| Lewis Gregory & Craig Overton | 0 | 1 |
| Joshua Shaw & Craig Overton | 11 | 35 |
| Joshua Shaw & Migael Pretorius | 0 | 1 |
| Joshua Shaw & Jack Leach | 0 | 1 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Lammonby | 1.1 | 6 |
| 2 | Joshua Thomas | 12.2 | 48 |
| 3 | Henry Nicholls | 12.4 | 48 |
| 4 | Archie Vaughan | 18.3 | 59 |
| 5 | James Rew | 31.3 | 96 |
| 6 | Tom Abell | 51.4 | 191 |
| 7 | Lewis Gregory | 51.5 | 191 |
| 8 | Craig Overton | 57.4 | 202 |
| 9 | Migael Pretorius | 57.5 | 202 |
| 10 | Jack Leach | 57.6 | 202 |
Sussex — Innings 2 (250/10 in 69.4 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Hughes lbw b Migael Pretorius | 11 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 34.38 | |
| Tom Haines (c) c Lammonby b Lewis Gregory | 8 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 61.54 | |
| Tom Clark c Henry Nicholls b Craig Overton | 85 | 83 | 15 | 1 | 102.41 | |
| Charlie Tear lbw b Craig Overton | 34 | 78 | 6 | 0 | 43.59 | |
| James Coles b Lewis Gregory | 10 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 32.26 | |
| John Simpson (wk) not out | 64 | 102 | 7 | 2 | 62.75 | |
| Joey Evison c James Rew b Lewis Gregory | 4 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 22.22 | |
| Jack Carson c Tom Abell b Craig Overton | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
| Henry Crocombe lbw b Craig Overton | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sean Hunt c Lammonby b Migael Pretorius | 6 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 20 | |
| Jaydev Unadkat lbw b Jack Leach | 12 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 60 | |
| Extras | Byes: 1 | LegByes: 10 | NoBalls: 2 | Total: 13 | |||||
| Total | 250 | 10 wkts, 69.4 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Gregory | 19 | 6 | 55 | 3 | 2.9 |
| Joshua Shaw | 8 | 2 | 51 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Craig Overton | 20 | 1 | 66 | 4 | 3.3 |
| Migael Pretorius | 15 | 3 | 55 | 2 | 3.7 |
| Jack Leach | 7.4 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1.6 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Hughes & Tom Haines | 15 | 28 |
| Daniel Hughes & Tom Clark | 42 | 53 |
| Charlie Tear & Tom Clark | 92 | 113 |
| Charlie Tear & James Coles | 5 | 25 |
| Simpson & James Coles | 18 | 41 |
| Simpson & Joey Evison | 8 | 27 |
| Simpson & J Carson | 13 | 39 |
| Simpson & H Crocombe | 0 | 2 |
| Simpson & Sean Hunt | 17 | 43 |
| Simpson & Jaydev Unadkat | 40 | 47 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Haines | 4.4 | 15 |
| 2 | Daniel Hughes | 13.3 | 57 |
| 3 | Tom Clark | 32.2 | 149 |
| 4 | Charlie Tear | 36.3 | 154 |
| 5 | James Coles | 43.2 | 172 |
| 6 | Joey Evison | 47.5 | 180 |
| 7 | Jack Carson | 54.2 | 193 |
| 8 | Henry Crocombe | 54.4 | 193 |
| 9 | Sean Hunt | 61.5 | 210 |
| 10 | Jaydev Unadkat | 69.4 | 250 |
Somerset — Innings 3 (350/9 in 97.2 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Thomas c Charlie Tear b Sean Hunt | 48 | 66 | 8 | 0 | 72.73 | |
| Tom Lammonby lbw b Henry Crocombe | 93 | 171 | 12 | 0 | 54.39 | |
| Archie Vaughan c J Simpson b Jaydev Unadkat | 24 | 62 | 3 | 0 | 38.71 | |
| Henry Nicholls c James Coles b Joey Evison | 50 | 129 | 4 | 0 | 38.76 | |
| Tom Abell b Sean Hunt | 37 | 66 | 6 | 0 | 56.06 | |
| James Rew (wk) c Jack Carson b Tom Clark | 27 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 61.36 | |
| Craig Overton c Jack Carson b Joey Evison | 8 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 72.73 | |
| Lewis Gregory (c) not out | 32 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 94.12 | |
