Somerset look to make it four One-Day Cup wins in a row under the lights at Taunton

Somerset will be looking to continue their superb start to the county season when they host Essex in the Royal London One-Day Cup on Friday, live on Sky Sports Cricket.

The match is the first under the new permanent floodlights at the Cooper Associates County Ground, with home fans hoping their side can make it six wins from six in 2019.

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The Taunton team top the Specsavers County Championship after two rounds, having beaten Kent at home and thumped Nottinghamshire by an innings at Trent Bridge.

Somerset have taken that form into the One-Day Cup, defeating Kent, Glamorgan and, most recently, Sussex to head the South Group from fellow 100 per centers Hampshire on net run-rate.

James Hildreth was the pick of the batsmen on Tuesday, notching 81 in a rain-affected success at Hove on the day he became Somerset's leading appearance-maker across all formats.

The 34-year-old's fifty was his second in as many games following a score of 67 against Glamorgan, but Azhar Ali, Lewis Gregory and Craig Overton also have half-centuries to their name this season, while promising opener Tom Banton thumped a century against Kent.

Overton has also collected nine wickets, including 5-18 against Kent as the Canterbury side were rolled for 94.

Essex began their campaign with a 180-run win over Glamorgan - Varun Chopra striking the first of back-to-back centuries - but have since lost to Middlesex and Surrey.

The Chelmsford side will be looking for Sir Alastair Cook to fire at Taunton, with the former England opener registering scores of 40, 16 and nine so far.

Watch Somerset vs Essex, live on Sky Sports Cricket from 12.55pm on Friday.