Final result
Somerset won by 4 wickets
Player of the match: SR Dickson
Result · Vitality Blast
Birmingham Bears vs Somerset
Result · Vitality Blast
Venue par · 174Chase success · 52%POTM · SR Dickson
Match preview & overview
Somerset chase 191 to beat Birmingham Bears by 4 wickets in Blast thriller
Somerset beat Birmingham Bears by 4 wickets in a T20 Blast match at The Cooper Associates County Ground on 6 September 2025. Chasing 191, Somerset reached their target finishing on 191/6, with SR Dickson earning the Player of the Match award. Birmingham Bears had won the toss and batted first, posting 190/6 on the back of a 82-run powerplay. Somerset's chase was built primarily through the middle overs, where they scored 83 runs for 2 wickets, before a tense death phase of 59 runs from the final overs settled the match in the home side's favour.
The result was a notable one in context. The venue's chase success rate across 76 T20 matches sits at 43%, and the average second-innings score is 167 runs. Somerset's chase of 191 was 24 runs above that average, placing this among the more demanding successful run chases the ground has seen.
Pitch report & venue insights
County Ground — 415-match sample
Aggregate conditions from 2006–2025. Numbers that tend to decide matches at this ground — par score, chase success, powerplay averages and toss bias.
415
T20 matches hosted
174
Avg 1st-innings score
158
Avg 2nd-innings score
52%
Chase success rate
50
Avg powerplay runs
70%
Toss-field rate
Key talking points
Moments the match hinged on
Headline angle
Somerset complete a demanding 191-run chase
Chasing 191 at a venue where the average second-innings score across 76 matches is just 167, Somerset got home with 4 wickets in hand. The chase success rate at Cooper Associates is 43%, making this a result well above the historical norm for teams batting second here.
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Birmingham Bears' powerplay dominance didn't hold
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Somerset's middle overs proved decisive
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SR Dickson named Player of the Match
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Head-to-head level at one win apiece
Betting & analytical angles
Angles the data surfaced
- Top batter markets may offer interest at a venue where powerplay scoring runs well ahead of the ground average, favouring aggressive openers.
- With a chase success rate of just 43% across 76 matches at Cooper Associates, outright markets on the toss-winning side could carry more weight than the headline form figures suggest.
- Somerset's middle-overs bowling, particularly from spin and seam options who have taken multiple five-wicket hauls here, may be worth considering in player performance markets.
- The gap between average first and second innings scores at this venue (182 vs 167) historically favours the side batting first, which could influence where value sits in total-runs markets.
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Frequently asked
Questions about Birmingham Bears vs Somerset
What was the result of Somerset vs Birmingham Bears in the 2025 T20 Blast?
Somerset beat Birmingham Bears by 4 wickets at The Cooper Associates County Ground on 6 September 2025. Somerset chased down a target of 191, finishing on 191/6. SR Dickson was named Player of the Match.
Who won the toss and what did they decide?
Birmingham Bears won the toss and elected to bat. They posted 190/6, including a rapid powerplay of 82 runs from the first 6 overs, but Somerset successfully chased the total.
Where to watch Somerset vs Birmingham Bears T20 Blast matches?
T20 Blast fixtures are broadcast in the UK on Sky Sports Cricket. You can also stream matches via Sky Go or NOW TV with a Sky Sports day pass or subscription. Check Sky Sports' schedule for specific coverage times.
What is the head-to-head record between Somerset and Birmingham Bears?
The two sides have now met twice in total. Birmingham Bears won the first encounter in 2020 by 4 runs at the same ground in Taunton. Somerset's victory in September 2025 levelled the record at 1-1.
What is the venue record for chases at The Cooper Associates County Ground?
Across 76 T20 matches at the ground, the average second-innings score is 167 runs and the chase success rate stands at 43%. Somerset's successful chase of 191 was well above the venue's historical norm for teams batting second.
What was Somerset's recent form heading into this fixture?
Somerset arrived in good shape, having won four of their previous five Blast matches in 2025, with victories over Gloucestershire, Kent, Essex, and Hampshire. Their only defeat in that run came against Surrey.