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LEI vs SOM Match Prediction, Preview, Team News & Expert Analysis - 60th TEST Match

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Last Updated on Sep 08, 2026 01:18 PM
LEI vs SOM Match Previews and Cricket Tips

Leicestershire vs Somerset Cricket Match Previews

County Championship Division One 2026

SOM 363/10 (75.4)

LEIC 157/10 (51.1)

SOM 316/5 (68.4)

LEIC 145/10 (45.1)

Somerset won by 377 runs

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Josh Hull* 12262046.15
BowlersOMRWECO
Jack Leach* 9.113033.27
Craig Overton1123343

Last Wicket:Nathan Gilchrist lbw b Jack Leach 2(5) - 145/10 in 45.1 ov.

Today's Match Live Score ↻

Leicestershire vs Somerset

County Championship Division One 2026 — TEST — 60th Match
Somerset won by 377 runs

Somerset — Innings 1 (363/10 in 75.4 overs)

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Joshua Thomas
b Ben Mike
10015415064.94
Tom Lammonby
c Sheridon Gumbs b Alex Green
749511077.89
Archie Vaughan
lbw b Nathan Gilchrist
21322065.62
Henry Nicholls
run out (Nathan Gilchrist/(sub)Tattersall)
26355074.29
Tom Abell
c and b Nathan Gilchrist
170014.29
James Rew (wk)
lbw b Nathan Gilchrist
618810069.32
Craig Overton
c (sub)Tattersall b Ben Mike
9820112.5
Lewis Gregory (c)
c Rehan Ahmed b Ajaz Patel
271751158.82
Jack Leach
lbw b Ajaz Patel
02000
Migael Pretorius
b Rehan Ahmed
260033.33
Jake Ball
not out
3210014.29
ExtrasByes: 9 | LegByes: 4 | NoBalls: 22 | Wides: 4 | Total: 39
Total36310 wkts, 75.4 overs
Yet to Bat
BowlerOMRWEcon
Nathan Gilchrist16.437334.4
Ben Mike20210925.5
Alex Green814415.5
Ajaz Patel1928024.2
Rehan Ahmed1224413.7

Partnerships

PlayersRunsBalls
Joshua Thomas & Lammonby181215
Joshua Thomas & Archie Vaughan4156
Joshua Thomas & Nicholls06
Tom Abell & Nicholls710
James Rew & Nicholls4760
James Rew & Craig Overton2014
James Rew & Lewis Gregory4434
James Rew & Jack Leach48
James Rew & Migael Pretorius37
James Rew & Jake Ball1644

Wickets

#BatsmanOverScore
1Tom Lammonby35.5181
2Archie Vaughan45.1222
3Joshua Thomas46.1222
4Tom Abell47.5229
5Henry Nicholls57.5277
6Craig Overton60.1297
7Lewis Gregory65.5340
8Jack Leach67.1344
9Migael Pretorius68.2347
10James Rew75.4363

Leicestershire — Innings 2 (157/10 in 51.1 overs)

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Rishi Patel
c James Rew b Lewis Gregory
12132092.31
Sheridon Gumbs
lbw b Lewis Gregory
02000
Rehan Ahmed
c James Rew b Jake Ball
23494046.94
Hamza Shaikh
b Craig Overton
7370018.92
Nick Kelly
lbw b Craig Overton
39477082.98
Stephen Eskinazi (c)
c James Rew b Jake Ball
260033.33
Ben Cox (wk)
lbw b Craig Overton
24363066.67
Ben Mike
lbw b Migael Pretorius
290022.22
Ajaz Patel
c Lammonby b Jack Leach
26583044.83
Josh Hull
b Jake Ball
024000
Nathan Gilchrist
batting
9271033.33
ExtrasLegByes: 10 | NoBalls: 2 | Wides: 1 | Total: 13
Total15710 wkts, 51.1 overs
Yet to BatAlex Green
BowlerOMRWEcon
Lewis Gregory601722.8
Migael Pretorius1325514.2
Craig Overton1372331.8
Jake Ball1123933.5
Tom Lammonby10101
Archie Vaughan42401
Jack Leach3.10812.5

