Northamptonshire and Somerset will clash in the third quarter-final of the 2024 Vitality Blast. The match is scheduled for Thursday, Septe??mber 5th at the County Ground in Northampton.

Northamptonshire, the second-placed team in the North Group with 18 points, will face Somerset, who finished third in the South Group with 17 ??points. Both teams played 14 matches each.

County Ground Pitch Report

Northampton features a pitch that strongly favours batters, resulting in frequent high-scoring matches and allowing players to play their shots with confidence. These ideal cond?itions not only boost the performance of the batters but also provide fans with exciting, high-scoring games. The average f??irst innings score at this venue is 193, with 156 being the typical second essay total.

T20 Blast 2024: NOR vs SOM

• Date and Time: September 5: 5:30 pm GMT/ 6:30 pm Local/ 11:00 pm IST
• Venue: Country Ground, Northampton

NOR vs SOM Dream11 Prediction Picks:

• Wicketkeeper: Tom Banton
• Batters: Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Tom Abell, Saif Zaib, Matthew Breetzke
• All-rounders: Ravi Bopara, Lewis Gregory, David Willey, Ben Green
• Bowlers: Chris Overton, Ben Sanderson

NOR vs SOM Dream11 Prediction Captain and Vice-Captain:

• Choice 1: David Willey (c), Ravi Bopara (vc)
• Choice 2: Tom Banton (c), Ben Sanderson (vc)

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NOR vs SOM Dream11 Prediction Backups:

Lewis McManus, Ricardo Vasc??oncelos, Jake Ball, Jack Leach

NOR vs SOM Dream11 Team for today’s match (September 5, 5:30 pm GMT):

Squads:

Northamptonshire: Ricardo Vasconcelos, Matthew Breetzke, Saif Zaib, David Willey (c), Justin Broad, Lewis McManus (wk), Ash??ton Agar, Ben Sanderson, Freddie Heldreich, Jack White, Rob Keogh, George Bartlett, George Scrimshaw, Gus Miller, Raphael Weatherall

Somerset: Tom Banton (wk), Will Smeed, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Tom Abell, Sean Dickson, Tom Lammonby, Lewis Gregory (c), Ben ??Green, Craig Overton, Roelof van der Mer??we, Josh Davey, Jack Leach, Jake Ball, Lewis Goldsworthy, Kasey Aldridge

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In a thrilling encounter at Edgbaston, the Birmingham Bears regained their winning momentum with a resounding four-wicket triumph over the Yorkshire Vikings in the Vitality T20 Blast 2024 on Friday (June 14).

Yorkshire Vikings’ struggles

The match started with Yorkshire showing promise, bolstered by an opening stand featuring Joe Root and Dawid Malan. Root’s audacious strokeplay as they added 62 for the second wicket. However, their innings derailed swiftly as Birmingham’s spin duo of Jake Lintott and Danny Briggs combined brilliantly to dismantle Yorkshire’s batting order as they picked three wickets each. Root’s dismissal, caught at short third man off Briggs, triggered a collapse that saw Yorkshire slump from a promising position to a modest total of 145 all out in 19.5 overs. Nevertheless, a shot played by Root against the express pace of Hasan Ali stole the limelight.

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Joe Root’s audacious six: A moment of brilliance

In a pivotal moment during the match, Root showcased his exceptional batting prowess with an extraordinary reverse-scoop six off Ali. It unfolded during the fourth over of Yorkshire’s innings. Ali delivered the ball wide outside the off stump, prompting Root to initially line up for a conventional shot towards the fine leg region. Nevertheless, displaying quick thinking and remarkable skill, Root adjusted his stroke at the last moment. Instead of going through with the original plan, he ingeniously redirected the ball over third man for a sensational six. This audacious display of innovation and execution highlighted Root’s ability to adapt swiftly and capitalize on scoring opportunities, momentarily shifting momentum in Yorkshire’s favor.

Here’s the video:

How on earth has Joe Root hit this for six? pic.twitter.com/n6b62ro1RO

— Vitality Blast (@VitalityBlast) June 14, 2024

Birmingham Bears’ response and match-winning performances

Chasing 146 for victory, Birmingham  approached the chase with a blend of caution and aggression. Sam Hain anchored the innings with a composed unbeaten 53, guiding his team towards the target alongside aggressive cameos from Dan Mousley and Jake Bethell. Mousley’s belligerent knock from the outset kept the scoreboard ticking, while Bethell’s blistering cameo, highlighted by a massive six off Root, provided the final push. Despite losing quick wickets towards the end, Birmingham crossed the finish line comfortably with 11 balls to spare, showcasing their depth in batting and resilience under pressure.

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Derbyshire Falcons locked horns with Nottinghamshire Outlaws in the 69th match of the Vitality T20 Blast 2023. However, Derbyshire failed to break the T20 jinx against Nottinghamshire. The Outlaws controlled their nerves to claim a three-wicket victory in a tight game. The Falcons fought till the end in defending a modest total of 142/6. But Pakistan cricketer Shaheen Shah Afridi smashed two sixes in the second last over as the Outlaws got home with eight balls to spare. Derbyshire remains without?? a T20 victory over Nottinghamshire since 2015.

Nottinghamshire won the toss and invited Falcons to bat first. The opening duo of Haider Ali and Luis Reece gave a steady start to the home team by adding 44 runs for the first wicket. Jake Ball provided the first breakthrough to the Notts by removing Reece for 15. At the same over, Ball dismissed Luis de Plooy for 2. Derbyshire couldn’t recover after losing key battera at the start and managed to reach only 142/6. Haider (42) remained the top scorer for the side.