| Migael Pretorius c J Simpson b Tom Clark | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40 | |
| Jack Leach c Sean Hunt b Jack Carson | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | |
| Extras | Byes: 7 | LegByes: 5 | NoBalls: 14 | Wides: 2 | Total: 28 | |||||
| Total | 350 | 9 wkts, 97.2 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | Joshua Shaw | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaydev Unadkat | 23 | 1 | 93 | 1 | 4 |
| Sean Hunt | 15 | 4 | 48 | 2 | 3.2 |
| Jack Carson | 21.2 | 2 | 66 | 1 | 3.1 |
| Henry Crocombe | 17 | 3 | 53 | 1 | 3.1 |
| James Coles | 7 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 3 |
| Joey Evison | 11 | 2 | 40 | 2 | 3.6 |
| Tom Clark | 3 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 5.7 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Joshua Thomas & Lammonby | 92 | 136 |
| Archie Vaughan & Lammonby | 49 | 109 |
| Nicholls & Lammonby | 56 | 104 |
| Nicholls & Tom Abell | 68 | 134 |
| Nicholls & James Rew | 14 | 23 |
| Craig Overton & James Rew | 12 | 14 |
| Lewis Gregory & James Rew | 39 | 47 |
| Lewis Gregory & Migael Pretorius | 9 | 13 |
| Lewis Gregory & Jack Leach | 7 | 4 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua Thomas | 22.4 | 92 |
| 2 | Archie Vaughan | 40.5 | 141 |
| 3 | Tom Lammonby | 58.1 | 198 |
| 4 | Tom Abell | 80.3 | 268 |
| 5 | Henry Nicholls | 84.2 | 283 |
| 6 | Craig Overton | 86.4 | 295 |
| 7 | James Rew | 94.3 | 334 |
| 8 | Migael Pretorius | 96.4 | 343 |
| 9 | Jack Leach | 97.2 | 350 |
Sussex — Innings 4 (62/1 in 14 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Hughes c Tom Abell b Migael Pretorius | 13 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 48.15 | |
| Tom Haines (c) not out | 30 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 81.08 | |
| Tom Clark not out | 15 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 68.18 | |
| Extras | NoBalls: 4 | Total: 4 | |||||
| Total | 62 | 1 wkts, 14 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | Charlie Tear, James Coles, John Simpson (wk), Joey Evison, Jack Carson, Henry Crocombe, Sean Hunt, Jaydev Unadkat | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Gregory | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3.7 |
| Craig Overton | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| Archie Vaughan | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Migael Pretorius | 4 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 4.2 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Hughes & Tom Haines | 21 | 48 |
| Tom Clark & Tom Haines | 39 | 36 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Hughes | 7.6 | 23 |
SUS vs SOM Match Prediction, County Championship Division One 2026, Sussex vs Somerset Match Preview, Probable Playing 11, Match winning Tips, Live Match Score, Pitch Report, Injury & Updates.
SUS vs SOM (Sussex vs Somerset) Match Details
| Match | Sussex vs Somerset (SUS vs SOM) |
| League | County Championship Division One 2026 |
| Date | Thursday, 27th August 2026 |
| Time | 03:30 PM (IST) - 10:00 AM (GMT) |
SUS vs SOM Pitch Report and Today's Weather Report
SUS vs SOM Match Venue: County Ground, Hove, England
SUS vs SOM Pitch Report: Pitch is expected to be neutral with the help of pacers.
SUS vs SOM Weather Report: Weather during the match time in Hove, GB will be cloudy. The temperature is expected to around 24°C on the match day with 55% humidity and 19.4 km/h wind speed. And the visibility is 10 KM. There are 95% chances of precipitation during the game.
