14/09Result
1st Semi Final, Vitality Blast at Birmingham, Sep 14 2024
Somerset won by 6 wkts (8b rem)
Player of the Match
Sean DicksonSomerset
14/09Result
1st Semi Final, Vitality Blast at Birmingham, Sep 14 2024
Somerset won by 6 wkts (8b rem)
Player of the Match
Sean DicksonSomerset

END OF OVER:
20 | 9 Runs 1 Wkt | SUR: 151/9 | RR: 7.55

  • Cameron Steel8 (3b)
  • Daniel Worrall1 (2b)
  • Jake Ball4-0-34-2
  • Josh Davey4-0-34-3

12.25pm An innings of two halves for Surrey. They were flying high while Dom Sibley was driving the agenda in the powerplay, but Lewis Gregory's brilliant three-wicket spell pegged them back dramatically, in particular with his two-in-two to see off Pope and the in-form Smith. Josh Davey finishes with three as well

Jake Ball: "New ball skidded on nicely, slower ball into the game as the ball got older. Having seen it is an advantage, they'll probably go to cutters so we can sit back, hopefully knock them off quite easily!

Vish will be here in a bit to find out how it all unfolds

19.6
2
Ball to Steel, 2 runs, pace off, top-edge on the pull, plugs in no-man's land at midwicket. Back they come for two. The target will be 154
19.5
4
Ball to Steel, FOUR, vital boundary, waited well on the short ball, picked his gap at deep backward point, beat a brave chase and dive on the rope
19.4
1
Ball to Worrall, 1 run, big wind-up across the line, long-on gathers
19.3
0
Ball to Worrall, no run, nibbles past the edge, lovely bowling
19.2
W
Ball to Clark, OUT, wide line, pace off, canny bowling, Clark is obliged to have a heave but can't get nearly enough muscle through the stroke. Abell steadies himself at long-off to deepen Surrey's woes

J Clark c Abell b Ball 4 (7m 4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 100.00

19.1
2
Ball to Clark, 2 runs, right up to the blockhole, thumped to long-on

This will be well short of the 170 that seemed on the cards in the powerplay

END OF OVER:
19 | 5 Runs 2 Wkts | SUR: 144/8 | RR: 7.57

  • Cameron Steel2 (1b)
  • Jordan Clark2 (2b)
  • Josh Davey4-0-34-3
  • Jake Ball3-0-25-1
18.6
2
Davey to Steel, 2 runs,
18.5
W
Davey to Evans, OUT, makes room to leg, has a huge heave, holes out to deep cover! van der Merwe rushes in, grabs above his height and replaces his divot as his knee digs into the turf

LJ Evans c van der Merwe b Davey 22 (31m 19b 1x4 1x6) SR: 115.78

18.4
1
Davey to Clark, 1 run,
18.3
1
Davey to Evans, 1 run, steps into the full length, thumped to long-off
18.2
1
Davey to Clark, 1 run, right up to the toes, flipped to the leg-side

Colin: "The main event, the 21st running of the Mascot Derby is coming up after this game. The cricket is put on to allow the Mascot Derby to happen!" This ... is fact

18.1
W
Davey to Jordan, OUT, launched down the ground! Jordan goes big, but not big enough. Overton is inside the rope at long-on and ends his stay

CJ Jordan c Overton b Davey 7 (16m 10b 0x4 0x6) SR: 70.00

END OF OVER:
18 | 15 Runs | SUR: 139/6 | RR: 7.72

  • Laurie Evans21 (17b)
  • Chris Jordan7 (9b)
  • Jake Ball3-0-25-1
  • Lewis Gregory4-0-15-3
17.6
4
Ball to Evans, FOUR, mind the spin! Dickson at deep square has a moment to forget in front of the Hollies. A wipe across the line, miscued with oodles of side-spin, Dickson is done as the ball pitches and grips like a legbreak
17.5
1
Ball to Jordan, 1 run, pace off, angled into the stumps, deflected to short third
17.4
1
Ball to Evans, 1 run, wide outside off, slapped to cover
17.3
1lb
Ball to Jordan, 1 leg bye,
17.3
1w
Ball to Jordan, 1 wide,
17.2
1
Ball to Evans, 1 run,
17.1
6
Ball to Evans, SIX, swivels into a flat pull, dropped by the Wizard in the crowd! And I don't mean Chris Woakes. It was a rebound off a bandito, but it was a sitter!

END OF OVER:
17 | 3 Runs | SUR: 124/6 | RR: 7.29

  • Chris Jordan6 (7b)
  • Laurie Evans9 (13b)
  • Lewis Gregory4-0-15-3
  • Josh Davey3-0-29-1
16.6
0
Gregory to Jordan, no run, tidy line and length to finish a magnificent spell from the skipper. Leading from the front
16.5
1
Gregory to Evans, 1 run, probing length, another single to mid-on

Rhys: "You still need touch players in the middle order in T20. You cannot stack the middle order with pinch hitters, a la England, and expect to get away with it."

16.4
0
Gregory to Evans, no run,
16.3
0
Gregory to Evans, no run, leans back, flat-batted to cover

Somerset 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st0T Kohler-CadmoreWCF Smeed
2nd7TB AbellWCF Smeed
3rd0WCF SmeedJEK Rew
4th144SR DicksonJEK Rew
5th8L GregoryJEK Rew