Partnerships

PlayersRunsBalls
Rishi Patel & Sheridon Gumbs13
Rishi Patel & Rehan Ahmed2124
Hamza Shaikh & Rehan Ahmed3167
Nick Kelly & Rehan Ahmed08
Nick Kelly & Eskinazi1019
Nick Kelly & Ben Cox5163
Ben Mike & Ben Cox711
Ben Mike & Ajaz Patel06
Josh Hull & Ajaz Patel955
Nathan Gilchrist & Ajaz Patel2751

Wickets

#BatsmanOverScore
1Sheridon Gumbs0.31
2Rishi Patel4.322
3Hamza Shaikh15.453
4Rehan Ahmed16.653
5Stephen Eskinazi20.163
6Nick Kelly30.4114
7Ben Cox32.3121
8Ben Mike33.3121
9Josh Hull42.4130
10Ajaz Patel51.1157

Somerset — Innings 3 (316/5 in 68.4 overs)

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Joshua Thomas
lbw b Rehan Ahmed
55838066.27
Tom Lammonby
c Rishi Patel b Ajaz Patel
691217057.02
Archie Vaughan
lbw b Rehan Ahmed
4101040
Henry Nicholls
not out
1001129489.29
Tom Abell
c Rishi Patel b Ajaz Patel
58717081.69
James Rew (wk)
c Nick Kelly b Nathan Gilchrist
211012210
Craig Overton
not out
450080
ExtrasByes: 1 | LegByes: 2 | Wides: 2 | Total: 5
Total3165 wkts, 68.4 overs
Yet to BatLewis Gregory (c), Migael Pretorius, Jack Leach, Jake Ball
BowlerOMRWEcon
Nathan Gilchrist10.414814.5
Josh Hull1035405.4
Ben Mike623405.7
Ajaz Patel23210124.4
Rehan Ahmed1927624

Partnerships

PlayersRunsBalls
Joshua Thomas & Lammonby113164
Archie Vaughan & Lammonby613
Nicholls & Lammonby1868
Nicholls & Tom Abell119130
Nicholls & James Rew3623
Nicholls & Craig Overton2414

Wickets

#BatsmanOverScore
1Joshua Thomas27.2113
2Archie Vaughan29.3119
3Tom Lammonby40.5137
4Tom Abell62.3256
5James Rew66.2292

Leicestershire — Innings 4 (145/10 in 45.1 overs)

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Rishi Patel
c Craig Overton b Lewis Gregory
2180011.11
Sheridon Gumbs
b Craig Overton
7311022.58
Rehan Ahmed
c Craig Overton b Lewis Gregory
691066.67
Hamza Shaikh
lbw b Craig Overton
24434055.81
Nick Kelly
c James Rew b Craig Overton
6321018.75
Stephen Eskinazi (c)
c Archie Vaughan b Craig Overton
9212042.86
Ben Cox (wk)
c James Rew b Jack Leach
39596066.1
Ben Mike
lbw b Jake Ball
9111081.82
Ajaz Patel
c Joshua Thomas b Jack Leach
181740105.88
Josh Hull
not out
12262046.15
Nathan Gilchrist
lbw b Jack Leach
250040
ExtrasByes: 4 | LegByes: 5 | NoBalls: 2 | Total: 11
Total14510 wkts, 45.1 overs
Yet to BatAlex Green
BowlerOMRWEcon
Lewis Gregory631021.7
Migael Pretorius922102.3
Craig Overton1123343
Jake Ball1024214.2
Jack Leach9.113033.3

Partnerships

PlayersRunsBalls
Rishi Patel & Sheridon Gumbs427
Rehan Ahmed & Sheridon Gumbs614
Hamza Shaikh & Sheridon Gumbs1535
Hamza Shaikh & Nick Kelly2138
Eskinazi & Nick Kelly1435
Ben Cox & Nick Kelly58
Ben Cox & Ben Mike2436
Ben Cox & Ajaz Patel2935
Ben Cox & Josh Hull2131
Nathan Gilchrist & Josh Hull612

Wickets

#BatsmanOverScore
1Rishi Patel4.34
2Rehan Ahmed6.510
3Sheridon Gumbs12.425
4Hamza Shaikh18.646
5Stephen Eskinazi24.560
6Nick Kelly26.165
7Ben Mike32.189
8Ajaz Patel37.6118
9Ben Cox43.1139
10Nathan Gilchrist45.1145

LEI vs SOM Match Prediction, County Championship Division One 2026, Leicestershire vs Somerset Match Preview, Probable Playing 11, Match winning Tips, Live Match Score, Pitch Report, Injury & Updates.