In reply, Alex Hales and Joe Clarke provided the blistering start to the Notts and smashed 40 runs in just four overs. Once Clarke got out, Notts started losing the plot. They lost three wickets in the next nine runs. Hales then got a reliable partner in the form of veteran player Samit Patel. ?The duo stitched a partnership of 38 runs and took the total to 87.

Mark Watt, a left-arm spinner, came into the attack and stol??e the limelight with his clever deceptive bowling.

Generally, a cricket pitch is off 22 yards. But the delivery on which Watt dismissed Hales was from 25 yards. He bowled the white leather from a few steps behind the crease, taking everyone by surprise. Vitality Blast uploaded the video of the same on their social media account and captioned it as “Who needs to use the crease?!”

Here’s the video:

Who needs to use the crease?!

Mark Watt bowls Alex Hales while delivering the ball from 25 yards! 🤨 #Blast23 pic.twitter.com/qAXz56pcB0

— Vitality Blast (@VitalityBlast) June 9, 2023

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Warwickshire locked horns with Derbyshire in the 57th match of the Vitality Blast 2023 at the Edgbaston in Birmingham on Wednesday (June 7). While batting first, Warwickshire reached 203/7 after Sam Hain’s played a blistering knock of 79 in just 36 balls. In reply, Derbyshire won the match comprehensively by six wickets with three balls to spare. Leus du Plooy (66) remained the top scorer for the side. At the same time, Luis Reece (57) and Haider Ali? (48) made valuable contributions with their bats.

However, Pakistan’s Haider grabbed the eyeballs of the fans more for his bizarre way of getting out than his batting.

The Derbyshire opening pair of Reece and Haider got them off to a flying start while chasing a mammoth target of 204 against Warwickshire. Ali raced to 48, taking his team’s total to 95-0 by the end of the 10th over.

In the 11th over, Danny Briggs bowled a full length delivery outside off-stump to Haider, who missed to connect while trying to convert it into a full toss. In the process, he came out of his crease, but the opponent wicketkeeper Alex Davies initially missed the chance to stump Haider.

Seeing the Warwickshire’s keeper failed attempt to collect the ball cleanly, Haider casually left his crease. But this time, Davies dislodged the bails, leaving the batter in shock. The square-leg umpire eventually confirmed Haider’s dismissal.

Here’s the video: 

Make sense of this Haider Ali stumping 👀 #Blast23 pic.twitter.com/d1iD6t1yMZ

— Vitality Blast (@VitalityBlast) June 7, 2023

Notably, Warwickshire have won four matches out of seven and are placed at the third positi??????????????????????????on in the rankings of the North Group. On the other hand, Derbyshire have won three of their seven games and are in the seventh position.

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On Thursday (June 1), Essex Eagles made it two wins out of two in the south group of the Vitality T20 Blast 2023 after defeating Sussex Sharks by 25 runs at the Hove. This victory led Essex to third ?place in the south group with 4 points, while it was the second defeat out of three for Sussex. They are now in sixth place with a n?et run rate going down to negative.

One of the most popular figures in England’s domestic circuit, Essex skipper Simon Harmer made an incredible impact against Sussex . The 34-year-old returned with excellent figures of 4/28 to help his side bundle out the opposition for 138 in 18.4 overs after setting the ta??rget of 164. Three of his four wickets came in his opening over, and more importantly, he got rid of all three batters on the first three balls of his spell, resulting in a hat- trick.

It was Essex’s first hat-trick in the format after Shaun Tait’s against Nottinghamshire in 2013 and the first against Sussex since Dimitri Mascarenhas for Hampshire back in 2004.

After a good start, Essex Eagles’ batting collapsed in the middle overs and they failed to get any momentum towards the backend of their innings. They managed to post 163-7 from their 20 overs. Opener Feroze Khushi (55 of 38 balls) and middle-order batter Robin Das (31 of 26 balls) did the bulk of the scoring for the Eagles.

Defending the target, the bowling duo of Sam Cook and Harmer didn’t allow Sussex batters to score freely. Off-spinner Harmer introduced himself into the attackto bowl the third over . His first victim was Tom Alsop, who tried to hit over the top and instead played straight into the hands of Cook. In coming batter Shadab Khan clipped the next ball to square leg, while Michael Burgess was adjuged lbw, sweeping? the hat-trick delivery.

Here’s the video:

A hat-trick to start your spell! 😱

Simon Harmer, you magnificent man 😍#Blast23 //t.co/zgpTXCDTjp pic.twitter.com/zBEQdlByYQ

— Vitality Blast (@VitalityBlast) June 1, 2023

Essex will play their next Vitality Blast match against Hampshire Hawks at the Cloud County G??round on Friday.

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For all the criticism that T20 leagues get from cricket purists, there’s no denying the fact that the shortest format of the game has the tendency to produce some stunning moments of cricketing genius.

One such moment of genius was on display in the Vitality Blast, England’s domestic T20 competition, in a match between the Birmingham Bears and the Lancashire Lightning.

Leg-spinner Josh Poysden pitched the ball on middle and leg and the ball spun and knocked off the top of right-handed batsman Steven Croft’s off-stump, leaving him in complete shock.

The bamboozled Croft stared in disbelief and smiled as he walked back to the hut. The excited commentator even said?? that English spinner Adil Rashid bowled Indian captain Virat Kohli through a similar delivery in one of the ODIs recently.

WHAT A BALL@JoshPoysden14 sends a ripper past Croft and takes top of off

LIVE: //t.co/yHWqov0rEC pic.twitter.com/dYfW7IrHAs

— Vitality Blast (@VitalityBlast) August 15, 2018

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