County Ground Score Records:
| Total matches: | 2 |
| Batting first won: | 0 |
| Bowling first won: | 0 |
| 1st inn avg score: | 360 |
| 2nd inn avg score: | 269 |
| Highest Total: | 366/7 |
| Lowest Total: | 223/10 |
County Ground Pitch Favour
Pace Bowling 46%
Spin Bowling
56%Batting Pitch 44%
Bowling Pitch
108
T20 Average Scores
SUS vs SOM (Sussex vs Somerset) Playing 11
Sussex vs Somerset (SUS vs SOM) Match Preview
SUS vs SOM Match Preview: County Championship Division One 2026 will see Sussex facing off against Somerset on Thursday, 27 August 2026 at 03:30 PM IST.
Sussex (SUS) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Charlie Tear and Daniel Hughes will open the innings. Both are very talented players.
- Daniel Hughes was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.
One-Down Batter
- Danial Ibrahim will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Jack Leaning and Tom Haines will strengthen the middle order for Sussex.
- Jack Carson will lead the Sussex as a Captain. He is also a good Bowler
Wicketkeeper
- Charlie Tear will do the Wicket Keeping for Sussex.
Spin Bowlers
- James Coles will take care of the spin bowling of the team.
Pace Bowlers
- Sean Hunt and Jack Carson will lead the pace attack of his team.
Somerset (SOM) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Joshua Thomas and Sunny Sandhu will open the innings. Both are very talented players.
One-Down Batter
- S Abishiek will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Tom Lammonby and Rajendran Vivek will strengthen the middle order for Somerset.
- S Abishiek will lead the Somerset as a Captain. He is also a good Batter
Wicketkeeper
- Dinesh Veda Guru will do the Wicket Keeping for Somerset.
Spin Bowlers
- Lewis Gregory and Rahil Shah will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
- Rahil Shah was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.
Pace Bowlers
- Jake Ball and Karthick Manikandan will lead the pace attack of his team.
Sussex vs Somerset (SUS vs SOM) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips
SUS vs SOM Match Prediction: Somerset 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, SUS will win the toss and choose to Bowl first.
SUS vs SOM County Championship Division One 2026 Match Expert Advice: John Simpson will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. James Coles will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.
SUS vs SOM Head to Head
SUS vs SOM Head to Head Records: Sussex vs Somerset have faced each other in 14 matches in TEST. Out of these 14 games, Sussex have won 8 whereas Somerset have won 6 Matches.
| Match Played | 14 |
| SUS Won | 8 |
| SOM Won | 6 |
| Tie/NR | 0 |
| First-ever fixture | |
| Most recent fixture |
Live Telecast
The match will be live telecast on Fancode.
POINTS TABLE - County Championship Division One 2026
| No | Team | M | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Pts | Recent Forms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | +0.341 | 189 | WWDWD |
| 2 | Nottinghamshire | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | +0.194 | 185 | WDDWW |
| 3 | Warwickshire | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | +0.270 | 184 | WWDWD |
| 4 | Sussex | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | -0.085 | 154 | DWDLL |
| 5 | Yorkshire | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | +0.357 | 142 | WLDWL |
| 6 | Surrey | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | +0.029 | 137 | DWDLL |
| 7 | Glamorgan | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | -0.699 | 127 | LLDLW |
| 8 | Essex | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | -0.055 | 124 | LLDLL |
| 9 | Leicestershire | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | +0.090 | 116 | LDDWW |
| 10 | Hampshire | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | -0.407 | 92 | LLDLW |
| 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: County Championship Division One 2026 Schedule
Recent Forms:
SOM - W W D W DSUS - D W D L L
SUS 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, Tom Kohler Cadmore is the best choice.
- Spinners may play major role on this pitch.
