Preview: Warwickshire v Somerset, Royal London Cup

Warwickshire will be looking to claim a quarter-final spot by beating Somerset in their final group game.

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2022-08-22T16:25:00.000Z

Where and when

Edgbaston, Tuesday 23 August, 11am.

Bears Opener Dom Sibley said...

"It was a great win over Durham and keeps us in the mix so now we have just got to go out against Somerset, try not to worry too much about the table and just try to win the game and see where that takes us."

Recent form

Bears: WLWLW Somerset: LWLLL

Head to head

Played 58, Bears 28, Somerset 25, No result 5.

Blast from the past

Somerset's Norwich Union League visit to Edgbaston in 2001 saw them blown away by ten wickets. After Somerset were bowled out for 120 (Alan Richardson three for 17, Neil Smith three for 19), the Bears eased to victory without loss in 17.5 overs thanks to Mark Wagh's sparkling unbeaten 70 (64 balls, 15 fours).

Who's hot?

Dom Sibley. 89 and 113 in his last two knocks.

Look out for

Kasey Aldridge. England Under 19s seamer who collected in a five-for in Somerset's last game, against Surrey at the Kia Oval.

Bears squad

Will Rhodes (Captain) Ethan Brookes George GarrettOlly Hannon-DalbyManraj Johal Amir KhanMatt Lamb George MaddyLiam Norwell Hamza ShaikhDom Sibley Kai Smith Rob Yates

Michael Burgess remains unavailable following the injury he sustained against Leicestershire. Krunal Pandya is out for the rest of the competition and has flown home following the groin injury he sustained against Notts Outlaws.

How to Follow

Members and supporters can follow the match live in our Match Centre at edgbaston.com, which will include a free to watch Live Stream, with BBC commentary, and a live text commentary.

Supporters can get involved by sending their match day comments and thoughts to matchday@edgbaston.com, and we’ll publish the best ones on our live text commentary in the Match Centre.

Supporters can also watch the Live Stream and get instant push notifications of all wickets, innings and match results via the Edgbaston app, which is free to download on iOS and Android.

Match updates will also be available across the Club’s social media accounts, simply search for @WarwickshireCCC.

Next up

An eliminator?