LEI vs SOM (Leicestershire vs Somerset) Match Details

Match Leicestershire vs Somerset (LEI vs SOM)
League County Championship Division One 2026
Date Tuesday, 8th September 2026
Time 03:00 PM (IST) - 09:30 AM (GMT)

LEI vs SOM Pitch Report and Todays Weather Report

LEI vs SOM Match Venue: Grace Road, Leicester, England

LEI vs SOM Pitch Report: The pitch of Grace Road in Leicester is likely to be balanced. There will be some help for pace bowlers throughout the match, and the team winning the toss will prefer defending at this venue.

LEI vs SOM Weather Report: Weather during the match time in Leicester, GB will be cloudy. The temperature is expected to around 20°C on the match day with 64% humidity and 12.9 km/h wind speed. And the visibility is 10 KM. There are 71% chances of precipitation during the game.

Grace Road Score Records:

Total matches: 1
Batting first won: 0
Bowling first won: 0
1st inn avg score: 223
2nd inn avg score: 298
Highest Total: 345/8
Lowest Total: 223/10

Grace Road Pitch Favour

54%
Pace Bowling
46%
Spin Bowling
Grace Road Pitch Favour 56%
Batting Pitch
44%
Bowling Pitch

LEI vs SOM (Leicestershire vs Somerset) Playing 11

Leicestershire (LEI) Possible Playing XI: 1. Rishi Patel, 2. Sheridon Gumbs, 3. Josh Hull, 4. Rehan Ahmed, 5. Hamza Shaikh, 6. Nick Kelly, 7. Stephen Eskinazi(C), 8. Ben Cox(WK), 9. Ian Holland, 10. Tom Scriven, 11. Josh Davey

Somerset (SOM) Possible Playing XI: 1. Joshua Thomas, 2. Tom Lammonby, 3. Lewis Goldsworthy, 4. Henry Nicholls, 5. Tom Abell, 6. James Rew(WK), 7. Archie Vaughan, 8. Lewis Gregory(C), 9. Jack Leach, 10. Migael Pretorius, 11. Jake Ball

Leicestershire vs Somerset (LEI vs SOM) Match Preview

LEI vs SOM Match Preview: Leicestershire will take on Somerset in County Championship Division One 2026 on Tuesday, 08 September 2026 at 03:30 PM IST.

Leicestershire (LEI) Team Updates

Opening Batters

  • Rishi Patel and Sheridon Gumbs will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings.

One-Down Batter

  • Josh Hull will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.

Middle-Order Batters

  • Rehan Ahmed and Hamza Shaikh will strengthen the middle order for Leicestershire.
  • Stephen Eskinazi will lead the Leicestershire as a Captain. He is also a good Batter

Wicketkeeper

  • Lewis Hill will do the Wicket Keeping for Leicestershire.

Spin Bowlers

  • Rehan Ahmed and Ajaz Patel will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
  • Rehan Ahmed is having topmost good points in this series.

Pace Bowlers

  • Josh Davey and Alex Green will lead the pace attack of his team.

Somerset (SOM) Team Updates

Opening Batters

  • Joshua Thomas and Tom Lammonby will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings in previous matches.

One-Down Batter

  • Lewis Goldsworthy will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.

Middle-Order Batters

  • Henry Nicholls and Tom Abell will strengthen the middle order for Somerset.
  • Lewis Gregory will lead the Somerset as a Captain. He is also a good All-Rounder

Wicketkeeper

  • Tom Kohler Cadmore will do the Wicket Keeping for Somerset.

Spin Bowlers

  • Lewis Gregory and Lewis Goldsworthy will take care of the spin bowling of his team.

Pace Bowlers

  • Jake Ball and Alfie Ogborne will lead the pace attack of his team. He was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.

Leicestershire vs Somerset (LEI vs SOM) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips

LEI 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, SOM will win the toss and choose to Bowl first.

LEI vs SOM County Championship Division One 2026 Match Expert Advice: Rehan Ahmed will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Liam Trevaskis will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.