SUS vs SOM Winning Prediction
- Somerset team has the upper hand over Sussex team. So try to pick more players from Somerset
SUS vs SOM Small League Must Picks:
SUS - John Simpson [374 points], James Coles [319 points]SOM - Craig Overton [477 points], Lewis Gregory [352 points]
SUS vs SOM Grand League Risky Picks:
SUS - Nantes Oosthuizen [0 points], Danial Ibrahim [0 points]SOM - Archie Vaughan [0 points], Dinesh Veda Guru [0 points]
SUS vs SOM Death Over Bowlers:
SUS - Jack CarsonSOM - Jake Ball, M Poiyamozhi
Sussex (SUS) Key Players
- Jaydev Unadkat [0W, 3W, 1W]
- Daniel Hughes [7, 13, 15, 60, 25]
- Sunny Sandhu [PTs: 6, CR: 6.5]
- Tom Price [1W, 0]
- M Poiyamozhi [3W]
- Henry Crocombe [1W, 1W]
- M Mohammed [PTs: 44, CR: 7.0]
- S Abishiek [PTs: 90, CR: 7.5]
- Boopathi Vaishna Kumar [68, 35, 43, 88, 83]
- S Harish Kumar [25]
- Jack Leaning [PTs: 186, CR: 8.5]
- Rajendran Vivek [PTs: 228, CR: 8.0]
Somerset (SOM) Key Players
- Archie Vaughan [PTs: 0, CR: 6.5]
- Tom Abell [PTs: 34, CR: 7.5]
- Henry Nicholls [24, 17, 27, 4, 68]
- Jake Ball [PTs: 262, CR: 8.0]
- Joshua Thomas [PTs: 275, CR: 6.5]
SUS vs SOM Captain and Vice-Captain Choices
- Daniel Hughes [PTs: 0, CR: 9.0]
- Sunny Sandhu [PTs: 6, CR: 6.5]
- Tom Price [PTs: 22, CR: 7.0]
- Tom Abell [PTs: 34, CR: 7.5]
- S Abishiek [PTs: 90, CR: 7.5]
- Henry Nicholls [PTs: 114, CR: 8.0]
- Boopathi Vaishna Kumar [PTs: 117, CR: 6.0]
- S Harish Kumar [PTs: 133, CR: 8.5]
- Jack Leaning [PTs: 186, CR: 8.5]
- Rajendran Vivek [PTs: 228, CR: 8.0]
- Joshua Thomas [PTs: 275, CR: 6.5]
SUS vs SOM Injury / Unavailability
Sussex Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
Somerset Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
SUS vs SOM Live Stream
Where can I see SUS vs SOM Live Score?
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SUS vs SOM match will be live telecast on FanCode.
SUS vs SOM Cricket Match Highlights
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Sussex vs Somerset (SUS vs SOM) Squads
Sussex (SUS) Squad: M Mohammed, Jaydev Unadkat, John Simpson(WK), Daniel Hughes, Boopathi Vaishna Kumar, Sudhan Kandepan, Rajendran Vivek, Danny Lamb, Tom Alsop(WK), Tom Haines, Fynn Hudson-Prentice, Tom Clark, Jack Leaning, Jack Carson(C), Henry Crocombe, Sean Hunt, James Coles, Tom Price, Dominic Goodman, R Kavin(WK), S Abishiek(C), S Ajith Ram, S Harish Kumar, Nidish Rajagopal, Rahil Shah, Yazh Arun Mozhi, M Poiyamozhi, Danial Ibrahim, Charlie Tear(WK), Hari Nishanth, Karthick Manikandan, Sunny Sandhu, Dinesh Veda Guru(WK), M-Udhayakumar, B Iyappan, Nantes Oosthuizen, Eshwar M(WK)
Somerset (SOM) Squad: Jack Leach, Henry Nicholls, Lewis Gregory(C), Tom Kohler Cadmore(WK), Lewis Goldsworthy, Jake Ball, Tom Abell, Tom Lammonby, Craig Overton, Migael Pretorius, Will Smeed, James Rew(WK), Alfie Ogborne, Joshua Thomas, Archie Vaughan
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.
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