Somerset Women vs Yorkshire Women, WVT20B, Today Match Prediction

SOM-W vs YK-W Match Prediction & Analysis

Somerset Women square off against Yorkshire Women in the 10th match of the Vitality Women's T20 Blast 2026 on Wednesday, 27th May. The venue for this match is The Cooper Associates County Ground in Taunton and the scheduled start time is 7:00 PM IST. 

Current Standings: Somerset Women are at 2nd place with 6 points in 2 matches (1 win & 1 tie), while Yorkshire Women are at 8th place with zero points in two matches. 

RECENT PERFORMANCE

SOM-W

W L L W L

WRW-W

166/9 in 20.0 8.3

WVT20B

Somerset Women win by 7 wickets 24 May 2026

SOM-W

167/3 in 18.2 9.11

SOM-W

222/9 in 50.0 4.44

WODC

The Blaze Women beat Somerset Women by 6 wickets 13 May 2026

TBLZ-W

224/4 in 39.1 5.72

HAM-W

282/5 in 40.4 6.93

WODC

Hampshire Women beat Somerset Women by 5 wickets 06 May 2026

SOM-W

281/6 in 50.0 5.62

LAN-W

259/8 in 50.0 5.18

WODC

Somerset Women beat Lancashire Women by 4 wickets

19 Apr 2026

SOM-W

261/6 in 47.5 5.46

SUR-W

175/6 in 20.0 8.75

WVT20B

Surrey Women beat Somerset Women by 68 runs 13 Jul 2025

SOM-W

107/10 in 17.3 6.11

YK-W

L L L

TBLZ-W

181/6 in 19.3 9.28

WVT20B

The Blaze Women won by 4 wickets 22 May 2026

YK-W

179/5 in 20.0 8.95

YK-W

196/8 in 38.0 5.16

WODC

Hampshire Women beat Yorkshire Women by 16 runs (D/L) method 13 May 2026

HAM-W

205/7 in 38.0 5.39

SUR-W

193/7 in 23.3 8.21

WODC

Surrey Women beat Yorkshire Women by 3 wickets

15 Apr 2026

YK-W

185/10 in 40.1 4.61

HEAD TO HEAD

TEAMS PREVIEW

Somerset Women Preview

After a dramatic tie in their season opener against Hampshire Women, Somerset Women put up a clinical performance against Warwickshire Women at Edgbaston. 

Bowling first after Warwickshire won the toss and elected to bat, Somerset’s attack successfully pulled back a fast start from the hosts. Medium-pacer Erin Vukusic led the bowling unit beautifully, picking up 3 wickets for 32 runs in her 4 overs. 

Niamh Holland also chipped in with 2 wickets for 23 runs, helping restrict Warwickshire to 166/9 after they collapsed late in their innings.

Chasing a target of 167, Somerset's batters made the chase look effortless. Captain Sophie Luff set a blistering pace at the top, smashing a rapid 58 off just 33 balls. 

Anika Learoyd then anchored the innings with a brilliant, unbeaten 60 off 49 balls.  Somerset comfortably chased down the total with 10 balls to spare, finishing at 167/3 to secure a seven-wicket victory.

Somerset Women have been good with both bat and ball this season, especially their bowling upfront and in the middle overs has been top notch led by Niamh Holland with six wickets. The only real issue for Somerset is their spinners who have been a touch on the expensive side with the ball. 

While in the batting their top order has done most of the scoring - Anika Learoyd (121 runs), Rebecca Odgers (71 runs) and Sophie Luff (63 runs) and their middle order is yet to be tested by any side.

Somerset Women Predicted Playing XI:

Rebecca Odgers, Sophie Luff (c), Anika Learoyd, Niamh Fiona Holland, Alex Griffiths, Katie Jones (wk), Chloe Skelton, Jess Hazell, Lola Harris, Olivia Barnes, Erin Vukusic

Somerset Women Actual Playing XI:

Katie Jones , Jessica Hazell, Rebecca Odgers, Sophie Luff, Anika Learoyd, Chloe Skelton, Olivia Barnes, Erin Vukusic, Lola Harris, Niamh Holland, Alex Griffiths

Yorkshire Women Preview

Yorkshire Women's tough run early in the season continues as they lost two matches in a row both hard fought losses with the latest coming against Surrey Women at Headingley. Opting to bat first, Yorkshire's batters posted a below-par total of 133 all out in exactly 20 overs. 

Openers Erin Thomas (42 off 29 balls) and captain Lauren Winfield-Hill (23) provided a fiery 60-run opening stand during the powerplay. However, the rest of the lineup collapsed against sharp spin and pace, with only Sterre Kalis (18) crossing double figures from the middle order.

Defending a low total, Yorkshire’s bowling attack showed great fight early on but ultimately ran out of runs to defend. Left-arm spinner Jess Jonassen was the standout performer, taking 3 wickets for 25 runs to trigger a middle-order collapse. Olivia Thomas (1 for 25) and Holly Garton (1 for 27) also picked up wickets, but the attack couldn’t contain the deep Surrey batting lineup.

Yorkshire's biggest problem is their fragile middle order and over reliance on their top four to do bulk of the scoring and in the bowling department their pacers haven't been able to provide early breakthroughs and the spinners have struggled to contain runs in the middle overs. 

Yorkshire Women Predicted Playing XI:

Lauren Winfield-Hill (c) (wk), Erin Thomas, Jess Jonassen, Sterre Kalis, Ami Campbell, Olivia Thomas, Maddie Grace Ward, Beth Langston, Rachel Slater, Ria Fackrell, Holly Garton

Yorkshire Women Actual Playing XI:

Ami Campell, Beth Langston, Erin Thomas, Jess Jonassen, Jessica Woolston, Lauren Winfield, Maddie G Ward, Ria Fackrell, Sterre Kalis, Holly Garton, Ines Blackwell

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The weather at Taunton on Wednesday is expected to be mostly sunny, with temperatures reaching a pleasant 18°C. A light wind blowing at 5 km/h will provide a gentle breeze. With humidity levels at 84% and a 0% chance of precipitation. 

SOM-W vs YK-W Pitch Report

The pitch at County Ground in Taunton offers a balanced surface that favours both the batters and bowlers. The average 1st innings score is around 135-140 runs, as it is the first match of the season to be played at this venue expect a good hard surface that favours the batters and high scoring contest. A score of around 170 will be a par score for today's contest. 

Score Prediction 

If Somerset Women Bat 1st - 170-180 runs
If Yorkshire Women Bat 1st - 165-180 runs

Toss: To Bowl

Teams bowling first have won 12 of the 24 matches played at The Cooper Associates County Ground in Taunton. Looking at how things have panned out for both sides so far, Somerset Women's only win came while bowling first, whereas Yorkshire Women have struggled when batting first, suffering two losses in two matches. The ideal choice for both teams on a good batting surface at Taunton would be to chase.

Toss Prediction: Yorkshire Women to win the coin toss