LEI vs SOM Head to Head

LEI vs SOM Head to Head Records: Leicestershire vs Somerset have faced each other in 5 matches in TEST. Out of these 5 games, Leicestershire have won 3 whereas Somerset have won 2 Matches.

Match Played 5
LEI Won 3
SOM Won 2
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

NoTeamMWLTNRNRRPtsRecent Forms
1Warwickshire136160+0.253203
WWWDW
2Somerset136340+0.313192
LWWDW
3Nottinghamshire135260+0.181188
LWDDW
4Sussex136340-0.074176
WDWDL
5Yorkshire135440+0.324161
WWLDW
6Glamorgan134540-0.653146
WLLDL
7Surrey132470+0.036140
LDWDL
8Essex134720-0.054127
LLLDL
9Leicestershire133640+0.086108
WLDDW
10Hampshire132830-0.37995
LLLDL
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 - L W W D W
LEI - W L D D W

LEI vs SOM Team Analysis & Player Performance

  1. Looking by the pitch behavior, Picking top order batters would be crucial here.
  2. Death-over bowlers are always excellent wicket-takers in last few overs, they can turn the game around at any time.
  3. In Wicket Keeping, both are good. You can choose any of one.
  4. Spinners may play major role on this pitch.

LEI vs SOM Winning Prediction

  1. Somerset team has the upper hand over Leicestershire team. So try to pick more players from Somerset

LEI vs SOM Small League Must Picks:

LEI - Rehan Ahmed [362 points], Liam Trevaskis [308 points]
SOM - Craig Overton [477 points], Lewis Gregory [352 points]

LEI vs SOM Grand League Risky Picks:

LEI - Lewis Hill [0 points], Hamza Shaikh [0 points]
SOM - Archie Vaughan [0 points], Tom Lammonby [0 points]

LEI vs SOM Death Over Bowlers:

LEI - Alex Green
SOM - Jake Ball

Leicestershire (LEI) Key Players

  • Hamza Shaikh [DNB]
  • Ian Holland [(16, 1W)]
  • Stephen Eskinazi [34]
  • Rishi Patel [PTs: 199, CR: 7.5]
  • Rehan Ahmed [(23, 2W), (13, 0W), (48, 0W), 0W, (19*, 2W)]

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]

LEI vs SOM Captain and Vice-Captain Choices

  • Hamza Shaikh [PTs: 0, CR: 6.0]
  • Stephen Eskinazi [PTs: 27, CR: 7.0]
  • Tom Abell [PTs: 34, CR: 7.5]
  • Henry Nicholls [PTs: 114, CR: 8.0]
  • Rishi Patel [PTs: 199, CR: 7.5]
  • Joshua Thomas [PTs: 275, CR: 6.5]
  • Rehan Ahmed [PTs: 362, CR: 8.0]

LEI vs SOM Injury / Unavailability

Leicestershire Cricket Team Injuries:

  • There are no injury updates as of now.

Somerset Cricket Team Injuries:

  • There are no injury updates as of now.

LEI vs SOM Live Stream

Where can I see LEI vs SOM Live Score?

You can see LEI vs SOM Live Score on Possible11, Cricbuzz, ESPNcricinfo, etc.

LEI vs SOM match will be live telecast on ESPN.

LEI vs SOM Cricket Match Highlights

You can watch LEI vs SOM match Live Streaming and highlights on ESPN

LEI vs SOM match prediction video in Hindi will be posted soon

Leicestershire vs Somerset (LEI vs SOM) Squads

Leicestershire (LEI) Squad: Nick Kelly, Ajaz Patel, Jake Weatherald, Ben Cox(WK), Ben Mike, Lewis Hill(WK), Jonathan Tattersall(WK), Ian Holland, Ben Green, Josh Davey, Stephen Eskinazi(C), Rishi Patel, Joey Evison, Sol Budinger, Tom Scriven, Liam Trevaskis, Rehan Ahmed, Hamza Shaikh, Sheridon Gumbs, Josh Hull, Yadvinder Singh, Alex Green

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

LEI vs SOM Experts Team

Small League (SL) Team
LEI vs SOM SL Team

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Q-1, What is the Match prediction for today's LEI vs SOM match?

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