187/7 (20.0)
CR : 9.35
214/6 (20.0)
CR : 10.70
Somerset won by 27 runs 🏆
19.3
2
Riley Meredith to Ross Whiteley
Angled away to outside off on a similar length. Muscled towards the straight boundary where the fielders from long-on and long-off converge. Two runs.
19.4
4
Riley Meredith to Ross Whiteley
THUMPED FOR FOUR! Attempted yorker at the off pole. Whiteley stood deep in the crease and that allowed him to dig this one and slam it towards the right of long-on.
19.5
1
Riley Meredith to Ross Whiteley
Back of a length, at the body. Pulled to deep square leg for a single.
19.6
W
Riley Meredith to Nick Potts
STRAIGHT TO THE SKIPPER! Tom Kohler-Cadmore makes no mistakes in completing the catch. Meredith finishes with a wicket to his name. Somerset have won this by 27 runs. And yet again, at this venue, the team chasing has failed to gun down the target. Full ball at the stumps. Potts could not get under it in a a manner he would have wanted. He slammed it to mid-off, where Kohler-Cadmore was standing at the edge of the inner ring.
N Potts 4(7)
c T Kohler-Cadmore b R Meredith
4s/6s
0/0
SR
57.14
Over 20
Derbyshire 187/7
Nick Potts4(7)
Ross Whiteley29(21)
Riley Meredith1-41(4.0)
SOM won by 27 runs
1:56 AM IST, 9:26 PM Local Time | Somerset keep their T20 Blast knockout hopes alive with a win over Derbyshire! Derbyshire fought hard in the chase but ultimately lost by 27 runs to a well-drilled Somerset side.
Somerset won the toss and elected to bat first! Their decision was vindicated as Will Smeed led the charge with 89 runs off 51 balls, and with the help of twin 39s from Thomas Rew and skipper Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Somerset were able to establish a big total of 214/6 at the end of their 20 overs.
For Derbyshire, Martin Andersson was their best bowler with the figures of 3/33 from 4 overs. Suifyan Muqeem picked up 2 wickets and Nick Potts claimed a solitary wicket.
Come the chase, Derbyshire's Aneurin Donald started off with a bang, smashing the Somerset bowlers to all parts in a quick-fire knock of 65 runs off 27 balls to put his team ahead of the asking rate.
However, the Somerset bowlers were in no mood to give up, as they kept picking up wickets at regular intervals to stifle the scoring rate throughout the innings. Overton ensured he dismissed Donald before the damage became too big. Ball dismissed Andersson for a solitary run earlier in the powerplay.
Apart from Donald, Wayne Madsen was the only hope for Derbyshire with a gritty knock of 43 runs from 31 balls, but Sams produced a perfect yorker to end his knock. There was some support from Came (28) and Whiteley (29)* but the strike-rate was never good enough to achieve the target.
In the end, Somerset's disciplined bowling and good fielding helped them restrict Derbyshire to 187/7 at the end of the match to claim the win. Daniel Sams was the pick of the bowlers with 3/29 from 4 overs. Jake Ball picked up 2/34, and Meredith and Overton picked up a solitary wicket each to round off a good bowling effort for Somerset.
Somerset won the toss and elected to bat first! Their decision was vindicated as Will Smeed led the charge with 89 runs off 51 balls, and with the help of twin 39s from Thomas Rew and skipper Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Somerset were able to establish a big total of 214/6 at the end of their 20 overs.
For Derbyshire, Martin Andersson was their best bowler with the figures of 3/33 from 4 overs. Suifyan Muqeem picked up 2 wickets and Nick Potts claimed a solitary wicket.
Come the chase, Derbyshire's Aneurin Donald started off with a bang, smashing the Somerset bowlers to all parts in a quick-fire knock of 65 runs off 27 balls to put his team ahead of the asking rate.
However, the Somerset bowlers were in no mood to give up, as they kept picking up wickets at regular intervals to stifle the scoring rate throughout the innings. Overton ensured he dismissed Donald before the damage became too big. Ball dismissed Andersson for a solitary run earlier in the powerplay.
Apart from Donald, Wayne Madsen was the only hope for Derbyshire with a gritty knock of 43 runs from 31 balls, but Sams produced a perfect yorker to end his knock. There was some support from Came (28) and Whiteley (29)* but the strike-rate was never good enough to achieve the target.
In the end, Somerset's disciplined bowling and good fielding helped them restrict Derbyshire to 187/7 at the end of the match to claim the win. Daniel Sams was the pick of the bowlers with 3/29 from 4 overs. Jake Ball picked up 2/34, and Meredith and Overton picked up a solitary wicket each to round off a good bowling effort for Somerset.
That's all from this match folks! A good match of T20 cricket on a good batting surface to end the day! Join us back tomorrow as we continue to bring you all the LIVE action from around the world!
Until then, I am Anirudh Modi, signing off along with colleagues Darpan Tikiya and Sachin Yadav. See you at the next one.
Until then, I am Anirudh Modi, signing off along with colleagues Darpan Tikiya and Sachin Yadav. See you at the next one.