Somerset Women vs Surrey Women, T20 Blast Women, Today Match Prediction

SOM-W vs SURW Match Prediction & Analysis

Somerset Women will square off against Surrey Women in the first match of the inaugural Women's T20 Blast 2025 on Friday, May 30th. The match is slated to be played at The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton, with a scheduled start time of 7:00 PM IST.

Somerset Women are coming off a heartbreaking loss against Durham Women in the third round of the Women's County Cup 2025, where the match was tied and Durham ultimately won in the Super Over. Surrey Women, on the other hand, lost the final of the T20 County Cup against Lancashire Thunder Women by 32 runs earlier this week.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Somerset Women Preview

Somerset Women have been mighty impressive with their recent form, led by Sophie Luff. Luff has had a good domestic season with the bat and boasts significant experience in her T20 career, having scored 2693 runs in 154 WT20 matches. With Heather Knight on national duty, Luff is expected to bat one position higher than usual.

Key batters for Somerset Women include Rebecca Odgers, who recently scored 39 runs off just 18 balls, and Eva Corney, who has also been in fine form this season. Batting at number three is the highly experienced Fran Wilson, who has played international cricket and scored 356 runs in 20 T20 matches with an average of 21. Amanda-Jade Wellington will have a crucial role to play with both bat and ball, with her spells in the middle overs being particularly important.

In the bowling department, Ellie Anderson, who has picked up 7 wickets in 10 career matches, will be the frontline seamer alongside Mollie Robbins. In the middle overs, Alex Griffiths and Chloe Skelton, who has 9 wickets, will need to perform well against the hard-hitting Surrey batting lineup. A notable absence in the bowling attack is Charlie Dean, with Danielle Gibson likely to replace her.

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Somerset Women Predicted Playing XI:

Rebecca Odgers, Emma Corney, Fran Wilson, Sophie Luff (C), Alex Griffiths, Danielle Gibson, Amanda Jade Wellington, Jess Hazell (wk), Chloe Skelton, Mollie Robbins, Ellie Anderson

Surrey Women Preview

After dominating the Women's T20 County Cup with three consecutive wins leading up to the final, Surrey Women had a poor outing against Lancashire Thunder, losing by 32 runs while failing to chase down a target of 173. Kalea Moore was the standout bowler with figures of 4/27, and Phoebe Franklin was the top scorer with 41 runs.

Surrey Women will be led by the experienced Bryony Smith, who has scored 695 runs in 44 T20 matches in her career. She will open the innings alongside Danni Wyatt-Hodge, who has 2840 runs in 112 matches, forming a highly experienced opening pair. However, Wyatt-Hodge has been out of form recently, struggling to score runs in the T20I series against West Indies Women. Kira Chathli is another batter in sublime form and was the top run-scorer for Surrey Women in the County Cup, amassing 133 runs in 4 matches at a striking rate of 182.19.

In the bowling department, Surrey will miss Alice Davidson-Richards and will have to rely on their spinners, Tilly Corteen-Coleman and Kalea Moore, in the middle overs. Alexa Stonehouse will open the bowling and can trouble batters with her inswingers. Ryana McDonald-Gay will share the new ball from the other end; she has been a bit expensive recently and will be looking for early breakthroughs.

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Surrey Women Predicted Playing XI:

Bryony Smith (C), Danni Wyatt Hodge, Kira Chathli (wk), Phoebe Franklin, Paige Scholfield, Emma Jones, Kalea Moore, Ryana McDonald Gay, Alexa Stonehouse, Danielle Gregory, Tilly Corteen-Coleman

Weather Conditions

The weather at Taunton on Friday, 30th May is expected to be around 20-22°C and there is slight chance of rain during the afternoon hours and it is going to be a cloudy day and the wind blowing at 13 km/hr and 89% humidity. 

SOM-W vs SURW Pitch Report

The pitch at The Cooper Associates County Ground in Taunton is generally a batting-friendly surface, making it a high-scoring ground. The average first innings score in the last three matches played here is 138 runs. Given that both teams possess strong batting lineups, a score of 160-170 runs will likely be considered par. Fast bowlers might find some early with swing on offer in the initial overs. Spinners, however, will need to maintain tight lines on the stumps to be effective, as there appears to be little turn available.

Total Over/Under Betting Tips

Toss: To Bowl

At The County Ground in Taunton, teams chasing have won two of the last three matches. The pitch tends to improve for batting as the game progresses, and given it's a relatively short ground, defending totals can be challenging for teams batting first. With two batting powerhouses squaring off, both sides will likely prefer to have a target in front of them and look to chase it down. We predict that the team winning the toss will opt to bowl first.