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Hampshire vs Somerset, CC_2026, Today Match Prediction
HAM vs SOM Win Probability
Toss Winner - Hampshire won the toss and choose to bat first
Somerset won by 2 wickets
Top of the table Somerset travel to Hampshire for round three of the County Championship division one.
- Somerset have drawn one and won one so far in this campaign.
- Hampshire have won one and lost one from their first two games.
- Three of the last five head to heads in this format have ended as draws.
We are backing Somerset to win!
| Tournament: | County Championship Division One 2026 |
| Format: | test |
| Venue: | The Rose Bowl, Southampton, United Kingdom, United Kingdom |
| Toss Prediction: | To Bowl |
| Weather: | 13.4°C|Partly cloudy |
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HAM vs SOM Betting Odds
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HAM vs SOM Match Prediction & Analysis
With substitutions dominating the headlines, and the table-toppers Somerset using 13 players in their win over Essex last week, the County Championship has certainly returned and is dominating the newspaper columns in the UK!
Many overseas will be following the Indian Premier League and the Pakistan Super League, but in the UK, the devotees of County Cricket have been served a feast of action across the opening fortnight.
Despite there being Sussex who have won both games, they are not even in the top two of the division with Somerset at the top and Nottinghamshire in second.
Hampshire are 12 points behind their opponents and nine points above bottom of the pile Yorkshire.
RECENT PERFORMANCE
HAM
W
L
L
L
W
HAM
195/4 in 19.0 10.26
T20BLAST
Somerset beat Hampshire by 6 wickets
194/6 in 20.0 9.7
158/7 in 18.0 8.78
155/4 in 15.4 9.89
SOM
W
W
W
W
L
SOM
149/10 in 51.0 2.92
CC_2026
Somerset beat Essex by 10 wickets
49/0 in 5.4 8.65
195/4 in 19.0 10.26
T20BLAST
Somerset beat Hampshire by 6 wickets
194/6 in 20.0 9.7
274/9 in 50.0 5.48
141/10 in 29.2 4.81
HEAD TO HEAD
Last 8 Matches
Somerset beat Hampshire by 6 wickets
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178/3 in 20.0
T20BLAST
Somerset beat Hampshire by 4 wickets
179/6 in 19.5
243/5 in 46.1
RLODC
Hampshire beat Somerset by 5 wickets
242/10 in 49.4
178/4 in 20.0
VITALITY T20 BLAST 2023
Hampshire won by 5 runs
173/6 in 20.0
75/2 in 9.3
VITALITY T20 BLAST 2023
Somerset won by 8 wkts
74/10 in 16.1
TEAMS PREVIEW
Hampshire Preview
After their opening game defeat by an innings and 137 runs against Essex, Hampshire needed to respond and they did so in fine fashion last week when they travelled north to the historic Headingley.
On a pitch which wasn't easy to bat on in the first two innings of the game, and after being asked to bat first, 43 from opener Nick Gubbins and 76 from Australian Jake Lehmann were crucial in a total of 251.
The bowlers then took over with the timeless Kyle Abbott taking 4/49 while young Englishman Sonny Baker took 4/45.
Gubbins, Tom Prest, Lehmann and skipper Ben Brown all went big in the second innings and all are capable of making large scores in this clash.
Hampshire Predicted Playing XI:
Joe Weatherley, Nick Gubbins, Tom Prest, Jake Lehmann, Ben Brown (c) (wk), Ben Mayes, Liam Dawson, Codi Yusuf, Kyle Abbott, Eddie Jack, Sonny Baker
Hampshire Key Players From Previous Game Of County Championship Division One 2026
Hampshire Actual Playing XI:
Kyle Abbott, Toby Albert, Sonny Baker, Ben Brown, Liam Dawson, Nick Gubbins, Edward Jack, Jake Lehmann, Ben Mayes, Tom Prest, Codi Yusuf
Somerset Preview
Never before has a team utilised 13 different batters across a County Championship game but that was what happened to Somerset in their easy win by ten wickets against Essex in Chelmsford last week.
The two players who came into the side, Will Smeed and Archie Vaughan, may well hold onto their places and both are extremely talented batters at the top of the order.
James Rew continues to produce plenty of top class innings with the bat, while Craig Overton remains capable of destructive lower order hitting to bolster any total.
With the ball, expect Migael Pretorius, Jack Leach and Jake Ball to be the main threats for Somerset.
Somerset Predicted Playing XI:
Will Smeed, Archie Vaughan, Joshua Thomas, Tom Lammonby, James Rew (wk), Tom Abell, Lewis Goldsworthy, Craig Overton (c), Migael Pretorius, Jack Leach, Jake Ball
Somerset Key Players From Previous Game Of County Championship Division One 2026
Somerset Actual Playing XI:
Thomas Abell, Tom Lammonby, Will Smeed, Jake Ball, Jack Leach, Alfie Ogborne, Lewis Gregory, Craig Overton, Archie Vaughan, Joshua Thomas, James Rew
PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS
Weather Conditions
It is still only the start of spring in the UK and despite being one of the most southerly venues, the temperature will not go above 16 degrees throughout this match.
HAM vs SOM Pitch Report
The Rose Bowl will always do something for the spinners later on in the game but generally is a good place for batting. A par score in the first innings of the game will be around 300.
Toss: To Bowl
With the weather conditions expected to brighten up and warm up as the week progresses, we expect both teams will want to bowl first and use the overhead conditions on day one.
HAM vs SOM
Winning Prediction
Neither team have hit first gear yet in this year's County Championship but Somerset have looked the stronger of the two and we predict they will come out on top over the four days.
We are backing Somerset to win!
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