Essex Women vs Somerset Women, WVT20B, Today Match Prediction

ESS-W vs SOM-W Match Prediction & Analysis

Essex Women square off against Somerset Women in match 6 of the Women's Vitality T20 Blast 2025 on Sunday, 1st June. The match is slated to be played at County Ground, Chelmsford and the scheduled start time is 4:30 PM IST. 

Essex Women are coming off a 25 run loss against Hampshire Women in their last match, on the other hand Somerset Women also lost their last match against Surrey Women by eight wickets. Both teams are coming on the back of huge losses in their opening fixtures of the season and will look to get their first win of the season. 

Current Standings - Essex Women currently stand at 8th place with zero points in one match, while Somerset Women stand at 7th place with zero points in one match. 

RECENT PERFORMANCE

ESS-W

L L W L

HAM-W

215/3 in 20.0 10.75

WVT20B

Hampshire Women beat Essex Women by 25 runs

30 May 2025

ESS-W

190/7 in 20.0 9.5

TBLZ-W

235/5 in 40.5 5.76

WODC

The Blaze Women beat Essex Women by 5 wickets

06 May 2025

ESS-W

231/9 in 50.0 4.62

ESS-W

231/5 in 47.2 4.88

WODC

Essex Women beat Lancashire Women by 5 wickets

04 May 2025

LAN-W

230/8 in 50.0 4.6

SOM-W

185/5 in 35.5 5.16

WODC

Somerset Women beat Essex Women by 5 wickets

01 May 2025

ESS-W

184/10 in 42.5 4.3

SOM-W

L L L W W

SOM-W

131/6 in 20.0 6.55

WVT20B

Surrey Women beat Somerset Women by 8 wickets

30 May 2025

SUR-W

135/2 in 15.3 8.71

SOM-W

182/10 in 46.0 3.96

WODC

Hampshire Women beat Somerset Women by 31 runs

13 May 2025

HAM-W

213/10 in 50.0 4.26

SOM-W

215/10 in 40.5 5.27

WODC

Surrey Women beat Somerset Women by 101 runs (D/L) method

11 May 2025

SUR-W

306/7 in 44.0 6.95

WRW-W

249/10 in 48.5 5.1

WODC

Somerset Women beat Warwickshire Women by 48 runs

07 May 2025

SOM-W

297/6 in 50.0 5.94

SOM-W

185/5 in 35.5 5.16

WODC

Somerset Women beat Essex Women by 5 wickets

01 May 2025

ESS-W

184/10 in 42.5 4.3

HEAD TO HEAD

TEAMS PREVIEW

Essex Women Preview

Essex Women's challenging run in the shorter format continued as they began their Vitality T20 Blast campaign with a loss against Hampshire Women in a high-scoring encounter. Bowling first, Essex Women conceded a formidable 215/3. Esmae MacGregor was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 2/42, and their captain, Grace Scrivens, picked up one wicket.

In pursuit of the target, Essex Women managed to score 190/7. Opening the innings, Lauren Winfield-Hill played a magnificent half-century, scoring 69 runs off 42 balls, though she couldn't see the team through to victory. Madeline Penna, making her debut for Essex, impressed with a quickfire 38 runs off just 17 balls.

Essex's primary concern lies with their new ball bowling, where they have lacked accuracy and discipline with their line and length, conceding far too many runs in the powerplay overs. In the batting department, they will be looking to rectify their inability to build quality partnerships when they face Somerset Women next.

Essex Women Predicted Playing XI:

Lauren Winfield Hill, Grace Scrivens (C), Alice MacLeod, Cordelia Griffith, Madeline Penna, Joanne Gardner, Eva Gray, Amar Carr (wk), Sophia Smale, Kate Coppack, Esmae McGregor.

Essex Women Actual Playing XI:

Alice Macleod, Cordelia Griffith, Joanne Gardner, Abtaha Maqsood, Esmae Macgregor, Kate Coppack, Sophia Smale, Eva Gray, Grace Scrivens, Lauren Winfield, Maddie Penna

Somerset Women Preview

Somerset Women are experiencing a challenging period in the T20 format, having lost their last two outings and starting their Blast season with a significant eight-wicket defeat against their club rivals, Surrey. Batting first, Somerset Women posted 131/6 on a slightly slowish surface that favored the bowlers.

Rebecca Odgers provided a good start with 27 runs off 20 balls, but the other top-order batters struggled, failing to sur 15 runs. Sophie Luff contributed 22 runs, and Alex Griffiths top-scored with 36. This duo added 34 runs for the fifth wicket. Amanda-Jade Wellington also had an abysmal performance, scoring 11 runs off 16 balls. In the bowling department, Olivia Barnes and Ellie Anderson each picked up one wicket.

Somerset Women's biggest issue is their lack of a quality fast bowling unit, unlike their opponents. With Dean and Knight unavailable for this fixture, their top order needs to fire significantly, and their spinners will have to step up and provide breakthroughs in the middle overs.

Somerset Women Predicted Playing XI:

Rebecca Odgers (wk), AC Munday, Emma Corney, Sophie Luff (C), Fran Wilson, Alex Griffiths, Amanda Jade-Wellington, Chloe Skelton, Ellie Anderson, Mollie Robbins, Olivia Barnes

Somerset Women Actual Playing XI:

Emma Corney, Fran Wilson, Rebecca Odgers, Sophie Luff, Amanda Jade Wellington, Olivia Barnes, Amelie Munday, Alex Griffiths, Chloe Skelton, Ellie Anderson, Mollie Robbins

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The weather at County Ground, Chelmsford on Sunday, 1st June is expected to be around 14°C and it is going to be a mostly cloudy day with no chances of rain and the wind blowing at 16 km/hr and 81% humidity. 

ESS-W vs SOM-W Pitch Report

The pitch at County Ground, Chelmsford offers a balanced track that favours both the batters and bowlers. Scores of over 135 have been recorded in the last three Women's T20 matches and have been successfully defended. The surface assists fast bowlers especially with the new ball and spinners come into play in the later stages of the match. The average 1st innings score in the last three WT20 matches played at Chelmsford is 150 runs. 

Toss: To Bat

Teams batting first won the last three matches played at County Ground, Chelmsford, where chasing teams lost by a margin of more than 10 runs on all three occasions. We predict the team that wins the toss will look to post a good total on the board and defend it.