NOR vs SOM Dream11 Prediction, Best Dream11 Team and Fantasy cricket Tips for T20 Blast 2020
Match Details for NOR vs SOM Dream11 contest
Northamptonshire vs Somerset
County Ground, Northampton
30th August, 2020,
6:30 PM IST
Preview for NOR vs SOM Dream11 contest
Northamptonshire won its previous match against Worcestershire with ease and ensured that it would get off to a good start in the T20 Blast. It is now going to go up against a strong Somerset side, albeit one that is missing some of its best players.
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Somerset has not played any cricket in the Blast so far although it does have one point to its name from the rained-out opening match.
Probable Playing XIs:
Northamptonshire: Joshua Cobb (c), Gareth Berg, Nathan Buck, Alex Wakely, Richard Levi, Rob Keogh, Adam Rossington, Paul Stirling, Tom Sole, Graeme White, Blessing Murazabani.
Somerset: Steve Davies (WK), Tom Abell, Roelof van der Merwe, George Bartlett, Craig Overton, James Hildreth, Ollie Sale, Ben Green, Josh Davey, Max Waller, Jamie Overton
Pitch Analysis: Neutral
Better Suited to: Pace
Avg first innings score: 203
Win Prediction: Northamptonshire
What to expect: Northamptonshire are expected to win this contest and picks must be chosen accordingly.
NOR vs SOM Dream11 Teams
Head to Head/Small League
In the small league, the expected playing XI consisting of the best players should be chosen. And as such, assembling the best individuals to ensure maximum quality in all departments will be the right thing to do.
Mega League
Experimental lineups should be put out for this and since both teams could look to shuffle the pack a little.
NOR vs SOM Dream11 Top Picks
Paul Stirling: One of the best batsmen in the history of Irish cricket, Paul is among the top ten run scorers in the T20 internationals. He has been the vice-captain of Ireland since June and has scored over 2000 runs in 78 T20Is
Richard Levi: Before Brendon McCullum’s 123 against Bangladesh, Richard held the record with Chris Gayle for the highest score in a T20I match, after scoring 117 runs against New Zealand in 2012. He has been a part of Northamptonshire since 2013 and has over 5000 T20 runs.
Alex Wakely: The former England U19 captain has scored over 2000 runs in T20 cricket and has 14 half-centuries to his name. Alex has been with Northamptonshire for 16 years now and will be important this season as well.
Roelof van der Merwe: Van der Merwe, one of the only players to represent two countries in the international stage, has 454 runs at an average of 26.70 in T20I cricket. He has also taken 54 wickets from 43 matches.
NOR vs SOM Dream11 Captain Picks
Captain: Paul Stirling and Joshua Cobb
Stirling had a resounding debut with Northamptonshire where he remained unbeaten at 80 from 48 balls and also claimed two wickets. Joshua Cobb has scored 1710 runs in the 62 T20 matches he’s played.
Vice Captains: Roelof van der Merwe and Craig Overton
Roelof van der Merwe is a brilliant all-rounder who has tons of experience at the topmost level of cricket. Craig Overton has scored over 2500 runs and taken 315 wickets in 93 first class matches in his career.
NOR vs SOM Dream11 Budget picks
Josh Cobb: Cobb is one of the best players between both the teams and would be expected to do well. He is available for just 9 credits.
George Bartlett: George is a brilliant batsman and can prove to be an important multiplier pick at just 8 credits.
Craig Overton: Craig is very impressive in his wicket taking abilities and is available for just 8.5 credits.