8:48pm: Match Hero is, of course, Tom Abell - "We came into tonight desperate for a win with finals not too far away. We still feel like we're in the hunt. We had to adapt to the surfaces that was in front of us - it helps when you have a world-class bowling attack in front of you."
18.3
6
Ellis to Phillips, SIX, What a way to finish it! All the jeopardy of the last hour and Phillips pumps Ellis back over his head for a stunning six! The Welsh dream is still alive. Spirit now need snookers if they are to make the final three... Nerves of steel from Tom Abell at the end there, too. A thriller on a seamer in the Hundy
18.2
1
Ellis to Abell, 1 run, Nicely played, wristily guided behind point for a single down to third
18.1
0
Ellis to Abell, no run, Starts with a dot, good length, top of off, Abell attempts to work it away to the leg side but finds the fielder in the circle
7 needed off 10, Ellis to bowl the first 5...
END OF OVER:18 | 15 Runs | WF-M: 103/4 (7 runs required from 10 balls, RR: 5.72, RRR: 3.50)
- Glenn Phillips15 (13b)
- Tom Abell36 (24b)
- Daryl Mitchell0.5-0-15-0
- Nathan Ellis2.5-0-11-0
17.5
2
Mitchell to Phillips, 2 runs, Short, pulled away to the square leg fence where there are patrollers, but neither can beat Phillips for pace coming back for that second
17.4
0
Mitchell to Phillips, no run, Slower ball, Phillips tries to hit the white off the ball and misses as it passes between him and leg stump
17.3
3
Mitchell to Abell, 3 runs, Slower ball, wide of off stump, flayed deliberately behind point. Phillips shouts for three and makes the final run with ease!
17.2
6
Mitchell to Abell, SIX, Even better! Skipper of Somerset and Welsh Fire is turning up... this one far crisper, far straight and further!
17.1
4
Mitchell to Abell, FOUR, Abell, take a bow! Mid on is up in the circle and Abell times a straight drive sweet as you like, holding the pose too
Roll of the dice here as Mitchell comes in for a bowl... only bowled 5 sets so far this season
END OF OVER:17 | 4 Runs | WF-M: 88/4 (22 runs required from 15 balls, RR: 5.17, RRR: 7.33)
- Glenn Phillips13 (11b)
- Tom Abell23 (21b)
- Nathan Ellis2.5-0-11-0
- Liam Dawson3.5-0-20-1
16.5
1
Ellis to Phillips, 1 run, Pulled hard to the leg side... but it goes on the bounce to Mitchell, who has made up good ground running squarer from backward square leg and throws immediately to keep then to one
16.4
2
Ellis to Phillips, 2 runs, Skied... but no dice for Spirit! Another pull shot goes awry, but the fielder that was in the circle at midwicket has since dropped back to the fence
16.3
0
Ellis to Phillips, no run, Pulled but far from convincingly, dribbling out to Crawley at midwicket
16.2
0
Ellis to Phillips, no run, Ruses through Phillips, who is hanging on the back foot and is beaten on length and a bit of seam away that beats his outside edge
16.1
1
Ellis to Abell, 1 run, Full of a good length, just outside off, timed nicely through to deep cover
Nathan Ellis at the top of his mark. Worth him bowling 10 straight?
END OF OVER:16 | 5 Runs | WF-M: 84/4 (26 runs required from 20 balls, RR: 5.25, RRR: 6.50)
- Glenn Phillips10 (7b)
- Tom Abell22 (20b)
- Liam Dawson3.5-0-20-1
- Ravi Bopara2.5-0-22-0
15.5
0
Dawson to Phillips, no run, Arm ball to finish, almost catches Phillips unaware but he cottons on off the surface and keeps it out
15.4
1
Dawson to Abell, 1 run, Wide enough to cut, which is what Abell does out to Ellis at deep point
15.3
1
Dawson to Phillips, 1 run, Skidding into off stump, punched with a full face into the covers
15.2
2
Dawson to Phillips, 2 runs, Short and skewed to cover... but just over the head of Dan Lawrence! Leading edge from the turn, great piece of bowling from Dawson, but desperately unlucky
15.1
1
Dawson to Abell, 1 run, Drifted full into middle and leg, Abell punches out to midwicket once more
Liam Dawson in for his last 5
